Networked Media

25 – 27 November 2008

Organized by Directorate General Information Society and Media of the European Commission, with the support of the current EU French pesidency, the event will host over 4000 high-level decision makers, leading visionary and representatives from industry and academia.

ICT 2008 will focus on:
Priorities in ICT R&D for 2009-2010
Major current technological trends
Policies to stimulate R&D  

SPEAKING AT ICT 2008:

Albert Fert, Nobel Prize winner for physics 2007 will speak at ICT 2008, Session 4 (25 Nov, 16.00 hrs)
Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media
Christine Lagarde, French Minister for the Economy, Industry and Employment
Valérie Pécresse, French Minister for Higher Education and Research
Ben Verwaayen, CEO, Alcatel-Lucent
Denis Ranque, CEO, Thales
Harold Goddijn, CEO, TomTom

Full conference programme

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Forthcoming Special FP7 Event:

 

 

22 January 2009
ICT Proposers day, Budapest, Hungary.
Organised by the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate-General, in cooperation with the Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology at Hungexpo. Potential proposers are invited to come and present their ideas and to network to find additional expertise or partners.


Agenda

25 November 2008

09.00-10.15
Opening of ICT 2008
Commissioner Viviane Reding
(Plenary Session) 

11.00-12.30
Setting the ICT Agenda for the Next Decade
Commissioner Viviane Reding 
(Plenary Session)

14.00-15.30
Research challenges and users’ role in the Future Media Internet
(Networking Session)

International Cooperation priorities in the ICT domain. Tackling ICT from worldwide perspective
(Networking Session) 


26 November 2008

9 .00-10.30 


Prospects in Disruptive innovation in
Multimedia Search Engines
(Networking Session)


T-Learning Systems Applications in a multi-channel digital environment. Evidences from European Projects (Networking Session)

11.00-12.30
Future Internet Part 1: European Challenges for the Future Internet and New Business Opportunities
(Parallel Session)

14.00-15.30
Future Internet Part 2: Future Internet and Services for Citizens
(Parallel Session)

16.00-17.30

NEM towards Future Media Internet
(Networking Session)

Managing ICT projects in FP7 – Exchange of Best Practices
(Networking Session)

17.45-18.30
Keynote speech: "I" made it Happen


27 November 2008

9.00-10.30
Art, Creativity and Content: new foundations for ICT innovation
(Networking Session)

3D Living Innovation (User led innovation using 3D and virtual worlds)
(Networking Session)

11.00-12.30
ICT Work Programme 2009-2010 - Obj. 1.5: Networked Media & 3D Internet
(Parallel Session)

15.00-15.15
Presentation of Exhibition Awards
(Plenary Session)

15.15-16.30
"Impact through Policies"
(Closing Plenary Session)

 

Exibits at ICT 2008:

 

 

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The Networked Media Team

Head of Unit
Luis Rodríguez-Roselló

Deputy Head of Unit
Bartolomé Arroyo Fernández

 

Scientific Officers
Loretta Anania
Alexandros Bakalakos
Isidro Laso Ballesteros
Georgia Efthymiopoulou
Martin Hahn
Francisco Medeiros
Kostas Papanikolaou
Fabrizio Porrino

Newsletter Editor
Fabrizio Porrino

Graphic Support
Alexis Vandersteen

Further Information & Contacts

Networked Media Systems
European Commission
DG Information Society and Media
INFSO D2
B-1049 Brussels
 Contact Form
Tel: +32 2 2963541
Fax: +32 2 2962178
Email: infso-networked-media@ec.europa.eu
Web site: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/netmedia

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