Mr. Zbigniew Paszkiewicz participated in The 20th World Business Congress of the International Management Development Association IMDA 2011, which took place in Poznan, July 5 - 7, 2011. During a session Global Information and Technology Management, Mr. Paszkiewicz presented a paper entitled "Computer Supported Collaborative Processes in Virtual Organizations" (authors: Paszkiewicz, Z., W. Cellary). The paper received Best Paper Award.
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The Department of Information Technology hosted particpants of an international "Workshop on Polish – German Experience of e-Identity”. In the workshop participated the representatives of Fraunhofer Institut for Open Communication Systems FOKUS from Berlin, Prof. Dr. Radu Popescu-Zeletin, Mr. Jens Fromm, Ms. Marina Grigorian, and Dr. Marian Margraf from German Federal Ministry of the Interior. In the workshop participated also the representatives of Polish Ministry of the Interior and Administration involved in eID implementation. The main goal of the workshop was to exchange opinions and experience on electronic identification cards which will replace conventional identiftication cards in most EU countries. In Germany, the eID cards were introduced in 2010, in Poland the procedure of eID implementaion will start in 2013. The workshop was chaired by Prof. Wojciech Cellary.
Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated in the 6th Congress on Electronic Economy, organized in Warsaw by the Polish Bank Association. Prof. Cellary chaired a panel discussion entitled „Digital exclusion of citizens - clients”.
Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated in a debate of Polish government representatives and telecommunication sector representatives, devoted to the mutual expectations related to the European Digital Agenda implementation during Polish Presidency of the EU Council. The debate was organized in the framework of World Information Society Day 2011 which took place in Warsaw under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, the President of the European Parliament, the President of International Telecommunication Union and the Marshal of the Polish Parliament.
Prof. Wojciech Cellary has been invited to visit Competence Center Electronic Government and Applications at the Fraunhofer Institut for Open Communication Systems FOKUS in Berlin. Prof. Cellary was hosted by Prof. Radu Popescu-Zeletin and Prof. Gerd Schurmann. Prof. Cellary gave for FOKUS staff an invited lecture presenting research areas and current research results of Department of Information Technology.
Dr Wojciech Wiza has been invited to visit the Interactive Systems Computer Graphics Centre at the University of Sussex in the framework of the project "Reanimating Cultural Heritage: digital repatriation, knowledge networks and civil society strengthening in post-conflict Sierra Leone”, realized jointly by Interactive Systems Computer Graphics Centre and Department of Information Technology.
Dr Krzysztof Walczak participated in Brussels as an independent expert in the second phase of the evaluation process of the proposals submitted to FP7-ICT-2011-7-1.5 Call.
Mr. Dariusz Rumiński participated in the IADIS International Conference on Mobile Learning 2011, which was held in Avila (Spain), March 10-12, 2011. Mr. Rumiński presented a paper entitled “Adaptable Mobile User Interfaces for e-Learning Repositories” (authors: Walczak, K., J. Chmielewski, W. Wiza, D. Rumiński, and G. Skibiński).
The Department of Information Technology hosted Prof. Bruno Salgues from TIC et Santé Montpellier Sud de France and Télécom Paris, and Prof. Gérard Dray from TIC et Santé Montpellier Sud de France. Prof. Bruno Salgues gave to PUE students an open lecture entitled “Application of Information and Communication Technologies in the Health Sector”. Prof. Gérard Dray presented a lecture entitled “Tele-Monitoring and Analysis of Stress”. During the visit Prof. Salgues and Prof. Dray were also acquainted with DIT current research areas and results.
Dr. Krzysztof Walczak participated in Brussels as an independent expert in the first phase of the evaluation process of the proposals submitted to FP7-ICT-2011-7-1.5 Call.
Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated in Warsaw in a working session of The "Poland 2000 Plus" Forecast Committee, affiliated with the Presidium of The Polish Academy of Science.
Dr. Krzysztof Walczak participated in an inaugurational session of a special group of experts involved in planning and supervising development of IT infrastructure for research. The group is an advisory body to the Minister of Science and Higher Education.
Dr. Krzysztof Walczak participated as an independent EC expert in a review of European project CONVERGENCE, funded by the European Union's 7th Framework Programme. The meeting took place in Torino (Italy) at The Politecnico di Torino premises.
Prof. Wojciech Cellary participated as a reviewer in a public defence of Mrs. Noemi Esnault's PhD Thesis entitled "Production automatique d’interfaces graphiques 3D pour le Web”. The defence took place in Rennes (France) at the Research Institute in Computer Science and Random Systems (Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires IRISA, Université de Rennes 1).
Dr. Krzysztof Walczak has been invited by the Minister of Science and Higher Education to join a special group of experts who will be involved in planning and supervising development of IT infrastructure for research.