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 esign for Living - the European City of Tomorrow
KI-NA-19-381-EN-C;
ISBN 92-828-9632-3;  7
This European Commission publication describes EU research activities in the field of urban sustainability, and explains the Key Action 'City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage' to a general audience. It examines the context and goals of the Key Action's four themes - city planning and management, cultural heritage, the built environment and urban transport. It also introduces its objectives and working methods to potential participants in the research programme.
 ntrepreneurial and Business Angel Financing
Annual subscription 50
Published by the European Business Angel Network (EBAN), this quarterly journal replaces the highly successful EBAN newsletter. It will cover all aspects of private equity financing for entrepreneurial activity - from legal and tax issues to company valuation and exit strategies. EBA Financing aims to supply 'informal investors' and venture capitalists with practical information on new developments, as well as reviews of relevant books and articles and notices of interesting events.
Contact
Intersentia NV
Tl. +32 3 680 1550
Fx. +32 3 658 7121
mail@intersentia.be
http://www.intersentia.be/
IB Innovation 2000 Initiative progress report
During the first year of the European Investment Bank's 'Innovation 2000 Initiative' (i2i), which supports projects promoting EU innovation, entrepreneurship and information technologies received significant boosts, according to the report. But the EIB is still familiarising itself with the R&D sector.
The EIB approved 26 projects worth over 2.5 billion, many in objective 1 regions in Spain, eastern Germany and Greece. Financing is targeted towards five areas - human capital formation, research and development, information and communications technology networks, diffusion of innovation and the development of SMEs and entrepreneurship. In this last area, two programmes providing EIF guarantees for microcredit lending were launched in the framework of the EU's Multiannual Programme for SMEs.
Contact
http://eib.eu.int/pub/divers/i2i_en.pdf
 he Commission's Annual
RTD report for 2000
The latest annual report on EU research activities covers a period in which research policy became more ambitious and assumed a higher political profile. It describes initial response to the Communication 'Towards a European Research Area', and reviews the launch of the Fifth Research Framework Programme. The "massive" response to the first calls for proposals "is encouraging especially as it reflects significant participation by countries in the pre-accession phase which are now associated with the Framework Programme", the report says. It highlights the special efforts made to encourage participation by women, to comply with fundamental ethical principles, and "to reconcile the need for consistency and administrative rigour with ease of access".
Contact
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/report2000.html
 oint ESA/EC Document on a European Strategy for Space
Europe has to use space development as a tool to attain its major economic environmental and security goals, according to this report commissioned by the European Space Agency. 'We can no longer see space and space policy as separate from other European activities,' says the report. Recommendations include a closer relationship between ESA and the European Union, and using ESA developments as potential businesses.
Contact
http://ravel.esrin.esa.it/docs/wisemen_report.pdf
C O N F E R E N C E S
 AROSSA 2001 + brokerage event
10-12 June, Magdeburg (Germany)
In conjunction with the Narossa trade fair on renewable raw materials, firms will have an opportunity to present their latest products and research results. The brokerage event will focus on production, plant biotechnology and plant breeding, materials, industrial products, energy use and services. The Innovation Relay Centre Lower Saxony is preparing a catalogue presenting company profiles and their offers and requests for innovative technologies, which will be distributed during the event or can be requested by e-mail.
Contact
P. Richter, IRC Lower Saxony
Tl. +49 391 744 3542
Fx. +49 391 744 3544
ircpost@tti-md.de
http://www.narossa.de/
 ASP World Conference on science and technology parks
10-13 June, Bilbao (Spain)
The theme of the 2001 IASP Conference is 'Science and Technology Parks in the Knowledge and Digital Economy', and the main objective is to make an overall assessment of the role to be played by science parks, incubators and universities faced with the challenges and opportunities of the knowledge society and digital economy.
Contact
Technical Secretariat
Tl. + 34 943 42 81 11
Fx. + 34 943 42 80 55
lankor@sarenet.es
http://www.iaspbilbao2001.org/
GII - managing the mosaic
13-15 June, Potsdam (Germany)
The topics covered by the seventh European Commission geographical information and geographical information systems workshop will include:
- local to global, common reference system, data policies, metadata and standards
- visualisation, virtual reality, spatial analysis, spatial data services and interoperability
- mass market, specialised market, business to business, business to client
- mobile GIS, wireless technologies, integration
Participation from partners in projects funded by the Fifth Research Framework Programme is especially encouraged.
Contact
K. Fullerton, European Commission
JRC Space Applications Institute
Tl. +39 0332 789 101
Fx. +39 0332 789 803
ec-gis@jrc.it
http://www.ec-gis.org/Workshops/7ec-gis/
AEC 2001 - Technology transfer day
21 June, Bratislava, (Slovakia)
To accompany the European Automotive Congress, the technology transfer day targets top automotive industry managers from EU and associated countries, government representatives, subcontractors, users of specialised tools and research institutions.
Contact
J. Studenik, IRC Slovakia
Tl. +421 7 5441 7515
Fx. +421 7 5441 7522
studenik@bicba.sk
http://irc-slovakia.sk/tool/
 ritical Infrastructures
26-29 June, Delft (Netherlands)
Transport, telecommunications, and supply and distribution infrastructures have become vital to the functioning and security of society. The systems required to provide these vital services are subject to rapid institutional changes, technological innovation, and increasing demand for both sustainability and quality of service.
The Fifth International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation will consist of plenary, paper, and workshop sessions as well as exhibits. Plenary sessions will feature invited lectures by eminent speakers, paper and workshop sessions, in five tracks, will include short presentations and panel discussions.
Contact
C. Roldanus, Delft University of Technology
Tl. +31 15 278 1150
Fx. +31 15 278 4811
delft2001@tpm.tudelft.nl
http://www.delft2001.tudelft.nl/
nnovate 2001
27-29 June, London (United Kingdom)
The success of the BBC Tomorrow's World International Invention Fair has for the past two years given inventors and innovative companies an opportunity to present their ideas to the business community and public. This year, a new event will be more targeted towards the business community, with the aim of encouraging exchange of ideas between innovative manufacturers and multinationals, as well as links and joint ventures with universities and research institutes. Large numbers of companies from the UK and the rest of Europe are expected to exhibit their new ideas and projects.
Contact
M. Cook, BBC
Tl. +44 1202 762 252
Fx. +44 1202 765 009
malcolm.cook@btinternet.com
anotechnology - 'Meet the Investors'
September, London (United Kingdom)
Individuals with ideas for nanotechnology-based businesses, new companies, and companies requiring more finance, are invited to submit business plans by the end of June for consideration for funding by a group of investors. The ten best investment prospects will be able to make their pitch to the investment community for large-scale funds, at this special event to be held in London in September.
Contact
J. Strang, Institute of Nanotechnology
Tl. +44 1786 447 520
Fx. +44 1786 447 530
julie@nano.org.uk
http://www.nano.org.uk/
 enewable Energy for a Competitive Europe
4-6 October, Wels (Austria)
This international technology brokerage event, organised by the Innovation Relay Centre Austria and the IRC thematic group for renewable energy, aims to bring together companies, research centres and universities active in the fields of thermal solar, photovoltaic solar, bioenergy, wind energy, geothermal energy and project financing.
Contact
A. Moser, IRC Austria
Tl. +43 1 524 0606 11
Fx. +43 1 524 0606 99
amoser@danube.or.at
http://www.danube.or.at/ |
March 2001
