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 RC 1998 annual report
CL-NA-18-704-EN-C; ISBN 92-828-6476-6
1998 saw some important changes at the JRC, including the appointment of Herbert Allgeier as its Director-General and the renewed emphasis on research which underpins and supports the policies of the European Union. In practical terms, the new Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (ICHP) was established during 1998 and, for the first time, the JRC prepared its own separate work programme within the Fifth Research Framework Programme. The report highlights the JRC's successful collaboration with members of the European scientific community - for example, opening a new cancer treatment facility in Petten, the Netherlands. It also reviews some of the most prominent projects undertaken by JRC institutions in 1998.
Contact:
F. Dezeure,
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Fx. +32 2 295 0146
E-m. freddie.dezeure@ec.europa.eu
 onstructing the European Information Society 1998
This new report from the FAIR project, part of the ACTS programme, includes the executive summaries of 50 recent research papers, analysing the impacts of information and communication technologies on how people live and work, as well as market trends. The report is only available electronically.
Contact:
http://www.databank.it/dbc/fair/page08.htm
 hotonic Technologies in Europe (CD-ROM)
Developed by the ACTS project Horizon, the CD-ROM covers the work of the 35 research projects that make up the programme's photonics domain, describing field trials to validate their work. Guidelines for prospective implementers of the technology, representing a distillation of the expertise built up, are also included.
Contact:
E-m. horizon@intec.rug.ac.be
 nformation Engineering - Projects and Perspectives 1994-1998
ISBN 92-828-5225-3 This report reviews 64 projects supported by the European Commission in the last four years in the field of information engineering - an area which is of continuing importance under the User-Friendly Information Society programme of FP5. The publication covers multimedia publishing and distribution, information management and retrieval, personalised content delivery, business, manufacturing and commerce, and infrastructure and support. It also gives full contact details for each project.
Contact:
B. Smith,
European Commission DG XIII/E-4
Tl. +352 4301 34195
Fx. +352 4301 38069
E-m. bernard.smith@ec.europa.eu
nteractive Electronic Publishing - 1998 Workshops
ISBN 92-828-4390-4
The European Commission has published a report on expert workshops held in 1998 to identify key issues facing the research and technological development community in the coming five years, in the field of interactive electronic publishing. Three areas in particular are addressed - accessing and exploiting digital content, future research topics, and recommendations for broadcasting topics in FP5.
 WOT Overview of Manufacturing Industry in Europe: Background to a European Strategy for IMS
EUR 18103 EN
Scale-intensive, science-based firms are the best prepared to benefit from participation in the Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) transnational research programme, according to a report prepared for the European Commission - the report leaves unanswered the question of whether efforts should be made to facilitate the participation of other firms which might also benefit.
Contact:
CCR, Ispra
Fx. +39 0332 789 623
limate Change Research and Policy: Updates
EUR 18088 EN
Although underground carbon sequestration cannot be considered as the ultimate solution for reducing anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, it can be effective in the short term, according to this report. The first section covers the monitoring of climate change, providing information on climate observation and modelling, while the second examines climate policy, stressing the importance of considering ecological and economic impacts before the implementation of new climate change strategies.
Contact:
IPTS
E-m. ipts_secr@jrc.es
 HERMIE-ALTENER - Renewable Energy Report
ISBN 92-828-3796-3
The report, which reviews recent projects from the Thermie and Altener programmes designed to help stimulate the development of renewable energy technologies, includes an overview of the barriers to their further development.
Contact:
European Commission, DG XVII
Fx. +32 2 295 0577
http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/dg17home.htm
 AIR: Agriculture and Fisheries Food Project Synopses
EUR 18306 EN; ISBN 92-828-4787-X
This catalogue provides details of all projects relevant to food and nutrition research funded under FP4's FAIR programme, in the categories of consumer nutrition and well-being, advanced and optimised food materials and nutritious food products, and generic food science.
Contact:
FAIR Secretariat
Tl. +32 2 296 0292
Fx. +32 2 296 4322
E-m. life-fair@ec.europa.eu
atalogue of project ideas for Key Action on water
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The Innovation Relay Centre North Rhine-Westphalia at ZENIT has compiled a new catalogue - including contact details - of more than 200 project ideas, expressions of interest and technology offers in the field of the key action on sustainable management and quality of water.
Contact:
S. Wodrich, ZENIT
Tl. +49 208 30004 44
Fx. +49 208 30004 61
E-m. sw@zenit.de
 nergy Technology Strategy 1995-2030: opportunities arising from the threat of climate change
The possible contribution of new technologies to alleviating climate change is considered in a new report from the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS). It examines to what extent technology can contribute to a possible structural change within energy markets, leading to a less carbon-intensive exploitation system, and assesses the mechanisms by which change might be effected and facilitated.
Contact:
Fx. +34 5 448 8339
E-m. rafael.castillo@jrc.es
C O N F E R E N C E S
igitisation of European Cultural Heritage
21-23 October, Utrecht (the Netherlands)
This event will examine Europe's contribution to improving access to historical and cultural sources through digital resources, in particular exploring different approaches to digitisation.
Contact:
M. van Campen
FBU Congress Bureau
Fx. +31 3 253 5851
E-m. mca@fbu.uu.nl
http://candl.let.uu.nl/
mproved traditional foods for the next century
28-29 October, Valencia (Spain)
This international congress on the latest research into the nutritional properties of traditional foods will build links between the new Key Action 'Food, nutrition and health' and the FAIR programme of the Fourth Research Framework Programme. Scientific understanding of Europe's rich heritage of traditional foods will help to improve processing technologies, and the safety, quality and nutritional properties of these foods.
The transfer of knowledge between scientists, technical staff in food industries and consumers should contribute to the satisfaction of consumer needs, the enhanced competitiveness of the European food and drink industry and improved understanding of the role of traditional foods in health and well-being.
Contact:
M. Angeles Garcia,
CSIC
Tl. +34 96 390 0022
Fx. +34 96 363 6301
E-m. traditional.foods@iata.csic.es
http://www.iata.csic.es/tradfoods/
 ater '99 - Sustainable management and quality of water
11-12 November, Erfurt (Germany)
Organised by the Innovation Relay Centre for South Germany, this event will address three themes - water as a natural resource, integrated environmental protection and waste-water treatment, and reuse of sludge. It will highlight demand-oriented research topics in order to stimulate co-operation between universities and institutes.
Contact:
E. Romhild,
THATI
Tl. +49 361 3484 130
Fx. +49 361 3484 288
E-m. thati-ef@t-online.de
http://www.thati.de/
atinnova '99 - an opportunity to influence patent policy
Patinnova '99, from 18-20 October in Halkidiki (Greece), will draw IPR experts, inventors, innovators and intermediaries from all over Europe. Participants will have a real opportunity to influence the development of an EU Patent, say the organisers. Mandates given by the audience at Patinnova 97 led directly to the establishment of the esp@cenet service and the Commission's free IPR Helpdesk.
The conference will examine recent and forthcoming technical and policy developments, with the second day devoted to detailed workshop sessions led by experts and practitioners from industry, the academic world and the patent professions. Three parallel workshop strands will address developments in patent information systems, policy issues and awareness-raising initiatives, and patent litigation.
Patinnova will be followed immediately by the European Patent Office's Epidos annual conference (EAC), taking place at the same venue from 20-22 October. A special rate is offered for attendance at both events. If possible, participants should register before 15 September, as accommodation cannot be guaranteed after that date.
Contact
Latest details of the Patinnova programme are available at: /patinnova99/home.html
Register on-line at the European Patent Office website:
http://www.european-patent-office.org/epidos/conf/pat_eac99/register.htm |
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July 1999
