Here is a sampling of upcoming and future conferences, meeting, workshops and seminars selected from the Events section of the INSME portal, which contains a complete searchable listing. You can also receive by e-mail a weekly list of future events by subscribing to the INSME E-Mail Alert at http://www.insme.org/. MARCH 2007 4-7 March 2007 International Patent Information Conference and Exposition - "Best Practices in Patent Information Management and Searching" Organised by the International Patent Information. Sorrento, Italy 7-8 March 2007 "Fostering Competitiveness Through Innovative Technologies, Products and Healthy Communities" A conference organised by the European Commission's DG Regio within the framework of the Regions for Economic Change Initiative. Brussels, Belgium 7 March 2007 FP7 Launch Event - "Today is the Future" Launch of the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme 2007-2013. Organised by DG Research. Brussels, Belgium 9 March 2007 Bilateral Meetings Among Foreign and Turkish Companies in the framework of the WIN 2007 - World Of Industry Fair, Part 2 Organised by the EIC Ankara and the IRC Anatolia with the cooperation of Ankara Chamber of Commerce and Ankara Chamber of Industry. Istanbul, Turkey 11-13 March 2007 WIPO Executive Program - "Strategic Intellectual Property Management" Organised by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Goa, India 11-14 March 2007 BioVision 2007 - The World Life Science Forum Organised by a group of French regional government authorities (Conseil Régional Rh�ne-Alpes, Conseil Général du Rh�ne, Le Grand Lyon, Ville de Lyon). Lyon, France 12-16 March 2007 International Congress on "Biotechnology - State of the Art and Prospects of Development" Moscow, Russian Fed. 14 March 2007 FP7 Information Day on "Research for the Benefit of SMEs" The goal of this information day is to give SMEs, SME associations and RTD perfomers, as well as multipliers such as National Contact Points (NCPs), an in depth information and training on the new FP7 funding scheme for "Research for SMEs" and "Research for SME associations". Brussels, Belgium 15-16 March 2007 European Business Summit - "Reform to Perform: Europe is our Business" Organised on the occasion of 50 years of Europe. Brussels, Belgium 15-16 March 2007 AURP 2007 Washington Summit Organised by AURP, the Association of University Research Parks. Washington, DC, United States 21-22 March 2007 27th PODIM Conference on Entrepreneurship and Innovation - "Nurturing Champions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship" Organised by IRP Institute for Entrepreneurship Research, Business Daily Finance, the University of Maribor and the Public Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Entrepreneurship and Foreign Investment. Maribor, Slovenia 22-23 March 2007 1st BSEC Business Forum on SMEs Competitiveness and Innovation Organised by BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation Business Council). Belgrade, Serbia 26-30 March 2007 The 4th CINet PhD Seminar on Research in Continuous Innovation Organised by Continuous Innovation Network (CINet), a global network set up to bring together researchers and industrialists working in the field of Continuous Innovation. Valencia, Spain 26-27 March 2007 TrendChart Conference on "Innovation and Market Access Through Standards" Organised by the European TrendChart on Innovation, an initiative financed by the European commission, DG Industry. Berlin, Germany 26-27 March 2007 OECD Conference in the framework of the Investment Compact for South East Europe (South East Europe Compact for Reform, Investment, Integrity and Growth) - "SME Regional Meeting and Launch of Charter Report" Jointly organised by the Croatian Ministry of Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship, the European Commission (DG Enterprise and Industry) and the OECD Investment Compact for South-East Europe. Dubrovnik, Croatia 27-28 March 2007 Innovation Forum 2007 Italian 'learning show' on technological innovation. Organised by IDC Italia. Rome, Italy 27-29 March 2007 Nanotech Northern Europe 2007 This event gives an overview of the nanotechnology field through the presentation of the latest research results and of the newest product innovations and business models. Helsinki, Finland 29-30 March 2007 Conferences on "Small and Medium Enterprises in the Internal Market" Organised by ERA (Academy of European Law). Trier, Germany APRIL 2007
18-20 April 2007 BIONOVA - "International Biotechnologies and Bioengineering Exhibition" Jointly organised by the Italian Ministry of Environment, the Italian Ministry of Economic Development and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade. Padova, Italy
25-26 April 2007 CITEXT 2007 - 11th International Business Meeting on Technical Textiles Troyes, France MAY 2007 3-4 May 2007 R2B-Research To Business - Third Exhibition-Conference on Industrial Research Organised by Bolognafiere and Emilia-Romagna Region in collaboration with the Italian Ministry of International Trade, ASTER (INSME Full Member) and ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign Trade). Bologna, Italy 3-4 May 2007 "Research and Technology Organisations in the European Research Area: Innovation and Competitiveness in an Enlarged Europe" Organised by the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) and Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. M�nich, Germany 4 May 2007 International SMEs Conference Organised by BSEC (Black Sea Economic Cooperation). Chisinau, Rep of Moldova 22-24 May 2007 2nd Small and Medium Enterprises Forum - "Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Arab Region: Opportunities and Challenges" Organised by the SMEs Center at the Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Science in collaboration with the Ministry of Employment and Professional Integration of Youth. Tunis, Tunisia 24-25 May 2007 5th IRE Plenary Conference Organised by IRE (the network of Innovating Regions in Europe), which was created by the European Commission in the mid-1990s. During the conference, the IRE Award for Best European Innovation Scheme will be handed out for the first time. Shannon, Ireland 31 May - 1 June 2007 OECD Global Conference on "Enhancing the Role of Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Global Value Chains" Tokyo, Japan 31 May 2007 Innovation in Textiles and Apparel Organised by EURATEX (the European Apparel and Textile Organization) in collaboration with the European Technology Platform for the Future of Textiles and Clothing. Brussels, Belgium JUNE 2007 1-3 June 2007 ISMOT 2007 - 5th International Symposium on Management of Technology - "Managing Total Innovation and Open Innovation in the 21st Century" Organised by the Research Centre for Innovation & Development of the Zhejiang University. Hangzhou, China 7-9 June 2007 3rd European Research and Innovation Exhibition Paris, France 13-15 June 2007 ICSB (International Council for Small Business) 2007 World Conference - "At the Crossroads of East and West: New Opportunities for Entrepreneurship and Small Business" Organised by the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ECSB) in co-operation with the Small Business Institute at the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (TSEBA). Turku, Finland 17-20 June 2007 ISPIM 2007 Conference - "Innovation for Growth: The Challenges for East & West" Organised by the International Society for Professional Innovation Management (ISPIM). Warsaw, Poland 20-22 June 2007 EBN 2007 Annual Congress The conference of the European BIC Network (Business and Innovation Centres). Organised in cooperation with The Kent Innovation Partnership (Kent Business and Innovation Centre and Kent County Council). Canterbury, United Kingdom 28-29 June 2007 La Baule 2007 World Investment Conference (WIC) This conference aims at monitoring FDI flows, benchmarking economic and social policies, understanding international investor's needs, linking European region to the world. La Baule, France |