Call for contributions for the Ambient Assisted Living Forum - deadline 18 May

The Ambient Assisted Living Forum (AAL Forum) 2010 will present innovative solutions to tackle the challenges inherent to our ageing societies. It aims to provide both a physical meeting platform, supported by an advanced web 2.0 social media platform for all stakeholders – investors, researchers, policy makers, industry providers and end-users – to discuss and share smart solutions for a improved quality of life in later years.

Ambient Assisted Living Technology is a relatively new and vibrant field of investment, research and development. Policy makers are already exploring options and planning on future technology investments in this area. Several regional and national initiatives are emerging around Europe to support public and private investment. Furthermore, research within the field is growing, as more and more projects throughout Europe and the rest of the world is rapidly increasing.
Contributions are required be submitted in an electronic format, as an Abstract/Outline. The closing date of submission is the 18th of May 2010.
The AAL Forum Programme Committee will select contributions and approve on or before the 22nd of May.
Selected contributions will be made available on the website of the AAL Forum
For more details: http://www.aalforum.eu/page/call-for-contributions

Conference Topics:
1. Market | Innovation | Economy
2. Changing the model of innovation through user engagement
3. AAL JP Topics and Basics
4. AAL in regional & national Politics
5. AAL - The Viking Way (Regional track)
6. Technology | Platforms | Standards | Interoperability
7. Research for AAL purposes
8. International cooperation
9. Robotics

Countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, United Kingdom