May 2013 will be the European Month of the Brain. The European Commission has organised a full programme of activities and conferences to raise awareness on the importance to keep supporting brain research. On 14/5 there will be a free conference in Brussels with four speakers on eHealth.

Going local Italia 2013 - Roma, 3 giugno e Milano, 4 giugno

This annual healthcare social media conference is devoted to the understanding of how physicians use New Technologies, Web 2.0 tools and Social Media to communicate with other health care professionals, patients, payers, pharmaceutical companies, public agencies. Innovators and practitioners from all walks of healthcare (patients, professionals, hospitals, industry, government, payers) are expected to participate from Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia to share best practices in Healthcare Social Media, Online communities, eReputation, Mobile Health and Gamification.

ICOST is considered as a premier venue for the presentation and discussion of research in the design, development, deployment and evaluation of Smart Environments, Assistive Technologies and Health Telematics systems. ICOST brings together stakeholders from clinical, academic and industrial perspectives and along with end users and their family carers explore how Smart Homes and Health Telematics can foster independent living and offer an enhanced quality of life. ICOST 2013 invites participants to present and discuss their experiences in the design, development, deployment and evaluation that demonstrate significant contributions in the areas of smart homes, health telematics and assistive technologies. ICOST 2013 will provide a dynamic program which will incorporate a range of technical, clinical and industrial related keynote speakers, oral and poster presentations along with demonstrations and technical exhibits.

Prof. Karlheinz Meier (R.Karl University of Heidelberg(DE))will talk about the EU "Human Brain Project" - Scientific Foundations and Plans. The Human Brain Project is one of the selected FET Flagships project funded by the EU.

The program of the Dem@Care Summer School on Ambient Assisted Living (DemAAL) is high-quality and interesting including both lectures and lab sessions. A balance is kept between ICT and clinical related speakers both from inside and outside the Dem@Care project (FP7).

This event will fouse on Applied ICT addressing major societal challenges. It will offer a platform for strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies and workshops. eChallenges brings together senior representatives from leading commercial, government and research organisations around the world to share knowledge and experience, lessons learnt, good practice and innovation. Deadline for the submission of papers is 8 March.

ICT2013 will bring together Europe's best & brightest in ICT research, with businesses old & new, web start-ups and digital strategists to chart a path for Europe's ICT research policy. Join us to share your vision for the future with EU policy-makers, and see the latest advances in EU-funded ICT research.