Forthcoming EU-related events
March 5, Workshop on Ethical Issues in ICT Research and Development The workshop provides a compact introduction to ethics for ICT practitioners. It aims to give participants confidence to be able to identify the ethical issues with respect to their...
March 5, Workshop on Ethical Issues in ICT Research and Development
The workshop provides a compact introduction to ethics for ICT practitioners. It aims to give participants confidence to be able to identify the ethical issues with respect to their own work, and understand the implications for the future. The target audience includes researchers, research managers as well as SMEs involved with developing commercial ICT applications. The event will be held in Hamburg, Germany.
http://www.tutech.de/
March 13, Corporate Social Responsibility: Environmental Projects in Developing Countries
This event aims to build effective and inclusive partnerships for environmental projects in developing countries by bringing together development actors and a wide range of potential donors including private sector foundations. Almost 100 environmental project proposals worldwide that are looking for funding are presented in a booklet. Match-making between donors and projects will be facilitated at the conference, with networking by sub-themes and regions. Donors will find easily find good quality projects to fund! Private sector participants will also get a chance to share what they are doing in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
March 16-18, World Biofuel Markets 2009
The event will include the participation of over 200 speakers from all over the world in order to discuss the global market for biofuels and the way forward, particularly in light of the recent negative media coverage which calls into question the sustainability of biofuels. A wide range of topics shall be discussed, including renewable diesel, the creation of biofuels from waste, and airlines and biofuels. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/
March 16-19, European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009
The event brings together a number of wind energy professionals and technical experts in order to discuss the future of wind power and renewable energies from national, European and global points of view. A plethora of salient technical, scientific, business, finance and policy issues shall be tackled, together with implications for European electricity grids. The event will take place in Marseille, France.
http://www.ewec2009.info/
March 17, Industrial Competitiveness - Challenges, Opportunities and the Role of Policy in Difficult Times
The conference will bring together European and international policy makers, businessmen and economists, to discuss ways ahead for policy-markers and businesses to set the framework conditions for success in the next decade. The event will look at the effectiveness of European Industrial Policy, the challenges faced by markets and companies during the economic downturn as well as the interdependence of international markets and industries. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise
March 23, International Conference on Computer-Supported Education
The conference is being planned to give an overview of the current environment, upcoming trends and to promote discussion about the paedagogical potential of new learning and educational technologies in the academic and corporate world. Topics under discussion include service support and reutilisation for technology-enhanced learning, quality policies and information technologies and information empowerment. The event will be held in Lisbon, Portugal.
http://www.csedu.org/
March 25, Conference: Towards e-Environment
The event is dedicated to information exchange among public administrations, EU institutions, environmental agencies, scientists and businesses involved in the development and use of environmental informatics for the delivery of modern eEnvironment services in Europe. Main topics for the conference will include information and communication technology (ICT) research towards the development of the Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE), best practices of European Member States in the implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) as well as cooperation and integration of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) activities. The event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
http://www.e-envi2009.org/
March 29-31, The Competitiveness of Europe's Mobile Communications Sector
The main aim of this conference is to facilitate systematic interaction between academic research, European and national policy makers, and industrial representatives in the communications sector. Topics under discussion during the event will include effective regulations to ensure competition and competitiveness, the challenges of mobile telephony beyond 2010 and the event will be held in Seville, Spain.
http://www.eurocpr.org/
March 30-31 Regional Answers to Climate Change
The event will seek to underscore the key role that must be played by regions within the EU in the perennial battle against climate change. Several topical issues will be taken up, including risk prevention and spatial planning, forest resource management and water resource management, while constantly emphasising regional solutions and policy actions. The event will be held in Limoges, France.
http://www.aer.eu/events/
March 30, Knowledge Strategies for the European Innovation Economy
The conference will bring together policy makers from European countries and beyond, representatives from the European Commission as well as leading innovation experts to discuss the latest trends in government-sponsored research and innovation. Strategies to turn knowledge into workable public policies will also be discussed. The event will be held in Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.visioneranet.org/events/
info@impetuseurope.com
http://www.impetuseurope.com
The workshop provides a compact introduction to ethics for ICT practitioners. It aims to give participants confidence to be able to identify the ethical issues with respect to their own work, and understand the implications for the future. The target audience includes researchers, research managers as well as SMEs involved with developing commercial ICT applications. The event will be held in Hamburg, Germany.
http://www.tutech.de/
March 13, Corporate Social Responsibility: Environmental Projects in Developing Countries
This event aims to build effective and inclusive partnerships for environmental projects in developing countries by bringing together development actors and a wide range of potential donors including private sector foundations. Almost 100 environmental project proposals worldwide that are looking for funding are presented in a booklet. Match-making between donors and projects will be facilitated at the conference, with networking by sub-themes and regions. Donors will find easily find good quality projects to fund! Private sector participants will also get a chance to share what they are doing in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
March 16-18, World Biofuel Markets 2009
The event will include the participation of over 200 speakers from all over the world in order to discuss the global market for biofuels and the way forward, particularly in light of the recent negative media coverage which calls into question the sustainability of biofuels. A wide range of topics shall be discussed, including renewable diesel, the creation of biofuels from waste, and airlines and biofuels. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/
March 16-19, European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition 2009
The event brings together a number of wind energy professionals and technical experts in order to discuss the future of wind power and renewable energies from national, European and global points of view. A plethora of salient technical, scientific, business, finance and policy issues shall be tackled, together with implications for European electricity grids. The event will take place in Marseille, France.
http://www.ewec2009.info/
March 17, Industrial Competitiveness - Challenges, Opportunities and the Role of Policy in Difficult Times
The conference will bring together European and international policy makers, businessmen and economists, to discuss ways ahead for policy-markers and businesses to set the framework conditions for success in the next decade. The event will look at the effectiveness of European Industrial Policy, the challenges faced by markets and companies during the economic downturn as well as the interdependence of international markets and industries. The event will be held in Brussels, Belgium.
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise
March 23, International Conference on Computer-Supported Education
The conference is being planned to give an overview of the current environment, upcoming trends and to promote discussion about the paedagogical potential of new learning and educational technologies in the academic and corporate world. Topics under discussion include service support and reutilisation for technology-enhanced learning, quality policies and information technologies and information empowerment. The event will be held in Lisbon, Portugal.
http://www.csedu.org/
March 25, Conference: Towards e-Environment
The event is dedicated to information exchange among public administrations, EU institutions, environmental agencies, scientists and businesses involved in the development and use of environmental informatics for the delivery of modern eEnvironment services in Europe. Main topics for the conference will include information and communication technology (ICT) research towards the development of the Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE), best practices of European Member States in the implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS) as well as cooperation and integration of Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) and Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe (INSPIRE) activities. The event will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
http://www.e-envi2009.org/
March 29-31, The Competitiveness of Europe's Mobile Communications Sector
The main aim of this conference is to facilitate systematic interaction between academic research, European and national policy makers, and industrial representatives in the communications sector. Topics under discussion during the event will include effective regulations to ensure competition and competitiveness, the challenges of mobile telephony beyond 2010 and the event will be held in Seville, Spain.
http://www.eurocpr.org/
March 30-31 Regional Answers to Climate Change
The event will seek to underscore the key role that must be played by regions within the EU in the perennial battle against climate change. Several topical issues will be taken up, including risk prevention and spatial planning, forest resource management and water resource management, while constantly emphasising regional solutions and policy actions. The event will be held in Limoges, France.
http://www.aer.eu/events/
March 30, Knowledge Strategies for the European Innovation Economy
The conference will bring together policy makers from European countries and beyond, representatives from the European Commission as well as leading innovation experts to discuss the latest trends in government-sponsored research and innovation. Strategies to turn knowledge into workable public policies will also be discussed. The event will be held in Helsinki, Finland.
http://www.visioneranet.org/events/
info@impetuseurope.com
http://www.impetuseurope.com