WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
This event addresses researchers interested in submitting project proposals to the third ICT call under FP7, objective ICT -2007.4.3: Digital libraries and technology-enhanced learning.

The information days aim at helping participants to better understand the work programme and criteria for the evaluation of proposals, to facilitate sharing of ideas and experiences, and to find partners for project consortia.

PROGRAMME
The information days will offer two half-day plenary sessions aiming at providing participants with information relevant for preparing proposals to the third ICT call. Main issues are the research challenges in the work programme and criteria for the evaluation of proposals:

• Monday, 17 December, a.m.: digital libraries
• Tuesday, 18 December, a.m. : technology-enhanced learning

Registration will close on Monday, 3 December.

What is the real economic performance of eLearning?
What are the right tools to measure eLearning performance?

The eLene consortium will organise a conference on the economics of e-learning in December 2007 in Paris. Leading practitioners and researchers from Europe will present the results of studies and research on e-learning initiatives.

The conference will allow you to:
   ·  learn about costs and benefits from investments in e-learning,
   ·  discuss student performance and ICT,
   ·  know about indicators of e-learning and
   ·  find out about digital divides, digital trajectories and e-learning.

Like the first eLene conference in 2006 this conference will be a meeting place for researchers, practitioners and decision makers.

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.elene-ee.net/7._Conference:_Economics_of_E-learning

The 2nd international conference on Semantics And digital Media Technologies (SAMT) will be held in Genova from the 5th to the 7th December 2007, at the Jolly Hotel Marina.

In addition to SAMT, the final workshop of the project AIM@SHAPE will take place on the 4th December, at the Area Della Ricerca of the CNR of Genova.

TARGET:
The international conference on Semantics And digital Media Technologies (SAMT) targets to narrow the large disparity between the low-level descriptors that can be computed automatically from multimedia content and the richness and subjectivity of semantics in user queries and human interpretations of audiovisual media - The Semantic Gap.

Some of the KEYNOTES:
   ·  A Knowledge Habitat for Multimedia - Steffen Staab, University of Koblenz-Landau, Germany
   ·  Perception-based Algorithms for Multimedia Retrieval - Remco Veltkamp, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
   ·  Integrating knowledge and content processing - Albert Gauthier (INFSO.E2 Knowledge and Content Technologies)
   ·  Multimedia Search: a power broker in the Networked Media Age - Luis Rodriguez-Rosello (INFSO.D2 Networked Media Systems)

For more information, please visit the following website: http://samt2007.ge.imati.cnr.it/

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.cipaco.org/spip.php?article1441

CIS²E 07 provides a virtual forum for presentation and discussion of the state-of the-art research on computers, information and systems sciences and engineering. The virtual conference will be conducted through the Internet using web-conferencing tools, made available by the conference.

Conference participants - authors, presenters and attendees - only need an internet connection and sound available on their computers in order to be able to contribute and participate in this international ground-breaking conference. The on-line structure of this high-quality event will allow academic professionals and industry participants to contribute their work and attend world-class technical presentations based on rigorously refereed submissions, live, without the need for investing significant travel funds or time out of the office.

CIS2E 07 is composed of the following four conferences:
   ·  International Conference on Industrial Electronics, Technology & Automation (IETA 07)
   ·  International Conference on Telecommunications and Networking (TeNe 07)
   ·  International Conference on Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering (SCS² 07)
   ·  International Conference on Engineering Education, Instructional Technology, Assessment, and E-learning (EIAE 07)

DATE: 3-12 December 2007
LOCATION: virtual

The conference language will be English. For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.cisse2007online.org/

AIM:
The goal of the conference is to offer the following opportunities:
   1. Come and learn in an international environment;
   2. Identify and discuss the burning issues on Equal opportunities;
   3. Disseminate achievements from projects, working groups and networks, transfer ideas into new context.

The conference will address the field of equal opportunities in the lifelong learning perspective and allow the participants to be active and share their points of view during the open space conference. Leaders and decision makers will be able to discuss policy issues and shape the recommendations for further action.

Some of the KEYNOTES:
   ·  How high is the threshold to learning? - Fredrik Bjørkmann Johansen, learner, Norway
   ·  Keynote by the Council of Europe, Ms Olöf Olafsdottir, Head of Department, Directorate General IV Education, Culture and Heritage, Youth and Sport
   ·  Keynote by UNESCO, Ms Bettina Bochynek, programme specialist, UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning

The conference language will be English. For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.eaea.org/events.php?aid=13463&d=2007-12

The focus of the conference is different aspects on Management of Innovation. Specific areas of interest for the conference are:
   ·  Product innovation (process, methods/tools)
   ·  Innovation capability (organizational as well as individual; creativity, human aspects of innovation)
   ·  Functional product development (product service systems)
   ·  Innovative strategies (e.g. scenario planning, early need-finding, open innovation systems)
   ·  Commercialization of technology, new venture creation
   ·  Regional innovation systems, innovative networks

KEYNOTES:
   ·  High-growth entrepreneurship -- how does it matter, how is it different, and how to support it? - Professor Erkko Autio,
      Imperial College, London
   ·  Entrepreneurship in an academic environment - Experiences from Sweden and the US - Professor Kris Berglund, LTU and
      Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan USA

Closing address, awards, next conference Professor Håkan Ylinenpää, LTU, Peter Parnes, Site Engineering Manager, Google and Professor Harri Haapasalo, University of Oulo

For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.ltu.se/ies/d3879/Entreprenorskap/NIR

European Education Policy Network - The Gateway to Research into European Policy on Education

The European Education Policy Network is a forum for policymakers and policy researchers across Europe to discuss and analyse European policy affecting education.

OBJECTIVE
The objective of European Education Policy Network is to reflect on, and to further stimulate, the debate on the European Education Agenda between policymakers and policy researchers across Europe. The network encourages the exchange of ideas on the Europeanisation of education, the European policy processes affecting education and the contribution of education to the European project.

Some of the KEYNOTES:
   ·  The External Dimension of European Education Reforms and Relations with Third Countries - Angelique Verli, Head of Unit, Global Higher Education Cooperation Programmes, Directorate of Education and Training Policies, European Commission
   ·  Ivo Belet, MEP (Belgium) and member of the European Parliament Committee on Education and Culture
   ·  Academic Research on European Educational Policymaking - Gert Biesta, Institute of Education, University of Stirling

Registration will remain open until 15 November 2007.

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.educationpolicy.eu/

An international summit meeting in Turku. TDF challenges the representatives of public sector, business life and research to discuss education systems, vitality of urban regions and welfare.

Society and economy change constantly. What kind of challenges does it impose on the education systems? How can one arrange so that the needs of business life are taken into consideration within the field of education? Familiarize yourself with the programme of the forum - the discussion which will be presented by top-level experts within their fields.

Turku Development Forum 2007 will attract Finnish and international decision-makers and experts to discuss these current themes. The discussion will be presented by central actors within their fields, among others, Sari Sarkomaa, Minister of Education and Science, Anssi Vanjoki, General Manager of Multimedia, Nokia and Robert A. Beauregard, Professor, Columbia University, New York.

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.turku.fi/Public/default.aspx?nodeid=13007

EUCEN has taken up objectives for the creation of a European area of higher education in the field of university continuing education (UCE).

KEYNOTE

• Producers of knowledge, centres of learning, drivers of change – The role of universities of serving their region - Prof. (em) Hans G. Schuetze, University of British Columbia, Canada
• Keynote paper European University Association (EUA)

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.wa.uni-hannover.de/eucen

SPUTNIC is a one-year European Commission's Socrates-Accompanying Measures project which stands for "Seminars Promoting the Use of Technologies for Networking and International Collaboration". The project aims at raising awareness about the beneficial impact of the (pedagogically sound) implementation of new educational technologies that enhance international networking and collaboration for an institution, its staff and its students.

A SPUTNIC Forum will be organised in conjunction with Online Educa Berlin. The theme of this forum is 'Promoting Collaboration Through New Educational Technologies'. It will cover four topics: Virtual Mobility, Social Software applications, Streaming Video and Video conferencing.

The purpose of the SPUTNIC forum is to draw together check-lists, tips and useful information which will be included in the interactive SPUTNIC website and publications made by the SPUTNIC project team, supported under the European Commission's Socrates Project, organising this event.

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.online-educa.com/sputnic-forum

The Third International Forum on E-Learning for Defence and Security

‘The Third International Forum on E-Learning for Defence and Security’ will be held at Online Educa Berlin on November 28 and hosted by The New Security Foundation. The Forum, which will once again bring together leading figures from government, business, security and academia, will consist of a main plenary session and a number of ‘breakout’ workshops focussing in detail on key issues.

Some of the FORUM THEMES:
   ·  Security review and the importance of training
   ·  Developments in technology
   ·  Technology-assisted learning in the security sector
   ·  Legislation, regulation, licensing and standards
   ·  Technology and in-service training

DATE: 28 November 2007
LOCATION: Berlin, Germany

Please note that the number of places are limited so early registration is recommended. For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.online-educa.com/defence-forum

This conference is an innovative attempt to bring together ideas, proposals, reports, research and materials from teachers, developers and practitioners, from Italy and overseas, who have been working with some of these new technologies, and investigating how they can promote learning in the context of ELT education.

The conference is aimed at local Italian teachers of English, British Council teachers of English, ICT Coordinators both from the British Council as well as the local context, members of the LTSIG and IATEFL in general, as well as other interested participants.

DATE: 26-28 November 2007
LOCATION: Milan, Italy

For more information, please visit the following website: http://ltsig.org.uk/future-events/11-2007-milan-italy.html

The Conference consists of five Plenary Sessions, aiming at the development of specific issues within the overarching theme of the Conference. These Sessions include keynote addresses and the presentation of cases from four Member states enabling participants to engage in active exchange of expertise and practices.

SESSIONS:
   ·  Lifelong and lifewide learning; Rhetoric or reality?
   ·  Is validation of non-formal and informal learning possible? European and international experiences and solutions
   ·  Is validation of non-formal and informal learning relevant and useful? The perspective of the users
   ·  Valuing learning; The importance of quality and trust
   ·  Valuing learning; What are our visions?

Working Languages: Portuguese, English, French, German and Spanish
Documentation languages: Portuguese and English

DATE: 26-27 November 2007
LOCATION: Lisbon, Portugal

For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.eu2007.min-edu.pt/np4/en/29.html

The overall objective of the conference is to bring together actors in charge of different international collaboration instruments in the area of cyber security. By means of synergy cooperation, the conference aims at enhancing cybersecurity and providing a forum for information sharing and networking with stakeholders in the private and public sectors as well as civil society.

THEMES:
   ·  Framework for cooperation on cybersecurity – best practice 
   ·  Cyber-crime and enforcement
   ·  Management of security incidents

Some of the KEYNOTES:
   ·  Global Cybersecurity Agenda - Mr. Alexander Ntoko, ITU 
   ·  The reform of the EU regulatory framework for eCommunications: network and information security issues - Ms Anna Buchta, European Commission
   ·  The challenge of building global cyber-security partnerships - Mr. Constance Bommelaer, INTERNET SOCIETY (ISOC), Mr Franck Ackerman, ECO

DATE: 20-22 November 2007
LOCATION: Vilnius, Lithuania

On 22 November, a post-conference workshop is scheduled. This post-conference workshop will target the ISP sector as a critical spot in safeguarding against security incidents and will attempt to deliver some organisational and technological solutions for ensuring protection and efficient management of incidents in the ISP networks.

For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.securityconference.rrt.lt

This year’s workshop, based in Brighton, will be a chance to not only get to know the other postgraduate researchers in the HCT field and present your work to the attendees through a digital poster session, but also an opportunity to actively focus on crucial progress specific skills which may help you complete your own research. The workshop will also provide the opportunity to discuss and work through research problems with other postgraduate students as well as with more experienced researchers

DATE: 6 December 2007
LOCATION: Sussex, United Kingdom

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www.informatics.sussex.ac.uk/events/hctw2007

DATE: 3-5 March 2008
LOCATION: Valencia, Spain

AIM
The general objective of INTED2008 is the promotion of international collaboration in the field of technology, engineering and science education. INTED2008 provides an International Forum for researchers, engineers, professors, educational scientists and technologists in the areas of Education, Science and Technology. It will be an excellent opportunity to present, demonstrate and discuss research, development, applications, and the latest innovations and results in the field of Higher Education and Research.

Some of the TOPICS:
   ·  Education and Globalization
   ·  Intellectual Property on Education
   ·  Barriers to Learning (e.g.: age, psychosocial factors, ethnicity…)
   ·  Student Support in Education

For more information, please visit the following website : http://www.iated.org/inted2008

To be held in conjunction with International Conference on Complex, Intelligent and Software Intensive Systems (CISIS-2008) http://www.cisis-conference.eu

DATE: 4-7 March 2008
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain

The Third International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (“ARES 2008 – The International Dependability Conference”) will bring together researchers and practitioners in the area of dependability. ARES 2008 will highlight the various aspects of dependability - with special focus on the crucial linkage between availability, reliability and security.

AIM:
ARES aims at a full and detailed discussion of the research issues of dependability as an integrative concept that covers amongst others availability, safety, confidentiality, integrity, maintainability and security in the different fields of applications.

ARES is devoted to the critical examination and research challenges of the various aspects of Dependable Computing and the definition of a future road map.

DATE: 4-7 March 2008
LOCATION: Barcelona, Spain

SUPPORTED and CO-ORGANIZED by:

The Kaleidoscope Learning Grid SIG (http://grid.noe-kaleidoscope.org), the European FP6-IST-EU project grid4all (http://grid4all.eu) and the MosaicLearning project (http://mosaic.gast.it.uc3m.es)

AIM:
The aim of the conference is to deliver a platform of scientific interaction between the three interwoven challenging areas of research and development of future ICT-enabled applications:
  •  Software Intensive Systems
  •  Complex systems
  •  Intelligent Systems

Some of the TOPICS OF INTEREST:
  •  Monitoring and analysis of group interactions
  •  Collaborative learning applications and case studies
  •  Nomadic and mobile collaborative work

The European Day of the Entrepreneur /EDE/, traditionally organized by Sofia Municipality and Sofia University "St.Kliment Ohridski" will be carried out for the fifth time on 25 - 26 of October 2007 at the Inter Expo Center, Sofia. All the relevant Ministries and more than 20 important public, non-governmental and private structures are co-organizers of this significant forum. A lot of foreign institutions announce their interest towards the different events going to be held during the EDE. This year the European day of the Entrepreneur will be held under the motto "INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP".

The European Idea
The European Day of the Entrepreneur is an initiative which has long traditions in the EU. This event is organised in the frames of the PAXIS Network (The Pilot Action of Excellence on Innovative Start-ups)aimed at dissemination of best models for establishing new technology based companies. The concept of this forum is introduced by EUROCITIES (Network of the European Towns) and the European Commission

DATE: 25-26 October 2007
LOCATION: Sofia, Bulgaria

For more information, please visit the following website: http://www-it.fmi.uni-sofia.bg/ede2007