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<p class=MsoPlainText>Informatics among the sciences: Paris, 7-9 October<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>After Berlin and Zurich, the fifth edition of the European
Computer Science Summit will take place in Paris on October 8-9, 2009, with a
special workshop for new (and not so new) department heads on October 7 and the
first ever ACM Europe award reception on October 8.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>ECSS (<a href="http://www.informatics-europe.org/ECSS09/">http://www.informatics-europe.org/ECSS09/</a>)
is focused on the place of Informatics is science, with the double theme<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> Informatics among the Sciences<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText> Scientific principles in Informatics<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>The speakers are an impressive
group of world-class researchers who will present their latest advances and debate
the future of the field. The</span> president of the ACM, Wendy Hall
(Southampton University), will discuss the importance of Web Science; Joseph
Sifakis from CNRS, 2007 Turing Award, will talk about embedded systems; Georg Gottlob
from Oxford University will explore the links between Logic and Informatics.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>As reflected in the conference theme,
ECSS is not just about informatics but about its service to and relationship
with the entire spectrum of modern science, where it plays an increasingly
crucial role but also confronts ever more daunting challenges. The keynote
speakers include experts from other disciplines such as</span> Alain Berthoz from
the Collège de France in Paris on the new frontiers between Informatics and
Cognitive Neuroscience; Marko Tadic from Zagreb University on the latest contributions
of Computer Science to Linguistics; and Alain Finkel from École Normale
Supérieure on mental representations in Computer Science.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText>Complementing these presentations by prestigious
researchers from Academia, ECSS includes a wide range of contributions from industry
and government. Keynoters include Mark Harris from Intel, Kahil Rouhana from
the European (INFSO DG) and Yrjö Neuvo from the European Institut for
Innovation and Technology who will present their views about the future role
and the place of Computer Science in their own areas and engage in debate with
the ECSS community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>In addition to invited
presentations, the ECSS program, prepared by the Program Committee under the
direction of Antoine Petit, director of INRIA Rocquencourt, includes submitted
contributions on topics of wide interest to the informatics community as well
as panels and workshops, and presentations of Informatics Europe reports and
initiatives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>The Department Chair workshop
on Oct. 7 is an opportunity for deans, department chairs, institute heads, provosts
and other members of department or institute management to hone their skills,
learn from others' experience and talk with their peers. As the experience of
the 2008 session shows, the workshop is particularly rewarding to new chairs. The
workshop will be opened by a keynote by Willy Zwaenepoel, dean of the School of
Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
in Lausanne), formerly of Rice University.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>ECSS is also the venue for the
official launch of ACM Europe, a new initiative of the ACM to recognize the
contributions of European computer science and expand its services for European
ACM members. The launch will occur as part of a special reception at ECSS on
October 8, including the first ever ACM Award Ceremony outside of North
America, honoring European Turing Award winners and ACM Fellows. It will be
hosted by the ACM President, Professor Dame Wendy Hall from the University of
Southampton and the Chair of the ACM Europe Council, Fabrizio Gagliardi from
Microsoft Research Europe, and will be attended by many luminaries of computer
science.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>ECSS is the yearly conference
of Informatics Europe, the association of European computer science and IT
departments (<a href="http://www.informatics-europe.org">http://www.informatics-europe.org</a>)
. The mission of Informatics Europe is to foster the development of quality
research and teaching in information and computer sciences. Informatics Europe
currently has 52 members including university departments and technology companies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>For information about
Informatics Europe and ECSS please visit the above Web sites. The deadline for
early and discounted ECSS registration is September 15. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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