April 28 - 29, European Patent Forum 2010, Madrid.
This two-day conference is aimed at uncovering Europe's renewable energy-technology strengths and weaknesses, finding out whether European industry is still in the race to lead the green boom, and whether political spending and policy support are adequate for the tasks at hand. During the conference, the first results of the study Patents And Clean Energy jointly conducted by the European Patent Office, the United Nations Environment Programme and the International Centre for Trade and Development, will be announced. To help bridge the gap between evidence and policy, the three organisations will present data on, and insights into, the relationship between patents and the development and transfer of clean energy technologies.
The deadline for registration is March 31.
www.epo.org/about-us/events/inventor-forum.html
April 13 - 14, Conference on the Seventh Framework Programme, Valencia.
The conference will bring together high-level stakeholders from different public private partnerships (PPPs), and will give an overview of the latest developments in the smart investments of the European Economic Recovery Plan. These investments include the Factories of the Future (FoF), Energy Efficient Buildings (EeB), Green Cars (GCI) and Future Internet (FI) initiatives.
The conference will also be an integral part of the FP7: European Innovation and RTD Transforming Sectors Week. Numerous side events will be held during the special week including meetings of the NESSI (Networked European Software and Services Initiative) technology platform and the Fifth Future Internet Assembly. Other co-located events organised together with the European Commission are also planned.
www.r2sconference.eu
April 23, New Conflict of Laws Rules for Contractual Obligations in Europe: Trends and Perspectives, The Hague.
The topics during this one-day seminar are focused on the Regulation (EC) No 593/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of June 17, 2008 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) which applies to contracts concluded on or after December 17, 2009 in all EU member states except Denmark. The relevance of the Common Frame of Reference is also intended to be addressed during this one-day conference. The seminar is organised on April 23 at the T.M.C. Asser Institute in The Hague, Netherlands.
Contact: conferencemanager@asser.nl
www.asser.nl/events.aspx?id=114&site_id=1
April 26, 2nd high level conference on industrial competitiveness, Brussels.
This conference, The Role Of Policy and Markets In Difficult Times. What Have We Learnt? Where Do We Go? will be an occasion to discuss the options for a "recovery and entry strategy" for the EU from the economic crisis. It will also be an occasion for the new Commission to share its first ideas on the European Growth Strategy (Europe 2020) and on its approach to competition and industrial policy with stakeholders and policy advisers, and to receive feedback on these ideas and policy visions. European and international policy makers, businessmen, economists and policy advisers are all invited for a frank exchange of views.
High-level speakers and panellists such as José M. Barroso, Joaquin Almunia, Antonio Tajani, Nick Reilly, Mario Monti, Xavier Sala-i-Martin and Wolfgang Münchau have confirmed their participation. Other participants will include European ministers, Commissioners, MEPs, business leaders, internationally renowned economists and journalists. About 400 representatives from the fields of politics, business, academia and the media are expected to participate. The conference will be held in Brussels on April 26.
The deadline for registration to participate in the conference is April 18.
Contact: ENTR-IND-COMPETITIVENESS@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/Ind_Comp_2010
April 27 - 28, European Challenges for Innovation.
This conference will be an opportunity to exchange views on the way forward, organising the debate alongside the axis of the innovation pentagon and through examples of good practice across the EU. Policymakers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and business leaders are all invited to share their knowledge and experience in order to tackle the European challenges for innovation.
Contact: gabinete.sgi@micinn.es
www.challenges4innovation.es/Publico/Home/index.aspx?idioma=en
info@impetuseurope.com
www.impetuseurope.com