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The Enterprise Europe Network is pleased to welcome you at one of the major events in Europe it comes to Social Media, Blogs, Open Innovation, Crowdsourcing or the Digital Society as a whole: re:publica 2013! The Network will host the official B2B matchmaking event “re:match” during the conference. 06/05/2013 - 08/05/2013 STATION-Berlin
Luckenwalder Str. 4-6
10963 Berlin
The seventh edition of the Berlin-based conference re:publica will take place for the second time in Berlin, Germany from 6th to 8th of May. The event brings together each year a professional network of idealists & activists in politics, business, education but also in design, society & culture. For this year edition, the re:publica welcomes in Berlin Internet Hubs & Incubators in form of a Village from Africa as well as from South America & Asia. Berlin is often referred as the “The Silicon Valley of Europe” or “The new Mecca of internet businesses”. A Start-Up-Area will feature daily start-up presentations and offer space for networking via the Pitch-Stage and the “Startup Olympics”. Last but not least, re:publica will occur during one of the busiest weeks in Berlin for the web community : The Berlin Web Week !
re:publica: facts & figures
- 3 Days lectures, sessions, workshops & networking
- 4.000 attendees, 350 Speakers from around 30 countries
- 70% from Germany/ 30% international
re:publica: trending topics
- Social Media & Blogs
- Internet startups & Hubs, Entrepreneurship
- Crowd sourcing –financing
- Open Data & Open Government
- SEO-Optimization/ SEO-Webdesign
- Open Source technologies
Etc.
Four week in-depth view of Japanese industrial structure and business practices. 13/05/2013 - 07/06/2013 Various venues in Japan. Four week in-depth view of Japanese industrial structure and business practices with optional fifth week,
The programme provides:
- Orientation session
- Japanese language and culture courses
- Lectures
- Joint seminar with Japanese business people
- Field trips (Sogo Shosha and Regional trip)
- Individual company visits
Location: Japan
Duration: 4 weeks with an opitional 5th week
Training dates: From Monday, 13 May 2013 to Friday, 07 June 2013 (or Friday, 14 June 2013)
Application deadline: 28 February 2013
For more information please visit: http://www.eu-japan.eu/global/business-training/human-resources-training-programme.html
17/05/2013 University of the Highlands & Islands Executive Office, Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SQ.
12.30 FOR NO MORE THAN 1 HOUR (including Lunch).
First in the series of business seminars, we welome Susan Hoyle, a taxation specialist with Wright Johnstone and Mackenzie LLP.
Main sectors represented
Electronic Information and Communication
Modern Engineering and Manufacturing
New Materials and New Energy
Environmental Protection
Modern Agriculture and Green Technology
Bio-Engineering and Pharmaceuticals 21/05/2013 - 23/05/2013 Hunan Hotel in Beijing, China
Main sectors represented at this B2B Matchmaking event:
- Electronic Information and Communication
- Modern Engineering and Manufacturing
- New Materials and New Energy
- Environmental Protection
- Modern Agriculture and Green Technology
- Bio-Engineering and Pharmaceuticals
Agenda
(1) 21.05.2013(Tuesday)
10:00-18:00 Registration
15:40-16:40 China IPR Seminar
18:00-20:00 Buffet
(2) 22.05.2013(Wednesday)
09:00-12:00 Matchmaking Event
10:20-11:30 Opening Ceremony & Hunan presentation
12:00-13:30 Buffet
13:30-17:30 Matchmaking Event
14:30-16:30 Round Table Meeting of Globe EEN Partners
18:00-20:00 Buffet
(3) 23.05.2013(Thursday)
09:00-11:30 Matchmaking Event
14:00-17:00 Visit the 16th China Beijing International High-Tech EXPO
Foreign Participants Preferential Policies
a) Free registration
b) Free meeting room
c) Free interpreters for one to one meetings
d) 1-2 tickets for one unit for 21st dinner, 22nd lunch &
dinner individually.
e) Free China IPR Seminar
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is hosting its Europe Conference in Vienna, Austria. 22/05/2013 - 23/05/2013 Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Julius-Raab Saal
Wiedner Hauptstraße 63
1040 Vienna, Austria Europe and the U.S. have higher wages than in many other economies in the world. If they are to compete in manufacturing in the global market, then they need to be more innovative and efficient - by creating new paradigms in manufacturing - something especially important to SME's
Leading MIT researchers will present their insights on the most critical problems, and the potential of new movements like Big Data, Collaborative Innovation Networks, Additive Manufacturing, Robotic Assistants, and Virtual Factories that promise a new era in manufacturing.
Register online.
Following on from the successes in the FP7 programme, we would like to invite you to find out more about the support available through the new EU framework programme for research and innovation - Horizon 2020. The programme will run from 2014-2020 with a budget of €70billion for research and innovation across the EU. 22/05/2013 University of the Highlands and Islands , 12b Ness Walk, Inverness, IV3 5SQ Understanding Horizon 2020 awareness raising sessions will be run throughout Scotland during 2013, to help develop your understanding of the programme and explain the opportunities that will be available for your business.
The next sessions will be held in:
Inverness * 22 May Registration Website (Inverness)
Glasgow 11 June Registration Website (Glasgow)
Edinburgh 20 June Registration Website (Edinburgh)
Dumfries 24 June Registration Website (Dumfries)
* A video conference link is available for the Inverness event.
These will provide an in-depth look at Horizon 2020, including the main priorities, the opportunities, the differences – what has changed from FP7 to Horizon 2020 - and the new rules of participation. The sessions will also outline the support available to help you engage in the programme.
Who can attend this awareness raising event?
These awareness sessions are open to all interested Scottish stakeholders including:
Academia,
Industry, (Large companies as well as SMEs)
The Public Sector, and
Research and Technology organisations.
Ewa Bloch, UK National Contact Point for Industrial Biotechnology and Eco-Innovation will host a webinar on the Eco Innovation EU funding programme on 23 May 2013 at 10am
The Eco Innovation Programme bridges the gap between research and the market, supporting good ideas for innovative products, processes and services that protect the environment and helping them to become fully fledged commercial prospects, ready for use by business and industry.
The event will be of interest to businesses, academics and other interested parties seeking EU funding in the areas of:
Materials recycling and recycling processes.
Sustainable building products
Food and drink
Water efficiency, treatment and distribution
Greening business (including bio-based solutions and industrial symbiosis)
23/05/2013 Eco- Innovation Webinar
Thursday 23 May 2013 10am - 11am
CIP Eco-innovation offers funding for market uptake of innovative green ideas. Eligible projects must be at post-prototype and post-development stage, and they should be able to demonstrate clear environmental and economic benefits. The main funding themes include materials recycling and recycling processes, sustainable building products, food and drink sector, water efficiency, treatment and distribution, and greening business.
The 2013 funding call will open mid-May and close on 5th September 2013.
UK applicants are encouraged to use the free and confidential UK National Contact Point support to verify and enhance eligibility of their project ideas and help them prepare high quality submissions.
This webinar is designed to provide information on the main elements of the Eco-innovation Programme and explain the application process and support available.
Joining instructions:
To join in the webinar, please log into https://tsb-uk.globalmeet.com/EwaBloch
Guest passcode: 1497834479
To join in by phone please call one of the following numbers:
UK: 0845 351 2785
UK (toll free): 0800 368 0952
UK, Belfast: +44 (0) 28 9595 0246
UK, Edinburgh: +44 (0) 13 1460 0118
UK, London: +44 (0) 20 3481 0138
UK, Reading: +44 (0) 11 8370 0119
The session will be recorded and the presentation will be made available on https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/ewa-bloch/blogs.
Making good news travel - a Highland Opportunity delivered
31/05/2013 University of the Highlands and Islands Executive Office, Ness Walk, Inverness, Iv3 5SQ.
From 12.30 p.m and will last no longer than 1 hour (including lunch).
Second seminar in the series features Nathalie Agnew, Managing Director of Muckle Media, a full service PR and marketing agency
From 12.30 p.m and will last no longer than 1 hour (including lunch). Attendees have the option to attend from that address or join by video-conferencing (via partner college premises, their own desktop or other video conference suites.)
Will be webcast.
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