Member SocietiesDigital Agenda: Public Consultation on net neutrality and Internet freedom
The net neutrality debate is an important one for Europe and in order to achieve the targets and goals of the Digital Agenda an open and neutral internet must exist. Many key questions have arisen about net neutrality including whether the EU needs to act further to ensure fairness in the internet market or whether industry should take the lead; as a result the European Commission recently launched a public consultation.
The public consultation is open to all interested parties - service and content providers, consumers, businesses and researchers - who are invited to respond by 30th September 2010. The European Commission wants to know your opinions on potential problems such as certain forms of traffic management e.g. some people believe that treating one stream of data differently from another may undermine the openness of the internet, and also whether new telecom rules can tackle this. It is expected that a Communication will be published on net neutrality, based on this consultation, by the end of 2010.
Call for Participation: ePractice Workshop - Digital Literacy
This workshop will aim to encourage the sharing of good practice in the area of digital competences of intermediaries and social actors working in the field of economic, social and/or digital inclusion of groups at risk of exclusion, such as the elderly, disabled, migrants, youth, unemployed and low educated people.
The Digital Literacy workshop is highly interested in presentations relating to specific case studies, and will base their selection process on whether presentations meet the specific criteria, and that they must be relevant, short and concise (no more than ten slides long).
Presentation proposals should be based on one or more real case-studies that have been submitted to the ePractice Portal. The speakers will be considered in conjunction with the European Commission, and must be submitted by 13th September, to Eurodynamics Events with Vassilia Orfanou in cc. Speakers will be notified two weeks before the event, whether they have been selected to make a presentation during the workshop.
Another ePractice Workshop, "eInclusion Days - Inclusive eGovernment" will take place on 13th October,also at the European Commission in Brussels.
Click here for the full calls for participation for both workshops
CEPIS Research Task Force Needs You!
The CEPIS Research Task Force is in the process of formation and members areinvited to express an interest in joining. As presented by Vice PresidentMalgorzata Kalinowska-Iszkowska at the 44th CEPIS Council the suggested workprogramme for the Research Task Force may include:
- A review of common research issues across Europe
- Creating a list of issues and concerns affecting the area of Research to focus action on;
- Preparing reports expressing CEPIS' views on Education & Research;
- Investigating how legal regulations may impact on ICT e.g. patent law, copyright levies, and intellectual property rights.
In order to achieve the above objectives along with other topics relevant toMember Societies, CEPIS would like to call upon the vast wealth of knowledgeand experience that all CEPIS members possess, to create a strong and committedtask force.
Expressions of interest to become a representative on this new Research TaskForce should be submitted by emailing Carol-Ann Kogelman
Software Quality SIN Update: Experts Sign up now
The CEPIS Software Quality Special Interest Network (SQ SIN) aims to provide a network for experts from CEPIS member societies to work together to collect, analyse, coordinate and offer educational, professional and research expertise to relevant and interested European parties.
Recently the final experts who expressed interest in joining the SQ SIN have been accepted, and an infrastructure has been set-up for all participants via Google Groups. Google Groups will be the platform for communication and coordination of the SQ SIN group and we encourage any CEPIS Members still interested in participating to please join the group by the link provided in the Members Area.
Callfor Participation: CEPIS Green ICT Task Force
CEPIS Members are invited to participate in the important work of the Green ICTTask Force. The topic of Green ICT is essential for Europe and itsenvironmental sustainability in the future by lowering greenhouse gasemissions, and improving energy efficiency. CEPIS Honorary Secretary, ByronNicolaides, presented a paperon Green ICT during the 44th Council meeting.
The proposed aims of the Task Force include:
- To raise Green ICT issues to both the European Commission and European Institutions and to participate in all relevant initiatives and events;
- To increase the actions of Member societies in their countries in order to promote the ideas of Green ICT;
- To ensure that ICT professionals have the required knowledge to handle Green ICT issues and are capable to design solutions and operate systems in accordance with Green ICT rules;
- To mobilize the ICT product end-users to change their habits and to ensure that they purchase and use more environmentally friendly ICT devices that are compatible with Green criteria;
- Award enterprises or organisations that adopt and apply Green ICT measures;
- Promote the good practice of Green ICT by adopting a Green ICT certification or a Green ICT mark/sign.
Currently eight out of 36 CEPIS Member societies arerepresented on the Green ICT Task Force.
If you are interested in becoming a Green ICT Task Force member, please contact Fiona Fanning.
Callfor Participation: CEPIS Research Task Force
The CEPIS Research Task Force is in the process of formation and members areinvited to express an interest in joining. As presented by Vice PresidentMalgorzata Kalinowska-Iszkowska at the 44th CEPIS Council the suggested workprogramme for the Research Task Force may include:
- A review of common research issues across Europe;
- Creating a list of issues and concerns affecting the area of Research to focus action on;
- Preparing reports expressing CEPIS' views on Research;
- Investigating how legal regulations may impact on ICT Research e.g. patent law, copyright levies, and intellectual property rights.
In order to achieve the above objectives along withother topics relevant to Member societies, CEPIS would like to call upon thevast wealth of knowledge and experience that all CEPIS members possess, tocreate a strong and committed task force.
Expressions of interest to become a representative on this new Research TaskForce should be submitted by emailing Carol-Ann Kogelman.
ENISA Vacancy for Expert in Application Security
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) invitesapplications for the position of Expert in Application Security.
ENISA wishes to develop an end-to-end approach addressing the entire systemlayer and process steps in relation to the root of many network and informationsecurity issues for ENISA stakeholders i.e. application - layer weaknesses. TheExpert in Application Security will work within two new programmes, "SecureApplications and Services" and "eID" to develop ENISA's capability to addresssuch issues.
The closing date for applications is 6th April 2010.
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Call for Papers - IMCSIT 2010 Conference
The 2010 International Multi-conference on Computer Science and InformationTechnology (IMCSIT)will take place from 18th -20th October 2010, in Wisla, Poland. IMCSIT isorganised by the Polish Information Processing Society (PIPS) in cooperationwith the IEEE Computer Society (Poland Chapter), the Systems Research InstitutePolish Academy of Sciences, and the Institute of Computer Science PolishAcademy of Sciences.
One of the fifteen confirmed symposia and conferences, the 5th InternationalSymposium Advances in Artificial Intelligence and Applications (AAIA 2010),will be dedicated to celebrating the 75th birthday of ProfessorLeonard Bolc.
AAIA 2010 will present two awards, Best Student Paper and Best Paper Award, tograduate or PhD students and the author of the best paper at the symposiumrespectively.
Papers should be submitted by 31st May 2010.
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Call for Experts: CEPIS Software Quality SIN
Following the decision created at the 43rd CEPISCouncil, the Software Quality Special Interest Network (SQ SIN) are seeking experts in the area ofsoftware quality, engineering and innovation, who are motivated by the goal of analyzing,disseminating and promoting related best practices in Europe.
Activities of SQ SIN will include:
- develop, discuss and promote analysis and studies on issues in the area of software quality, engineering and innovation;
- compile and disseminate relevant information for the promotion of best practices in software quality;
- cooperate with existing events, initiatives and projects to assist European software professionals and organisations to implement best practices;
- promote education and qualification of European professionals in software quality, engineering and innovation best practices by providing expertise for specific activities including CEPIS projects in this area;
- coordinate research efforts to get deeper understanding of and to develop best practices for software quality in the context of European organizations and markets.
Cooperationwith existing initiatives, conferences, publications or projects as well as thelaunch of specific activities (such as surveys, analysis, studies,research, etc.) is all part of the planned actions.
Members areinvited to submit expressions of interest to participate in this SIN.
Please senda short document with contact data, expertise or experience in the area(referring possible URLs if necessary), name of your membersociety, ideas to be developed and motivation to join the SIN, to Dr. Luis Fernandez Sanz.
Call for Proposals: Mobile LifeConferences 26th-28th July 2010
This year the Mobile Life Conferences will be held inBrighton, UK from 26th-28th July 2010.
The following conferences will beincluded:
- The 5th EuropeanConference on Mobile Government (EURO mGOV 2010)
- The 3rdInternational Conference on Mobile Society (mSOCIETY 2010)
- The 2ndInt. Conference on Mobile Development (mDEVELOPMENT 2010)
Proposals for panels, workshops anddemos are encouraged and must be submitted by 31st May 2010. Theresearch paper submission deadline is 30th April 2010.
Please contact Ibrahim Kuschku for further information
CEPIS Call for Participation: Green ICT Task Force
One of the five strategic objectives put forward at the CEPIS President'sStrategy Meeting on 19th November 2009 was Green ICT.
CEPIS Honorary Secretary, Byron Nicolaides, calls on all Member Societies topropose a representative for the new Green ICT Task Force.
Proposals for Task Force representatives should be sent to Carol-Ann Kogelman at your earliestconvenience. The first Green ICT Task Force meeting is planned for 24th February.CEPIS members are encouraged to participate in this Task Force.
Furthermore, a key event organised by the EC, ‘ICT for Energy Efficiency' will be heldin Brussels on 23rd-24th February.
Call for Contributions: 1st European Workshop onComputing and ICT Professionalism (EWCIP) at CISTI 2010 Conference
The 1st European Workshop on Computing and ICT Professionalism (EWCIP) will takeplace during the annual CISTI 2010 conference, on 16-19 June, 2010, inBarcelona. The workshop is supported by ATI and CEPIS in creating a meetingpoint for research and practitioner communities from Spain, Portugal andexperts from other European countries around the important topic of ICTprofessionalism.
The EWCIP workshop invites researchers and practitioners to submitcontributions describing relevant advances and or experiences in the study andanalysis of computing and the ICT profession.
Contributions must be submitted by February 26th.
Click here to view the call for papers
ACM-BCSVisions of Computer Science 2010
From the 13th - 16thApril 2010, the British Computer Society (BCS) is co-sponsoring the ‘Visions ofComputer Science 2010' Conference, with the Association for Computing Machinery(ACM). This event aims to energise the computing community and bring ittogether around some positive and inspiring visions related to computing andIT.
‘Grand Challenges' will be the focuson the last day of the conference. The Grand Challenges for 2010 are climatechange, assisted living, security and health, as well as other subjects.Computer Research plays a critical role in these ‘grand challenges'.
The conference will allow researchstudents to see what is happening in the areas of computer science and to mixwith world class researchers.
Registration Fee for research studentsis £30. For ACM and BCS member registration is only £90.
Please click here for more information
Call for Contributions: Social Innovation Session atICCHP 2010
The 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People (ICCHP) is taking place in Vienna, Austriafrom 14-16 July 2010. OCG, the Austrian CEPIS Member Society, is organising theconference.
In preparation for the Social Innovation session at this event, researchers, developers and managers are asked to submit contributions outliningpotential impacts and examples of social innovation within eInclusion and eAccessibility.
Contributions must be submitted by February 1st. Allapplicants must adhere to the standardsubmission rules of the ICCHP.
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Call for Proposal by ENISA: Emerging and Future RiskScenarios
ENISA recently launched a call for proposals, in relation to the two newassessments of emerging and future risks that will be carried out in 2010.
The generalareas of the scenario proposals must be one of the following:
- Trust andPrivacy
- Resilience
Both areasshall be assessed in relation to the risks, threats and recommendations arisingfrom new and emerging technologies, for example, Cloud Computing, FutureInternet, and Mobile Technologies etc.
The top two proposals will become part of emerging and future riskassessment projects by ENISA for 2010. Proposals must be submitted by 31stJanuary. Candidates are asked to use the SUBMISSIONFORM in order to apply.
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Call for papers: European Workshop on Computing and ICT Professionalism (EWCIP) within CISTI 2010 conference
The 1st EWCIP Workshopinvites researchers and practitioners to submit contributionsdescribing relevant advances or experiences in the study and analysisof computing and ICT profession.
Workshop overview
This workshop is aimed at addressing the different aspects of computing and ICT professionalism. With the support of Spanish CEPIS Member, ATI ,the workshop wants to act as meeting point for research andpractitioners communities in Spain and Portugal with experts ofEuropean countries where ICT professionalism initiatives are also a hottopic . Working language will be mainly English although contributionsin Spanish are also welcome.
Suggested topics for contributions (mainly supported with empiricaldata and facts) although not limited to them, are the following ones:
- professional profiles
- role of certifications
- adaptation of different levels of education
- analysis of labour market
- social image of profession
- non technical skills
- women in ICT profession
- skills shortage
- new trends in ICT profession
- influence of globalization
- role of educators, public administration and professional bodies within the ICT profession
- ethics and code of behaviour
- career development
- motivation and factors for productivity and quality
- role of human resources within ICT projects
- social responsibility of profession and professionals
Important dates
Paper submission: 12th February 2010
Notification of acceptance: 26th March 2010
Final version: 9th April 2010
Registration for authors to guarantee proceedings appearance: 9th April 2010
Submissions and contact
Submission must follow format of CISTI papers. English language is preferred although contributions in Spanish are welcome.
File should not include identification of authors.
Submission and contact: calidadsoft@ati.es with subject CISTI.
Programme Committee (provisional)
Chairs
- Luis Fernández_Sanz, Universidad de Alcalá
- Declan Brady, CEPIS
Committeee
- M,J.García, Universidad Europea de Madrid
- F.Piera, ATI
- J.J. Castillo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
- C.Cabezon, Adecco Information Technology Spain
- L.M.Rosa, Exin South West Europe & Latin America
- M.I.Alarcón, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- J.R.Hilera, Universidad de Alcalá
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AwarenessRaising Expert Required! ENISA needs you!
RecentlyENISA announced an open job vacancy as an Expert in Awareness Raising at theirHeadquarters in Greece. The expert will report directly to the Head ofTechnical Competence Department. Closing Date for Applications is15/01/2010.The position will be on a contractual basis.
Someof the tasks, among others that you will be required to undertake will be, gathering accurate data, assisting in areassuch as preparation of publications, work groups, organising events,administration, and also ability to track your work and report on yourprogress. The position requires someone with minimum a diploma of secondaryschool education, and thorough knowledge of a European language andsatisfactory knowledge of another.
Thecandidate should have knowledge of EU institutions and a good level of English,written and spoken. They must possess excellent communication and analyticalskills to incorporate with previous experience in the skills mentioned above.
Call for Papers: 8th International Conference on AppliedInformatics
The John vonNeumann Computer Society and Eszterhazy Karoly College are pleased to announcethe '8th International Conference on Applied Informatics' to be held in Eger,Hungary from 27-30 January 2010, organised by University of Debrecen andEszterhazy Karoly College.
The conference is oriented towards professional exchange of ideas in the fieldof Applied Informatics and will provide a forum to discuss academicresearch. The conference location will offer the unique atmosphere of anold medieval city combined with Hungarian hospitality.
The topics of interest are organised into 11 sections:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Algebra
- Computer Aided Geometric Modelling and Computer Graphics
- Computer Statistics
- Cooperative Research and Innovation
- Data Base Systems
- Distributed and Parallel Computing
- Functional Programming
- Operational Research
- Software Design and Object Oriented Programming
- Education and other fields of Applied Informatics
Original,previously unpublished works within the scope of ICAI 2010 are welcomed; theclosing date for submission of abstracts is January 10th. The deadlinefor camera-ready papers will be 1 May, 2010.
Click here for further information includingdetailed instructions on paper submission.
Theorganising committee looks forward to welcoming CEPIS members to Eger. Ourthanks to them for this submission.
Call for Papers: VDE and OVE Organise WorldTelecommunications Congress in Vienna
The InformationTechnology Society within VDE (VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic &Information Technologies) and the Society for Information and CommunicationsTechnology within OVE (OVE Austrian Electrotechnical Association) are hosts ofthe World Telecommunications Congress 2010 (WTC 2010) in Vienna, Austria,September 13 - 14, 2010.
The Congress brings together leading experts from industry, academia andgovernment to map out the future requirements for telecommunicationstechnologies, applications and policy. Authors are cordially invited tosubmit papers to WTC 2010 before January 15, 2010. Particularly relevanttopics are:
- Network and Technology Development
- Applications & Services
- Emerging Business Models
- Regulatory and Policy Issues
- Other Telecommunications-Related Issues
For moreinformation please contact Melanie Mora on +49 (0)69 6308461, by email or visit the website
Thanksto Christine Gutweiler, VDE for this submission.
Call for Papers: ACM-BCS Visions of Computer Science 2010
Submissionsare being solicited in all areas of research covering thebroad field ofComputer Science and Engineering (CSE). They include but are notlimited to:· Computer Architecturesand Digital Systems; TheoreticalComputer Science: Algorithms andComplexity, Logic andSemantics;·Non-standard Models of Computation;·Programming Methods and Languages;·Software Engineering, and SystemDesign Tools; Quantitative Evaluation ofAlgorithms, Systems, and Networks;·Artificial Intelligence, Agents, andMachine Learning; ComputerNetworks; ·Distributed and PervasiveSystems; ·Grid Computing and eScience;Digital Economy; Databases,Information Retrieval and Data Mining,Web based Computation; Human ComputerInteraction; Robotics and Computer Vision;Bioinformatics, SyntheticBiology and Synthetic Chemistry;·Medical Applications. Papers relatedto the current UKCRC GrandChallenges in Computing www.ukcrc.org.uk/grand-challenge offering newinsights or approaches are welcome.
The relevantdates for authors are:
- submission: 18 December 2009
- notification: 19 February 2010
- camera-ready: 5 March 2010
Instructions forauthors and the required paper layout can be found at www.bcs.org/visions2010; the strict limit for submissions is 12A4-pages in 10pt two column style, including figures and references. Authorsmay include a clearly-marked appendix, whichreferees may or may not take into account. Submissions to be made here.
The proceedings will be published by BCS in their electronicproceedings series www.bcs.org/ewic on the ACM Digital Library, while a specialissue of The Computer Journalhttp://comjnl.oxfordjournals.org will be dedicated to a collection of the bestpapers.
EQANIE – Auditors Requested
EQANIE, the European Quality Assurance Network for InformaticsEducation (EQANIE), - follow-up to EURO-Inf project is seeking auditorsto carry out EQANIE accreditation visits. Interested parties areinvited to fill out the CV form below and email them to the EQANIEsecretariat. Candidates should hold a leading position in academia orin industry/professional practice in one of the disciplines ofinformatics. Proficiency in the English language is also required, inaddition to other languages. Experience in accreditation of informaticsdegree programmes will be considered an advantage.
Call for contributions for ENISA Quarterly Review
ENISA has recently launched a call for contributions for the next edition of the ENISA Quarterly Review (EQR) covering the 4th Quarter of 2009.
The call is open to contributions in all areas of Network and Information Security (NIS), including technical and policy development in NIS, reports from conferences, events or workshops about NIS, international developments in NIS, trends for emerging and future technologies and best practices.
Articles should be submitted by 20th November. Selected authors will be asked to submit final versions of articles by the 20th December.
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Call for Contributions: DISKOBOLOS Awards
JISA has recently launched a call for applications for this year’s DISKOBOLOS Awards.
The call is open to applications in several different categories representing the use of ICT in business. These categories are Production, Design, Management, Social Services, Finance, Health, Education, Services, Web, Conferences, Broadcasting Programs, Publishing and Foreign Partners.
The closing date for applications is 21st November and should include a short description as well as the award category to which the application is submitted. Shortlisted candidates will be announced on 9th December.
The Awards Ceremony will take place on 22nd December in the Hotel Continental, Belgrade.
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Call for Expression of Interest to set up National Points of Contact of the European Centre Women and Technology
The European Centre for Women and Technology (EWCT) has launched a call for expression of interest to select highly qualified organisations to take leadership in setting up and acting as National Points of Contacts (N-POCs) in all EU Member States and in greater Europe (as bordered by the Ural Mountains).
Each N-POC will run a national multi-stakeholder platform for the coordination of activities related to women and ICT.
Interested organisations are invited to send their application to the ECWT Secretariat. The closing date for submission is 4th September 2009 at 5:00 pm.
Click here for further details on the EWCT and requirements for N-POCS
Call for Peer Reviewers
eLearning Papers has launched a call for peer reviewers to review submitted articles. Peer reviewers are expected to be active and fair-minded, with academic background and experience in industry, NGO or public sector. Each peer reviewer will review 1-3 articles per year and advise possible improvements.
Peer reviewers contribute on a voluntary basis, therefore no monetary compensation is offered. Please contact the editorial board of the eLearning Papers to submit your application, together with a brief description of your experience.
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Virtual Expert Group
ENISA is planning to establish a Virtual Expert Group (no physical meetings required) to study the Security issues in Operating System Virtualisation Technologies.
The work of the group is expected to result in a position paper which will be published by ENISA, while all the members selected for the group will be designated as co-authors. The paper is aimed at end users of these technologies, policy and decision makers.
Click here for the detailed Term of Reference for the Virtual Group and the ENISA position paper on security issues in OS virtualization technologies
For applications and further information please contact Dr. Simone BALBONI.
