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Dear colleagues,
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January 2011
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Welcome to the first issue of the Future Networks Newsflash in 2011!
First of all, we would like to send you our Warmest Wishes for you and beloved ones for this year! We also wish your projects all success in 2011 so as to make significant contributions to keeping leadership in the EUresearch, fostering innovation and excellence in the EU communications industry and improving the EU citizens' lives!
We would like to bring to your attention that 2011 will be the year of the definition of new R&D strategies and themes for the upcoming Framework Programme 8. The Commission is about to publish a Green Paper in order to consult all the stakeholders on the matter. We will keep you informed on developments as your inputs will be highly appreciated.
With this newsletter, we would also like to announce the registration opening for the Future Networks 7th FP7 Concertation Meeting and inform on some of the latest developments from the EU projects in the network communications area.
We invite you to visit the Future Networks 7th FP7 Concertation Meeting for further details and regular updates on the programme and finalise your registration before 4 February.
We look forward to meeting you in Brussels!
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With Best Regards,
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Luis Rodríguez-Roselló
Head of Unit Future Networks
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In focus
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Future Networks 7th FP7 Concertation Meeting – Registration opening – Deadline 4 February
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Future Networks & Mobile Summit 2011 – Call for Exhibitors - Deadline 28 February
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Future Network and MobileSummit 2011, the annual highlight of the EU Future Networks research, features an Exhibition, which provides the opportunity to showcase research results and applications through technology demonstrations, whether funded commercially or at national, regional or European level. While some space will be offered for posters, most of the Exhibition will be reserved for innovative technology demonstrations.
Apply for a demonstration stand!
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ICT Proposers' Day 2011 – Registration opening in January
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The ICT Proposers Day 2011 to take place in Budapest on 19-20 May is dedicated to networking and promoting research & development in the field of Information and Communication Technologies.
The event will provide academia and business sectors, SMEs and government actors from all over Europe a platform for building partnerships and exchange ideas for participating in upcoming calls for proposals offering more than one billion € of EU funding. About 2500 participants are expected to attend. In addition, over 100 Commission officials will be present to provide information on the content of the calls for proposals and advice you on how to submit your proposal.
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In brief
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Future Internet Assembly (FIA) – Last call for topics for FIA Budapest – Deadline 23 January
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Future Internet Assembly (FIA) opened a call for topics for the next event in Budapest. You are invited to provide suggestions for cross-cutting Future Internet related topics to be discussed on the FIA from 17 to 19 May 2011 in Budapest. You can also vote for a topic suggested by somebody else that you want to support.
For previously discussed topics check the FIA Ghent, Valencia, Stockholm, Prague, Madrid and Bled programmes.
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Future Internet Award - First Awards – Next Competition
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The Future Internet Award, supported and organised by ceFIMS - Coordination of the European Future Internet Forum of Member States, is an opportunity for European national and regional Future Internet initiatives to promote their work. Initiatives can take the form of innovative products and services that will shape the Future Internet. The award is given every six months to the initiative that is judged to have the greatest potential to advance the Future Internet and which provides an exemplar for innovate products/services.
The first awards were presented to PII (PanLabs) judged to be the best initiative that is currently running and nearing completion and Mobile Spatial Interaction in the Future Internet of Things (stratAG) judged to be the best new initiative with most potential. Apply for the next award shortly on the ceFIMS website!
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FIRE Open Calls Information Day on 9 February in Brussels
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The 1st FIRE ‘Open Calls’ Information Day is an information day organized on 9 February, one day before the Future Networks 7th FP7 Concertation meeting also in Brussels. It is related to the Open Calls to be published by three of the FIRE experimental facilities. These Calls follow similar procedures as standard FP7 Calls for proposals and benefit from funding from the projects; they may be of interest to the Concertation meeting participants.
The FIRE - Future Internet Research and Experimentation - Initiative was launched at the beginning of 2007 as part of Framework Programme 7 (FP7). It builds on the "Situated and Autonomic Communications" Initiative and other internet-related projects funded under the Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Programme, as well as on several projects launched as Research Networking Testbeds already operating under FP6.
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European Technology Platforms - ETPs - News
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From eMobility to Net!Works - New name and white papers with new messages at the Future Internet Week
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eMobility changed the name and brand from "eMobility ETP" to "Net!works ETP" in order to reflect the extended scope of the platform also to fixed networks issues. The new name and white papers with new messages were launched during the Future Internet Week in Ghent from December 13 to 17, 2010. In 2010 the ETP started the discussion on Framework Programme 8 and worked on Grand Societal Challenges. Three position papers are published about Net!Works contribution to solve "Grand Societal Challenges": Net!Works connecting health applications for a smarter society, transport for a smarter society and energy and environmental monitoring sectors for a smarter society. The latest version of the Strategic Research and Applications Agenda (SARA) is a basis to contribute new research challenges. Framework Programme 8 and associated activities will be a major task for 2011.
Stay tuned to the "Heartbeat of a smarter society" on the new Net!Works website!
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ISI – Integral SatCom Initiative - 12th ISI General Assembly & 3rd EU SatCom Day Follow-up
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The main conclusions of the two events discussions are now available. SatCom is undoubtedly a topic to be handled at European level as it is an essential enabler to fulfil the European Digital Agenda and Security policy objectives. The Lisbon Treaty now includes Space as an EU issue and therefore is expected to provide a new impetus to support ambitious innovative space programs including SatCom particularly in the broadband and security areas. This will contribute to sustain the competitiveness of the European SatCom industry and constitute a key factor for a sustainable European space industry. Read the press release with the key conclusions!
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