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[Event Announcement and Call for Applications] 4 th EFIS-EJI South East European Immunology School (SEEIS2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:17:00 +0000

The 4th EFIS-EJI South Eastern European Immunology School (SEEIS2012) will be held in the vicinity of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina from September 20 (Thursday) to September 23 (Sunday) with a major focus on transmitting modern immunology to advanced students, doctors and young investigators interested in the state-of-art immunology.

A group of international speakers will ensure a highly interactive, scientifically stimulative and intense conference program. They will highlight recent advances in inflammation research, T and B cell biology, immunogenetics, MHC and infection, autoimmunity, diagnostics of autoimmune diseases and updates on new technologies and products.

Attendance in this school is limited to 50 persons on a competitive basis. The organizing committee has made special efforts to offer fellowships to participants from lower economy countries from the region covering accommodation and parts of the travel costs.

We encourage young researchers from the South Eastern Europe region, particularly from the neighboring countries to apply for the school where all faculty and participants will have an opportunity of constant interaction and exchanges.

The deadline for applications is July 15th, 2012.

Topics

B cells in autoimmunity
Autoantibodies in human diseases
T cell costimulation
Complement activation and regulation
Cytokines in immunopathology and therapy
Imaging of immune cell function
Immunology of bacterial infections

Speakers

Miodrag Lukic, Kragujevac
Seppo Meri, Helsinki
Annette Gospos, Luebeck
Moncef Zouali, Paris
Bernhard Fleischer, Hamburg
Hannes Stockinger, Vienna
Gerald Stanek, Vienna
H. Joachim Seitz, Hamburg,
Narinder K. Mehra, New Delhi
Hans-Willi Mittruecker, Hamburg

Concept of the School
The primary aim of this summer school is to teach immunology to young investigators in immunology from South-East Europe, i.e. Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Romania. This region needs help to establish a state-of-the-art immunology. Infrastructure and equipment of most of the institutes of immunology in the South of this region are still underdeveloped, but immunological societies in these countries have been or are being formed.
Another aim of the school is to foster contact of these young investigators with other immunological societies. They will meet foreign speakers both from abroad and from other countries in the region, and also young investigators from the region. The region also urgently needs a network of immunologists between the different countries. The common interest in immunology will be a bridge for mutual communication.
The topic of the school is "Concepts in Immunology". Lectures will deal with current concepts in immunology that are of special importance for basic but also for clinical immunology. The last school has shown that many participants have a medical background. Also controversially discussed topics will be presented. To provide an optimal discussion the participants will form small working groups according to their knowledge and interests that will be guided by the speakers. Methodological aspects will also be discussed, and a practical microscopy course will be organized by Euroimmun. Presentation of the work of the young investigators themselves in a special workshop is an important part of the school.

Three previous EJI-EFIS immunology schools were held in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, Dubrovnik, Croatia and Kragujevac, Serbia. They got a very positive feedback from the participants. One reason to hold the fourth school in Sarajevo, in the Middle of South Eastern Europe, is that we hope that this location will also allow other young investigators from other countries of the South to participate (Albania, Kosovo, Montenegro, Macedonia and Greece) that were less represented in the last schools. But the school is of course open to all young immunologists from the entire region.
Further information: www.bnitm.de/SEEIS2012

Would you like to guest blog for UHC Forward?

noreply@blogger.com (MD ---> AU) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:42:00 +0000

Momentum toward universal health coverage (UHC) has resulted in a growing global community of policymakers, practitioners, researchers and other international development partners who promote and support health coverage reforms in low and middle income countries. We encourage visitors to submit thought-provoking entries to UHC Forward.

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Upcoming FP7 Health Innovation Calls

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:04:00 +0000

Approach for 2012 is the Theme Health is aligned with the fundamental objectives of EU research policies: improving the health of European citizen and increasing competitiveness of European healthrelated industries and services, as well as addressing the socio-economic dimension of health care and global health issues.

There is a strong emphasis on the participation of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in most research areas with a major focus on the medical technologies sector. In this way it will provide research support to complement the activities of the pilot innovation partnership on active and healthy ageing which may, inter alia, focus on the removal of barriers to innovation in this sector. The work programme also consolidates the major effort initiated in 2011 to stimulate innovative ideas for research and SME participation via broad, bottom-up topics to be implemented through two-stage submission and evaluation procedure. Such activities are also envisioned to complement the ongoing public-private partnership with the pharmaceutical industry, the Innovative Medicine Initiative (IMI). Overall this work programme will continue to support top quality collaborative research that meets the stringent criteria of scientific excellence, professional management of public funding and high socio-economic impact.

If you would like to get in contact with National Contact Points, you may do it online via CORDIS from this link:

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html

Network of National Contact Points (NCPs):

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/get-support_en.html

eHealth Review: Telemedicine market to more than double by 2015

noreply@blogger.com (MD ---> AU) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:05:00 +0000

eHealth Review: Telemedicine market to more than double by 2015

Aussie Explorer: NEHTA - Model Health Community

noreply@blogger.com (MD ---> AU) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:03:00 +0000

Aussie Explorer: NEHTA - Model Health Community: Model Health Community is to be expanded soon. Very logic, efficient and beneficial to the patient. Costs in the medium term must be lower, ...

GKP Foundation - free membership for NGOs from developing countries

noreply@blogger.com (MD ---> AU) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:07:00 +0000

As an evolving network of public, civil society, and commercial organizations, GKP provides members, access to global knowledge and innovation; links with organisations within and across regions; supports capacity development and provides opportunities for resource mobilisation to advance development.

GKP Foundation

OECD International Conference: Attaining and Sustaining Mass Higher Education

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:19:00 +0000

This conference will take place from 17-19 September 2012 in the OECD headquarters in Paris, France. It constitutes a unique opportunity for policy makers, institutional managers, civil society representatives and academic researchers to be part of a showcase for a high level audience.

The IMHE biennial General Conference is IMHE's standout event, attracting around 500 participants comprised of higher education policy makers, institutional leaders and academic experts. Notable speakers and stimulating sessions provide an opportunity for members and non-members to share their views and ideas, discuss relevant topics and forthcoming trends, as well as network.

The topics of the conference include:

The Globalisation of Higher Education
Funding & Financing
Quality & Accountability
System Management & Institutional Diversity
Exploiting Technology for Learning
The Academic Workforce

The conference will seek to identify longer-term trends and will include analyses of national and institutional policies, case studies and the latest research from the OECD and elsewhere.

To make a submission, go to www.oecd.org.

For further questions, please contact: imhe@oecd.org

Call for papers: The deadline for the call for papers has been extended until 4 January 2012.

Source: OECDdirect E-mail Alerts

20th NISPAcee Annual Conference: Public Administration East and West: Twenty Years of Development (23 May 2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:15:00 +0000

The annual conferences of NISPAcee focus on a significant theme, which facilitates a better understanding of important issues regarding the administrative development and policymaking capacity in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The conferences include experts, scholars and practitioners who work in the field of public administration in Central and Eastern Europe (including all countries covered by NISPAcee's membership, the Russian Federation, Caucasus and Central Asia), as well as from many other regions and countries of the world.

The conference takes place in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia, May 23 -26, 2012, deadline for online registration for the conference is March 31, 2012.

More information on the event you may find on the conference page: http://www.nispa.org/conference2012

Online registration: - via the NISPAcee Secretariat - Deadline: March 31, 2012
www.nispa.org/conf_registration_prenote20.php

The preliminary schedule of the conference programme is available from mid December 2011.
The papers accepted for the presentation will be added to the sessions of the conference within January 2011.

Source: e-mail by
NISPAcee (The Network of Institutes and Schools of PA in CEE)
Polianky 5 840 02 Bratislava 42, Slovak Republic
Tel: +421-2-6428 5558, Tel/Fax: +421-2-6428 5557

Conference: EUROPE 2020 - Towards Innovative and Inclusive Union (17 May 2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:12:00 +0000

University American College Skopje holds the sixth annual academic research conference on European integration "EUROPE 2020: Towards Innovative and Inclusive Union" on Thursday May 17, 2012.

Prolonged multiple crises in the past years have provoked ever more people to question the viability of the basics of European integration. This inter- and multi-disciplinary one-day conference seeks to analyze the different components of European political and institutional architecture in search for sustainable solutions to the current fundamental challenges of the European Union. Researchers are invited for multidimensional and cross-sectional examinations of the key drivers behind the negative trends in the various areas from finance, economy, social cohesion and environment to education, media and culture. The basic point of departure is our belief that the nations of Europe possess the capabilities to reshape the Union by 2020 and reinvent the attractiveness of the EU model, which is so far considered the most successful instance of economic and political integration in the history of humankind.

Major issues to be addressed include:

Federal Europe based on deeper political integration and common economic governance as a solution to the debt and Euro crises vs. revival of economic nationalisms on the continent;
Creation of a society of knowledge as a developmental priority;
Improving higher education policies in order to cope with the new challenges and global competition;
Sustaining information society and reducing the digital gap within Europe as a prerequisite for wider integration;
Making multicultural practices an asset, not an obstacle towards building more inclusive communities;
Euro-scepticism as a by-product of political (un)accountability and poor delivery of EU institutions, enlargement fatigue of EU members and transitional fatigue of would be members;
Western Balkan countries between domestic reform inertia and distracted EU;
Social cohesion, marginalized human resources and gender aspects in the time of crisis.

Comparative case studies and research-based policy recommendations are encouraged, including but not limited to those concerning the countries of South East Europe.

By tradition, key speakers and high level officials from the country and from abroad are invited to address the conference.

Accommodation expenses will be covered by the University American College Skopje on as-needed basis only for a limited number of selected presenters who need to submit a bursary form.

For abstract & paper guidelines, conference programme and other updates please visit our web page: http://www.uacs.edu.mk/conference

Structural Frameworks for Open, Digital Research – Strategy, Policy & Infrastructure; International conference & workshop (11 –13 June 2012)

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:04:00 +0000

The Digital Agenda for Europe has set sail along as one of the seven flagships of the European Commission under the header of Europe 2020. The agenda calls to unite European research infrastructures backed by several recent reports. Many different individuals and organisations have each their piece of the overall infrastructural jigsaw puzzle that needs to be assembled before scientific and cultural information and data can be managed, shared and re-used more openly and efficiently. The conference aims to bring these stakeholders together and move closer to a coherent vision for the needed action ahead.

Conference segments:

Infrastructure & research output / Introductory speaker: prof. dr. Søren Brunak, Denmark's Technical University
Organisation & collaboration / Introductory speakers: dr. Liz Lyon, director UKOLN & dr. Andrew Treloar, director ANDS
Policy & strategy / Introductory speaker: prof. dr. Sverker Holmgren, Uppsala University and programme director for NordForsk eScience global initiative

Important dates:

December (primo): Conference web site operational
December (primo): Call for participation and 5-minute madness sessions
December (ultimo): Registration open
January: Official programme

A preliminary programme and invitation can be downloaded in pdf HERE.

More information is available here: http://www.nordbib.net/

EC announces new Health for Growth programme

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:28:00 +0000

The EC has announced a new Health for Growth Programme for 2014-2020, which will support and aid delivery of actions that encourage innovation in health. The proposed budget for the programme is €446 million. Its four key aims are to: develop innovative and sustainable health systems; increase access to better and safer healthcare; promote health and the prevention of disease; and protect citizens from cross-border health threats.

Areas in which further action is expected include co-operation on rare diseases at European level to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment for patients with rare diseases across the EU. Cancer prevention and control will also be a key element of the programme, with an emphasis on the introduction of EU-wide screening guidelines and the exchange of knowledge and best practice on cancer research, prevention and care. Also included will be co-operation on health technology assessment (HTA) through the establishment of an EU-wide voluntary network of Member States‟ HTA agencies. The programme will now be discussed by the European Parliament and Council of Ministers, with a view to adoption by the end of 2013 in time for a start date at the beginning of 2014.

Further details of the new programme are available from the Growth for Health 2014-2020 website: http://ec.europa.eu/health/programme/policy/proposal2014_en.htm

Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty?

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:47:00 +0000

As a UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, the Cooperation & Development Center (CODEV) has the pleasure to announce that an international conference concerning Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty? (Tech4Dev 2012) will take place at Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland on 29-31 May, 2012.

Themes

Conference Guiding Themes

- "Appropriate Technology"? Needs and Participation
- Towards a Sustainable Integrated Development? Partnerships and Systems
- Technology: Transfer or Co-Creation? Knowledge Sharing and Empowerment

Overview

Whilst scientific research can be crucial in guiding innovation and development throughout the world it remains often too detached from reality, particularly in developing and emerging countries. Thus, the challenge is to link scientific research and development practices in order to develop a win-win situation in which science and technologies can assist practitioners as well as reply to social needs.

The conference will look at how science and technologies can support both sustainable development in developing and emerging countries and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as defined by the United Nations in 2000. It will bring researchers and practitioners together in order to bridge the gap between the two communities, focusing on collaboration, methodologies, instruments and policies that could be used and/or encouraged. The possibility of a universal tool and policies for science, technology and innovation that could be of assistance in future collaborations will also be introduced.

The conference will offer unique opportunities for the acquisition of skills, information-sharing and networking and will be conducive to:

- Improving research adapted to the beneficiaries;
- Enhancing research practices;
- Developing better integrated and interdisciplinary research;
- Involving professional and practitioners in these efforts.

Objectives

- To allow new multidisciplinary and international partnerships among researchers and knowledge users (including NGOs, private sector, public collectivities, international organizations, etc.).
- To drive new research projects and training programs with a focus on improving the appropriation of technologies for sustainable development and poverty reduction.
- To increase the awareness of knowledge exchange and participatory approaches by bringing researchers and knowledge users together at the initial stages of the definitions of research questions.
- To set new directions for research, knowledge and capacity development needs related to sustainable technologies.

Expected Outcomes

- Identification of 10 gaps and needs for field applications to allow more effective exchange of knowledge. A statement will be finalized in the last session and published on the webpage of the UNESCO Chair.
- Identification/valorization of flagship research projects – as best practices /examples to show how both the advancement of development and science can indeed be inclusive – (best practices in terms of their added value regarding methods, multidisciplinary approach, development impact, innovation, establishment of partnerships in a transdiciplinary way - i.e., involvement of stakeholders from diverse sectors such as civil societies, international organizations, decision makers, private sector, etc.)
- A selection of the best papers presented at the conference will be subject to a further peer-review with a view to publication in an edited volume by Springer-Verlag.
- Propose at least two new projects in collaboration with EPFL, NGOs, developing countries and beneficiaries.

Who Should Attend?

- Innovative, talented researchers (doctorates, post-doctorates, students, etc.) and practitioners (private sector, public collectivities, representatives from NGO or international organizations) eager to share their research and project outcomes in order to bridge the gap between the two communities for realistic solutions to the real world challenges.
- In order for the conference to be as inclusive and as diverse as possible, participants from developing or emerging countries are strongly encouraged to attend. To alleviate cost constraints, the Chair may award some financial assistance to support attendance and travel needs of candidates whose abstracts have been selected and who are scheduled to present their work at the conference >> See section on Financial Support.

Conference website: http://cooperation.epfl.ch/2012Tech4Dev

Related resources

Call for Abstracts for the 2nd International Conference of the UNESCO Chair Technologies for Development [news]

Catalogue of research groups from the Republic of Moldova published

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 10:27:00 +0000

In the Catalogue of research groups from the Republic of Moldova you can find descriptions of competences and contact details of reserach groups, willing to foster partnerships in order to take part in FP7 projects. The document is structured along the lines of FP7 priorities and sub-programmes.

The Catalogue of Research Groups from Moldova has been published in 2011 in the framework of a project titled “Establishment of an infrastructure which encourages the efficient participation of the scientific community from Moldova in the Seventh Framework Programme”.

The project has been implemented with the support of the Supreme Council for Science and Technological Development of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova (CSSDT of ASM), the Department of European Integration and International Cooperation of ASM, the Institute of European Integration and Political Sciences of ASM, and the Network of the National Contact Points (NCPs) of the Seventh Framework Programe in Moldova.

1CatalogueofresearchgroupsfromMoldova2011-1.pdf (3.02M)

Science in Society brochure published

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 09:04:00 +0000

The Science in Society programme has published a brochure given practical information on the latest call for Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plans on Societal Challenges. The leaflet explains the type of partners that are expected to participate (including local authorities, research funding agencies, education establishments and businesses), along with the type of activities that they are supposed to undertake as part of the action plan. These might include involving citizens and civil society at different stages of research, making knowledge accessible, capacity-building and training, or exploring ethical issues.

The call invites proposals for MML Action Plans in three areas, or ‘specific challenges’. The first is in Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in Synthetic Biology, and encompasses the issue of regulatory challenges including new risk assessment needs, biosecurity and dual use monitoring, and intellectual property rights. The second specific challenge deals with RRI in Human Enhancement, looking at the policy issues connected with human enhancement technologies which have the potential to enhance the physical, cognitive and emotional abilities and performance. The third specific challenge looks at healthy and active ageing, which requires the collaboration and coordination of the various actors involved in order to facilitate social innovation. The deadline for the MML call is 22 February 2012, and it has a budget of €12 million to fund three proposals.

The brochure is attached below.

Source: UKRO - European RTD Insight (October 2011)

Attachments

- Mobilisation and Mutual Learning (MML) Action Plans on Societal Challenges (636.96K)

The Republic of Moldova joins FP7 - EU Research Programme

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:59:00 +0000

The European Union and Moldova have forged closer ties on research and innovation on October 11, 2011. Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science and Gheorghe Duca, President of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Moldova, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the association of Moldova to the EU's Seventh Research Framework Programme (FP7).

This will allow Moldovan scientists, research institutes, universities and companies to collaborate with their counterparts across Europe in key research areas, while strengthening their own research expertise and capacity. In practice they will compete for research funding on an equal footing with counterparts in EU Member States.

In return Moldova with make a contribution to the overall FP7 budget, calculated on the basis of its GDP. The Republic of Moldova will be the 14th country associated to FP7.

XVII Международая школа «Современные аспекты телемедицины»

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:22:00 +0000

Российская ассоциация телемедицины продолжает прием заявок для участия в работе XVII Международной школы «Современные аспекты телемедицины», которая будет проходить c 22 мая по 1 июня 2012 г. в Москве на базе головного телемедицинского центра ОАО «РЖД» по адресу: Москва, ул. Будайская, д. 2 (станция метро «ВДНХ»). Обучение проводится при поддержке Международной ассоциации телемедицины, Департамента здравоохранения ОАО «РЖД», Центра современных медицинских технологий «СОМЕТ» и кафедры телемедицины Московского государственного медико-стоматологического университета.
В течение 10 дней слушателям школы будет предложен 72-часовой курс теоретических и практических занятий по различным аспектам телемедицины. Занятия проводятся ведущими российскими и зарубежными специалистами. Успешно прошедшие обучение получат соответствующие сертификаты.
Обучение проводится на русском языке. Лекции зарубежных специалистов из Германии, Франции, Норвегии, Италии, США, Канады, Бразилии и других стран будут сопровождаться синхронным переводом. В ходе школы планируется проведение круглых столов по проблемам телемедицины.
Основные направления работы школы указаны в Приложении 1. Расписание занятий будет рассылаться в апреле 2012 г.
Количество слушателей школы – 40 (обусловлено технологией обучения). По состоянию на 22.09.11 свободно 33 места.
Обучение ориентировано на организаторов здравоохранения, специалистов в области дистанционного обучения врачей и IT-специалистов.
В ходе обучения слушатели школы с помощью консультантов должны подготовить и защитить проекты создания телемедицинских центров/ телемедицинских сетей для своих регионов.
Часть лекций проводится на базе видеоконференцсвязи. По этой же технологии будет заслушан ряд докладов российских и зарубежных телемедицинских центров об опыте использования телемедицинских технологий.
Оплата обучения в школе составляет 20.000 руб.
Проживание и питание – за свой счет. Размещение слушателей школы планируется на базе одного из отелей г. Москвы вблизи места обучения.

Для получения места для обучения в школе необходимо прислать заявку, анкету и, получив счет, оплатить обучение до 18.04.2012 г.

E-mail: Telemed@ntt.ru
Тел. (8-495) 414-79-34; (8-495) 727-22-40l
Видеоконференция: IP 195.28.51.46

Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) 4th Call for proposals

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 08:16:00 +0000

IMI launches a new set of research and/or training projects every year, in order to support prospective, pre-competitive pharmaceutical research and development. Project participants are recruited through open and competitive Calls for research proposals. The selection of the winning proposals is based on independent peer review and concluded by a Grant Agreement and Project Agreement.

IMI officially launched its 4th Call for proposals on 18 July. The deadline for submitting Expressions of Interest in this first stage of the Call is 18 October 2011. The final list of Call topics is below.

EU Medical Information System

Building up a European Medical Information Framework (EMIF) of patient-level data to support a wide range of medical research.
This Call theme consists of three topics:
i. Information Framework / Knowledge Management Service Layer
ii. Metabolic complications of obesity
iii. Protective and precipitating markers for the development of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias
eTRIKS: European Translational Information & Knowledge Management Services

Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control

Delivery and targeting mechanisms for biological macromolecules
In vivo predictive biopharmaceutics tools for oral drug delivery
Sustainable Chemistry – delivering medicines for the 21st century

Technology and Molecular Disease Understanding

Human Induced Pluripotent Stem (hiPS) Cells for drug discovery and safety assessment
Understanding and optimising binding kinetics in drug discovery

WBC Participation

All Western balkan countries which are associated to the FP7 are eligible to participate the call.

More details on the call: Major information on administrative issues (e.g. type of entities which are eligible, consortium structure, budget for the call, etc. (a. 1000 characters):

Applicants intending to submit an Expression of Interest (EoI) in response to the IMI 4th Call should read the Guide for Applicants, the Call Topics, the Rules for Participation, the Rules for Submission, Evaluation and Selection of EoIs and FPPs, the IMI IPR rules and the IMI JU model Grant Agreement.

Open for Submission of Expression of Interest from 19 September 2011 to 18 October 2011.

The IMI electronic submission tool is to be used for submitting an Expression of Interest in response to a topic of the 4th Call; no other means of submission will be accepted. Updates of the expression of interest may be submitted online until the Call deadline. Only the most recent version shall be considered for the evaluation procedure (including eligibility check).

It is necessary for project coordinators to complete a Request for Access to the IMI JU on-line electronic submission tool. Applicant Consortium Coordinators wishing to submit an Expression of Interest will first be required to complete the request for access in order to receive an URL access link with a login and password to access the IMI electronic submission tool. This access link, password and login will be sent by automatic email on completion of the request for access form.

Further information on the programme (e.g. links to programme website, Rules for Participation, Financial Guidelines, etc.):

In order to access call webpage, please click here.

Please click here for IMI 4th Call for Proposal.

Contact/additional support (e.g. Helpdesk, contact to NCPs in your country, partnering websites if available, further related links, etc.):

For more information, please contact IMI Executive Office:

Telephone:
+32 (0)2-221 81 81 or +32 (0)2-221 81 82

E-mail: infodesk@imi.europa.eu

International Conference: "Global ICT industry: changing landscape? - The future of European ICT R&D"

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 12:24:00 +0000

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS, Information Society Unit) is organising an international conference on the changing global ICT industry landscape and future of ICT R&D in Europe to be held on October 19-20 in Brussels. The conference will bring together industry representatives, ICT R&D and innovation analysts, and policy makers, coming from Europe, the USA and Asia.

Main purposes of the conference:

Identify and debate trends in the changing global ICT and ICT R&D landscape
Debate their impact on the EU ICT industry and consequences for research and innovation location and modes
Discuss implications for ICT R&D and innovation policies in Europe

In particular, the conference will address the following topics:

Characteristics and trends in global redistribution of the ICT industry:
- The emergence of a radically new internet/media/telecom ecosystem
- The increasing role and importance of e-services
- The importance of ICT manufacturing for Europe's growth
What are the drivers for these changes, trends and the possible future scenarios?
How do the EU ICT sector and EU companies position themselves in this new landscape and prepare for the future?
What challenges and opportunities these raise and offer for European ICT R&D and innovation, for the localisation of ICT R&D and for international ICT R&D and innovation collaboration?
What are current and future policy options at European level to address those challenges and opportunities?

For additional information, please visit the event page.

Pagina-web ISfTeH on-line

noreply@blogger.com (MD ---> AU) — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 14:20:00 +0000

Societatea Internationala pentru Telemedicina si e-Sanatate a lantat pagina-web noua cu functii extinse.

Va rugam sa vizitati www.isfteh.org pentru mai multe detalii

Opportunities for doing Health research in Third Countries. Access4EU info-session

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:17:00 +0000

On June 9, 2011 two info-sessions took place in Brussels, both with the aim to promote the opportunities for European researchers of doing Health research in Third Countries.

The first info-session was part of the official programme of the FP7 Health Infoday organised by the European Commission. During the parallel session on international cooperation chaired by Mr Indridi Benediktsson (European Commission, DG RTD, Directorate Health Horizontal Aspects and Coordination), representatives of 8 Third Countries presented the research and innovation programmes in their respective countries. The second info-session was organised in cooperation with eight Access4EU projects at Crowne Plaza Europa Hotels. In total, over 90 people participated at this Access4EU dissemination and networking event.

From 17.00h onwards, participants already had the opportunity to meet the country representatives at dedicated 'country tables' and discuss the possibilities for cooperation. At 18.00h, a series of eight 10-minute presentations was initiated. After a quick welcome by Mr Ben Kubbinga (Agency for the Promotion of European Research), Mr Philippe Froissard (European Commission, DG RTD, International Cooperation Projects) explained the rationale behind the Access4EU initiative. Subsequently, the following speakers presented the research opportunities in their respective countries: Mr Gerd Ruecker for Australia, Ms Sharon Irwin for Canada, Mr R.P. Singh for India, Ms Karla Falloon for New Zealand, Ms Natalia Mielech for Russia, Ms Sinead Quigley for South Korea, Mr Iqbal Parker for South Africa and Mr David Bruce Conn for the USA.

Agenda, list of participants and presentations and further information are available at Access4EU web site.

Conference "Challenge Social Innovation"

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:12:00 +0000

The European Conference "Challenge Social Innovation" will take place from September 19 until September 21, 2011 at Tech Gate Vienna in Austria.

Conference "Challenge Social Innovation":

What does Social Innovation mean today? How can research sustain Social Innovation? What can the Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) contribute?

These are some of the topics which will be discussed during the International Scientific Conference “Challenge Social Innovation – Innovating innovation by research – 100 years after Schumpeter” including a NET4SOCIETY Networking event pertaining to the SSH Call for Proposals 2012. The event conference will take place from 19^th to 21^st September in Vienna. A series of sessions will take place over three days, moving from policy discussion and debate to FP7 networking and engagement.

There will be key-note speeches by renowned researchers and practitioners in the field, from Europe as well as from Canada, the USA, South America, and South-east Asia (Japan, South Korea). Confirmed speakers include Denis Harrison (University of Montreal), Kriss Deiglmeier (CSI Stanford), Antonella Noya (OECD), and Uwe Schneidewind (Wuppertal Institute).

A focused networking session will take place on 21^st September, providing information on the upcoming call for proposals FP7-SSH-2012, launching in summer 2011. SSH researchers and stakeholders (universities, research institutions, civil society organizations and SMEs) will have the opportunity to meet both potential coordinators and potential project partners in a structured networking environment.

This event will give you the unique opportunity to build consortia for the next Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities call in FP7.

Challenge Social Innovation is an event co-organized by NET4SOCIETY (the Network of Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities National Contact Points) through the support of the European Commission, the Centre for Social Innovation, Vienna and the Dortmund University of Technology.

More details can be found at http://www.socialinnovation2011.eu/

NBiS-2011: The 14-th International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems in Albania

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:09:00 +0000

The 14th International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems (NBiS) will be held at Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania from September 7 to 9, 2011.

The event is held in conjunction with the EIDWT-2011: The 2-nd International Conference on Emerging Intelligent Data and Web Technologies.

The International Conference on Network-Based Information Systems (NBiS) started as an International workshop in 1998, which was held in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with DEXA International Conference. From 1998, NBiS had been held successfully every year and high quality papers are presented. After the 9-th NBiS, which was held at Krakow, Poland in 2006, NBiS was promoted to an International Conference and the 10-th NBiS was held in Regensburg, Germany in 2007 as International Conference. NBiS is becoming a very important event for network research community and is improved every year in quality and quantity. The NBiS International Conference is going around the world in all continents. NBIS-2009 was held in Indianapolis, USA and NBiS -2010 was held in Takayama, Japan.

The 14-th NBiS will be held at Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania from September 7 to 9, 2011.

The main objective of NBiS is to bring together researchers from both network systems and information systems with the aim of encouraging the exchange of ideas and experience between these two communities. It will represent an international forum to give an overview of the most recent trends. In the past decade, our network infrastructure has undergone radical changes. It has evolved from a small number of interconnected computer networks to a global socio-technical infrastructure, where people communicate and interact spontaneously in cyber space and with the cyber physical world, create content and share knowledge over a network of heterogeneous networks. In the future, global society will increasingly rely on socio-technical networks designed in harmony with societal values and economic viability, with enhanced security, privacy, resilience, availability and manageability, and the ability to incorporate as yet unforeseen technologies, applications and services.

Future networks should be available anytime and anywhere, be accessible from any communication device, require little or no management overhead, be resilient to failures and malicious attacks, and be trustworthy for all types of communication. They must be able to evolve over time to incorporate new technologies, support new classes of applications, and meet new requirements and challenges. They also need to accommodate growth and unforeseen changes across many dimensions, including traffic load, network size and topology, physical link characteristics, different types of applications, and heterogeneity, without significant performance degradation.

The conference scope ranges from home networks with numerous "smart" appliances to enterprise networks, core networks, and application-level networks.

The NBiS-2011 seeks original contributions in all relevant areas, including but not limited to the following topics.

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TOPICS OF INTEREST
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-Communication Networks and Protocols
-Grid Computing Infrastructures
-P2P Networks and Applications
-Ubiquitous Computing Applications
-Pervasive Computing and Applications
-Autonomic Computing and Applications
-Heterogeneous Wireless Networks
-Sensor Networks
-Ad Hoc Networks
-Sensor and Actor Networks
-High-Speed Networks
-Parallel and Distributed Algorithms
-Routing Algorithms
-Scheduling, Resource Discovery and Allocation
-Interoperable Systems
-Distributed Object-Oriented Systems
-Databases and Data Mining
-Social Networks
-Network Security and Privacy
-Web and Internet Applications
-Electronic Commerce
-Networking Multimedia Systems and Applications
-Intelligent Information Systems
-Bio-inspired information systems
-Distance Learning Systems
-eBusiness
-Eco Distributed Systems.

Further information:
http://www.takilab.org/conf/nbis/2011/

ICT Spring Europe 2011

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 09:03:00 +0000

ICT Spring is a worldwide two days event (June 28 to 29) which brings together more than 1.500 ICT executives from Europe, America, Africa and Asia. ICT spring focuses on Innovation and its lifecycle. During two days, ICT executives will attend conferences, workshops, business speed-dating sessions and high-level meetings which will give them an opportunity to network and exchange with the brightest worldwide minds of the industry, being informed of the last ICT issues and technologies on a worldwide scale.

ICT key markets’ latest available revolutions will be unveiled and the upcoming ICT topics will be discussed (more than 140 demos of 10’ and 4 keynotes and panels in plenary sessions).

The Trade Fair part of the event will also give concrete examples of those innovations and business opportunities through 5 different “villages” (Online Business & Gaming, Infrastructure & Telecom, Funding & Finance, Cloud & e-Hosted Solutions, Advisory & Consulting) gathering firms’ stands through each innovation steps: R&D, Startups, Funding /Private Equity, Business Partners & Applications, Market & Strategic Consulting.

Start-ups will be the stars of the show. Coming from all continents, 80 startups will be invited to present the last innovations and tomorrows services used by professionals and consumers.

For details, please see: http://www.ictspring.com

Medicina viitorului în Moldova

noreply@blogger.com (Tatiana Dumbrava) — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:56:00 +0000

Programare la medic de la calculatorul de acasă, diagnosticare on-line sau sfaturi despre cum să-ţi menţii sănătatea direct pe telefonul tău mobil - sunt realităţi în spaţiul european, care în R. Moldova sunt doar la nivel de intenţie. Serviciile de eSănătate au menirea să asigure calitatea prestării serviciilor, reducerea timpului de aşteptare pentru pacienţi precum şi economisirea unor surse importante de bani. Conform Planului Ministerului Sănătăţii (MS), pentru anul 2011 se prevede elaborarea compartimentului de eSănătate în Strategia Naţională de edificare a Societăţii Informaţionale „Moldova electronică-2”. Potrivit lui Oleg Lozan, preşedintele „Telemedicina” din R. Moldova, reprezentantul MS pentru eTransformare, paşi concreţi în sănătatea susţinută de tehnologiile informaţionale ar putea fi realizaţi până la sfârşitul anului curent.

In continuare, cititi pe http://www.timpul.md/articol/medicina-viitorului-in-moldova-24070.html