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Supportcy In Business Insert "People and Organizations of the front line"
In the recent In Business insert entitled "People and Organizations of the front line" (pp. 44-46) you can read the statements of the secretary of the board of CCS, Dr. Panicos Masouras regarding the involvement of CCS in the Supportcy network.
2021 EQUALS in Tech Awards
2021 EQUALS in Tech Awards, Thursday 9 December 2021, 15.35-16.35 CET by the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
You are cordially invited to attend the 2021 EQUALS in Tech Awards, to be held virtually within the context of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF 2021). Please join us as we recognize the five award winners whose work this year was so inspiring in bridging the gender digital divide. We will join together as a community to celebrate success stories from around the world, share lessons learned and highlight inspiring, impactful work.
Pilot deployment of the sensor systems at EAC Head offices
On October 2021, LightSense project members had successfully installed the sensor systems at EAC Head offices in Nicosia. The sensor systems monitor the temperature and strain of the optical cables for providing useful information and also for identifying abnormal behaviors on the cables and thus in general possible network failures in the power network.
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Informative webinar on the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge for ICT educators and trainers
The Cyprus Computer Society and the Cyber Mouflons Cyber Security Group are organizing an informative online presentation on the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge. The presentation aims to ICT teachers, educators and trainers
Speaker: Simon Loizides, mentor and cybersecurity professional
Date: Monday 20 December 2021, 7.00-8.00pm
Registrations: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUrc-6vqDwjH9FjWI9zVVHN_Bgo3ZTug8cu
ECOXCYPRUS 6: HOW STARTUPS APPROACH INVESTORS
The 6th online meetup #EcoXCyprus is focused on how a startup approaches investors. The organisers invited angel investors, venture capitals from Cyprus, Greece, US, Europe, Russia, Middle East to discuss this hot startup subject and also answer all the questions you have. The event is hosted by the startup journalist and founder at Startups364 Panis Pieri.
CCS and Robotex Cyprus featured in IN Business magazine
Read the interview of the secretary of the board of CCS, Dr. Panikou Masoura regarding the actions of the association as well as for the Pancyprian Robotics Competition Robotex Cyprus.
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Balkan Tournament in Informatics 2021
The Balkan Tournament in Informatics was held in Sioumen, Bulgaria from November 24-29 and the Cypriot team received three bronze medals with Christos Falas, Dimitris Chrysostomou Theofanis Orfanou and the participation of Markos Kalavas. In the junior category, the team membere were of Orestis Souzos, Loukas Loukas, Polykarpos Christodoulou and George Laouris. The leaders of the team were Joachim Sykopetritis (Lyceum of Polemidia) and Angelos Poulis (EKPA).
HackHEUREKA
European University Cyprus and CERIDES are excited to announce the implementation of the 1st online hackathon #HackHEUREKA, within the framework of the DG-ECHO – funded project HEUREKA. Six (6) scholarships are available for the winners of #HackHEUREKA. The scholarships are kindly offered by European University Cyprus.
Full information about #HackHEUREKA is available at the following link:https://cerides.euc.ac.cy/
Registrations for #HackHEUREKA through the following link: https://bit.ly/3C3NHZn
INFOCOM CYPRUS 2021
INFOCOM conferences
CCS supports the "online three-day technology festival" organized by Smart Com & Smart Press on December 7-8 - 9 - Infocom Cyprus - Infocom Security Cyprus - Security Project Cyprus - respectively.
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GDC/LOGIPAIGNION 2022
CCS supports the the 12th edition ofgame development competition «GDC/LOGIPAIGNION 2022» for the school year 2021-2022, that is organised by CYENS Centre of Excellence, the Department of Computer Science at the University of Cyprus and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Nicosia.
Students from Aradippou Gymnasium represented Cyprus in the World Robotics Olympiad WRO
Students from Aradippou High School represented Cyprus in the World Robotics Olympiad WRO which took place online on November 18-21, 2021.
Cyprus team consisted of the students: George Charalambous, Andreas Poulis and Zannettos Efthimiou with Mr George Petrou as their coach. The young robotists designed, built and programmed a robot that took part in this year's "PowerBots - The Future of Energy" field challenges.
International Awards of Cyprus in Robotics
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) proudly shares news on the future of robotics in Cyprus! On Sunday, November 7, a three-day event took place, where robotics teams representing Cyprus received many awards at the Robotex International Competition, held in Tallinn, Estonia.
Award Ceremony of the Cyprus Cybersecurity National Team
The Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) organized the award ceremony of the Cyprus Cybersecurity Team that took place on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 at the University of Cyprus.
The return of Robotex Cyprus
he 4th Pancyprian Robotex Robotics Competition organized by the Cyprus Computer Society (CCS) was successfully completed οn Sunday, October 24, 2021. Robotex Cyprus 2021 was under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Cyprus and was hosted at the Gymnasio Agiou Ioannou Chrysostomou in Lakatamia.
Special Pirces for book-sized computers
KP WINTEC LTD, a distributor of ECS Taiwan products, offers special prices to CCS members for the purchase of book-sized computers suitable for schools and offices.
Up 2 Youth: Cyprus Olympiad in Informatics
Watch two of our "Olympians" in the episode of the Youth Organization for the Pancyprian IT Olympiad
European Cyber Security Month - Awareness raising activities for seniors from the European University Cyprus
On 27 October from 9am-11.00, Dr. Yianna Danidou from the European University Cyprus and member of the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge will present the Awareness raising activities for seniors.
CEPIS online event on Gender equality in the IT workplace
Join us on 26 November 2021 online from 10:00 to 12:30 CET at our event “Gender equality in the IT workplace: breaking down the barriers“. Registrations: https://cepis.org/events/gender-equality-in-the-it-workplace-26-11-2021/
European Cyber Security Month - Entry points & career opportunities in cybersecurity for UCLan Cyprus
On 22 October from 6-8pm, Dr. Eliana Stavrou from the UCLan Cyprus and member of the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge will present the career opportunities in cybersecurity.
European Cyber Security Month - Awareness raising activities for SMEs from the European University Cyprus
On 20 October from 9am-12.00, Dr. Yianna Danidou from the European University Cyprus and member of the Cyprus Cyber Security Challenge will present the cybersecurity in relation to SMEs
CEPIS - Otober 2021 Newsletter
The CEPIS October 2021 Newsletter has been released.
FREE Seminars through the Re-Educo project for educators
Open invitation to teachers for FREE participation in 4 online seminars aimed at addressing possible digital skills shortages and improving teacher skills with the aim of effectively integrating innovative approaches and online training tools. Register here: https://forms.gle/dEn6NXUXSaoXqy3i8.
Cyprus Cyber Security Team ranked 6th at ECSC 2021
The Cyprus Cyber Security Team took 6th place in the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) held in Prague from September 28 to October 1, 2021. The result is considered very encouraging for the "national hackers" since Cyprus counts only the fourth participations in the event.
IFIP September 2021 Newsletter
Read the IFIP Sepember Newsletter