Forthcoming EU-related events
March 11-14 Institutional capacities and learning for sustainable developmentThis event, organised by the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, will focus on institutional aspects of sustainable development evaluations as policy...
March 11-14 Institutional capacities and learning for sustainable development
This event, organised by the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, will focus on institutional aspects of sustainable development evaluations as policy learning processes. It will also explore how different evaluation tools and approaches contribute to knowledge-based governance for sustainable development. Event will be in Vienna.
http://www.sustainability.eu/
March 26 Financial markets seminar
The European Journalism Centre is organising, in cooperation with DG Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission, a one-day information briefing for financial journalists coming from the eurozone as well as from the opt-out member states. The briefing will mainly focus on forecasts, surveys and fiscal surveillance. Event will be held in Frankfurt.
http://www.ejc.net/
March 27-28 Eurozone data: Issues and implications for economic analysis
The ninth workshop of the Euro Area Business Cycle network, hosted by the University of Cambridge, will discuss methodological issues such as the aggregation of data from across the eurozone, and the use of real-time data and the impacts these can have on economic analysis.
http://www.ecb.int
March 31 The future of the internet
This conference will identify the long-term societal and economic trends of future online societies, how they will impact the underlying network and service technologies, and how they subsequently drive research and technology requirements. The conference will bring together more than 40 EU research projects instrumental in defining the Future of the Internet. This event is organised under the Slovenian Presidency of the EU with the support of the European Commission and will be held in Bled, Slovenia
http://www.fi-bled.eu/
March 31- April 3 European wind energy conference
The event is intended to attract business leaders, scientists and policy-makers, offering them an opportunity to interact, exchange information and influence the legislative process. The conference will be chaired by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, while the programme will focus on the goal of building a secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply. Event will be held in Brussels.
http://www.ewec2008.info/
April 16-17 Conference: European perspectives on innovation and policy
A conference on European perspectives on innovation and policy will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The event, which is organised by the EU-funded VISION Era-Net project, will focus on the challenges of open innovation for policy makers and new directions in national innovation policy governance structures. The conference should facilitate interaction between researchers, policy makers, and research funding officers.
www.visioneranet.org/
April 16-18 Med-e-Tel 2008
This event will focus on e-health and telemedicine applications and a wide range of other medical ICT applications, as well as on the convergence of information and communication technology with medical applications, which lead to higher quality of care, cost reductions, workflow efficiency, and widespread availability of healthcare services. Event will be held in Luxembourg.
http://www.medetel.lu/index.php
April 24-25 ECB conference: A strategic vision for statistics - challenges for the next 10 years
This fourth ECB conference on statistics will consider the role of statistics in monetary and other economic policy-making, the future directions for collecting and compiling statistical data, and future avenues for cooperation between the ECB and the European Commission. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet and EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs JoaquÃn Almunia will contribute to the conference. Event will be held in Frankfurt.
http://www.ecb.int
May 6-8 eHealth 2008 conference
The conference will focus mostly on the topics which contribute to connecting e-health tools and users. The exhibition will show e-health solutions of EU member states and other EU countries. Event will be held in Slovenia.
eHealth@ec.europa.eu
May 14-15 Economic and Monetary Union in Europe:10 years on
To mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of EMU, this year's Brussels Economic Forum will take the experiences, challenges and successes of the first decade of EMU as its topic. Speakers will include EU leaders and economists who were involved in the preparations for EMU.
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/
May 29-30 ESPO 2008 conference: Governing 21st century ports
The event will gather know-how from European and international port and academic experts on the strategies and tools port managers have at their disposal. There will be particular focus on the use of concessions as governance tools with an update on the European Commission's new ports policy by Matthias Ruete, director general of DG TREN.
http://www.espo-conference.com/
Compiled by Impetus Europe Consulting Group Ltd, e-mail: info@impetuseurope.com
http://www.impetuseurope.com
This event, organised by the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, will focus on institutional aspects of sustainable development evaluations as policy learning processes. It will also explore how different evaluation tools and approaches contribute to knowledge-based governance for sustainable development. Event will be in Vienna.
http://www.sustainability.eu/
March 26 Financial markets seminar
The European Journalism Centre is organising, in cooperation with DG Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission, a one-day information briefing for financial journalists coming from the eurozone as well as from the opt-out member states. The briefing will mainly focus on forecasts, surveys and fiscal surveillance. Event will be held in Frankfurt.
http://www.ejc.net/
March 27-28 Eurozone data: Issues and implications for economic analysis
The ninth workshop of the Euro Area Business Cycle network, hosted by the University of Cambridge, will discuss methodological issues such as the aggregation of data from across the eurozone, and the use of real-time data and the impacts these can have on economic analysis.
http://www.ecb.int
March 31 The future of the internet
This conference will identify the long-term societal and economic trends of future online societies, how they will impact the underlying network and service technologies, and how they subsequently drive research and technology requirements. The conference will bring together more than 40 EU research projects instrumental in defining the Future of the Internet. This event is organised under the Slovenian Presidency of the EU with the support of the European Commission and will be held in Bled, Slovenia
http://www.fi-bled.eu/
March 31- April 3 European wind energy conference
The event is intended to attract business leaders, scientists and policy-makers, offering them an opportunity to interact, exchange information and influence the legislative process. The conference will be chaired by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs, while the programme will focus on the goal of building a secure, sustainable and competitive energy supply. Event will be held in Brussels.
http://www.ewec2008.info/
April 16-17 Conference: European perspectives on innovation and policy
A conference on European perspectives on innovation and policy will be held in Stockholm, Sweden. The event, which is organised by the EU-funded VISION Era-Net project, will focus on the challenges of open innovation for policy makers and new directions in national innovation policy governance structures. The conference should facilitate interaction between researchers, policy makers, and research funding officers.
www.visioneranet.org/
April 16-18 Med-e-Tel 2008
This event will focus on e-health and telemedicine applications and a wide range of other medical ICT applications, as well as on the convergence of information and communication technology with medical applications, which lead to higher quality of care, cost reductions, workflow efficiency, and widespread availability of healthcare services. Event will be held in Luxembourg.
http://www.medetel.lu/index.php
April 24-25 ECB conference: A strategic vision for statistics - challenges for the next 10 years
This fourth ECB conference on statistics will consider the role of statistics in monetary and other economic policy-making, the future directions for collecting and compiling statistical data, and future avenues for cooperation between the ECB and the European Commission. ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet and EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs JoaquÃn Almunia will contribute to the conference. Event will be held in Frankfurt.
http://www.ecb.int
May 6-8 eHealth 2008 conference
The conference will focus mostly on the topics which contribute to connecting e-health tools and users. The exhibition will show e-health solutions of EU member states and other EU countries. Event will be held in Slovenia.
eHealth@ec.europa.eu
May 14-15 Economic and Monetary Union in Europe:10 years on
To mark the 10th anniversary of the launch of EMU, this year's Brussels Economic Forum will take the experiences, challenges and successes of the first decade of EMU as its topic. Speakers will include EU leaders and economists who were involved in the preparations for EMU.
http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/
May 29-30 ESPO 2008 conference: Governing 21st century ports
The event will gather know-how from European and international port and academic experts on the strategies and tools port managers have at their disposal. There will be particular focus on the use of concessions as governance tools with an update on the European Commission's new ports policy by Matthias Ruete, director general of DG TREN.
http://www.espo-conference.com/
Compiled by Impetus Europe Consulting Group Ltd, e-mail: info@impetuseurope.com
http://www.impetuseurope.com