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Information for the Press

Here we will publish brief news highlights - shortly before, during, and after the event - including links to press releases, articles on specific research initiatives, information about any last-minute changes to the program, or any other press material.

Latest News and Press Opportunities ¦ Current Highlights & Press Photo Highlights ¦
Audiovisual Material: At the Event and Online Afterwards ¦ Press Facilities ¦ Further Information

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Current Highlights

Photo highlights from the opening day can be found on the Press Photo Highlights page, while speeches, presentations and photographs from selected conference sessions will appear online throughout the day on both the Photo Gallery and the individual sessions, starting with the opening and high level plenaries.

From the Exhibition

Today we highlight some stories from the Exhibition:

Three-dimensional television not science-fiction anymore!

Experience three-dimensional television! Come and see - or even walk through - a holographic display hanging in mid aid at the 3DTV exhibit stand. 3D television promises a richer and more entertaining viewing experience without making you wear those horrible, headache-inducing 3D glasses. Apart from introducing the next revolution in visual technology, the imaging technology developed by 3DTV will also benefit areas as diverse as medicine and air-traffic control.

Read more: 3D TV exhibit at IST 2006 (Stand: 1C) ¦ Growth 3D television edges closer to reality (IST Results feature, 14 Sept 2006)

 

 

Never mind the distance – feel the texture! "Touching" fabric virtually

Buying clothes online has a major disadvantage – you can't feel the fabric. But project HAPTEX is looking to change that. At IST 2006, HAPTEX demonstrates how users can "touch" various virtual textiles, modify their physical properties interactively, then “see and feel the effects of the changes” . They will discover haptic feedback, a highly innovative technology that has not yet reached the popular domain. The HAPTEX system produces a consistent and physically realistic sensation of feeling real textiles, though what they touch is in fact a computer model of the fabric. The system could have numerous applications in the textile industry. The word "haptic" comes from the Greek "haptikos", which means ‘able to touch’. Haptics is a key component in virtual reality systems, adding the sense of touch to the visual-only presentation.

Read more: HAPTEX exhibit at IST 2006 (Stand 1D) ¦ Getting a feel for the fabric – virtually  (IST Results article (2 Nov 2006)

Take a VIP Tour of the Exhibition

Click on the image, left, to find photos of the exhibits Commissioner Reding visited during her tour of the exhibition: the Kankaanpää Research Unit for Wearable Technology; the OLLA stand; the 3dTV exhibit and the Finnish Exhibition Zone.

 

Audio-Visual Material

During the Event

Photographs will begin appearing throughout the site from Day One, with all of them brought together on the Press Gallery. All photographs will be provided as both thumbnails and high-resolution files.

Film: Proceedings of the main conference sessions, interviews with the most interesting people, and reviews of the most interesting exhibits will be progressively recorded and edited on site, during the Event itself.  Limited facilities will be available to copy this material in professional formats for journalists and visiting A/V crews.

Daily TV footage material (ca. 3-5 min.) will be available via Europe by Satellite every afternoon. It also went online after the event:

More information for audiovisual journalists

February/March 2007: Online audiovisual coverage

Online audiovisual coverage came online on 28 February on the IST 2006 broadcast site (Flash player required):

Facilities for journalists at IST Event 2006

1. Press working room {Press room}
A working room for journalists  will be open every day from 8 a.m. A member of the Commission's press team will normally be present there, to help meet your needs.  Available for your own use are 5 computers connected to 2 laser printers (1 B&W, 1 colour), 1 B&W photocopier and 1 fax machine. We  also provide 8 LAN plugs for journalists to connect their own laptops to the Internet and a fax line.

2. Press conference room {Meeting room 201}

A room with a capacity of 106 seats is available for press conferences. This is equipped with a data projector, an Internet connection,  screen, a flip-chart and 4 fixed microphones.

Further Information

Register with our on-line Press Services to subscribe to a press-dedicated mailing list and request interviews with Commissioner Reding and senior staff from DG Information Society & Media.

While registering to the Portal Newsroom, don't forget to also subscribe to the IST Event e-newsletter, as well as other e-newsletters hosted by the Newsroom. You can also subscribe to the IST Event e-newsletter when you register with this website.

Contact the Press Team.