20100531

CE "biweekly" meeting (...)

May 31, 2010

Personnel

Welcome to CHAMPP students Angelos and Dmitry
Several new students on their way to SE and CS
Robert Feldt (SE) applies for Docent status
Marianne moves up to 6th floor (replacing Rebecca, who heads to Lindholmen)

- Ann Wehlander replaces Marianne

New administrative director: Axel Persson
Johan Thörnquist, Katarina Lundquist new faces in student administration

- Åsa Samdell on parental leave

- Kerstin Germundsson retires in August

ICT FoAss

Dr. Durisi of ETH (ranked #1) has accepted the Markides-sponsored position
Dr. Cardenas (#3) will get an offer (NS)
Dr. Sourdis (#2) will hopefully get an offer (I'm working on it ...)

Research and proposals

Need to postpone hiring of fourth CHAMPP student

- Budgetary reasons

Teaching

Master programme silly season

- Goal: go from 49 to 30 programmes

- ... and from 1350 to 1000 courses

- Mostly looks like a 25% reduction in volume a few years from now

Economic responsibility for teaching may be reorganized
June 3rd: EDIT project day

Department issues

Emeritus room will be given up

- PhD student offices (CHAMPP, probably)

- Equipment may go to Grimeton (or I'll keep the analog computer! Cool stuff!)

New members of the Dept. Council

- Staffan Truvé

- Ted Kruse

Chalmers issues

EDIT: current best guess...

- Three BSc programmes (E, D, IT)

- Two HI programmes (E, D)

Where?

- IT @ Lindholmen

- D, E @ Johanneberg

AOI

Summer party on June 16; sign up!
Comments for VP still very welcome (see email of May 18)