Abbrevation
ECSS
City
Zurich
Country
Switzerland
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Abstract

<P><FONT face=Arial>ECSS 2008 is the 2008 Summit of ALL CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE members of <A href=&#8243;http://www&#046;informatics&#8211;europe&#046;org/index&#046;html&#8243… Europe</A>, the organization of leading faculties, department and research institutes in Computer Science and Informatics Departments and Research Institutes in Europe&#046; The 2008 Summit will be devoted to the current issues of common interest and urgency for the scientific and strategic positioning of our field&#046;</FONT></P> <P><B>Keywords:</B> <FONT face=Arial></P> <P>&#8211; Image of Informatics: in society, in industry, trust in IT, trends in research, attractiveness of curricula, public perception of the field </P> <P>&#8211; Impact of Informatics: Informatics as a discipline, impact on science, industry and society, theory versus practice, role in innovation, relation to other disciplines, algorithmic and computational thinking</P> <P>&#8211; Teaching CS: curriculum innovations, life after Bologna, accreditation standards, graduate programs (from MSc to PhD), joint degrees, student recruitment, careers in Computing</P> <P>&#8211; Innovation with Informatics: expectations in industry versus academia, relationships and experiences, impact of research collaboration, impact on research strategies</P> <P>&#8211; Research in CS: Strategic directions in Europe, national focus programs, research agendas, research infrastructures, interdisciplinary research, research evaluation standards </P> <P>&#8211; Philosophy of Informatics </P> <P>&#8211; Leadership in Informatics: responsibilities, being a department head, leading professionals in Informatics, setting strategies, how to achieve top rankings</P></FONT>