EVENT CALENDAR
19-20 MARCH 2009, Brussels (BE)
The High Level Event on ICT for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE) aims to accord visibility to the potential of ICTs in enabling energy efficiency across the economy and, in particular, it will show how ICT-based innovations may provide one of the potentially most cost-effective means to achieve the 2020 energy and climate targets.
The European Commission is aiming to create a lasting policy framework on ICT for Energy Efficiency. To this end, the European Commission’s Information Society and Media Directorate-General, in cooperation with the Czech Presidency of the European Union, is hosting the High Level event on ICT for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE) in Brussels on 19-20 March 2009.
ICT enabling Energy Efficiency
The European Union 2020 targets are:
i) reducing carbon emissions by 20%,
ii) increasing the share of renewables in energy consumption to 20%, and
iii) saving 20% of the EU’s energy consumption
They aim at significant environmental benefits, while providing a unique business opportunity for thousands of European companies. Their implementation depends on Europe’s capacity to innovate.
The High Level Event on ICT for Energy Efficiency (ICT4EE) will be a two-day conference, which will combine both plenary and parallel sessions. The conference will be complemented by an exhibition of stands illustrating results achieved by relevant EU-funded projects and a set of booths for international initiatives in this area including the ETPs.
29-30 APRIL 2009, Brno (CZ)
FP7 Brno Information Day. At this Information Event a general presentation of the ICT Work Programme 2009-2010 will be made and, specifically, the R&D objectives to be called for in Calls 5&6 will be covered in detail.
23-25 JUNE 2009, Frankfurt (DE)
Large area, organic and printed electronics convention (LOPE-C). At this convention the latest developments in the innovative and dynamic field of organic and printed electronics will be shown.
The topics covered include materials, devices, processes, equipment, production, applications, end-users and services, with an emphasis on applications and products (e.g. printed memory devices for games and consumer goods, printed RFID for brand protection and logistics, flexible batteries to power mobile devices, rollable displays, organic sensors and organic photovoltaic cells).
Website: http://www.lope-c.com
8-10 JULY 2009, Halkidiki (EL)
2nd International Symposium on Flexible Organic Electronics (ISFOE 2009). The purpose of this symposium is to bring together scientists and engineers actively engaged in the research, development and manufacturing of flexible organic electronics.
The topics of the IS-FOE symposium 2009 will include, but are not limited to: organic semiconductor materials (small molecules and polymers), organic/inorganic and hybrid materials and systems, transparent/non-transparent electrodes, flexible substrates and encapsulation methods & materials, molecular electronics and photonics, self organised molecules and systems, theory & modelling (materials, components and devices), manufacturing processes (printing, vacuum, chemical), flexible displays & lighting, flexible solar cells, flexible circuits and sensors and flexible batteries, etc.
Website: http://isfoe.physics.auth.gr
27-29 OCTOBER 2009, Dresden (DE)
5th Plastic Electronics Conference and Showcase. The Plastic Electronics Conference & Showcase 2009, which will take place in Dresden, is a three-day international event which will cover major developments and assess the key issues applicable to all areas of flexible, organic and large area electronics.
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