ECSS 2011- Pre-Summit Workshop Final Program Online
Workshop for Department Chairs, Deans, and Research Directors
The day before the actual Summit, November 07, a special workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors chaired by Prof. Mehdi Jazayeri, from the University of Lugano, will be held.
The goal of the workshop is to provide a networking opportunity for department chairs, old and new, to share experiences, common challenges, and best practices. It provides a forum for strengthening your leadership and management competencies by exchanging best practices and by building relationships among department heads at European Informatics research institutions. The workshop will be a mixture of discussions/knowledge sharing in smaller groups and plenary sessions. Please bring the issues you are facing and approaches you have found to work.
The workshop focuses on the role of the department chair in setting goals and defining success criteria. Both new and experienced department heads are invited for an exchange of best practices, new ideas and common challenges.
Benefits for participants include:
- Learning best practices from heads of European Informatics departments and research labs
- Offering a networking platform for heads of European Informatics departments and research labs
- Inspiration for developing PhD programs
Confirmed Keynote Speakers:
- Schahram Dustdar - Technical University of Vienna
- Anthony Finkelstein - University College London, UK
- Paola Inverardi - Department of Computer Science, University of L'Aquila, Italy
- Mehdi Jazayeri - Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano, Switzerland
For more information and registrations visit the ECSS 2011 website:
