Events

Organisations which are involved in developing and implementing smart living systems and products for disabled and older people are being brought together at a London event to plan greater co-operation in the future. Companies involved in building, engineering, medicine, energy and communications, together with architects, organisations providing caring resources, and bodies representing disabled and older people are being invited to a seminar entitled "Smart Living - the way forward for disabled and older people". Dr John Gill, chairman of PhoneAbility, organisers of the seminar in collaboration with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, said: " There are lots of organisations which are doing splendid work to help disabled and older people lead easier lives in their homes. But they tend to work in isolation, producing stand-alone systems, and we see a great need not only to bring such organisations together but to get them to work together on a coherent policy in the provision of smart living systems. We want our delegates to be aware, too, of advances in this area taking place in other countries."

This conference will enable European Technology Platforms (ETPs) to discuss opportunities to collaborate in addressing societal challenges and to exchange experiences and best practices on innovation.

Senior researchers, industry leaders and policy makers gather at this annual International Nanotechnology Conference (INC) on Communication and Cooperation for in-depth discussions and technical sessions on a variety of issues related to the future of international collaboration on nanotechnologies. In order to further strengthen the continuous dialogue between Europe, Japan and the United States, INC provides broad regional overviews combined with detailed presentations from each of the regions.

The meeting is an opportunity to interact with other countries that are Members, or are considering Membership, in the IHTSDO; and to obtain the latest information about IHTSDO, SNOMED CT and its use, harmonization activities with other standards bodies, and much more. Get an insight on the joint efforts to create a global medical terminology which will enable both continuity care records across boarders as well as structured medical information as basis for research, quality comparisons and governance of healthcare systems.

The theme of the Shanghai World Expo 2010 is: "Better City, Better Life", referring to the common wish for better living standards in future urban environments. Through different sub-themes, Expo 2010 will create blueprints for future cities and harmonious urban life styles. Smart buildings, smart grids that will create greater energy efficiency, intelligent transport systems that can get our cities moving again, multimedia conferencing systems and teleworking technologies that will reduce travel : ICTs have an important role in urban sustainability. ITU is working on many fronts to foster the use of green ICTs to reduce green house gases. This ITU workshop particularly aims at capturing student visions of the role for ICTs in providing for urban sustainability. The workshop is calling for original academic presentations offering innovative approaches addressing this challenge (submission deadline : 15 March) and a prize fund totaling $10,000 will be awarded to the three best presentations.

The symposium 'Assessing fracture risk: the future for designing new therapies' program, aims to present the clinical experts the state of the art in technologies to assess the risk of fracture in patients affected by osteoporosis. VPHOP or Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human is a European osteoporosis research project within the framework of the Virtual Physiological Human initiative. Until August 2012, VPHOP will develop, validate and deploy the next generation of technology to predict the absolute risk of fracture in patients with low bone mass, thereby enabling clinicians to provide better prognoses and implement more effective treatment strategies (both pharmacological and interventional). To attend the satellite symposium you have to be registered to the IOF WCO-ECCEO10 conference. However, the invited participants to the VPHOP Satellite Symposium are entitled to a special fee.

Selected successfull EC funded ICT for Health projects will be on the EC stand (801) to show their research achievements as well as discuss them and the potential use of these results. Details on the projects and their presence on the EC stand are now available.

The European Parliament and the European Commission are hosting a Spectrum Summit where key decision-makers and stakeholders will discuss the role and objectives of European spectrum policy in supporting economic growth and social inclusion as well as underpinning internal market policies. The summit is an opportunity to develop a better understanding of the direction of spectrum policy, and also to identify key themes that are both of sufficient importance and at the right stage of maturity to be the focus of co-ordinated action at EU level. This event and the forthcoming public consultation will be opportunities for stakeholders to contribute to the Commission's preparation of the forthcoming legislative Radio Spectrum Policy Programme.

The event will focus on the following issues : promoting a new European Strategy for Research Infrastructures (RIs) in the framework of the future Strategy for the EU2020 ; prioritising the RoadMap outlined by the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), which identifies new RIs of pan-European interest corresponding to long term needs of the European research communities ; the e-infrastructure for Science ; the Management and funding of the RIs within context of the European Research Area (ERA) ; the Governance and future of RIs within the ERA

This event includes a high level conference on the theme of cooperative mobility, live on-road demonstrations and an exhibition. The showcase will be the biggest ever in Europe of cars 'talking' to each other and the traffic infrastructure to achieve greener, safer and smarter road transport. The final results of the three major integrated projects COOPERS, CVIS and SAFESPOT, co-financed by the European Union’s Sixth Framework Programme for Research will be presented. The demo rides will feature around 40 cooperative applications live on the public road network and in a dedicated safety area. The i&CDrive exhibition will display the products of cooperative mobility components and systems manufacturers and service providers. Subscription to the conference includes a 60 minute all-inclusive demo ride.

The Information Society Directorate General of the European Commission is organising this workshop to get input from all stakeholders : Member States, National Regulatory Authorities, operators and associations, including consumer associations. The aim is to prepare an intermediate report on the functioning of roaming in the EU to be presented by the Commission to the Council and the Parliament by the end of June 2010. Attendance is free of charge but prior registration is required. For organisational reasons, the Commission may need to restrict the number of applicants.

For the 3rd time, the Information Retrieval Facility (IRF) organises a symposium with international experts from the Information Retrieval and Intellectual Property domains. The IRF Symposium is a forum to discuss the specific challenges of patent searching and analysis and exchange ideas on potential solutions, with the objective of making the latest IR technologies available to the industry.

The annual EU conference for data centres will this year include a special focus on enterprises and their evolving outsourcing needs as emerging private clouds, new technologies and market changes impact across the sector. The event is accompanied by an industry exhibition, special workshops and an Awards Dinner.

Tecnimap is the 11th in a series of conferences on Information Technology for the Modernisation of Public Administration. It aims to share practices and experiences related to the usage of ICT in eGovernment services. It is the largest Spanish event on eGovernment, regularly attracting 5000 delegates and 250 exhibitors. On the occasion of the Spanish Presidency of the EU, this year's event encourages the participation of other Member States and European institutions.

The EU-112 event is organised jointly by EENA, the European Emergency Number Association, and the Region of Murcia. The aim of the workshop is to foster sharing of best practices between EU emergency services and relevant authorities. The event is organised under the patronage of the Spanish Presidency of the European Union.

The event will bring together 800 projects from 27 countries of the European Union related to astronomy, robotics, modding and development of software, information technology security, blogs or digital creativity in any of its facets. The projects will be chosen from all those presented for evaluation through the event’s web page. The deadline for submission of applications is 15 March 2010. The creators of the selected projects will be invited to participate in Campus Party Europe in Madrid. In parrallel to the innovation awards, the MICINN Challenge invites European internet users to share their projects on how to contribute to the fight against poverty and exclusion through new technologies.

Enterprise Interoperability (EI) is the ability of an enterprise or more generally an organisation to work with other enterprises or organisations without special effort. Nowadays enterprises’ competitiveness is largely determined by the ability to interoperate seamlessly. Industry’s need for EI has been one of the significant drivers for research into the Future of the Internet. EI research will embrace and extend contributions from the Internet of Things and the Internet of Services, and will go on to drive the future needs for the Internets of People, Processes, and Knowledge. The event aims to bring together the world’s leading researchers and practitioners in the area of EI.

This symposium aims to give an answer to the question of how ICT can contribute to smarter mobility. New challenges are imposed by the ever-growing traffic density, as well as the need for more flexible and economic traffic solutions. Intelligent Transport Systems should result into safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly mobility. Telematics offer an opportunity for new promising information services. After introducing the European state of the art, the symposium will present the view of different stakeholders: the car industry, telecom network operators, service providers, the traffic management organizations and the technology enabling industry.

This conference aims to discuss European Local Government transformation strategies, experiences and projects, leading to higher quality and cost savings in administration.

Many carriers in the world are today investing in high bit rate broadband infrastructure or are planning to do so. In parallel, many governments in North-America, Asia and Europe have initiated ambitious broadband deployment strategies. Against this backdrop, this international conference will analyse the different strategic elements of these approaches.