BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:Data::ICal 0.13 VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20090910T130904 DESCRIPTION:The next meeting of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC) takes place on 14/15 September 2009. DTEND:20090915 DTSTART:20090914T100000 LOCATION:Justus Lipsius Building\, Rue de la Loi 175\, 1048 Brussels SUMMARY:Meeting of GPC UID:13454era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/13454.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Seminar CREATED:20090831T140851 DESCRIPTION: Organisator: European Commission DTEND:20090924T163000 DTSTART:20090924T090000 LOCATION:Brussels\, Charlemagne Building\, Rue de la Loi 170 SUMMARY:The World in 2025 UID:13195era.gv.at URL:http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/events-71_en.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20090512T182206 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20090925 DTSTART:20090925 LOCATION:Justus Lipsius\, Brussels SUMMARY:Competitiveness Council (research part) UID:12393era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/12393.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20090511T141323 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20090929 DTSTART:20090927 LOCATION:Kiruna\, Sweden SUMMARY:Joint meeting CREST and Research Working Party UID:12385era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/12385.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop CREATED:20090810T144942 DESCRIPTION:This two day workshop will cover four of the twelve ip4inno mod ules specifically designed to equip business advisors and other intermedia ries (e.g. technology transfer officers) with an understanding of intellec tual property issues as they impact SMEs and new businesses.Target groups are business advisors and technology transfer officers\, particularly thos e working with SMEs and start-ups\, with an ability and intention to train others in Europe. Organisator: European Patent Academy DTEND:20090929T170000 DTSTART:20090928T083000 LOCATION:European Patent Office\, 1030 Vienna\, Rennweg 12 SUMMARY:Intellectual Property Workshop UID:13003era.gv.at URL:http://application.epo.org/ipcal/i_event.php?id=4384 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20090520T113402 DESCRIPTION:The annual European Security Research Conference has\, since it s start\, been a major component in the evolution of civil European securi ty research. This event will be organised by the Swedish Governmental Agen cy for Innovation Systems under the Swedish Presidency of the European Uni on.The event is expected to bring together more than 1\,200 representative s from research\, industry\, European institutions\, public authorities an d other stake-holders with interests in the security of Europe’s Citizens. For Europe’s researchers\, innovators\, engineers\, policy and business d ecision-makers in the field of security research\, this is the event of th e year if you’re going to influence the shaping of policies and research o ptions for Europe’s future.  DTEND:20090930 DTSTART:20090929 LOCATION:Stockholm\, Sweden SUMMARY:European Security Research Conference UID:12485era.gv.at URL:http://www.src09.se END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20090924T113919 DESCRIPTION:This conference will enable a first exchange of experiences and best practices on the contribution of European Technology Platforms to ad dressing societal challenges considered as key EU policy priorities. It al so builds on the results of the first evaluation study on ETPs\, carried o ut in 2008.A group of experts has been convened to discuss the results of the evaluation study on ETPs\; this group includes representatives from in dustry\, national governments and civil society organisations. Their analy sis of the recommendations of the study will be presented in this conferen ce and frame the discussion in the parallel sessions (Source: CORDIS). DTEND:20091013 DTSTART:20091013 LOCATION:Brussels\, Centre Albert Borchette SUMMARY:ETP Conference: Gearing R&I to address societal challenges UID:13815era.gv.at URL:http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/policy/eu_tech_platform_en.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091012T132503 DESCRIPTION:The High Level Group for Joint Prpramming will meet on 15 Octob er 2009 in Brussels. DTEND:20091015 DTSTART:20091015T090000 LOCATION:Justus Lipsius Building SUMMARY:Meeting of GPC UID:14260era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/14260.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20090512T182344 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20091016 DTSTART:20091016 LOCATION:Umea\, Sweden SUMMARY:Informal meeting of Competitiveness Council UID:12394era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/12394.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20090520T113831 DESCRIPTION:Die Europäische Union streicht mit dem Themenjahr 2009 die Bede utung von Kreativität und Innovation hervor: Kreativität wird in unserer G esellschaft als nahezu universelle menschliche Eigenschaft wahrgenommen\, die vor allem durch die Diskussion über die Wissensgesellschaft zunehmend in den Mittelpunkt der Aufmerksamkeit gerückt ist. Sie wird nicht mehr nur dem Kunst- und Kultur-Sektor zugeordnet\, sondern als (potenziell unendli che) Ressource für diewirtschaftliche und gesellschaftliche Entwicklung be trachtet.Um diesen Themen eine stärkere Beachtung zukommen zu lassen\, ver anstaltet das Bundesministerium für Verkehr\, Innovation und Technologie ( BMVIT) die Konferenz Creating Innovation.  Nationale und internationale Ex pertInnen werden über die Bedeutung von Kreativität und Innovation diskuti eren. DTEND:20091019 DTSTART:20091019 LOCATION:Wien\, Schloss Schönbrunn Tagungszentrum SUMMARY:Creating Innovation UID:12486era.gv.at URL:http://www.creating-innovation.at END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20090408T115350 DESCRIPTION:This conference is designed to engage a wide range of research policy stakeholders in deep discussions on current ERA policy questions as well as in forward-looking debate on extending and strengthening research and research policies in Europe in the medium to long-term. As such\, the conference represents one of the ways of actively engaging ERA stakeholde rs in ERA governance as called for by the Ljubljana Process.One of the mai n aims of the conference is to develop and further elaborate ways of deali ng with concrete ERA policy issues which came to the fore in the 2007 ERA Green Paper consultation. These include issues being dealt with by the fiv e ERA partnership initiatives launched in 2008\, as well as others such as open access\, funding challenges for public research organisations\, etc. Another main aim is to develop ideas on the focus for post-2010 ERA polic y development at European and national level through discussions between a ll parties concerned\, i.e. policy makers\, industry\, universities\, othe r research institutions and researchers associations. Organisator: Europea n Commission\, DG RTD DTEND:20091023 DTSTART:20091021 LOCATION:Brussels\, Charlemagne Building SUMMARY:Working Together to Strengthen Research in Europe UID:12134era.gv.at URL:http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2009/era2009 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20091019T134601 DESCRIPTION:On October 21-22 a high level conference on the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology Plan will take place in Stockholm\, Sweden. The conferen ce is organized by The Swedish Energy Agency in collaboration with the Eur opean Commission. Its primary objective is to discuss how to further and r ealize the goals in the Strategic Energy Technology-plan. Another essentia l topic will be the financing of the plan. DTEND:20091022 DTSTART:20091021 LOCATION:Stockholm\, Sweden SUMMARY:The SET-Plan Conference 2009 UID:14448era.gv.at URL:http://www.respoint.se/itp/event/setplanconference/8708 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20091019T135456 DESCRIPTION:A high-level conference will illustrate and discuss the key rol e of agriculture\, forestry and related industries in the development of a knowledge-based bio-economy (KBBE) and the opportunities this offers rura l Europe. Bringing together a broad group of actors and stakeholders – sci entists\, organisations\, politicians and business representatives – makes it possible to discuss\, evaluate and exchange knowledge\, future actions and cooperation. DTEND:20091029 DTSTART:20091028 LOCATION:Uppsala\, Sweden SUMMARY:Rural Areas Shaping the Future UID:14449era.gv.at URL:http://www-conference.slu.se/ruralfuture09/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091105T100353 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the High Level Group for Joint Programming DTEND:20091110 DTSTART:20091110 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:14866era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/14866.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091001T144856 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20091120 DTSTART:20091119 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:CREST Meeting UID:13965era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/13965.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091001T110403 DESCRIPTION:Die Veranstaltung wird dem Thema "Österreichs Rolle in der Euro päischen Forschungspolitik - Fragen an das 8. Rahmenprogramm?"  gewidmet s ein und stellt den Auftakt für einen einjährigen Konsultationsprozess dar. Am Ende dieses Prozesses soll ein österreichisches Positionspapier zum 8. EU-Rahmenprogramm für FTE vorliegen.Um Anmeldung bis 13. November unter d oris.schinkowitz@bmwf.gv.at darf gebeten werden. Organisator: BMWF Contact : Bernhard Elias\, Abt. II/5\, E-Mail: bernhard.elias@bmwf.gv.at DTEND:20091127T170000 DTSTART:20091127T100000 LOCATION:Palais Niederösterreich\, Herrengasse 13\, 1010 Wien SUMMARY:Europa-Tagung des Bundesministeriums für Wissenschaft und Forschung UID:13949era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/13949.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20090512T182523 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20091203 DTSTART:20091203 LOCATION:Justus Lipsius\, Brussels SUMMARY:Competitiveness Council (research part) UID:12395era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/12395.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100120T120639 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the High Level Group for Joint programming. DTEND:20100120 DTSTART:20100120 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:17252era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/17252.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091229T123828 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100122 DTSTART:20100121 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:CREST Meeting UID:16441era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/16441.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091105T100455 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100209 DTSTART:20100207 LOCATION:San Sebastian\, Spain SUMMARY:Informal Meeting of Competitiveness Council UID:14867era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/14867.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100105T125516 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the Scientific Forum for International Cooperation ( SFIC). DTEND:20100212 DTSTART:20100212 LOCATION:Madrid SUMMARY:Scientific Forum for International Cooperation UID:16661era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/16661.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091105T100557 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100302 DTSTART:20100301 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Competitiveness Council UID:14868era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/14868.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20090603T101502 DESCRIPTION:CONCORD 2010\, Second European ConferenceThe European Commissio n and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation invite submissions of abstracts to be presented at the 2nd European Conference on Corporate R&D (CONCORD-2010)\, focusing on Corporate R&D: An engine for growth\, a chal lenge for European policy.The event will be organised by the JRC's Institu te for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the Spanish Centre for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) under the auspices of the Spa nish Presidency of the EU Council. It also forms part of the Industrial Re search Monitoring Analysis (IRMA) activities of the European Commission's Directorates Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Research (RTD). The Conferenc e aims to link science\, business\, and policy making by being structured around a series of policy relevant questions and thereby seeks to understa nd the policy implications of scientific findings. In particular\, it will address the dynamics of corporate R&D\, innovation\, competitiveness and economic growth.Thus\, the main objectives are:To provide a platform for d iscussing corporate R&D (from analytical / research perspectives) and the way to stimulate spending on R&D via policy initiatives To bring the commu nity of researchers\, policy analysts and policy makers as well as industr y representatives together\, share their specific knowledge on the subject and translate the individual insights into sound support to policy making To provide relevant input and sound support to the European policy making and to outline blank spots for further investigationThe first day of the c onference will be a forum for academics and practitioners and the second d evoted to the policy dimension of corporate R&D\, based on the most releva nt outcomes of the first day.The three thematic strands of the first day o f the Conference (Academic Forum) will be:Impact of R&D on firm productivi ty and market performanceGlobalising economies & internationalisation of c orporate R&DThe link between corporate R&D\, innovation\, and employmentAc ross all strands\, the impact of the current economic and financial crisis on R&D and innovation\, sectoral specifics or particularities e.g. in ter ms of SME's and NTBF's are seen as cross-cutting issues. Please see the Ca ll for Abstracts for further information.All submitted abstracts will be s ubject to a peer review. The selection process will be carried out by the academic representatives of the Conference's Programme Committee.The main strands of the second day of the Conference (Policy Makers' Forum) will be :Relation between employment\, business performance\, and R&D Public servi ces to support R&D and innovation in SMEStrategies and policies to attract \, stimulate\, and leverage spending on R&D in the light of a globalizing world. Organisator: European Commission and the Spanish Ministry of Scienc e and Innovation DTEND:20100304 DTSTART:20100303 LOCATION:Seville (Spain) SUMMARY:Corporate R&D: An engine for growth\, a challenge for European poli cy UID:12590era.gv.at URL:http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/concord-2010 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20091028T140314 DESCRIPTION:Stocktaking and prospects: Doctoral Training and Research – The Link between EHEA and ERAThe international Annual Conference of Eurodoc\, the European Council of doctoral candidates and young researchers is orga nised by doktorat.at – Österreichs junge WissenschafterInnen and Students Union of Vienna University of Technology". It is open for everybody. We es pecially invite young researchers and policy makers.Please find on this si te informations concerning the background of Eurodoc and the conference ve nue\, further information on the conference programme\, social activities and registration will be provided shortly.For any questions\, please write to: eurodoc2010@doktorat.at DTEND:20100315 DTSTART:20100311 LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria SUMMARY:Eurodoc Annual Conference 2010 UID:14703era.gv.at URL:http://eurodoc2010.doktorat.at/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100312T113935 DESCRIPTION:The Spanish Government will seize the opportunity offered by th e occasion of its Presidency to focus the attention of political leaders a nd social stakeholders on the competitiveness of European regions. In part icular\, we will examine the efficient use of the resources devoted to R&D \, especially the Structural Funds (SF) and their potential synergy with t he Framework Programme of RTD (FP) and Innovation and Competitiveness Prog ram (CIP).The Directorate General of International Cooperation and Institu tional Relations is preparing the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first half of 2010. Our presidency will take place in a crucial moment where the efficient use of the different R&D funding s ources is more important than ever\, due to the current period of economic downturn.With this general objective in mind\, during the Spanish Preside ncy\, the Ministry of Science and Innovation will co-organise\, together w ith the European Commission\, the "European Week of Innovative Regions"\, which is the result of merging three different conferences:a) Conference o n the efficient and effective use of budget earmarked in the Structural Fu nds for RTD and Innovation\, including their synergies with the FP and the CIP. b) "Research Potential" conference\, which focuses on the assessment of the results and the identification of best practices of the Research P otential (REGPOT) calls within the FP7 Capacities Programme\, aimed at the increase of the research capabilities of the best research centres of the European regions\, with an special emphasis in Convergence and Outermost regions. c) "Regions of Knowledge" conference\, which deals with the asses sment of the results and the identification of best practices of the Regio ns of Knowledge (REGIONS) calls within the FP7 Capacities Programme\, aime d at fostering regional cooperation through "research-driven clusters" by means of a comparison of the different regional strategies and joint actio n plans defined. Topics to be discussed in common sessions are\, among oth ers\, the aggregation of the good practices found in the development of th e two programmes\, REGPOT and REGIONS\, and some possible synergies\, such as the stimuli to foster research potential of areas of interest of a clu ster in a given region or groups of regions\, or the clustering around a h igh quality research centre in a certain regions. The synergies between th e different innovation instruments (FP\, SF and CIP\, the National and Reg ional initiatives) will also be a common subject of study during the Europ ean Week of Innovative Regions. DTEND:20100317 DTSTART:20100315 LOCATION:Granada\, Spain SUMMARY:Week of Innovative Regions in Europe UID:19130era.gv.at URL:http://wire.fecyt.es/Publico/Inicio/index.aspx?idioma=en END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100312T114650 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the High Level Group for Joint Programming. DTEND:20100319 DTSTART:20100319 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:19133era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19133.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100105T125932 DESCRIPTION:The sixth European Conference on Research Infrastructures. DTEND:20100325 DTSTART:20100322 LOCATION:Barcelona SUMMARY:European Infrastructures - ECRI 2010 UID:16662era.gv.at URL:http://www.ecri2010.es/en/content/programme END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20091105T100647 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100326 DTSTART:20100325 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Council UID:14869era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/14869.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100312T114813 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructu res. DTEND:20100325 DTSTART:20100325 LOCATION:Barcelona\, Spain SUMMARY:ESFRI Meeting UID:19134era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19134.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100105T130649 DESCRIPTION:This Conference will be the key public event in launching a ser ies of new Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as cornerstone of the smart investments of the European Economic Recovery Plan. DTEND:20100414 DTSTART:20100413 LOCATION:Valencia SUMMARY:The European Framework Programmes: From Economic Recovery to Sustai nability UID:16663era.gv.at URL:http://www.r2sconference.eu/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100317T143048 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100504 DTSTART:20100504 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:19213era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19213.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100317T143209 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100507 DTSTART:20100506 LOCATION:Seville\, Spain SUMMARY:ERAB Stakeholder Conference UID:19214era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19214.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100317T143530 DESCRIPTION:Participation by invitation only. DTEND:20100512 DTSTART:20100511 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Technology Platforms Conference UID:19215era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19215.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100317T144356 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100526 DTSTART:20100525 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Competitiveness Council UID:19217era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19217.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Workshop CREATED:20100511T153033 DESCRIPTION:The High Level Group on Joint Programming has formed a subgroup working on Framework Conditions. A joint meeting will be held with Euroho rcs/ESF on 27 and 28 May in Madrid\, with a view to discussing the work do ne and necessary next steps. Participation by invitation only. DTEND:20100528 DTSTART:20100527 LOCATION:Madrid\, Spain SUMMARY:Framework Conditions for Joint Programming UID:19921era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19921.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100518T093941 DESCRIPTION:In the frame of the new European strategy for jobs and growth\, the European Commission is organising a conference entitled "Europe 2020 strategy -  Innovation insights from European research in socio-economic s ciences".This conference aims to go beyond the supply and technological pe rspective and to address the demand side and to highlight how the social\, economic and political dynamics can make the difference on knowledge\, in novation and smart growth. Organisator: European Commission DTEND:20100601T180000 DTSTART:20100601T090000 LOCATION:European Commission\, Berlaymont Building SUMMARY:Europe 2020 Strategy - Innovation Insights from European Research i n Socio-economic Sciences UID:20006era.gv.at URL:http://ec.europa.eu/research/social-sciences/events-107_en.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100105T130847 DESCRIPTION:This event aims to celebrate the official launch of the EIT's f irst three KICs (Knowledge and Innovation Communities). DTEND:20100603 DTSTART:20100602 LOCATION:Barcelona\, Spain SUMMARY:KIC Launch Conference UID:16664era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/16664.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100312T114554 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100611 DTSTART:20100610 LOCATION:Santiago de Compostela\, Spain SUMMARY:CREST Meeting UID:19132era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19132.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100616T121855 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100616 DTSTART:20100616 LOCATION:Belgium SUMMARY:Conditions for Achieving Excellence in Universities and Research In stitutions UID:20455era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20455.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100519T093732 DESCRIPTION:The context of the conference is the need to further develop li nks and synergies between the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and th e European Research Area (ERA) in the context of a shift towards a knowled ge-based economy with a new model of sustainable economic growth.  The nex t decade is going to be important to shape the Europeans models of higher education and research based on the results of the Bologna and Lisbon 2010 processes and on the aspiration to develop a European Knowledge Area (EKA )\, as the conceptual framework facilitating the achievement of economic a nd social objectives of growth\, jobs and social cohesion.  The objectives of the conference will be:• The role of universities in the EU 2020 strat egy. • Develop links between the ERA and the EHEA. Reform of doctoral prog rammes• Modernisation Agenda for Universities (Connections between higher education and innovation\; University contribution to socio-economic devel opment in the knowledge society).The conference is aimed to promote a stre ngthened dialogue between policy makers and representatives of the univers ity world together with other knowledge-related stakeholders such as resea rch institutions\, civil society organisations and businesses. DTEND:20100618 DTSTART:20100617 LOCATION:Salamanca\, Spain SUMMARY:Universities\, Knowledge and Development for the Next Decade UID:20054era.gv.at URL:http://fundacion.usal.es/ukd/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100610T124457 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100617 DTSTART:20100617 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Council UID:20335era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20335.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100616T113439 DESCRIPTION:Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn wants to listen to ideas on how to make Europe into an Innovation Union. She will be online via the European Commission's Webcast Portal at  10:00-11:00 Central European Time on 17 J une. To take part in this interactive discussion\, just go to the Webcast Portal at the right time.You can send in your questions to rtd-innovation- union@ec.europa.eu\, but you can also put them to the Commissioner via the Web Portal during the event. Source: European Commission DTEND:20100617T110000 DTSTART:20100617T100000 LOCATION:European Commission's Webcast Portal SUMMARY:Online Debate with Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn on Europe as an Inn ovation Union UID:20452era.gv.at URL:http://webcast.ec.europa.eu/eutv/portal/chat_Geoghegan-Quinn END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100621T101529 DESCRIPTION:Im Rahmen des EFF wird diesmal u.a. der Frühjahrsbericht von PR OVISO präsentiert werden. DTEND:20100623T123000 DTSTART:20100623T100000 LOCATION:BMWF\, Audienzsaal\, Minoritenplatz 5\, 1014 Wien\, SUMMARY:Europa Forum Forschung UID:20533era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20533.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100610T122747 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100702 DTSTART:20100702 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:20333era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20333.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100615T135415 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100716 DTSTART:20100714 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Informal Competitiveness Council UID:20440era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20440.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100707T114930 DESCRIPTION:Belgian Presidency event\, by invitation only. DTEND:20100714 DTSTART:20100714 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Simplification Seminar UID:20732era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20732.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100811T104938 DESCRIPTION:The University Forum of 2010\, as part of the European Forum Al pbach\, will offer a comprehensive overview of the achievements of Austria n universities in the field of arts-based research. The focus will be on t hose processes of artistic production which are accompanied by reflection and which lead to an increase and enrichment of society-related knowledge. Connecting the University Forum to the general topic of the European Foru m Alpbach „Construction and reality "\, issues concerning the relationship between art and society\, in particular with regard to the art market\, t he media as well as to creativity and political relevance are on the agend a. In 2009 the FWF launched the so-called PEEK Programme for arts-based re search projects. This widening of its funding spectrum was internationally acclaimed and underlines the importance of the development and disseminat ion of artistic productions. DTEND:20100825T173000 DTSTART:20100825T130000 LOCATION:Alpbach\, Congress Centre SUMMARY:Alpbach University Forum „Arts-based research – Art and Society" UID:20948era.gv.at URL:http://www.alpbach.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Symposion CREATED:20100528T120855 DESCRIPTION:With »Construction and Reality« as its general theme in 2010\, the European Forum Alpbach undertakes to analyse an omnipresent dichotomy. Whether it is in science\, in the arts\, in politics or in economics: hum anity has always tried to understand the way that leads from a concept to its realisation\, or to bridge the gap between the two. The global financi al and economic crisis has proven that despite modern forecasting technolo gies and the globe-spanning communication network\, our topic remains as r elevant as ever.The European Forum Alpbach 2010 will give its participants a choice of 14 one-week seminars which will analyse the manifold relation ships between »Construction and Reality« in a variety of academic fields. The Alpbach Symposia will approach the topic offering a more practice-orie nted vantage point. A plethora of panel discussions will give you the oppo rtunity to debate the most burning current issues in the fields of healthc are\, technology\, economics\, international politics\, space planning and financial markets. Summer Schools for European Law and Health Care\, as w ell as a rich cultural agenda\, complete the programme. DTEND:20100828 DTSTART:20100826 LOCATION:Alpbach\, Tirol SUMMARY:European Forum Alpbach 2010 - Technology Forum UID:20162era.gv.at URL:http://www.alpbach.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100414T122657 DESCRIPTION:This major conference in the area of Industrial Technologies wi ll be organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the Belgian EU Presidency. The focus will be on nanotechnologies and nanosciences\, m aterials and manufacturing technologies\, which are the key areas of the F P7 NMP Theme. The European Industrial Technologies Conference will address :The need for innovation within European industry and major obstacles hind ering innovation\; Future perspectives for industry with newly developed m anufacturing technologies\, materials and nanotechnologies\; The social\, environmental sustainability and competitiveness perspectives of the Europ ean manufacturing industry.In addition to the Commission NMP Theme and the Belgian EU Presidency\, the conference is also supported by the Manufutur e European Technology Platform which represents the major European industr ies and research organisations in the field of manufacturing. The Platform is promoting the use of new enabling technologies in Factories of the Fut ure. The conference will give you the possibility to meet major actors in the field. It will be an international forum where industry\, research org anisations\, universities as well as policy makers will meet and discuss p ossibilities for cooperation and proposals for improved integration in the near future. DTEND:20100909 DTSTART:20100907 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Industrial Technologies 2010 UID:19517era.gv.at URL:http://www.industrial-technologies2010.eu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100707T115337 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100914 DTSTART:20100914 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Knowledge Based Bio-Economy towards 2020 UID:20733era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20733.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100618T112516 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100916 DTSTART:20100916 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:GPC Meeting UID:20518era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20518.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100707T115605 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20100924 DTSTART:20100922 LOCATION:Ostende\, Belgium SUMMARY:Research\, Development and Innovation for a more secure Europe UID:20734era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20734.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100414T123622 DESCRIPTION:Key themes of the conference are welfare\, prosperity and econo mic growth. The event will put a strong focus on the role of the European regions in the international debate on the creation of new indicators for sustainable development. DTEND:20101005 DTSTART:20101004 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Beyond GDP Conference UID:19518era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19518.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100707T115655 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20101006 DTSTART:20101006 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Knowledge Transfer Forum UID:20735era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20735.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100618T112647 DESCRIPTION:Meeting of the European Research Area Committee (formerly CREST ). DTEND:20101008 DTSTART:20101007 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:ERAC Meeting UID:20519era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20519.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100707T114359 DESCRIPTION:Governance\, funding and innovative research training. DTEND:20101015 DTSTART:20101014 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Excellence in Universities and other Research Organisations UID:20731era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20731.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100511T153528 DESCRIPTION:The incoming Belgian Presidency is organising a conference on J oint Programming. Participation is by invitation only. DTEND:20101019 DTSTART:20101018 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Belgian Presidency Conference on Joint Programming UID:19922era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19922.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100511T153859 DESCRIPTION:At this event the European Commission will present its policy o n Innovation and Research for the next decade\, as part of the Europe 2020 strategy. The conference will take place in Brussels on 28 and 29 October . DTEND:20101029 DTSTART:20101028 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Innovation Summit UID:19923era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19923.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100616T120551 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20101028 DTSTART:20101028 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Council UID:20453era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20453.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Conference CREATED:20100414T123838 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20101110 DTSTART:20101108 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:European Partnership for Career & Mobility of Researchers UID:19519era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/19519.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED:20100616T120750 DESCRIPTION: DTEND:20101126 DTSTART:20101126 LOCATION:Brussels SUMMARY:Competitiveness Council UID:20454era.gv.at URL:era.gv.at/events/20454.html END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR