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