NEM Summit 2011, Torino 27-29 September. The Networked and Electronic Media Technology Platform is organising the fourth edition of its main annual conference NEM Summit 2011 in Torino (Italy) on 27-29 September 2011. Building on successful previous Summit editions, Torino NEM Summit will address various issues, such as research and business challenges, societal as well as user needs, implementation requirements, regulatory and standardisation initiatives. In addition to the conference, for which all stakeholders of the networked and electronic media sector are invited to submit scientific, technical or business-oriented papers (LINK: http://nem-summit.eu/call-for-papers-2/ ), the NEM Summit also includes the exhibition of research results and demonstrations from projects. The 2011 NEM Summit offers the opportunity to exhibit free of charge to R&D projects addressing network and electronic media technologies and ICT at large, funded under the FP7 programmes of the European Commission (or other related programmes). To apply for an exhibition stand and for further related information, please, visit the NEM Summit 2011 website at http://nem-summit.eu/call-for-exhibitions/.
Important dates:

The Call for Exhibition is open until June 20, 2011

Results of Call 7, Objectives 1.5 – Facts and figures. The evaluation of Objective 1.5 of the 7th ICT Call was completed and the selected proposals are currently in the negotiation process. The Call addressed the areas of Digital Media Delivery Platforms, End-to-end Immersive and Interactive Media Technologies and Multimedia Search, through Integrating projects (IPs), Small and medium scale focused research projects (STREPs) and Coordination and Support Actions (CSAs). 130 proposals were received for this objective. The total grant requested was 433 M€, more than 6 times the available recommended grant of 70 M€! Following the evaluation, 20 proposals (5 IPs, 10 STREPs and 5 CSAs) were finally retained for negotiation. The selected proposals cover the areas addressed by the work programme in a balanced way, and are complementary with the current portfolio. The 5 CSAs will provide support to the current constituency but also include new stakeholders. In terms of participation in the retained proposals for negotiations, Industry leads with 59% (31.7% large industry and 27.3% SMEs), followed by 25.5% academia and 15.5% Research Centres. When the negotiation process is completed, we will present the grant-awarded projects in this newsletter and on our website. So, stay tuned!

 

Exploring the Future of Enterprise Search. The "Exploring the Future of Enterprise Search" workshop will be held in Seville (at the IPTS) 13 and 14 October 2011, at the premises of the IPTS.

More information can be found here.

 

The 2nd Summer School on Social Media Retrieval. The 2nd Summer School on Social Media Retrieval (http://www.s3mr.eu/) will be held during June 26 – 01 July, 2011 in Antalya, Turkey. The event is co-organized by the EU PetaMedia Network of Excellence and EIT ICT LABS. Based on the great success of its previous edition in Interlaken, Switzerland (http://www.s3mr.eu/2010/), the 2nd Summer School on Social Media Retrieval (S3MR) aims at bringing together young researchers from neighboring disciplines. It offers lectures delivered by experts from academia and industry providing a clear and in-depth summary of state-of-the-art research in social media retrieval and collaborative projects in small groups providing hands-on experience on integrative work on selected problems from the field.

A limited number of grants are offered, covering complete summer school costs as well as accommodation in the 5 star summer school venue on a full board basis.
For more information and subscription, please visit: http://www.s3mr.eu/

 

First Digital Agenda Assembly, 16 - 17 June 2011 , Brussels, Belgium.

The Digital Agenda for Europe (DAE) - launched in May 2010 - is the European Union's roadmap for bringing the benefits of a digital society and economy to Europe's citizens. But it can only deliver if all stakeholders are involved in assessing problems and identifying solutions. The Assembly will feature several workshops, designed to identify solutions to specific challenges, and plenary sessions, designed to synthesise the discussions and identify the way forward. One of the workshops on June 16 addresses the issue of: Social networks, a driver for economic and political change? For more information click here.

Industry Think Tank consultation on the future of on-line music search.
The just released public version of the industry Think Tank consultation on the future of on-line music search, following the Cannes MIDEM festival event on 24th January is available here.

 

 

Open public consultation on the future strategy for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).
On April 14, the European Commission has launched an open public consultation on the future strategy for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The consultation will remain open until 30 June 2011. Following the success of the EIT's initial phase, the results of this consultation will feed into the 'Strategic Innovation Agenda' (SIA) for the EIT which the Commission is due to propose by the end of this year. The agenda will outline the Institute's main priorities until 2020, focusing on the EIT's mission and objectives, governance, funding and future priority themes for its Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). The questionnaire can be consulted via the following link: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/consult/index_en.html Interested stakeholders can also send position papers to the following email address : eac-sia-consultation@ec.europa.eu The Commission will also organise an information session on the first outcomes of the consultation on 6 July 2011, half-day, at the DG Education and Culture premises In Brussels, Madou Tower. The results will also be analysed and summarised in a report that will be published in the second semester of 2011. All information, including on registration for the Q&A and information sessions can be viewed here.

EU research and innovation funding: Commission consults on radical changes to create more growth and jobs.
The European Commission launches a consultation on major improvements to EU research and innovation funding to make participation easier, increase scientific and economic impact and improve value for money. The proposed "Common Strategic Framework", set out in a Green Paper, would cover the current Framework Programme for Research (FP7), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Stakeholders have until 20 May 2011 to respond.

Social Networks Overview: Current Trends and Research Challengeses
This paper focuses on the research and technological measures to be adopted. It investigates online social networks as an emerging multidisciplinary research fi eld that bridges social science and multimedia computing. It refl ects the consolidated opinion of the members of the NextMEDIA project and the Future Media Networks (FMN) cluster with the collaboration with well known experts, under the guidance of the Networked Media Systems Unit of the Information Society and Media Directorate General of the European Commission.(click here to get your free copy!)

Future Media Networks - Research Challenges 2010 (click here to get your free copy!)

Networked Media Current Research, Results and Future Trends - The new brochure (august 2010) by the Networked Media Systems Unit. The publication presents an overview of the projects supported by the Networked Media Systems unit and sketches future trends in the field of Networked Media technologies. (Click here to get your free copy!)

Future Media Internet - Research Challenges and the Road Ahead
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15 - 17 June 2011
Future Network & Mobile Summit 2011,
Warsaw, Poland
This is the twentieth in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the European Commission, which regularly attracts over 600 delegates from industry and research to share experiences and research results, identify future trends, discuss business opportunities and identify opportunities for international research collaboration under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7).

27 - 29 June 2011
IMMERSCOM 2011 - 3rd International Conference on Immersive Communications, Istanbul,Turkey. IMMERSCOM aims to bring researchers and scientists from academia and industry together to advance the state of the art in immersive telecommunications sciences, technologies and systems.

11 - 15 July 2011
IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME2011) Barcelona, Spain.

27 - 29 September 2011
The NEM European Technology Platform is very pleased to announce that the 2011 4th NEM Summit will be organized in Torino, Italy.

Future EU research and innovation funding: broad support for Commission's consultation on Common Strategic Framework for future EU research and innovation funding.

Researchers and entrepreneurs across the EU showed appreciation for the Commission's Common Strategic Framework (CSF) for future EU research and innovation funding. This is the interim conclusion based on over 470 responses received so far to the consultation launched by the Commission with its February 2011 Green Paper. Nearly all respondents stress the importance of simplifying procedures for applying for funding and accounting for its use. The CSF will cover funding currently provided through the Framework Programme for Research (FP7), the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) (IP/11/138 and MEMO/11/76). Over 420 completed online questionnaires have so far been received and over 50 position papers have been posted and can be read online by anyone interested. Many more responses are expected as stakeholders still have until 20 May 2011 to respond. 28 500 people from 134 countries have visited the consultation web site: http://ec.europa.eu/research/csfri/index_en.cfm

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