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 edetec - Energy technology for Mediterranean countries
The Medetec magazine was launched three years ago to promote energy efficiency in the Mediterranean basin. Its main objective is to inform people in the countries of north Africa of developments in European energy technology, but it also includes sections on national energy policies and on the relationships between energy, environment, employment and development. Each issue runs to over 200 pages, with each article appearing both in Arabic and in either English or French. A score of substantial articles is followed by a news round-up from programme offices in the region, and advertisements from suppliers to the energy industry.
Contact:
F. Fabiano, ISNOVA
Tl. +39 06 3600 2543
Fx. +39 06 3600 2544
E-m. isnova@tin.it
http://www.medetec.it
 nnovation Policy Review
£123 annual subscription
A new bi-monthly newsletter of innovation, science and technology was launched in February by the British Library. Aimed at industrial decision-makers as well as senior academics and government policy-makers, it aims to provide authoritative information on trends and policy initiatives. The focus is primarily on the United Kingdom and Europe, and developments in the digital economy will receive regular coverage.
Contact:
JL Publishing Limited
Tl. +44 1234 881 366
Fx. +44 1234 881 189
E-m. jlp@mjm.co.uk
 ross-Border Litigation over European Patents
In cases of infringement, patents are only useful if they are enforced by their owners. Enforcement is generally initiated by a warning letter - followed, if this is not successful, by legal proceedings. At present there is no international jurisdiction for patent disputes whose competence goes beyond the territory of one state. But the situation in Europe may soon change. The whole issue is dealt with clearly and authoritatively in this paper by the IPR-Helpdesk's legal team.
Contact:
E-m. info@ipr-helpdesk.org
http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/updates
 he socio-economic dimension in the Fifth Framework Programme, 1999
The annual report concludes that a strong socio-economic element was missing in the response to the first calls for proposals of FP5's thematic programmes, but that the situation should improve with later calls. Few researchers combine socio-economic and technical expertise. Indeed, proposers and evaluators experienced similar problems - many appeared not to understand the term socio-economic.
The report made a series of recommendations, some of which are already in the process of being implemented. These include ensuring that sufficient emphasis is placed on socio-economic elements in work programmes and guides.
Contact:
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 esults from Non-Food Agro-Industrial Research Projects
EUR 19307, ISBN 1-872691-22-6; £40 (book), £40 (CD-ROM)
This book contains a selection of the final summary reports from research projects on the production and use of renewable biomaterials derived from agricultural crops, supported by the AIR programme. The reports cover bioproducts aimed at higher value markets, which offer SMEs particular opportunities to enter niche markets while offering the farming community the chance to diversify. The information included in the book is also available on CD-ROM, together with reports on all non-food related projects financed under the ECLAIR, AIR and FAIR programmes.
Contact:
CPL Press
Fx. +44 1635 529 322
E-m. press@cplsci.demon.co.uk
C O N F E R E N C E S
4th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation
28-31 August, Curitiba (Brazil)
Addressing the theme of 'learning and knowledge networks for development', the conference will bring together scientists, engineers, managers, entrepreneurs, and policy-makers to present research results and share good practice. They will also discuss creative and innovative topics of emerging importance for both the public and private sectors.
Contact:
G. Pereira, Lisbon Instituto Superior Técnico
Tl. +351 1 8417 379
Fx. +351 1 8496 156
E-m. curitiba2000@dem.ist.utl.pt
http://in3.dem.ist.utl.pt/curitiba2000/
 urOCEAN 2000 - European conference on marine science and ocean technology
29 August - 2 September, Hamburg (Germany)
The conference aims to bring research providers together with intermediate and end users in order to improve the mechanisms of research and technology transfer into the field of marine science. The priority areas addressed within FP5 will be discussed in a series of parallel and plenary sessions, as a means of interfacing natural science, socio-economics and policy and of identifying the areas on which European research should concentrate in the next decade.
Contact:
A. Edwards, Marine Ecosystems Infrastructure
Fx. +32 2 296 3024
E-m. alan.edwards@ec.europa.eu
-Comm-Line 2000
4-6 September, Bucharest (Romania)
The first European Conference for e- Commerce and Tele-working will focus on trends, solutions and results related to the integration, proliferation and intensive added-value use of teleco-operation in teleworking, electronic commerce, virtual entities, and on-line services.
Contact:
M. Bistran, E-Comm-Line 2000 Conference
Tl. +401 230 0591
Fx. +401 230 7862
E-m. sand@automation.ipa.ro
http://www.ipa.ro/
 eodiet
6-9 September, Norwich (United Kingdom)
This is the first European research meeting on the consumer benefits of biotechnology applied to food production. It will focus on the need to enhance a selected range of essential nutrients and beneficial factors in plant foods. The conference is organised in association with FP5's Quality of Life programme.
Contact:
Conference secretariat
Tl. +44 1603 255 328
Fx. +44 1603 255 168
E-m. ifr.communications@bbsrc.ac.uk
http://www.ifrn.bbsrc.ac.uk/NEODIET/
 LDB 2000
10-14 September, Cairo (Egypt)
The 26th international conference on very large databases offers an international forum for the exchange of research results in all aspects of database management and related fields. It will include tutorials, panels, research papers, industrial papers, and demonstrations.
Contact:
http://www2.aucegypt.edu/vldb2000/
 rchives of the New Millennium in the Information Society
21-26 September, Seville (Spain)
The 14th international archive congress will address topics such as the management and use of electronic records, the development of archival science, and the role of archives in the leisure society.
Contact:
Congress secretariat
Tl. +34 954 981 089
Fx. +34 954 577 863
E-m. congresos.itc@caymasa.es
http://www.mcu.es/lab/archivos/se20000.html
nnual European Forum for Innovative Firms
20-21 November, Lyon (France)
During the French presidency, the European Commission (DG Enterprise), with the support of the Urban Community of Lyon, is organising a forum for innovative enterprises as a 'shop window' for innovation in Europe.The event will enable entrepreneurs to voice their response to local, national and European policies designed to help Europe achieve a knowledge and innovation-based society. Labels of excellence will be awarded by the Commission to the 15 most innovative economic zones in Europe.
The event is aimed at all innovation actors, in business and in research, and especially those involved in the creation of start-up companies.
Contact:
A. Bearne, European Commission Enterprise DG, Innovation Directorate Innovation policy
Tl. +352 4301 33711
Fx. +352 4301 34129
E-m. amy.bearne@ec.europa.eu
/innovation-smes/src/firms.htm
nnovation and Enterprise Creation - Statistics and Indicators
23-24 November, Sophia Antipolis (France)
Jointly organised by the European Commission's Innovation Directorate and Eurostat, this event is designed to lead to better measurement of innovation. A similar conference in 1996 helped enhance the methodology for statistical surveys of innovation and to improve the international comparability of the data collected. This event will focus on:
- advances in innovation statistics lresults of studies exploiting recent Community and national innovation surveys
- patent statistics - acquisition and protection of competencies by enterprises
- meeting policy-makers' requirements
- new indicators to benchmark innovation and company creation policies
Contact:
V. Burger, European Commission Enterprise DG, Innovation Directorate Innovation policy
Tl. +352 4301 38203
Fx. +352 4301 34129
E-m. valerie.burger@ec.europa.eu
/innovation-smes/src/statconf.htm
URESCO programmes, 2000 and 2001
The European Research Conferences (EURESCO) are a programme of the European Science Foundation, supported by the European Commission's High Level Scientific Conference activity. Spanning fields from biomedicine to economics, each conference typically holds a meeting on alternate years, and encourages discussion of new and unconventional ideas and approaches.
Contact:
J Hendekovic, ESF
Tl. +33 388 76 71 35
Fx. +33 388 36 69 87
E-m. euresco@esf.org
http://www.esf.org/euresco/ | 
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