As described in the Programme, a Fixed Deadline Call for Proposals required project applications to be submitted according to a fixed schedule. The domain was included in several calls of such a type during the 5th Framework Programme (IST calls 1, 4, 6 and 8).
Proposals were also accepted under the continuous submission scheme for Support Measures and Grant Applications (partial support for Conferences, Workshops, Seminars and Exhibitions).
Inside IST, the Cross Programme Actions (CPAs) had their own Action Lines which were sometime including related topics, e.g. the CPA-3(1999) "Design for All" and the CPA for "Smart Cards".
At the FP5 level, the SME related Programme, with its Exploratory Awards and CRAFT Projects possibilities, and the Key Actions or Generic Activities related to the disabled or elderly People in the Quality of Life Programme, also had their own Calls.
Concerning the definition of "Ambient Intelligence", the following ISTAG reports detail this concept: