Informatics Europe´s Bulletin - May 2016

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	Informatics Europe’s Bulletin May 2016

	Dear member representative, We are happy to send you the latest Informatics Europe bulletin, our bi-monthly newsletter for members. In this issue: Check out our New Website! ECSS 2016: Informatics Driving the Digital World Cooperation with ERCIM New Jobs @ Informatics Europe Job Platform Association News Check out our New Website! Yes, indeed, your Member Bulletin looks different and so does our website. We are excited to announce the launch of the new www.informatics-europe.org. The site has a fresh new look matching our visual identity, is now also mobile-responsive and has a new navigation and content structure to give you quick access to topics of interest. The new site was designed with our users`needs in mind. The improvements respond to user feedback collected through a qualitative survey with member and non-members. This information was then also coupled with Google Analytics data. Among the website’s improvements are: the Informatics Europe `brand slider` on the homepage the new top navigation with separate menu items for publications, working groups and awards the ECSS as a microsite in its own right, linked to the IE website latest job postings now visible and accessible from the homepage visibility for our members with logos displayed on our homepage more visual news, readily accessed from the homepage and second-level pages There are also ways for you to contribute and gain visibility: submit new job openings Informatics Europe Job Platform update your institution`s entry in the Research and Education Directory. Do have a look and play around. We hope you enjoy the new site, and welcome any feedback or suggestions for further improvements! ECSS 2016: Informatics Driving the Digital World The ECSS 2016 Program Chairs Gregor Engels, University of Paderborn, and Informatics Europe, and László Monostori, MTA SZTAKI, Hungarian Academy of Sciences and ERCIM, are steaming ahead with the planning of this year`s Summit in Budapest, 24-26 October 2016, hosted by the Faculty of Informatics of the Eötvös Loránd University. The popular pre-Summit Workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors will take place on 24 October, chaired by Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano. What`s new: Prestigious speakers and thought leaders are confirmed to speak on the central theme `Informatics Driving the Digital World`. The call for participation is out. Please forward broadly to your network. ECSS now has a website of its own: please bookmark the site and visit regularly for updates. Cooperation with ERCIM Our President, Lynda Hardman, attended a number of the ERCIM spring meetings, May 25-26, 2016, in Creta to discuss possible areas for collaboration and co-ordination of activities between Informatics Europe and ERCIM. The first concrete proposal is to present joint awards as of 2017. A task force will now work on a proposal for having the Informatics Europe Minerva Informatics Equality and Best Practices in Education Awards and the ERCIM Cor Baayen Award as joint initiatives of both organisations. As a start, a joint Award Ceremony will be held this year at the ECSS to announce the 2016 winners of the three awards. ERCIM is also collocating its annual fall meetings with the ECSS 2016 in Budapest to allow for joint ERCIM/Informatics Europe Board meetings and strengthen the discussions on further cooperation. New Jobs @ Informatics Europe Job Platform PhD Scholarships in Software Engineering - the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Full Professor (W3) in Data Science - RWTH Aachen University PHD Studentships - NOVA Laboratory of Computer Science and Informatics (NOVA LINCS) Post-doctoral Fellowships - Software Systems - NOVA Laboratory of Computer Science and Informatics (NOVA LINCS) Post-doctoral Position in Programming Technology for Complex Concurrent Systems - Vrije Universiteit Brussel 2 open PhD Candidate/Associate Researcher (m/f) Positions in the areas of Requirements Engineering & Software Product Lines - paluno - The Ruhr Institute for Software Engineering, University of Duisburg-Essen You too can advertise your open research positions on the Informatics Europe job platform. Extend your search to attract the best. The job service is free of charge for our members. Association News New Members The Department of Computer Science of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) joined Informatics Europe in May. Welcome! Board meetings The Informatics Europe Board met by teleconference on April 29 and May 27 to discuss: ECSS 2016, Job Platform, Website Redesign Project, Working Group Activities, Informatics Europe Awards, Membership Drive, collaboration with ERCIM. Next Board meetings: Friday, June 24, face to face meeting in London Friday, July 29, 16:00-17:00, online Friday, August 26, 16:00-17:00, online Don`t forget: as a member representative, you are welcome to submit ideas for discussion by the Board and to participate as a guest in Board meetings. Let us know! The next face-to-face Board meeting will take place in London on June 24, 2016.



	About the Bulletin The Informatics Europe Bulletin is sent every two months to member representatives of Informatics Europe. Please pass on the Bulletin to any other interested person in your institution. For changes, please contact administration@informatics-europe.org. Copyright © 2016 Informatics Europe. All rights reserved.