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<font face="Calibri">Dear Colleagues,<br>
<br>
We are proud to announce the 7th European Computer Science Summit
- ECSS 2011- that will be held in Milan, Italy, from 7-9 November
2011.<br>
<br>
The first call for submissions can be found below. For more
details about the conference visit the website: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ecss2011.polimi.it">http://www.ecss2011.polimi.it</a>.<br>
<br>
We look forward to your participation in the conference and to
meet you in Milan in November!<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Informatics Europe and the ECSS 2011 Organizing Committee<br>
<small><br>
P.S. Our apologize to those receiving multiple message about
this call.</small><br>
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<hr size="2" width="100%"><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><b><font face="Calibri">7th Annual Informatics-Europe Meeting
- ECSS 2011</font></b><br>
<font face="Calibri"><font color="#cc0000"><i><b>Informatics
Transforming Society</b><br>
<br>
</i></font></font><font face="Calibri">8–9 November 2011, Milan,
Italy<br>
Pre-summit workshops on 7 November 2011<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.ecss2011.polimi.it/">http://www.ecss2011.polimi.it/</a><br>
<br>
</font><font face="Calibri">The 7th European Computer Science
Summit, ECSS 2011, is a unique opportunity to meet some of the
leading decision makers in informatics research and education, and
discuss the critical issues of the discipline. ECSS 2011 is the
yearly conference of Informatics Europe and will be held at the
Politecnico di Milano, in the heart of one of the most exciting
cities in the world, filled with culture, art and innovation. <br>
<br>
The Summit is devoted to important and timely strategic issues and
trends regarding all aspects of informatics: education, research,
funding, entrepreneurship, management, career development, and
policies. ECSS 2011 brings together key constituencies:<br>
<br>
• Heads (or deans, chairs etc.) of informatics/computer
science/IT departments (or schools, faculties etc.) in
universities.<br>
• Research directors and managers of research centers and
laboratories, both in public institutions and in industry.<br>
• Senior faculty and senior researchers from both academia and
industry.<br>
• Members of funding agencies at the European, national,
regional, and local level.<br>
• Experts and advisors in technology transfer and innovation.<br>
<br>
The particular theme of ECSS 2011 is <i><font color="#cc0000"><b>Informatics
Transforming Society</b></font></i>. Recent events have
shown more clearly than ever the transformative power of
information technologies; ECSS 2011 will enable researchers,
educators, managers and other experts in the field to assess the
consequences of our discipline and discuss the best ways of
enabling informatics to make its best possible contribution to the
progress of society.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Invited Speakers</u></b><br>
<br>
ECSS will feature keynote talks by some of the most prominent
academics and researchers from Europe and elsewhere, who will
present their latest advances and debate the future of the field.
A partial list includes:<br>
<br>
• Stefano Ceri - Politecnico di Milano<br>
• Willem Jonker - EIT ICT Labs<br>
• Miron Livny - University of Wisconsin-Madison<br>
• John Mylopoulos - University of Trento<br>
• Xavier Serra - Universidad Pompeu Fabra <br>
• John White - CEO of the ACM<br>
<br>
Other names will be added.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Topics</u></b><br>
<br>
ECSS 2011 is soliciting contributions on topics of interest to its
intended audience, including (but not limited to) the following
list:<br>
<br>
• Major trends in informatics research and education.<br>
• Relationship of informatics researchers and educators with
governments.<br>
• Research funding: issues, experience reports, policy.<br>
• Image of the discipline, student enrollment.<br>
• Infrastructure to support informatics research and education.<br>
• Issues in research and education policy.<br>
• Experience reports on educational techniques for informatics.<br>
• Research organization for informatics.<br>
• Research careers in informatics, researcher evaluation.<br>
<br>
Of particular relevance are contributions directly related to the
theme of ECSS 2011: Informatics Transforming Society. In
particular, contributions examining the effect of technology and
the way to make them beneficial are welcome.<br>
<br>
<b><u>Important Dates</u></b><br>
<br>
All submissions must arrive before 20 July 2011, 23:59pm Central
European Time. Early submission is encouraged. Author
notifications will be sent by 5 September 2011. <br>
<br>
<b><u>Contributions and Registrations</u></b><br>
<br>
Position papers can be submitted in either of the following forms:<br>
<br>
• Extended abstracts (up to 3 pages)<br>
• Full papers (up to 12 pages) <br>
<br>
Each submission should state in the first page to which of these
categories it belongs, as well as the title, authors and
affiliation. Format guidelines: A4 format, 11-pt Arial font type,
single-space, one-column and 2 cm margins. <br>
<br>
All contributions should be submitted as PDF format in the
conference submission site: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecss20110">https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecss20110</a><br>
<br>
• Deadline: 20 July 2011<br>
• Author’s Notification: 5 September 2011<br>
<br>
Registrations to the conference will open on 20 June 2011, while
the deadline for early registration is on 15 September 2011.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Proceedings</b></u><br>
<br>
All accepted papers will be made available to the conference
attendees and on the Informatics Europe site (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.informatics-europe.org">http://www.informatics-europe.org</a>).<br>
<br>
<b><u>Venue</u></b><br>
<br>
The European Computer Science Summit 2011 will be held in Milan,
Italy, in the main campus “Leonardo” of the Politecnico di Milano.
The Leonardo Campus is the oldest of the Politecnico di Milano's
campuses and was inaugurated in 1927 in the Piazza Leonardo da
Vinci. The campus has since been expanded has given rise to a
university quarter known as "Città Studi". ECSS will be held in
the South Building of the Leonardo Campus, located near the city
centre with easy access by public transportation.<br>
Milan is an exciting, cosmopolitan, attractive, multi-faceted,
elegant city. As Italy’s economical center, Milan is an intriguing
mix of culture, science, art, fashion and business. Milan is an
international centre of research and technology, the capital of
fashion and design, a temple of music, and the custodian of an
artistic striking heritage.<br>
<br>
<b><i><font color="#cc0000"><br>
Come join this exciting and important event in the field of
Informatics and participate by submitting your contribution!</font></i></b></font><br>
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