Event calendar
18 NOVEMBER 2008, Brussels (BE)
Third Organic and Large Area Electronics Stakeholders Meeting. The Third Organic and Large Area Electronics Stakeholders Meeting will take place at EC premises in Brussels on 18 November 2008. This event is a follow up to the 1st and 2nd Organic and Large Area Electronics Stakeholders Meetings which were held on 30 May and 1 October 2008.
The objective of these events is to contribute to the consolidation of the leading role of the European industry and research community in the field of organic and large area electronics through the identification of the main challenges in the area and the proposing of recommendations which will help to promote the growth and competitiveness of the European industry in the field.
During this event, the results of the activities carried out by the three working groups which were established during the 1st Organic and Large Area Electronics Meeting, will be presented by their respective leaders: Dr. Schoo, Dr. Hecker and Prof. Kopola and Mr. Van den Kieboom.
In addition, the programme for this event includes several presentations on other key issues of this field such as the situation of the research platforms in the area in Europe, international cooperation and education and training activities.
This Stakeholders Meeting will finalize with the presentation of the conclusions of the parallel sessions dedicated to analyze the best strategies to boost Europe's leadership in the area and the co-ordination of national funding initiatives.
For further details, please consult the event website:
Website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/organic-elec-visual-display/events-20081118_en.html
25-27 NOVEMBER 2008, Lyon (FR)
ICT Event 2008
The biennial ICT Event is the most important forum for discussing research and public policy in information and communication technologies at European level. The ICT Event presents Europe’s future priorities for research funding in the ICT area, examines crucial issues of public policy for stimulating innovation and creates opportunities to establish research and business partnerships.
T he ICT Event 2008, which is organized by the EC Directorate General Information Society and Media in cooperation with the French presidency of the EU, will bring together researchers, innovators, policy and business decision-makers working in the field of digital technologies.
This event, which will take place in Lyon ( France) on 25-27 November 2008, will examine: the European Union priorities in ICT research for over €2 billion of funding available in 2009-2010; the major current technological trends which impact upon strategic research planning, and public research policies to stimulate research and innovation.
The areas of Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics and Microsystems and Smart Systems Technologies will be represented, in particular, through:
- Presentations of the ICT Work programme for the years 2009-2010 and funding opportunities,
- Conference sessions on "Components and systems" and "bio-nano-frontiers",
- A networking session on Microsystems and Smart Systems Integration,
- A networking session on Microsystems for medical and bio applications.
In addition, two specific sessions are devoted to the presentation of the ICT Work Programme 2009-2010 objectives on "Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics" and "Microsystems and Smart Miniaturised Systems". These sessions will give comprehensive overviews of these objectives, including target outcome, expected impact, use of instruments, call planning, etc.
Furthermore, these sessions will include the possibility for participants to present their ideas for potential proposals corresponding to these objectives.
If you are interested in presenting ideas for potential proposals during one of these sessions, please send 2-3 slides describing the proposal idea, your technology capabilities and/or the partners you would be looking for to INFSO OENEWSLETTER.
For further details on the ICT Event Lyon 2008, on the themes, the conference, the exhibitions, the networking activities, the full programme, the registration or practical information, please consult the ICT Event 2008 website:
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/index_en.htm
1-2 DECEMBER 2008, Brussels (BE)
2nd EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT. The Second EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT, which will take place in Brussels on 1 and 2 December 2008, is a follow-up event to the one held in Seoul in June 2008. The main objective of this forum is to further build upon achievements reached, relations established and to identify potential Euro-Korea cooperation projects on ICT research.
EU-Korea cooperation activities in the fields of Microsystems and Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics will be covered in this event, and will build on the results from the Microsystems sessions within the 1 st EU-Korea Cooperation Forum on ICT, which can be consulted at: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/micro-nanosystems/events-20080616-17_en.html
The conference targets an audience of up to 200 representatives from European and Korean organizations active in the ICT field interested in developing scientific and technological cooperation in areas of mutual interest. Participation is free of charge but subject to pre-registration.
Website: http://www.eurosouthkorea-ict.org
2-3 DECEMBER 2008, Munich (DE)
Forum "be-flexible" 2008. This international platform is intended for an exchange of experiences of scientists, applied researchers, equipment suppliers and users. It will consist of two consecutive days with several sessions and keynote speakers focussed on thin semiconductor devices and flexible electronic systems.
Website: https://www.be-flexible.de
13-14 JANUARY 2008, Brussels (BE)
Fourth Organic and Large Area Electronics Cluster Meeting. T he Fourth Organic and Large Area Electronics Cluster Meeting will be held at EC premises in Brussels on 13-14 January 2009.
It will cover organic electronics and photonics technologies, and combinations with inorganic materials & low temperature processes, that are enablers for large-area integration of devices into functional systems.
The event will bring together the active EC-funded projects from the different specific programmes under both FP6 and FP7 and also other European members in this research community.
It aims to:
- Encourage the exchange of information and best practices among projects
- Identify potential synergies and relevant topics for further cooperation
- Discuss future research challenges & priorities
- Build a critical mass of activities in the field
In the last edition of this cluster meeting more than 60 attendees participated, representing 28 different projects and more than 40 organizations. In 2009, the cluster meeting will be a two-day event:
- The first day will be restricted to project participants and will focus on the activities of the on-going projects
- The second day will focus on plans and strategies for future research. It will start with an overview of the new ICT Work programme for the next two years, focussing on the research objectives " Flexible, Organic and Large Area Electronics " and " Organic Photonics and other disruptive photonics technologies " . The rest of the day will be used for discussion of future planned research collaborations in the area and long-term strategies, based on suggestions from participants.
For further details on these events, please contact us and visit our websites on CORDIS: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/organic-elec-visual-display/home_en.html and http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/photonics/home_en.html
Website: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/organic-elec-visual-display/events-20090113_en.html
22 JANUARY 2009, Budapest (HU)
FP7-ICT Proposers' Day 2009. The DG Information Society and Media in cooperation with the Hungarian National Office for Research and Technology will organize the FP7-ICT Proposers' Day 2009 in Budapest on 22 January. EC staff will be present to advise in the specifics of the ICT WP09-10 and on the general rules and procedures for participating in FP7.