2016-02-02

Agenda / minutes

• • Minutes of the previous meeting

  • Election of SC chair

    • candidates

      • nominated: Bernd

      • no other nominations

    • process

      • Vote during the meeting

      • Bernd was elected unanimously

• ETHICOMP 2017

  • • update on preparation, timeline (Richard)

    • 4 day conference, tightly linked

    • Details of review procedure is being looked at

    • Call will include call for tracks

    • Catherine to look after Easychair

    • Action: Richard to distribute draft of cfps, ready to distribute in early May; draft of programme schedule, draft of review procedures

• • Tracks / activities

    • • Action: Richard to sent out call for tracks by the end of Feb.(last conferences call for tracks is here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ZwH8h7LRk5wmb6zBMeEo9y_nwY7ibVgbx5bnyigDY98/viewform?usp=send_form#start=invite)

• • • Website

      • DMU was awkward last time.

      • Local info is key

      • important aspect: access to registration fees

    • relationship with CEPE

      • closely entangled, Fran likely programme chair for both

      • finance: registration should go directly to Turin

      • Action: Ugo to suggest a solution to the financial management (i.e. registration); in conjunction with website

      • joint publication with CEPE in SIGCAS newsletter is still desirable.

      • Action: AAA to look into the options from ACM; needs to be clear whether we can publish in SIGCAS newsletter by the time the cfp goes out.

    • other points

      • Action: Richard to include possible title of conference in documentation to be discussed.

      • Action: all: to send title suggestions to Richard

• Federated conference 2018, See AAA's proposal (AAA not present at meeting, so no detailed discussion possible)

  • • Action: All: think about who could be the ETHICOMP rep for the federated

• • AOB

    • CPDP, contoversy about sponsorship; we should have a sponsorship policy

      • Action: AAA to circulate draft policy

    • ETHICOMP has no code of conduct. Many communities have one. Should ETHICOMP have one?

      • lack of a code can be a PR issue.

      • possible problem: people can use this to be offended

      • who is the audience of such a code?

      • what are the issues that need to be addressed? Response: harassment of

      • Action: AAA to circulate draft for further discussion

  • Next meeting

    • after the submission of call for tracks