Informatics Europe Bulletin: Exclusive Member Spotlights at ECSS 2021 – Hybrid Event in Madrid

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	Informatics Europe Bulletin - September 2021

	Dear Members, Welcome to the September edition of our Bulletin. We hope you have a nice summer. Let’s see who has joined us and what you can expect in the September days! In this issue: EXCLUSIVE Member Spotlights at ECSS 2021 – hybrid event in Madrid Last call for IE Online Academic Leadership Development Course – Cohort Autumn 2021 IE joins womENcourage 2021 celebrating bridges built across boundaries Sep 22: debut of the new Informatics Europe webinar events Association News Board Meetings Executive Committee Meetings New Informatics Europe Members Special Call for IE Members Members News New Jobs @ Informatics Europe Job Platform EXCLUSIVE Member Spotlights at ECSS 2021 – hybrid event in Madrid In less than two months, ECSS 2021 will take place in a hybrid format in Madrid from 25-27 October 2021. As an exclusive benefit, we are offering IE members the possibility to distribute materials about their activities free-of-charge to the ECSS participants at the venue. Additionally, the materials can be published on our ECSS website section Members Spotlight. An email with details of this benefit will be sent to our members soon. Not a member, but you’d like to be on our Members Spotlight? Please contact our office for more details. Also, don’t miss these exciting benefits for ECSS 2021: ECSS 2021 – Early Bird Registration (before 15 September) Special Offer for New Members of Informatics Europe Accommodation Options with Rooms Guaranteed until Early October Travel Grants for PhDs & PostDocs Last call for IE Online Academic Leadership Development Course – Cohort Autumn 2021 Due to high demand, last additional spots are added to our next Academic Leadership Development Course with extended registration deadline till 7 September 2021. Made by computer scientists, made for computer scientists and made with computer scientists – our one of its kind course will be held every second Thursday until this December, with the orientation session on 16 September. The course is a unique development opportunity for new and emerging academic leaders in informatics and computer science. During the course, you will have a facilitated learning experience to help you have a clearer sense of your own leadership identity and style, and acquire all necessary skills to become a better leader. The course will be taught entirely online by Prof. Geraldine Fitzpatrick from Technical University of Vienna and Prof. Austen Rainer from Queen’s University Belfast - two senior informatics/computing academics with strong leadership backgrounds and experience. Enrol now and embark on the journey to become an outstanding academic leader! IE joins womENcourage 2021 celebrating bridges built across boundaries IE is keen on supporting and facilitating gender-balanced environment in informatics. On 22-24 September, we will join forces with womENcourage 2021 to celebrate women in computing. The three-day virtual conference is open to all genders and aims at connecting women from diverse technical disciplines and encouraging them to pursue education and profession in computing. As a bronze partner, IE will join the conference with a virtual booth. Our team will be available at our booth in the following time to answer any question you have about our EUGAIN project, IE membership and activities: September 23 (Thu): 1400 – 1430, 1445 – 1545 (CEST) September 24 (Fri): 1500 – 1600 (CEST) Sep 22: debut of the new Informatics Europe webinar events Our brand-new webinar events will debut on 22 September, 5pm (CET), with the webinar “Storing and Analyzing Viral Sequences through Data-driven Genomic Computing” by Prof. Stefano Ceri from Politecnico di Milano. To foster knowledge exchange within the entire Informatics/Computer Science community, a 60-minute free webinar hosted by distinguished scholars and researchers will be held each month. The webinars are open to all and include live Q&A sessions. The September webinar and the following webinars are open for registration: SMT Solving: Past, Present and Future by Prof. Dr. Erika Abraham, RWTH Aachen University \| 21 October, 5pm (CET) Power of Algorithms in Discrete Optimisation by Prof. Stanislav Živný, University of Oxford \| 25 November, 5pm (CET) In addition to the above monthly webinar series, a free interactive webinar will be organized for doctoral students in informatics on 8 October, 12-2pm (CET). Co-led by our Academic Leadership Development course facilitators Prof. Geraldine Fitzpatrick and Prof. Austen Rainer, participants can support each other with discussions on how to take the lead on championing and addressing issues in informatics research and education regarding the European PhD community. Registration will open soon. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter to get the latest update. We look forward to your active participation at our upcoming webinars! Association News Board Meetings Friday, 24 September, 16:00-17:00, online Sunday, 24 October, 13:30-17:30, Madrid/online Don’t forget: As a member representative, you can submit agenda topics and participate as an observer in board meetings. Let us know in case you are interested in this offer! Executive Committee Meetings (Executive Committee only) Thursday, 28 October, 09:00-16:00, Madrid/online Wednesday–Thursday, 1-2 December, 13:00-17:00, online New Informatics Europe Members We are delighted to welcome the following new member: Université de Lorraine, Laboratoire Lorrain de recherche en informatique et ses applications (LORIA) A warm welcome to our new member who joins our growing membership of over 150 institutions from 34 European countries. Check out our current member list. Special Call for IE Members Stay tuned for the upcoming call to give your view on questions related to AI and Data in Education and Training, and support IE representative at the EC Expert Group on this topic. Members News Technical University Dublin, Ireland Ethics4EU - Save the date! On September 22nd afternoon, the Ethics4EU Project will organize a workshop on Teaching Ethics to Computer Science and Engineering Students - Past Experiences and Future Outlook. The event, organized by Chalmers University of Technology, will include contributions from experts in teaching Digital Ethics to Computer Science and Engineering students and a workshop to share experiences and ideas for the future. Participants will be given access to newly designed resources to facilitate them in teaching ethics in their CS and engineering modules. To receive your invite, subscribe to the Ethics4EU's newsletter here. IE is a partner of Ethics4EU, an Erasmus+ transnational project, operated with TU Dublin, Mälardalen University, Institut Mines-Telecom/Télécom SudParis and D-Learn - European Digital Learning Network. * This space is available to include relevant news from our member institutions. If you would like to share your news, please contact Kit Wan Chui. New Jobs @ Informatics Europe Job Platform There are 18 new job openings on the Informatics Europe Job Platform! Advertise and extend your search to attract the best candidates for your open positions on the IE job platform free of charge!**



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