The conference is meant for people involved in e-health implementation through their everyday work either as service provider or at state level.

During the second day the participants will be divided into small groups and they will have an opportunity to visit hospitals, IT companies, and other Estonian organisations involved in eGovernment.
 

The aim of the conference is to provide explicit information on current and visionary benefits of RIs, discuss their international collaboration perspectives and contribute in a vivid dialogue among RI stakeholders.

The first session of the event has the aim to illustrate European and national strategies and actions on Research Infrastructures (RIs). Representatives of the European Commission-DG Research, e-IRG, Italian Ministry of Research, Italian RI Programme Delegates, Italian Research Institutions and Council, as well as successful RIs proposers will take part in that session.

The second session, organized within the scope of EuroRIsNET’s ongoing dialogue with RI stakeholders, will be a round table entitled “A vision of the socio-economic benefits of research infrastructures at international level”. EC Representatives, NCP networks coordinators, RI operators and industry, scientific communities’ representatives, as well as representatives from the International Cooperation countries (such as Canada, USA, South Africa, Russia etc.) are expected to attend, in order to provide their own experience and contribute to a constructive dialogue on current status and expectations related to the socio-economic benefits of research infrastructures at international level.

Attendees are expected to interact with invited speakers and moderators of the round table, in order to analyze existing indications on the socio-economic impact of research infrastructures at the international level and discuss ways in which international collaboration on RIs could support the enhancement of the expected benefits for society and the economy.

This workshop will not only include an overview summary of the regulatory process to get your product to market, but also what is expected of you to continue to supply the market.  It will take you step by step through classification, conformity assessment, CE marking, post-marketing surveillance and regulatory maintenance requirements. 

The workshop will be interactive and include an opportunity for everyone to work through some practical examples to assist in the understanding of the process.

The EurOCEAN 2010 Conference and Ostend Declaration (October 2010) will come at a crucial time for the European marine science community to influence how marine science is supported in Europe in the coming decade. It will provide a timely opportunity to reinforce the importance of marine science in effective maritime policy making and the key role it will play in the path towards economic growth and recovery in Europe.
 

- 3rd Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research (Dec. 7-8, 2010)
- 2010 EuroAfrica e-Infrastructures Conference (Dec. 9-10, 2010)
- Lab Visits (Dec. 10, 2010)

The week is organised by the FP7 eI-Africa and EuroAfrica-ICT EU-funded projects with the support of the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, the largest multi-technological applied research organisation in Northern Europe.

In particle physics and quantum mechanics, spin is a fundamental characteristic property of elementary particles, composite particles (hadrons), and atomic nuclei. All elementary particles of a given kind have the same spin quantum number, which is an important part of a particle's quantum state.

Participation by students, young physicists, and physicists from developing countries is strongly encouraged at this symposium.

Mostly they still see both as a threat rather than an opportunity. The latter, though, offers opportunities for new services and products. This can boost companies and regional service providers, helping them to gain competitive advantages over competitors in other regions and eventually creating new jobs and employment.

One of the partners in the workshop is the Silver Economy Network of European Regions (Senaer). Some of the member regions have strategies developed and in place from which could serve as inspiration for others. This includes programmes ranging from dedicated support and funding programmes, such as the one in the Gelderland region (Netherlands), to dedicated policy programmes in regions like Limburg (Netherlands), Limousin (France) and Extremadura (Spain) and the dedicated 'Senior economy' initiative in North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).

Workshop objectives are to:
- inform about the objectives of the European Year for Active Ageing & Intergenerational Solidarity 2012,
- develop a European exchange of information on activities and initiatives in different European regions,
- identify areas for cooperation which may lead to the establishment of partner consortia,
- develop and submit project proposals to European Commission funding programmes.

Increased collaboration between individuals and organisations often leads to the sharing of information and services outside of an owner's area of control. This provides strong motivation for investigation into the infrastructure, and in particular the security necessary to protect the information and resources shared within these environments. This research needs to address, among other things, collaboratively developed security policy, continued ownership and control of shared information, intellectual property, privacy requirements and content specific information security requirements.

Secure collaborative working is an essential part of eScience. Such collaboration could take place within many scientific domains, such as in bio-sciences and particle physics, where data must be shared securely and in accordance with specific usage policies.

The aim of the workshop is therefore to bring together a diverse community of individuals to identify best practice and share experiences. The outcome could be the basis for defining a `roadmap' in this area.

The Technology Strategy Board and the Biosciences KTN will be attending and would to hear of anyone from the UK who will be attending or wishes to attend. There may be some funding available for companies wishing to visit.

Contact John Sime john.sime@biosciencektn.com and Merlin Goldman merlin.goldman@tsb.gov.uk for further information.

There will also be speakers from industry, who have direct experience of participating in European funded collaborative R & D projects, as well as a representative from the security industry trade body, ADS.

The event will feature a seminar day and a day dedicated to pre-scheduled bilateral meetings.

The seminar day will feature presentations and discussions on financing opportunities for clusters and associations, best practices in management of clusters, stakeholder relations and opportunities for cluster networking and international cooperation.

The second day will be dedicated to pre-scheduled bilateral meetings between companies and organisations. Participants will be able to meet potential European cooperation partners, promote service and products, and find new technologies and products.

This conference is organised by Applied Research and Communications Fund in partnership with Enterprise Europe Network - Bulgaria.

Session topics will include:
- 'Smart growth as a tool to compete',
- 'Estonian bioeconomy: status quo and future perspectives',
- 'Healthy food and efficient food industry',
- 'ScanBalt health region - innovation in health and life sciences',
- 'Healthy ageing in the Baltic Sea region',
- 'Patient mobility in EU - unlocking the political conundrum',
- 'Biotechnology parks - support structures for new company development',
- 'Business models and co-operation frameworks for successful health services export'.

The forum will also feature visits to biotech companies and academic labs in Tallinn.

• Clients looking to start a business in Europe
• Clients with an established business in Scotland looking to expand in Europe
• Clients with enquiries on European trade, markets and legislation.
• Clients looking for Euro-specific market research
• Clients who have experienced difficulties trading in the European Union
• Clients looking for further information on available EU funding

• David Martin MEP
• Dr. Borja García García, Institute of Sport and Leisure Policy, Loughborough University
• Jürgen Ditthard, Secretariat of the European Parliament Committee on Culture and Education
• Fergus Walters, CEO, British Association of Snowsport Instructors (BASI)

The tools that people use to manage personal information have evolved over time. The desktop used to be at the centre of a user's PIM universe, containing contacts, emails, events, appointments and to-do lists. However, as the amount of stored information and the number of applications has grown, desktop data has become harder and harder to manage.

At the same time, more online services and applications are becoming available to users and gaining in popularity. As a result, the boundaries between the desktop and the web become less discernible. The desktop is no longer the single access point to personal information, but one of many personal information sources. Consequently, personal information is becoming more fragmented across multiple devices, requiring extra effort to synchronise, duplicate, search and browse. Semantic technologies can improve significantly the user's experience and relieve some of the stress associated with managing disparate information.

The aim of this workshop is to bring together researchers and practitioners in the areas of personal information management, user modelling, semantic web and linked data to share their visions, research achievements, and solutions, as well as to establish new collaborations in research and development. At the same time, the event will provide a platform for discussing research topics and challenges related to personal semantic data.

Among the topics which are scheduled to be covered are the following:
- tools for model-driven development,
- meta CASE tools or generators,
- tools for visual languages,
- model transformation and model management tools,
- visualisation, animation and simulation tools,
- analysis of models, transformations and programs (incl. verification & validation, static analysis, testing),
- data analysis and pattern recognition techniques,
- tool integration techniques,
- software engineering tools,
- software evolution,
- efficient algorithms (pattern matching, handling of large graph models).

The event is one in a series, and this year's edition will have a special emphasis on applications of graph-based tools to model-driven engineering. Different tools, built around industry-driven frameworks (like Eclipse), are based on the notion of graph to perform different activities, most notably different model transformations, like animations, simulations, refactorings and model-to-model transformations.

The purpose of this free workshop is to bring all of the developers involved in the Scottish Territorial Waters and Scottish coast Round three sites and Scottish Port owners together at a single event.

The objective is to understand the requirements for offshore wind and the processes involved and will be delivered through information booklets and presentations on the day.

This will be followed by one-to-one meetings between developers and the ports to allow port owners the opportunity to inform developers as to the suitability of their facility for an offshore wind function.

Also invited will be a number of Supply Chain companies relevant to the offshore wind sector. These companies will have an opportunity to exhibit to delegates during the afternoon within an exhibition hall environment.

This interactive session will help to inform delegates of the future requirements and opportunities in offshore wind and will provide an excellent networking opportunity for all participants.

Most of the mobile operators have now developed their own app stores and are encouraging developers to create apps, software and content for their individual platforms which are targeted directly at end consumers and businesses. Therefore your brand could be put in front of targeted customers who are interested in buying from you.

This event will look at what apps are applicable in the mobile world, who wants to buy them and how do you ensure you develop the right type of apps for the right mobile platform. We will look at key mobile tools such as mobile marketing, mobile tracking, gaming, coupons and mobile CRM. If you are considering a mobile strategy for your business or are thinking about developing a mobile app, then this event will give you the information you will need to do this!

This event is open to all companies in Scotland considering developing mobile applications for their customers.

We all know about Facebook, Linked In and Twitter, but how can we get real advantage from social networking?  Find out at this event where you can learn to use social networking for business while doing some traditional business networking at the same time!

Hear how brands can leverage this constantly changing global community

As you probably already know, social media is all about conversation. The skill is how to utilise those conversations effectively to enhance your brand presence in these social media spaces.
From understanding what is being said about your brand and how individuals are interacting with it in these areas, intelligence can be gathered so that all communications can be targeted appropriately, maximising your brands potential.

Urban Niche Managing Director will take you through some of the best uses of social media and how brands can leverage this constantly changing global community.

08:00-08:15 - Breakfast buffet
08:15-08:30 – Introduction from you Host
08:30-09:15 - Social Networking – Urban Niche Marketing
09:15-09:30 (10:00 close) - Informal business networking/Questions

How to Book: Contact 0844 736 2992 or use the email address below.

Going4Growth Borders will be led by BBC Scotland presenter Catriona Shearer and is being held at St Boswells on Wednesday 6 October 2010.

Aimed at freelancers in broadcast and digital industries, as well as final year students, programmed commissioners and editors, FilmCamp 10 is an event inspired by the spirit of BarCamp - a free, ‘un-conference’ designed to facilitate the sharing of ideas in an open environment.

The UK National Contact Point for the NMP theme of FP7 is pleased to announce a National Information Day on Monday 13th September 2010.  The event will be hosted by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills in their Conference Centre at 1 Victoria Street, London.   

The day will commence with coffee and registration from 9.30am and delegates will be welcomed by the first speaker at 10.00am.  The event will finish at 1.30pm with a buffet lunch and refreshments.

The morning will be used to address the content of the Call, the principal speaker being Dr Martyn Chamberlain - from the European Commission.

There will be ample opportunity throughout the day for networking, information gathering and brokering. 

In addition, there will be case study presentations from active industrial participants in the NMP programme and National Contact Point staff will be available for help and advice. 

To request a registration form for this event, please email tmccarroll@tuvnel.com

Following receipt of your completed registration form, confirmation of your booking and full joining instructions will be provided.

Should you require any further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Tracy McCarroll, NMP NCP Event Team, Tel:       01355 593 793 Email:   tmccarroll@tuvnel.com

The European Commission’s next ICT Call for proposals will seek proposals for Research and innovation aimed at the full technology chain for OLAE and Smart Textiles aimed at increased European competitiveness and the accelerated emergence of new devices, and product in key applications and/or the creation of new markets.
Attendees will be encouraged to study the new workprogramme with a view to participating in research projects which will result from the coming proposals round. There will be an opportunity during the day for participants to share outlines of the capabilities / ideas as a means of stimulating discussion and
consortium formation.

There is a significant amount of environmental legislation and fiscal controls (e.g. directives concerning energy using products, noise regulation laws, carbon dioxide emissions tariffs) which impact the design and operation of fluid machinery. More stringent requirements are inevitable as stricter global, European and national targets are imposed.

Fortunately, reducing environmental impact need not always mean increased cost. There is significant scope for financial savings, such as through reduced energy usages, improved design for remanufacturing and reuse of components.

This event aims to raise awareness of legislative requirements and showcase best practices being adopted by manufacturers and users, highlighting where opportunities exist to reduce the wider impact of fluid machinery and work in harmony with environmental requirements.

The complexity of the current internet structure and its future can only be understood by using a multi-disciplinary approach. Such an approach should include the science of complex systems, and in particular complex network theory. It should also rely on the social sciences and humanities to explain the underpinnings of the internet at a societal and economic level.

Topics that will be covered in the conference include:
- internet topology and modelling,
- complex techno-social networks,
- modelling of collective social behaviour,
- social and human dynamics,
- spreading and epidemics in techno-social systems,
- virtual social systems,
- co-evolution of internet and society,
- internet as a socio-economical system,
- mobile social networks,
- internet enabled applications and business,
- future internet as a techno-social system.

This conference is organised by the European Science Foundation (ESF) in partnership with European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST).

At the same time, the attention of mobile users is often split among many simultaneous tasks. This means that valuable location-based services have to be tailored to current user interests and needs.

At base, location data and context derived from various sensors can act as an indicator for a user's current activities. By complementing the sensor data with domain knowledge of a specific assistance scenario (like shopping, or health-care), it is possible to go well beyond functionality. In assistance scenarios - in contrast to a general setting - user activities can be assumed to be related to certain well-defined tasks.

By formalising those tasks and the related user goals, additional meaning can be attributed to context information. On this basis the integration of user preferences can be achieved, keeping the user in the loop of control during concurring and uncertain system states.

This event will stimulate innovative thinking and help you:

• Increase your competitiveness
• Make better use of technology
• Access and win in new markets
• Diversify into new industries and markets
• Network with businesses from a wide range of sectors.

The show will also see a number of conferences taking place at the same time. Many, although not all, are being held in English and German. The conferences will include:
- the Tenth Bundesverband BioEnergie (BBE) Conference for Wood and Enegery,
- the Fourth Conference on Small and Micro Cogeneration,
- 'Energy efficiency - an overview of the Italian market',
- 'Intelligent energy - a conference on the state of the art',
- 'Energy from biogenous wastes',
- 'Small and middle wood gasification',
- 'Small wind plants'.

Attendees are expected to include a range of decision makers, exhibitors and business professionals from Europe and further abroad.

The conference is part of the EU's 'Sustainable energy Europe' campaign, and will also feature a business exchange forum.

The International Conference will focus on trends in waste management practice, in terms of new legislation and business development.  There will be parallel sessions to include presentations on specific emerging technologies, case studies, and calls for partners in R&D.

The technology brokerage event will provide opportunities for one-to-one meetings focusing on technology & business partnering. Organisations that wish to grow their business through licensing technology (in or out), or through joint venture or other strategic partnership, can offer their specific resources, or select those of interest, by registering for the technology brokerage sessions.

Who should attend:
Industrial & Waste organisations involved in Waste to Resource 
Enterprise Europe Network host organisations and Sector Groups in Environment and Renewable Energy. 
Local/Regional National Authorities and utility companies

Registration
Please note: To register for the CONFERENCE please complete the online registration form at the event website - http://www.enterprise-ireland.com/Events/Waste+to+Resource.htm

To REGISTER for the BROKERAGE EVENT please complete the online registration page on the brokerage event website

The recently launched call for proposal will focus on transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters to support economic sustainable development by boosting the competitiveness of transport-related economy.

With a budget of over €18 million the call will fund Coordination Actions on:

• analysis, development and implementation of research agendas for regional or cross-border clusters.
• mentoring of regions with a less-developed research profile.
• initiatives to improve integration.
• dissemination activities.

Research Potential of Convergence Regions aims to unlock and develop the research potential of research entities in the EU´s Convergence and Outermost regions. With a budget of over €64 million, the current call will fund Coordination and Support Actions in any FP7 research field for:

• analysis, exchange of know-how and experience.
• recruitment of experienced researchers.
• upgrading of research equipment.
• dissemination activities.

This information day will cover the main aspects of the above call for proposals, providing the expertise from the European Commission and the UK National Contact Point. The event will also provide the opportunity to learn about the Scottish regional policy and to meet with successful ROK projects.

This event is highly interactive with plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

The Growing Galileo 2010 Information Day on September 22nd will give you a first hand occasion to discover these funding opportunities available in more detail.

Don't miss this chance to learn about the projects accepted for funding under previous calls, meet, network and form partnerships with other organisations and get recommendations to build a successful proposal.
 
More here.

Addressed to healthcare professionals (cranio-maxillofacial surgeons, neurosurgeons) industrial designers and biomedical engineers), the program will tackle the new rapid prototyping technologies applied to the production of customised implants, digital design of medical devices, new biocompatible materials and their applications. Participants can also participate in a practical demonstration of design software used in the personalization of medical implants.

Speakers invited include European experts on the field of medicine, medical engineering and customized manufacturing through Rapid Prototyping.

The seminar and workshop is organized by Ascamm Foundation (Barcelona, Spain) and the Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery of the Maastricht University Medical Centre with the support of Hospital de la Santa Creu i de Sant Pau (Barcelona, Spain) and Materialise N.V. (Leuven, Belgium).

The objective of the event is to address the social, environmental and economic challenges for European manufacturing and establish a dialogue with scientists, decision makers and opinion leaders on the contribution which research can bring to transforming European industry from being resource-intensive to knowledge-intensive.

During the event, project officers will present the new calls launched on 20 July 2010 under the 'Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies' (NMP) theme of the Seventh Framework Programme. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network, present their ideas and find potential research partners.

In addition, an exhibition will showcase the latest trends and developments in the domain of industrial technologies and visits will be organised to innovative local companies.

Specific topics will include:
- carbon footprint, accounting, and trading,
- emerging low carbon business models and practices,
- energy efficient computing and enabling technologies,
- monitoring and supervision technologies,
- green organisation, technology and practices,
- green ecosystems and sustainable development,
- green facilities, production, and logistics,
- radio frequency identification and automation,
- standards, regulations, and legal issues.

The target topics of the brokerage event and conference will be design, manufacturing, testing, high technology materials (composite, titanium, aluminum, magnesium casting), aviation clustering, supply chain management and simulation.

High level executives of worldwide organizations as well as Turkish companies in the aerospace sector will share their experiences.

You can get more information  about the conference from the link below.

At the same time, phenomena have attracted a great deal of attention, mainly in the fields of harmonic analysis, asymptotic analysis, homogenisation, differential geometry, theory of Hamiltonian systems and theory of integrable systems. Once they have been understood from a mathematical standpoint, effective computational algorithms often follow.

The event is organised by the European Science Foundation in partnership with the European Mathematical Society, the European Research Centres on Mathematics and the Isaac Newton Institute.

Aim of each session
The aim of each session is to provide participants with an overview of the ERC in the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), focusing on the Starting Grant scheme. The Starting Grant Call opened on 20 July 2010, with deadlines in autumn 2010. Participants should gain a deeper understanding of the proposal format and the key issues they are required to address in planning, writing and costing a Starting Grant proposal. Attendance will be free of charge, thanks to the support from the organisations hosting the events.
Who should attend?

The sessions will be of particular interest to UK-based researchers planning to submit a proposal for the ERC Starting Grants. Places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

The two-day conference will focus on the conceptualisation, design, development, evaluation and application of innovative ways to use ICT in the rural domain. The conference will, among others, explore the environmental impact of e-agriculture in the improvement and more efficient use of natural resources and exploitation of nature's potential towards a sustainable growth that best matches Africa's needs.

The event will also examine current trends in the fields of agroecology and organic agriculture and the way these can be supported through e-agriculture, as well as particular applications and use cases that meet the needs of the African continent.

As well as having high profile speakers from the security industry and the European Commission, there are numerous partner brokerage sessions, based on each of the 7 main missions in FP7 Security theme.
 

If booking between 22nd July - 10th September, the cost to attend is €175 per person.(after that is rises to €225 per person. Obviously travel and accommodation costs are in addition.

In its early stages, the digital form of play was restricted to a specific circle of gamers. Today, people of all ages and personal circumstances are playing computer games in almost every part of the public. It is possible to play on computers, dedicated game systems, mobile phones or handhelds, all mediums which cross the dividing lines between different territories in modern culture. The relation between play, society and culture is changing. This brings not only new opportunities and possibilities but also questions, challenges and problems.

The workshop is jointly organised by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, the City of Vienna, wienXtra, the University of Vienna and the Danube-University Krems

This event is one in a series of symposiums which are all part of the United Nations Basic Space Technology Initiative (UNBSTI). UNBISTI is a new effort within the framework of the United Nations Programme on Space Applications. It aims to support capacity building in basic space technology and to promote the use of space technology and its applications for sustainable development.

The event will seek to:
- review the status of worldwide small satellite activities, with a particular focus on regional cooperation,
- examine the potential of using small satellites for education, research and operational applications,
- discuss the technical and programmatic issues of developing payloads for small satellites,
- consider the relevant regulatory issues (such as frequency allocations, space debris mitigation, registration) specific to small satellite programmes.

Symposium participants are set to include those who are involved in the planning or implementation of small satellite programmes in relevant governmental and non-governmental organisations, international or national agencies, academic institutions and industry.

The event is designed to provide a forum where marine scientists, professionals, and students gather to share their work in theme-based series of oral and poster presentations.

This year's edition will focus on coastal zones. Approximately 19 theme sessions, oral presentations and posters will cover such topics as contaminants, benthic indicators, aquaculture, bio invasions, harmful algal blooms, biodiversity, operational oceanography, integrated coastal-zone management and marine coastal planning. Eight theme sessions will focus on fishery research.

A special theme session about the future organisation of research surrounding the ERA-NETs (Marifish, Seas-Era) and an EU marine joint programming initiative will be of special interest.

As Nanomedicine is experiencing continued and increased interest, this event will strongly focus on discussing strategic opportunities for the Nanomedicine stakeholders coming from industry, academia and clinics.

A key target of this forum will be to raise awareness for translational research and clinical needs in Nanomedicine.

Topics:
* Nanopharmaceutics
* Nanodiagnostics
* Regenerative Medicine
* Proposals & Technology Offers
* Strategic activities of the ETPN
* Educational Track
* Networking 

It is an international celebration of science and technology, and their contribution to the betterment of the human condition. The United Nations General Assembly declared in 1999 that World Space Week will be held each year from October 4-10. These dates commemorate two events:

October 4, 1957. Launch of the first human-made Earth satellite, Sputnik 1, thus opening the way for space exploration
October 10, 1967. The signing of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activites of States in the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies.

What are the benefits of World Space Week?

Educates people around the world about the benefits they receive from space
Encourages greater use of space for sustainable economic development
Demonstrates public support for space programs
Excites children about learning and their future
Promote institutions around the world that are involved in space
Fosters international cooperation in space outreach and education

communication;
team player;
customer care;
personal appearance; and
local knowledge.
Managers download the materials from the web-site, introduce their staff to each topic and allow them to complete each module at a pace that is appropriate to their job.

The programme has been designed for organisations working within the Scottish Tourism industry including;

B&Bs;
hotels;
guesthouses;
bars;
retail outlets;
restaurants;
tour operators;
transport providers; and
leisure centres.
Annual subscription costs are: £20 + VAT (small businesses with 1 to 10 employees, £50 and £100 + VAT for larger businesses)

Participants of the Annual Forum will be able to contribute to this picture and discuss opportunities with key representatives from industry, research and the European Commission. The event also is a good dissemination opportunity for recently started FP7 projects.

Programme:
1st Day – Thursday, 7 October 2010
The EPoSS General Assembly (starting at 3 pm) is dedicated to EPoSS members and all those who intend to become a member.
It will comprise reporting on current activities, the outlining of future
strategies and elections of the EPoSS Chairman and Vice Chairmen.
Dedicated EPoSS Working Group meetings and a dinner event will
complete the first day‘s programme.

2nd Day – Friday, 8 October 2010
The EPoSS Annual Forum is open to all stakeholders. It will comprise high-level keynote speeches and selected presentations from the EPoSS Call for Presentations as set out below. Representatives from industry and research will present advanced solutions to design, manufacturing or interface challenges arising from the integration of multiple functionalities, technologies, materials, scales and disciplines into operational Smart Systems.
The conference will begin a 9:00 am and end at 4:30 pm.

A Call for Presentations on the Challenges of Integration was launched for the event. For details see http://www.smart-systems-integration.org/annual_forum/cfp. 

The second phase of the PPP European Green Cars Initiative was launched on 20 July with the announcement of calls in several themes of the Seventh Framework Programme. While the major focus is on electric and hybrid vehicles research for heavy duty vehicles based on internal combustion engines and logistics and co-modality are also included.

The event will seek to facilitate the participation of interested stakeholders in the European Green Cars Initiative and particularly in these calls.

Sessions during the event will include:
- 'Thinking ahead - the European Green Cars Initiative',
- 'Smart manufacturing for the full electric vehicle',
- 'European projects and programmes for the Green Car',
- 'Proposals and consortia for the 2011/12 Calls'.

On the first day of the conference, a presentation on how to use the newest renewable supply simulations for communal energy management is planned. This will be followed by an excursion to the German project-area 'Scharnhauser Park', where the renewable supply simulations are being tried and tested.

Innovative energy supply concepts using solar thermal, energy management strategies, biomass and photovoltaics will be discussed on the two subsequent conference days.

Representatives from the energy sector, architecture, politics, administrative and economic bodies, universities and research organisations are among those slated to attend the event.

• Presentations from senior representatives from Japanese biotech companies
• Corporate and product analyses provided as handouts
• One-to-one partnering opportunity
• Networking with delegates from the licensing and investment communities

Security-related research is an important building block for supporting European freedom, security and justice. It also contributes to developing technologies and capabilities in support of other European Community policy areas such as transport, civil protection, energy, environment and health.

The event is designed to inform participants about proposals, as well as to provide information on legal and procedural conditions. Attendants will also have the opportunity to network, present their ideas and find potential research partners.

This specific call is open to research institutions, universities, industries, SMEs, civil society organisations and any security stakeholders.

A major focus is on electric and hybrid vehicles. Research for heavy duty vehicles based on internal combustion engines and logistics and co-modality are considered as well.

In order to facilitate the participation of interested stakeholders in the European Green Cars Initiative and particularly in these call, VDI/VDE-IT together with the European Technology Platform on Smart Systems Integration (EPoSS) and the Coordination Action ICT4FEV is organizing this event.

Agenda Outline of the event
09:30 Opening Session
10:00 Session 1: Thinking Ahead the European Green Cars Initiative
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Session 2: Smart Manufacturing for the Full Electric Vehicle
12:30 Lunch / Individual Counsel by Experts from VDI/VDE-IT
13:30 Session 3: European Projects and Programmes
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 Session 4: Proposals and Consortia for the 2011/12 Calls
16:30 Outlook

Opportunities for presenting project proposals and technology offers/requests will be given. Attendance is free of charge but limited to confirmed participants only. 
 

• nanomaterials
• applications of nanomaterials and nanotechnologies
• bionanotechnology, nanomaterials for medicine
• health, safety and environment (HSE)
• poster section

Official language of the conference is English.

Nano Brokerage Event 2010 is on the 13th October organised by the Enterprise Europe Network and it is designed for technology developers and technology seekers. Companies,universities, technological centres, research and development institutes, laboratories and private researchers will have opportunity to:

• present their know-how and innovative technologies
• find new technological solutions
• meet potential business partners
• find partners for collaborative European R&D projects
• make new international contacts

The Brokerage Event is free of charge. and you can register through the conference NANOCON
2010 website.

Tracking, telemetry and command systems (TTC) are of fundamental importance in space programmes. Recent developments in the areas of telecommunications, signal processing, computing and electronics are making possible new capabilities in the design and functionality of TTC systems either in space or in ground systems.

Deep space missions are evolving and the applications required place demanding requirements and challenges on the TTC system design. Methods and architectures for the handling of TTC components and their interconnection are also evolving and will cause the space systems to be closer to the community of users.

Alongside with the workshop, an industrial exhibition will be organised. It will focus on TTC applications, TTC technology, TTC trends and TTC requirements for both ground-based and space-based equipment. The aim will be to foster exchanges between stakeholders from research and industrial development.

The event will bring cover technological developments, learning models, and implementation of new and innovative approaches to training and education. The synergy of multiple disciplines, ranging from computer science, education, psychology, cognitive science and social science, can provide new, more effective and more especially more sustainable, technology-enhanced learning solutions to learning problems.

The technology-enhanced learning (TEL) community is facing new research questions. At the same time, new approaches are required for TEL design, implementation, and use to improve the understanding and communication of educational needs among all stakeholders.

Because of their fundamental role in information production and dissemination, digital libraries are also expected to provide information society with functionality and services that must be continuously available and guarantee the expected quality of service. This leads to the development of 'very large digital libraries' (VLDL), which are defined in terms of the number of information objects and collections to be made available, users to be served and potentially distributed functionality/content resources needed to construct them.

Research on very large digital libraries has led to a number of challenges which have scalability, interoperability and sustainability as focal points. Event topics are scheduled to include:
- architectural models for VLDL systems,
- data models for VLDL content,
- design methodologies for VLDLs,
- constructing VLDLs as integration and federation of existing digital libraries,
- management in VLDLs,
- security issues in VLDLs,
- sustainability issues in VLDLs,
- scalability issues in VLDLs,
- distribution issues for VLDLs,
- interoperability issues for VLDLs: content and functionality,
- managing content in VLDLs: storage, indexing, integration, aggregation, preservation, manipulation, and others.
 

They will have the opportunity to address the key scientific, engineering and technology challenges underpinning this innovation.

The conference typically attracts the principle players in the field of wave and tidal energy technology, as well as leaders of companies engaged in offshore wind and marine activities.

Regions and cities will play a major role in the discussions on 'EU2020' agenda, on the budget review, and on the future of EU cohesion policy post-2013. The Open Days are an ideal framework for them to showcase good practice in the field of strengthening regional competitiveness, territorial co-operation and social and economic cohesion, to share experiences with others and to impact on the political debates among EU institutions and Member States. In 2010, the Open Days will concentrate on 'competitiveness, co-operation and cohesion'. Please note the session on "Ageing and persons with disabilities – turning the challenge into opportunities through regional innovation with ICT and accessibility measures" (session 07C26).
 

This workshop, therefore, aims to cover scientific and technical issues associated with remotely sensing vegetation fluorescence. The workshop will also focus on application areas, modelling activities (canopy fluorescence radiative transfer, direct and inverse signal modelling), ground and airborne campaigns, new instrumentation (field, aircraft, satellite), studies on atmospheric effects and correction methods, new fluorescence retrieval techniques such as spectral fitting methods, access to actual photosynthesis (relationship to radiation and diurnal variations, to CO2 flux, complementarities with Physiological Reflectance Index, etc.), and detecting and monitoring vegetation stress (robust indicators, impact of spatial variability).

- medical equipments and services;
- orthopedics equipments;
- laboratory equipment and products;
- medical research;
- medical software;
- pharmaceutical, natural products;
- cosmetics;
- clothes and shoes for medical staff.

Meetings and networking events will be held parallel to the exhibition. Conferences are also organised as are presentations of new products and research.

The conference provides a forum for discussion on the latest in research and innovation in smart grid technologies. A series of papers, panels, tutorials and lectures by international experts will take place. The conference is open to researchers, policy makers, students and practitioners.

• to find suppliers of new technologies, products, know-how from all over Europe
• to identify new customers for your new technologies and products
• to set up international business contacts for various types of cooperation – new products development, marketing, manufacture, joint-venture initiatives etc.
• to get informed on new technology trends, research and development.

Ideal-ist is organising this brokerage event in collaboration with the Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) in the field of Information and Communication Technologies of the 7th Framework Programme.

The event aims to:
- Make research, innovation and business communities aware of funding opportunities offered by the Framework Programmes of the European Union;
- Involve companies, universities and researchers from Europe and all over the world interested in sharing new project ideas and finding collaboration partners;
- Support participants to facilitate the setup of FP7 project consortia and submit successful proposals for the calls of FP7.

ECCP2010 is dedicated to oncology companies focussing on diagnostics, therapeutics, drug delivery, imaging and medical devices.

ECCP2010 will take place at Folketeateret in the centre of Oslo and will be opened with a welcome reception at the Norwegian Opera House on Septmber 15th at 7pm.

Oncology Focus

Meet Biotech companies, pharma companies and venture capitalists during a compact and purely oncology-focused two-day event

One to one meetings

Present and discuss partnering opportunities in one-to-one meetings. Post your company profile and use the online partnering platform to pre-schedule meetings and to maximise your partnering success.

Programme with partnering as a central theme

Benefit from lectures, case studies and roundtables with leading industry experts. Get an outlook to the decade ahead from "Oncology 2020! keynotes and learn about recent trends in R&D, business development and investments in six focused sessions.

Networking

Expand your network by using excellent networking opportunities: two networking events in the evenings and breaks during the day offer multiple ways to connect.

Register at http://www.eccp2010.com

The Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT) conference series was formed in 1997 following the merger of the earlier series of ICCDR and the Greenhouse Gas: Mitigation options conference.

The IEA Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA GHG) is the guardian of the conference series. The GHGT conferences are held every two years in IEA GHG's member countries. The conference series rotates between North America, Europe and Asia.

The GHGT conference series has established itself as the principal international conference on greenhouse mitigation technologies.

Discussions about technological and other policy-related developments will play a prominent role in the conference.

The conference will discuss the role biological solutions can play for the food and energy sectors, for climate change mitigation and for biodiversity conservation. The outcome of the conference is hoped to be a “new European vision and action plan for the KBBE towards 2020”.

There will also be an exhibition as part of the conference, where the biotech sector can display its products and services to the participants.

Taking part as an exhibitor is free of charge and there is an ongoing call for exhibitors. More details on exhibiting here.

This four-day brokerage event is intended to help foster partnerships on railway technology, public transport, services, tunnel construction, information and communication technology, interiors and infrastructure. It is open to all businesses, universities and research institutes across Europe.

The event programme is designed as a 'one-stop shop' for networking. Participants will be able to schedule meetings potential partners in advance, exchange experiences and find out more about national and international funding opportunities.

The event will take place at the same time as Innotrans 2010, a trade show focused on passenger and freight transport technology.

Discussions at the event will not focus on any specific kind of tool, but rather the issues common to all tool builders, and builders of academic research prototypes in particular. Questions will include:
- 'Should tool building remain a craft?',
- 'Should academic tools be of commercial quality?',
- 'How to integrate and combine independently developed tools?',
- 'What are the positive lessons learned in building tools?',
- 'What are the pitfalls in tool building?',
- 'What are good practices?',
- 'What are effective techniques to improve the quality of academic tools?',
- 'What is needed to build an active community of developers and users?',
- 'Are there any useful tool building patterns for software engineering tools?',
- 'How to compare or benchmark such tools?',
- 'What particular languages and language paradigms are suited to build software engineering tools?'

Micro and nanotechnologies have significant advantages for space applications in such areas as Earth observation, navigation, communications and scientific missions. Specific benefits include fostering new types of missions and instruments, reducing cost, size, mass and time from mission conception to launch and increased performance, reliability and redundancy.

The roundtable will focus on micro and nanotechnologies for space applications like Earth observation, navigation, communications and scientific missions.

The workshops will focus on fostering international collaboration on the development of advanced micro and nanotechnologies for next generation aerospace systems. The workshop will emphasise measurable deliverables with lasting impact for the industry.

Hosted by the Technology Strategy Board, Innovate has this year been expanded by a third, with more stimulating speakers and cutting-edge technology exhibits. Innovate 2010 will inspire you, offer collaboration and funding opportunities, and help you work towards success in the markets of the future - whether in digital, energy, life sciences, sustainability or other sectors.

There will be an early bird discount price of £50 for tickets to Innovate ’10. To register your interest now, enter your email address here and we’ll send you more details.

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This year's conference is themed "Healthcare 2020" and will explore over the course of 3 days in 15 interactive sessions how the medical technology industry contributes and can better contribute to the Europe 2020 Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
 

The main aim of the two-day event is to initiate competitive research project proposal in the field of marine, climate and earth observation for the upcoming calls of FP7 in the environment field.

Almost 100 high potential researchers from Europe, the Mediterranean and Black Sea countries, as well as Russia, are expected to participate. Delegates will:
- receive background information about the upcoming call on environment,
- meet potential collaboration partners on specified issues, especially on marine, climate and Earth observation research areas, and
- learn about relevant networks and best practices of EU-funded projects.

Its main aim will be to look at the progress that has been made since 2005 by examining the results of the performance of the KBBE in European and national research activities and industrial output.

There is likely to be a KBBE 2011 call info day on the 13th September. 

• Find and analyse opportunities
• Evaluate and improve your tender submissions
• Request feedback and use it to your advantage

This workshop will cover real-time computational techniques for the recognition and interpretation of human multimodal verbal and non-verbal behaviour, models of mentalising and empathising for interaction, and multimedia techniques for synthesis of believable social behaviour supporting human-agent and human-robot interaction.
 

The Call for papers includes topics such as Nano-photonics devices, telecoms, fiber optics, optical switching, etc. The deadline for a summary is 10 September 2010.
 

During the workshop the AEGIS project will present the tools developed so far, and will stimulate discussions between both end-users and application developers concerning the project's outcomes so far.

The outcomes will be taken into account by the Consortium during the further course of the project. Participation to the workshop will be free of charge. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30 April.
 

Solutions to such problems are now feasible using advances and innovations from the area of Artificial Intelligence. The general focus of the AIAI 2010 conference is to provide insights on how Artificial Intelligence may be applied in real world situations and serve the study, analysis and modelling of theoretical and practical issues.

Also, research papers describing advanced prototypes, innovative systems, tools and techniques are encouraged. General survey papers indicating future directions and professional work-in-progress reports are of equal interest.

Acceptance will be based on quality, originality and practical merit of the work.Cyprus in October 2010.

The VPH NoE is also responsible for producing a ‘VPH Vision and Strategy Document’ to inform the next calls for the VPH field for FP7, FP8 and for European large infrastructural actions.

This first conference will be dedicated to the VPH Initiative, bringing together key representatives from VPH groups, Industry and Clinics. It is designed to be a relatively small meeting up to a maximum of 200 participants with high profile key speakers and will contain the very best of VPH research.

Focussing on policy priorities such as Europe's Digital Agenda and the next ICT research programme of the European Union it’s main themes will be

• "ICT for sustainable growth in a low carbon economy"
• "ICT for and by the citizen"..
  
   

This edition will feature a special focus on the developments in the e-Health domain and the access control systems based on e-ID.

Policy makers are already exploring options and planning on future technology investments in this area. Several regional and national initiatives are emerging around Europe to support public and private investment. In support of this, the 2010 AAL Forum will now launch and host the first ever European ‘AAL Investment Forum’.

The objective of the one-day Investment Forum is to improve communication between investors and researchers and introduce investors to projects which require immediate and/or long term funding. The event will provide a matchmaking bazaar and tailored presentations for investors, software developers and other interested parties.