Join conference on the future of data protection
The Irish Computer Society (ICS) will co-host the 13th Annual Conference of the Irish Association of Data Protection Officers (ADPO) on 12 October 2022.
IAT holds conference on Education in the Light of IT
The Informatics Association of Turkey (IAT) organised the “Education in the Light of Information Technologies Conference and Exhibition, BTIE’22” on June 20-21, 2022 in Ankara, Turkey. The main aim of the conference was to train qualified human resources and to discover how the latest developments in ICT can relate to education and thus increase youth employment by equipping young people with relevant digital skills.
CIS SIN holds mini conference on informatics teacher education
The Computing in Schools (CIS) SIN and the Slovak Society for Computer Science (SSCS) held the event ‘Strategies for Informatics Teachers Education’ on 21 June in Bratislava. It was organised by CEPIS and SSCS in cooperation with the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics, and Informatics of the Comenius University in Bratislava.
NJSzT showcases IT artifacts at Museum Night in Hungary
One of the activities of the John von Neumann Society (NJSzT) is collecting and presenting the best traditions and history of technology. That was what motivated NJSzT to join the “Night of Museums”, a countrywide series of educational events.
CIS SIN to hold mini conference on informatics teacher education
The Computing in Schools Special Interest Network (CIS SIN) will hold a mini conference on informatics teacher education in Bratislava on 21 June at 13:00 CEST.
New infographics about CEPIS
We have produced two new infographics about CEPIS. The first one is aimed at the general public and briefly shows what CEPIS stands for. The second one is designed for our Member Societies and their members.
GI receives DiversIT Charter Gold Certificate
On 4 May 2022, the German Informatics Society “Gesellschaft für Informatik” (GI) received the Gold level certificate of the European Digital Women Diversity (DiversIT) Charter. After the Informatics Association of Turkey and the Icelandic Computer Society, GI is the third CEPIS member to receive the DiversIT Charter certificate, and the second to achieve the Gold level.
Luis Fernandez-Sanz elected CEPIS President
At the Council meeting on 5 May, Luis Fernandez-Sanz (Spain) was elected the new President of the CEPIS Board of Directors. As laid down in CEPIS Constitution, Luis will assume his new position at the November 2022 Council meeting and will serve for three years.
NJSzT holds meetup on the digitalization of the fine arts
The John von Neumann Computer Society, Hungary, continues the series of online interactive discussions (meetups), which aim to explore the boundaries of the information technology and its effect on the society. The last edition covered different aspects of the digital art from the first works to the non-fungible token.
CEPIS website now fully compliant with Web Accessibility Directive
The digital accessibility team of the University of Alcala de Henares (UAH) has verified the compliance of CEPIS web content with the standard EN 301-549, as of January 2022. EN 301 549 is a European standard for digital accessibility.
