Call for Participation

ECSS 2021 - 17th European Computer Science Summit

“Informatics for a Sustainable Future”

Hybrid event, with on-site sessions & networking activities in Madrid

25 – 27 October 2021

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The 17th European Computer Science Summit – ECSS 2021 – is calling for the participation of all who are interested in issues of research, education and policy in Informatics. The annual summit is a unique opportunity to meet prominent decision-makers, scientists and researchers to discuss critical issues for the discipline.

The ECSS 2021 will be held in Madrid, Spain, October 25-27, 2021. Hosted as a hybrid event by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), this year the conference offers a virtual alternative to accommodate those with travel restrictions.

The summit opens on Monday with the Workshop for Leaders of Informatics Research and Education featuring the topic "Open Science and its Impact on Research and Career Development". In parallel, the Professional Development Workshop for Early Career Researchers intends to support Informatics PhD students and PostDocs in the development of soft skills and career plans. A shared panel will allow participants of both workshops to discuss the topic of open science and its impact on career development.

The program continues on Tuesday with the central theme of the summit "Informatics for a Sustainable Future", addressing an array of topics including ways that our digital transformation can be aligned with the UN’s sustainable development goals, interaction and representation challenges of sustainability-related information, impact of responsible research initiatives on sustainable society, and responsible AI.

Rounding up Tuesday’s program, we will have the Informatics Europe Annual Awards Ceremony, the Dialogue with Members Session and the Informatics Europe Annual General Assembly, where key topics relevant to the community and the development of the organisation will be discussed.

The Summit concludes on Wednesday with the WIRE-EUGAIN Workshop, which will focus on a particular area of sustainability in our discipline, "How to retain women in Computer Science" at all career stages.

The National Informatics Associations Workshop on "Interdisciplinary Informatics Curricula and Research Evaluation in Informatics" will combine a follow-up on the theme "Interdisciplinarity and Informatics" explored at the NIA Workshop - ECSS 2020, with a discussion about how to recognise, assess and credit research contributions specific to Informatics.

All workshops will include a mix of keynote talks by a selection of distinguished speakers from all over Europe, with ample time for interaction, discussion and knowledge sharing. The welcome cocktail on Monday and gala dinner on Tuesday evening will allow for further exchange, in a summit designed to boost networking and top-level international dialogues on key topics of Informatics.

The summit is co-chaired by Javier Soriano, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Informáticos (ETSIINF, UPM) and Enrico Nardelli, Informatics Europe President, Università di Roma "Tor Vergata", with organizational support by Edmundo Tovar, ETSIINF - UPM, and CODDII, the Spanish Council of Deans of Informatics. All information about Program Chairs can be found here.

A detailed conference schedule can be found on the ECSS 2021 website. For further information about the events and sessions, you can access directly the information concerning each specific session:

You may also find useful information such as our ECSS 2021 venue, accommodation, safety & health measures under the menu tab “Practical Information” at the top of our website.

Registration

Registration are now open and the early bird registration offer lasts until 30 September, 2021.

PhDs and PostDocs can opt to attend the complete summit or only the Monday’s workshop. No more CV or research statement are accepted; however, interested PhDs and PostDocs are welcome and encouraged to register and attend the workshop – a great opportunity of knowledge transfer and networking. A limited number of travel grants are still available to apply for those who registered to attend in person.

About ECSS

ECSS conferences are devoted to important and timely strategic issues and trends regarding all aspects of Informatics, including research, education, entrepreneurship, funding, career development, management and policies. The key audience includes:

Heads (deans, chairs) of Academic Informatics /Computer Science /IT Departments (Schools, Faculties, Institutes);
Research Directors and Managers of Research Centres, Institutes and Labs, both in public institutions and in industry;
Faculty members and researchers from both academia and industry;
Members of funding and governmental agencies at European, national regional and local level;
Experts, advisors and thinkers of numerous key issues like ethics, the relation between Informatics and other sciences, the discipline’s future and its influence on the academic world and society;
PhD students and Postdocs conducting research on Informatics /Computer Science /IT.

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