Presentation Title Here 30pt Arial

1. Presentation Title Here 30pt Arial Task Force on Professionalism

2. Current Participants • Declan Brady (ICS, Chair) • Hans Frederik (NGI) • Peter Federer (GI) • Dirk Deschoolmeester (FAIB-FBVI) • Malgorzata Kalinowska (PTI-PIPS) • Marek Holynski (PTI-PIPS) • Paolo Schgor (AICA) • Michiel Van der Voort (BCS) • Susie Kay (BCS) • Fernando Piera Gomez (ATI)

3. Activities since April • Meeting with EC, Brussels, Aug 4 • Andre Richier • IP3 • Presentation of CEPIS TF & Discussion of EC view • Emphasis on importance of convergent view • Invitation to eSkills conference • Workshop, Amsterdam, Sept 27 • Policy and Programme • eSkills Conference • CEPIS/IFIP Accord, WCC Declaration & IP3

4. Activities since April • eSkills Conference, Thessaloniki, Oct 9, 10 • Intervention in “The ICT Professional, e-Skills Certification and Training” parallel stream • Fostered interest in December Workshop with EC • Considerable electronic discussion! • “Policy and Programme” document, 1st draft

5. CEPIS on Professionalism • Acknowledges special position of IT in Society • Supports a convergent, evolving definition, based on Common Characteristics • Obliges CEPIS to • Champion • Consult with Members • Operate a supportive Programme • Publish progress regularly • Strongly encourages Members to • Adopt policy and make concrete effort to support aims and objectives • Support a common aspiration to common view • Become exemplars

6. Programme for Professionalism • Stage 1: Member Society Engagement • Understand local view • First draft “Common Characteristics” • Stage 2: Positive Help • To Societies able to subscribe to core aspects • Stage 3: Continued Encouragement • Continued Support • Special support for societies not in Stage 2 • Continuous programme • Two-year cycle • Different societies at different stages of journey

7. CEPIS and IP3 • The Task Force has proposed terms for CEPIS joining IP3. The elements of this are: • IFIP/CEPIS member societies should have priority on a national basis for IITP accreditation etc. • That in keeping with CEPIS budgetary limitations, that the "fee" be proposed as €6.5k pa payable over 6 years • That CEPIS' membership be seen as much as representative of CEPIS member societies (particularly the smaller ones) as much as it is seen as representative of CEPIS itself • CEPIS would become a member of IP3 Task Force within IFIP on same basis as available to other IFIP members, and with same standing as IFIP, BCS, CIPS, ACS, IEEE/CS for 6 years, with equivalent voting rights • CEPIS membership becomes model of regional representation

8. CEPIS and IP3 • Execom advice • Business Case and Plan is not visible • Support of European Member societies (within IFIP) unclear • Monitor IP3 closely, and review position in Spring Council

9. Also for Consideration by Council • Endorsement of WCC Declaration • Endorsement of CEPIS/IFIP Accord