BRITE/EURAM '95: European Conference and Proposers' Forum

A three-day EC conference and proposers' forum on industrial and materials technologies is being organized by Directorate-General XII of the European Commission, the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Arts and the Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation (BIT) within the framework of the BRITE/EURAM III programme. The conference and forum will be held in Vienna from 11 to 13 October 1995.

The conference will present an overview of the latest trends in manufacturing and design technologies for industries and products for the future. It is open to representatives from industry, universities, research centres, design and engineering companies, consultants, standardization bodies, educational and governmental institutes and the media.

The proposers' forum is aimed at R&D managers and experts wanting to submit proposals for the second call for proposals for the BRITE/EURAM III programme, to be published on 15 September 1995. It will provide a platform for the presentation of new project ideas and an opportunity to meet experts from industry and research and to find partners for projects.

The conference and forum will, in particular, look at the implementation of new EC strategies emphasizing environmental aspects in RTD projects and supporting the participation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
For further information and registration, please contact:

Mr. Andreas H. Gotwald
BIT (Bureau for International Research and Technology Cooperation)
Wiedner Haupstrasse 76
A-1040 Vienna
Tel. +43-1-5811616; Fax +43-1-581161616
E-mail: Gotwald@bit.ac.at

or

Mr. Jean-Yves Calvez
European Commission
DG XII-C
200 rue de la Loi
B-1049 Brussels
Tel. +32-2-2962921; Fax +32-2-2958046