Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Eryılmaz Becomes Executive Board Member of Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS)
28.11.2022

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meltem Eryılmaz, Department of Computer Engineering, was selected to represent Turkey in the Executive Board of the Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS) in the elections last week in Brussels.

The Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS) is the representative body of national informatics associations throughout greater Europe.

Established in 1989 by 9 European informatics societies, CEPIS has since grown to represent IT professionals in 28 countries.

CEPIS aspires to promote best practice for IT professionals and users throughout Europe by promoting high standards to further mature and promote IT professionalism; building gender balance in IT industry and inspire more young people to pursue IT-related education and careers;

advocating for a digitally competent and skilled general workforce in support of employability and higher productivity; advocating for the socially responsible adoption, secure, ethical, inclusive and environmentally friendly application of IT in Europe.