November 27, EU Finance Day for SMEs
The event has three main aims, namely to raise awareness regarding EU financial instruments, to provide information regarding debt and equity sources of finance for SMEs and to share good practices with local stakeholders. The latest EU Finance Day shall be held in Rome, Italy.
http://www.sme-finance-day.eu
November 27-28, Industrial Relations in the EU and other Global and Emerging Economies
This event will focus specifically on wage developments, minimum wages and wage flexibility, both on an EU-wide level and also on a global scale. Numerous speakers from around the world will be present in order to discuss the latest wage developments and the implications for industrial relations and the economy in general. The event will be held in Paris, France.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/index.htm
November 28, First International Forum on Insularity in the Mediterranean
The event will discuss the economic and environmental problems that are inherently faced by Mediterranean islands due to their insularity. The political and social impact of such insularity will also be assessed, with the aim of bringing together a wide array of perspectives and views. The event will be held in Palma de Majorca, Spain.
http://www.actescbe.eu
December 1-2, CDLR Workshop
The event will deal with the question of how regions can participate fully in the national and European decision-making process. The aim is to strengthen and reinforce the democratic process at the local and regional levels. The event will be held in Salzburg, Austria.
http://www.aer.eu
December 3, Social Inclusion through Financial Inclusion
The event will seek to look at the causes and impacts of financial exclusion through a broad spectrum including financial literacy, predatory marketing, poor family budget management, and consumer credit. The event will explore ways to tackle financial exclusion by focusing on the role public and private actors can play in breaking the chains of financial exclusion at European, national, regional, and local levels. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
winneburg.verhaeghe@vleva.eu
December 4, The European Alliance for CSR Event 2008
This event will attempt to explore how collaborative efforts between companies and stakeholders can contribute to building responsible competitiveness in Europe and gain insight into results of research projects and CSR Laboratories launched by the European Alliance for CSR. It will deal with a number of salient issues, like enhancing employability, education, diversity, equal opportunities, supply-chain management and other topics. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.csreurope.org/events.php?lang=en
December 3-5, 14th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
This conference, the largest of its kind, will seek to discuss and analyse several facets of e-learning for corporate, education and public sector sectors. New open-learning techniques will also be presented and demonstrated, with the participation of a number of international experts and practitioners. The event will be held in Berlin, Germany.
http://www.online-educa.com/en
December 8, Long Live Europe! Shaping our Healthcare Revolution
This policy summit will discuss a number of salient issues related to healthcare around the EU. Among other things, the event will delve into the restructuring process of healthcare policy around the EU, the possibility of cross-border cooperation in the provision of services and also the role of competition in the healthcare industry. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.friendsofeurope.org
December 8-9, E-Business Interoperability Conference
The conference will give an overview of eBusiness interoperability practice in different sectors like textile/clothing, energy. Some cross-sectoral issues like e-invoicing will also be dealt with. The focus will be on future and critical issues in e-business interoperability. The event will be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
http://www.cen.eu/cenorm/homepage.htm
December 8-9, MANUFUTURE 2008 Conference
The conference will deal primarily with the essential role of European regions and SMEs in implementing strategic manufacturing priorities in the EU. Issues to be addressed include the importance of SMEs in developing innovation and enhancing competitiveness, the central part played by regional clusters in fostering Research and Development (R&D), and the best governance organization in order to successfully implement European R&D priorities for the manufacturing industry. The event will be held in Saint Etienne, France.
http://www.manufuture2008.eu
December 10-12, Conference on the integration of renewable and distributed energy resources
This event is set to reinforce the dialogue between all players involved in renewable and distributed energy resources, ranging from science and technology experts to utility operators, regulators and policy makers. The results of recent large-scale integration experiments will be discussed, together with recent developments in research and future prospects for further integration of distributed energy resources. The event will be held in Nice, France.
http://www.conference-on-integration.com/
December 10-13, ServiceWave 2008
The event seeks to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in Software services and underlying network technologies. The aim is to bring together a variety of pan-European academic and industrial representatives from numerous disciplines like computer science, electrical engineering and social sciences. The event will be held in Madrid, Spain.
http://www.fi-madrid.eu
December 11-12, Recent Trends in European Employment
The fifth ECB/CEPR workshop will analyse the developments that have characterised European labour markets over the past decade, and their implications for policy making. The workshop will focus on issues related to productivity and wage developments, the impact of structural reforms and improved labour force participation amongst women, older people and youths. The event will be held in Frankfurt, Germany.
http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
December 11-12, Recent Developments in European Financial Services and Banking Law
The event, organised by the Academy of European Law, will attempt to discuss the several changes and developments that have occurred within the legislative sphere of European Financial Services. The conference will also discuss any anticipated future changes that are currently being proposed at the EU-level. The event will be held in Trier, Germany.
http://www.era.int/web/en/html/index.htm
December 15-19, IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
The event covers all aspects related to data mining, including algorithms, software, systems and applications. The conference will include the involvement of key researchers and application developers from a variety of areas like statistics, high-performance computing, etc. The ultimate aim is to promote the development of state-of-the-art data mining. The event will be held in Pisa, Italy.
http://icdm08.isti.cnr.it/
Compiled by Impetus Europe Consulting Group Ltd, e-mail: info@impetuseurope.com, www.impetuseurope.com
The event has three main aims, namely to raise awareness regarding EU financial instruments, to provide information regarding debt and equity sources of finance for SMEs and to share good practices with local stakeholders. The latest EU Finance Day shall be held in Rome, Italy.
http://www.sme-finance-day.eu
November 27-28, Industrial Relations in the EU and other Global and Emerging Economies
This event will focus specifically on wage developments, minimum wages and wage flexibility, both on an EU-wide level and also on a global scale. Numerous speakers from around the world will be present in order to discuss the latest wage developments and the implications for industrial relations and the economy in general. The event will be held in Paris, France.
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/index.htm
November 28, First International Forum on Insularity in the Mediterranean
The event will discuss the economic and environmental problems that are inherently faced by Mediterranean islands due to their insularity. The political and social impact of such insularity will also be assessed, with the aim of bringing together a wide array of perspectives and views. The event will be held in Palma de Majorca, Spain.
http://www.actescbe.eu
December 1-2, CDLR Workshop
The event will deal with the question of how regions can participate fully in the national and European decision-making process. The aim is to strengthen and reinforce the democratic process at the local and regional levels. The event will be held in Salzburg, Austria.
http://www.aer.eu
December 3, Social Inclusion through Financial Inclusion
The event will seek to look at the causes and impacts of financial exclusion through a broad spectrum including financial literacy, predatory marketing, poor family budget management, and consumer credit. The event will explore ways to tackle financial exclusion by focusing on the role public and private actors can play in breaking the chains of financial exclusion at European, national, regional, and local levels. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
winneburg.verhaeghe@vleva.eu
December 4, The European Alliance for CSR Event 2008
This event will attempt to explore how collaborative efforts between companies and stakeholders can contribute to building responsible competitiveness in Europe and gain insight into results of research projects and CSR Laboratories launched by the European Alliance for CSR. It will deal with a number of salient issues, like enhancing employability, education, diversity, equal opportunities, supply-chain management and other topics. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.csreurope.org/events.php?lang=en
December 3-5, 14th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training
This conference, the largest of its kind, will seek to discuss and analyse several facets of e-learning for corporate, education and public sector sectors. New open-learning techniques will also be presented and demonstrated, with the participation of a number of international experts and practitioners. The event will be held in Berlin, Germany.
http://www.online-educa.com/en
December 8, Long Live Europe! Shaping our Healthcare Revolution
This policy summit will discuss a number of salient issues related to healthcare around the EU. Among other things, the event will delve into the restructuring process of healthcare policy around the EU, the possibility of cross-border cooperation in the provision of services and also the role of competition in the healthcare industry. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.friendsofeurope.org
December 8-9, E-Business Interoperability Conference
The conference will give an overview of eBusiness interoperability practice in different sectors like textile/clothing, energy. Some cross-sectoral issues like e-invoicing will also be dealt with. The focus will be on future and critical issues in e-business interoperability. The event will be held in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
http://www.cen.eu/cenorm/homepage.htm
December 8-9, MANUFUTURE 2008 Conference
The conference will deal primarily with the essential role of European regions and SMEs in implementing strategic manufacturing priorities in the EU. Issues to be addressed include the importance of SMEs in developing innovation and enhancing competitiveness, the central part played by regional clusters in fostering Research and Development (R&D), and the best governance organization in order to successfully implement European R&D priorities for the manufacturing industry. The event will be held in Saint Etienne, France.
http://www.manufuture2008.eu
December 10-12, Conference on the integration of renewable and distributed energy resources
This event is set to reinforce the dialogue between all players involved in renewable and distributed energy resources, ranging from science and technology experts to utility operators, regulators and policy makers. The results of recent large-scale integration experiments will be discussed, together with recent developments in research and future prospects for further integration of distributed energy resources. The event will be held in Nice, France.
http://www.conference-on-integration.com/
December 10-13, ServiceWave 2008
The event seeks to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, experiences and concerns in Software services and underlying network technologies. The aim is to bring together a variety of pan-European academic and industrial representatives from numerous disciplines like computer science, electrical engineering and social sciences. The event will be held in Madrid, Spain.
http://www.fi-madrid.eu
December 11-12, Recent Trends in European Employment
The fifth ECB/CEPR workshop will analyse the developments that have characterised European labour markets over the past decade, and their implications for policy making. The workshop will focus on issues related to productivity and wage developments, the impact of structural reforms and improved labour force participation amongst women, older people and youths. The event will be held in Frankfurt, Germany.
http://www.ecb.int/home/html/index.en.html
December 11-12, Recent Developments in European Financial Services and Banking Law
The event, organised by the Academy of European Law, will attempt to discuss the several changes and developments that have occurred within the legislative sphere of European Financial Services. The conference will also discuss any anticipated future changes that are currently being proposed at the EU-level. The event will be held in Trier, Germany.
http://www.era.int/web/en/html/index.htm
December 15-19, IEEE International Conference on Data Mining
The event covers all aspects related to data mining, including algorithms, software, systems and applications. The conference will include the involvement of key researchers and application developers from a variety of areas like statistics, high-performance computing, etc. The ultimate aim is to promote the development of state-of-the-art data mining. The event will be held in Pisa, Italy.
http://icdm08.isti.cnr.it/
Compiled by Impetus Europe Consulting Group Ltd, e-mail: info@impetuseurope.com, www.impetuseurope.com