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Registration Process

To enroll in the ECSS 2011 and in the Pre-Summit Workshops you need to register.
Your registration will be completed after two quick steps:

1) To fill in your data in the "Registration Form" page. Upon submitting your registration you can log in the system, check and update your profile, and move to next step.

2) To proceed with credit card payment for the events you want to attend in the "Payments" page (active in the left menu only after you enter in the system with the access data set upon your registration).

 
The registration fee of the ECSS 2011 (main conference, 8-9 November) covers:

  • Participation in all activities of the Summit
  • Coffee breaks, lunches
  • Conference dinner and visit to the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie with Leonardo da Vinci's master piece: "The Last Supper (L'ultima Cena)" on Tuesday, November 8, evening
  • Conference materials


The registration fee of the Pre-Summit Workshop (7  November) covers:

  • Participation in all activities of the Workshop
  • Coffee breaks, lunches
  • Workshop materials
  • Welcome Cocktail on Monday, November 7, evening.

*Companion invitations for the social events are also available, but not included in the conference fee.

Prices Registration Fees

EARLY REGISTRATION (Before September 25)

Informatics Europe Members

  1. Pre-Summit Workshop (07 November): EUR 140
  2. ECSS (08-09 November): EUR 280

Non-Members

  1. Pre-Summit Workshop (07 November): EUR 190
  2. ECSS (08-09 November): EUR 380


NORMAL REGISTRATION (After September 25)

Informatics Europe Members

  1. Pre-Summit Workshop (07 November): EUR 170
  2. ECSS (08-09 November): EUR 310

Non-Members

  1. Pre-Summit Workshop (07 November): EUR 220
  2. ECSS (08-09 November): EUR 410

**Discounted fees for early registration are valid only until September 25. Register early to benefit from the discounts!**


Special Offer for Prospective Members of Informatics Europe

Is your institution a member of Informatics Europe?

 If your institution would like to join Informatics Europe as a regular member (Academic or Industrial) we have, only this year, a special offer:

 The value of your conference registration fee (ECSS 2011 and/or Pre-Summit Workshop) will be discounted from the annual membership fee of your institution when joining Informatics Europe.

 The offer grants the discount of up to TWO individual registration fees per institution. The membership with Informatics Europe extends to all members of your institution (department or research laboratory); members are institutions, rather than individuals, who participate through their institutions. For all details about the membership with Informatics Europe, please visit: https://www.informatics-europe.org/registration.php.

 To benefit from the offer you should complete and pay your registration and fill in the field "Interested to join Inf. Europe" in the Registration Form, section "Additional Information" and you will be shortly contacted by us with further instructions.

If you would like further information about this offer please contact our secretariat: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Additional benefits

Beyond the benefits and discounts in the activities of Informatics Europe, joining us also entitles your institution a discount when applying for an accreditation of Bachelor/Master degree by our partner organization for quality assessment in Informatics education, EQANIE. More details about the discounts and the accreditation process, please visit EQANIE website.

Important dates

Please mind the following dates:

  • Pre-Summit Workshop: 7 November 2011
  • ECSS main conference: 8-9 November 2011
  • Paper Submissions Deadline: 27 August 2011
  • Author's Notifications: 10 September 2011
  • Early registration deadline: 20 September 2011

 

Committees


Chairs and Committees


Conference Co-Chairs

Program Chair

Pre-Summit Workshop Chairs

  • Workshop for Deans and Research Directors:  Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano, Switzerland

Program Committee

Organizational Committee

Informatics Europe

  • Bertrand Meyer
  • Cristina Pereira

Dipartimento di Elettronica e Informazione (DEI), Politecnico di Milano:

  • Laura Caldirola
  • Carlo Ghezzi
  • Maristella Matera
  • Letizia Tanca

International Communication Office, Politecnico di Milano:

  • Montserrat Poch
  • Mascia Sgarlata

Orientation

The Leonardo Campus of Politecnico di Milano is located at Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32.

How to reach the Leonardo Campus by public transportation

Here are basic directions to reach the Campus from the Central Station (train station) and from the three Milano Airport.

  • From Central Station (train station - FS):
    Take subway line 2 (green line) toward Piola (Cologno/Gobba/Gessate direction). Once you are outside, follow the indications toward Politecnico, until you reach piazza Leonardo da Vinci.
  • From Malpensa Airport (about 45 Km far from the city center):
    Take the Malpensa Express train into Milano, Stazione Nord (prices and timetables at www.malpensaexpress.it). Once there, take subway line 2 (green line) and follow the above indications. The approximate time to reach Politecnico di Milano is 1 hour and a half. As another option, there is a bus service from the airport to Central Station (train station): this second trip takes usually longer.

  • From Linate Airport (about 7 km far from the city center):
    Take bus No. 73 to the stop "Viale Campania-viale Corsica", then bus No. 91 for 5 stops. Get off the bus at the stop "Viale Romagna-Via Pascoli". Then walk to Piazza Leonardo da Vinci (about 200 mts).

How to reach the Leonardo Campus by taxi

It is a 10-15 min. trip from Linate airport and from Central Station. It takes about 1 hour from Malpensa and Orio al Serio airports. 
Approximate costs: about 20 Euro from Linate, 85 Euro from Malpensa and Orio al Serio, about 20 Euro from Central Station.

Social Events

The ECSS 2011 includes a set of very special social events. Beyond the already traditional conference dinner on Tuesday evening, that this year will take place in the authentic Ristorante Orti di Leonardo serving the best traditional Italian food, ECSS participants will have the opportunity to visit one of the most famous cultural sites of the world: the Leonardo da Vinci's master piece: "The Last Supper (L'ultima Cena)" at the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie, UNESCO world Heritage site. The visit is scheduled for Tuesday just after the end of the day's program and before the conference dinner.

Due to the enormous interest and touristic demand of the site, it has been very challenging to organize the visit for a group with numerous participants. To facilitate this organization we kindly ask all members that plan to attend the conference but have not registered yet to register as soon as possible!

Additional optional concert on Monday November 07

For those interested, the ECSS local organization has the possibility of getting discounted tickets for a concert of classic music in the Conservatorio Giuseppe Verdi on Monday November 7th. The concert Viva l'Italia, of the Quartetto Accardo, featuring pieces of Cherubini, Paganini and Verdi, starts at 21h in the Sala Verdi of the Conservatorio.

Note that this concert is not part of the regular program and should be paid separately. Interested people must send a message to Ms. Laura Caldirola (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) latest by October 15th to reserve a ticket. The normal cost of the ticket is 20 EUR, depending on the number of reservations, the price can be reduced to 10 EUR, or less.

Accommodation

Below we provide a list, and respective contacts, of a number of hotels recommended by the International Communications Office of the Politecnico di Milano:

 

Venue

ECSS 2011 will be held in Milan, in the main Leonardo Campus of Politecnico di Milano, located in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32.

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Leonardo Campus is the oldest of Politecnico di Milano's campuses. It was inaugurated in 1927 in the buildings which are located in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci. Over the course of the decades the campus has been expanded to encompass new campuses and given rise to a real and genuine university quarter commonly dubbed "Città Studi" (Studies City).

The Milano Leonardo campus hosts the main management and administrative structures of the university: the Rector's Office and the governing bodies, (Senate and Board of Governors), the offices of the Central Administration, the Dean's Offices of all Schools of Engineering and the School of Architecture and Society, plus some research Departments.

The conference sessions and the workshops will be held in the South Building of the Campus, in rooms De Donato and Castigliano (please, refer to the conference program for more details). The conference registration desk will be located at the ground floor of the Rectorate Building. 

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Topics

 

ECSS 2011 is soliciting contributions on topics of interest to its intended audience, including (but not limited to) the following list:

  • Major trends in informatics research and education.
  • Relationship of informatics researchers and educators with governments.
  • Research funding: issues, experience reports, policy.
  • Image of the discipline, student enrollment.
  • Infrastructure to support informatics research and education.
  • Issues in research and education policy.
  • Experience reports on educational techniques for informatics.
  • Research organization for informatics.
  • Research careers in informatics, researcher evaluation.

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.

How to submit your contribution
Position papers can be submitted as either:

  • Extended abstracts (up to 3 pages)
  • Full papers (up to 12 pages)

Each submission should state in the first page to which of these categories it belongs, as well as the tittle, authors and affiliation.
Format guidelines: A4 format, 11-pt Arial font type, single-space, one-column and 2 cm margins. Pages should not be numbered.

All submissions should be submitted as PDF format in the conference submission site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecss20110

Deadline: 27 August 2011

 Authors Notification: 10 September 2011

Early submission is encouraged!

 

Call for Submissions

 

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.

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:

  • Heads (or deans, chairs, etc.) of informatics/computer science/IT departments (or schools, faculties, etc.) in universities.
  •  Research directors and managers of research centers and laboratories, both in public institutions and in  industry.
  •  Senior faculty and senior researchers from both academia and industry.
  •  Members of funding agencies at the European, national, regional, and local level.
  • Experts and advisors in technology transfer and innovation.

The particular theme of ECSS 2011 is Informatics Transforming Society. 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.

 

Invited Speakers

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:

Other names will be added.

Topics

ECSS 2011 is soliciting contributions on topics of interest to its intended audience, including (but not limited to) the following list:

  • Major trends in informatics research and education.
  • Relationship of informatics researchers and educators with governments.
  • Research funding: issues, experience reports, policy.
  • Image of the discipline, student enrollment.
  • Infrastructure to support informatics research and education.
  • Issues in research and education policy.
  • Experience reports on educational techniques for informatics.
  • Research organization for informatics.
  • Research careers in informatics, researcher evaluation.

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.

Important Dates

All submissions must arrive before 20 of July 2011, 23:59 Central European Time. Early submission is encouraged. Author notifications will be available by 5 September 2011.

Proceedings

All accepted papers will be made available to the conference attendees and on the Informatics Europe site (https://www.informatics-europe.org).

Contributions and Registrations
Position papers can be submitted in either of the following forms:

  • Extended abstracts (up to 3 pages)
  • Full papers (up to 12 pages)

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. Pages should not be numbered.

All contributions should be submitted as PDF format in the conference submission site: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ecss20110· 

Deadline: 27 August 2011
Author's Notification: 10 September 2011

All accepted papers will be made available to the conference attendees and on the Informatics Europe website

Registrations to the conference are open, register early to profit the discounted fees. Deadline for early registration is  September 25, 2011.


Venue

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 and 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.

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.

 Come join this exciting and important event in the field of Informatics and participate by submitting your contribution!

Pre-summit Workshop

The day before the actual Summit, November 07, a special workshop for Deans, Department Chairs and Research Directors will be held. The final program is now available!

 Workshop for Department Chairs, Deans, and Research Directors

Room "Castigliano" - Building 5

Workshop chair: Prof. Mehdi Jazayeri, Faculty of Informatics, University of Lugano

 

In this rapidly changing face of technology and academy across Europe and the world, department chairs at informatics groups face ever-increasing challenges. 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
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 


Detailed Final Program


10:00-10:30   Registration an Workshop Opening
10:30-11:30   Keynote "Growing a department from scratch"                       

                        Mehdi Jazayeri, University of Lugano

11:30-12:30    Keynote "Academic Management as a Contact Sport"

                         Anthony Finkelstein, University College London
 
12:30-13:30    Lunch

13:30-14:30    Keynote "Managing a Mature Department"                        

                         Paola Inverardi, University of L'Aquila


14:30-15:30    Keynote "Guiding Entry Into the Academic World: PhD, Postdoc, and then?"

                                  Schahram Dustdar, Technical University of Vienna

15:30-16:00    Coffee Break

16:00-17:15    Roundtable Discussion

            17:15    Workshop Closing

 

Welcome Party from 17h30

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