Forthcoming EU-related events

July 26, Garmisch International Summit on energy, environment and security

The event will look into the crucial role that science and technology must play in response to the growing global threat of terrorism. The focus of the summit, in Garmisch, Germany, will be on the formulation of global solutions that integrate traditional security measures with innovative applications combining security, energy efficiency and environmental sustainability.

http://cordis.europa.eu/

August 14-17, Aquaculture Europe 2009

This conference will seek to address the challenge of rethinking current technologies and applying new ideas to assist in the continuous development of aquaculture. The conference, in Trondheim, Norway, will also serve as an international forum on the latest research initiatives and new research frontiers within the discipline.

www.easonline.org/

August 17-19, Game Developers Conference Europe

This conference in Cologne, Germany, will feature sessions based on a comprehensive selection of game development topics taught by industry experts. The content at GDC Europe will be divided into five main tracks: Business & Management, Game Design, Production, Programming and Visual Arts.

www.gdceurope.com/events/

August 30-September 2, Medical Informatics Europe Conference

The main theme of MIE 2009 is medical informatics' role in ensuring a united and healthy Europe. New medical, biomedical, and health informatics bridges must be built between the western and eastern parts of the European world. For this purpose, a panel of top scientists and health care managers will keynote speeches, tutorials, and organise in-depth workshop discussions. Scientific presentations shall be delivered from more than 40 countries and all continents, with average attendance expected to be of around 500 to 1,000 participants. The event will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.

www.mie2009.org/

September 10, Conference on Container Security

The conference in Bremen, Germany, will focus on the various technical solutions, under preparation or in need of further research and development, which could improve, in a cost effective way, the security of containers' transport. High-level speakers will present proposed new security solutions, the challenges that R&D is facing, as well as the potential economic benefits.

http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/security/

September 14-15, European Cities and the Global Climate Change Challenge

The conference in Stockholm will address issues in relation to how sustainable urban development can be part of meeting the challenges connected with climate change while contributing to the conversion to a low-carbon, green economy. The conference also continues the work of previous EU presidencies on sustainable urban development, in particular the initiative taken by the French Presidency in 2008 aimed at facilitating the implementation of the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities.

www.se2009.eu/en/

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