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5 June 2012

2012 EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL BIOENERGY INITIATIVE CONFERENCE

(There is no web site for this conference - all the information is to be found below)

Brussels

The Team of the SET-Plan European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI) is organising a first conference open to all stakeholders and interested parties. The aim of this conference is to provide key decision makers, financing institutions, media and the general public with a better and more in-depth understanding of both the urgency and benefits to fully implement the EIBI roadmap and to invest in the EIBI projects.

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
To register, please send an email to RTD-Renewables-events@ec.europa.eu with your name, position, organisation and telephone number.
Please note that attendance is open to all interested stakeholders. However, due to room constraints, we will have to limit the attendance to 250 participants.

The EIBI Conference will also be broadcast via web streaming (active on 5 June only) from the following webpage:
http://scic.ec.europa.eu/str/index.php?sessionno=38ed162a0dbef7b3fe0f628aa08b90e

18-22 June 2012

20th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Milan, Italy

For over 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition has combined a very renowned international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. The European BC&E is held at different venues throughout Europe and ranks on top of the world's leading events in the Biomass sector.
It provides an high-level scientific programme and parallel events which attract participants from a wide ranging background: Researchers, engineers, technologists, standards organisations, financing institutions and decision makers.

20-22 June 2012

The Energy and Materials Research Conference - EMR2012

Torremolinos-Malaga (Spain)

The conference will bring together researchers and professionals from a broad set of science and engineering disciplines with the aim of sharing the latest advances in materials and processes involved in the energy generation, transmission and storage.

4 July 2012

Energy Research Information Day – 2013 calls

Brussels

A number of energy-related Calls for Proposals under FP7 are planned to be published on 10 July 2012.
The info day will start with an introduction on the political context of the energy theme's work programme, followed by presentations of the individual calls. A part of the afternoon session will focus on the rules of participation.

Past events

15 May 2012

Scientific support for growth, jobs and sustainability: the example of the eco-industries

Brussels

The European Commission's in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre, is holding a conference on "Scientific support for growth, jobs and sustainability: the example of the eco-industries". High level speakers from science and industry will discuss the main sectors concerned: water, air quality, waste, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. The EU Commissioner for research, innovation and science, Màire Geoghegan-Quinn, will take part in the opening session.

26-27 April 2012

Teaming up for Renewable Heating and Cooling

Copenhagen, Denmark

The European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating and Cooling (RHC-Platform) is teaming up with Euroheat & Power to organize its 2012 Conference on Renewable Heating and Cooling.The Conference is co-funded by the European Commission in the framework of its financial support to the activities of the RHC-Platform. The event will gather experts from all over Europe to explore the possibilities for smart cities to make use of renewable energy and district heating and cooling, to provide comfort to their citizens and foster the local economy.

23-27 April 2012

H2+FC 2012 (Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells)

Hannover, Germany

See the latest developments in stationary, portable & mobile fuel cells, fuel cell applications, components, test systems, hydrogen production, transport, storage & infrastructure, reformers and beyond at Europe's largest and most important H2+FC exhibition – the Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at HANNOVER MESSE.

Around 150 companies and institutions from around the globe will showcase a full spectrum of hydrogen/fuel cell-related products, many of them participating in FP6 and FP7 research. The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking PPP will also be present.

28-30 March 2012

South-East European Exhibition and Congress on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Sofia

For three days Bulgaria will be a meeting point for professionals  involved in energy efficiency and renewable energy who will join the 8th Congress on EE & RES. Its aim again will be to encourage the transfer of know-how and stimulate the investments in South-East European green energy sector.

11-12 July 2011

FP7 Information Days for the Public Private Partnerships on 'Energy-efficient Buildings, Factories of the Future and Green Cars'

Brussels, Charlemagne building

In order to support the preparation of proposals, the Directorates General for Research & Innovation, Information Society and Media, Energy, and for Mobility and Transport of the European Commission are holding Joint Information Days on Research PPPs on 11+12 July 2011 in the Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170, in Brussels.

7 July 2011

Energy Research Information Day – 2012 calls

Brussels

A number of energy related Calls for Proposals under FP7 are planned to be published on 20 July 2011.
In addition, the Joint Technology Initiative on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (JU FCH) has published its 4th call on 3 May 2011.
The Information Day will address these calls and provide guidance on how to participate.

6-10 June 2011

19th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition - From Research to Industry and Markets

Berlin

For over 30 years, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (EU BC&E) has combined a renowned international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. Since 2007 the Conference and Exhibition has taken place every year. The EU BC&E is held at different venues throughout Europe and is one of the world's leading events in the Biomass sector.

10 June 2011

Conference on the Common Strategic Framework for EU research and innovation funding

Brussels

The conference is aimed at anyone interested in the development of the next Strategic Framework Programme for Research and Innovation of the European Union. Stakeholders from research institutions, industry, universities, non-governmental organisations, scientists and politicians are especially invited to take part in making EU funding more attractive and easier to access for participants.

The conference will feature high-level speakers from the European Commission, science organisations, universities, entrepreneurs and governments from across Europe and beyond.

Sorry! Registration is no longer possible as the conference is fully booked.

25-26 May 2011

2nd EU-Russia Innovation Forum

Lappeenranta, Finland

The forum's themes are:

• Partnerships for Modernizations
• Innovativeness in Management
• Sharing Knowledge and Experiences
  • Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
  • Information & Communication Technologies
  • Health

12 May 2011

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking information session on 2011 Call

Brussels

The FCH JU will organise a public information session on its next call for proposals to be published beginning of May.
The session will cover the different topics of the call, process, rules for submission of proposals as well as any useful type of information for participants.
To register for the event please send a message to fch-ju@fch.europa.eu indicating your name, date of birth, passport number (for security access to Commission building).

7 May 2011

Innovation Union stand at the European Commission Open Days

Brussels, Berlaymont

On Saturday 7 May, the Research and Innovation DG will be represented at the Open Days of the European Commission at the Berlaymont building from 10am to 6pm.

This year, the Research and Innovation DG will present and promote the Innovation Union on our common stand with the Information Society DG.

For the occasion, we will offer several activities for visitors of all ages! So come and find us at the centre of the Berlaymont building!

13-15 April 2011

International Congress and Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources

Sofia, Bulgaria

11-15 April 2011

Sustainable Energy Week

Brussels, Charlemagne building

Growing year on year and now into its fifth edition, the European Union Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is the reference event for sustainable energy issues in Europe. To date more than 120 events are already planned during the Week in Brussels and some other 270 across Europe. And this number is growing by the day.

EUSEW 2011 is likely to attract more than 20 000 participants from across Europe and beyond. The Week will largely focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources in Europe with a significant portion of the programme dedicated to the European energy market and smart electricity grids.

The European Commission will present information on European research in the Charlemagne building.

10-11 March 2011

Successful R&D in Europe - 3rd European Networking event

Düsseldorf

The conference invites researchers and entrepreneurs from North Rhine-Westphalia and partner regions in Europe to find new European R&D partners for FP7 projects.

The first events in 2009 and 2010 were a great success with over 450 participants. In 2011, partner regions are: Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland and Russia.

The networking event will be structured in parallel brokerage sessions focusing on three topics:

• Information and Communication Technologies
• Energy
• Nanotechnology and Production Technologies
• Life Science

2-3 December 2010

Evolution of the Grid

Brussels

The conference features presentations and discussions of over 30 Smart Grid experts. It will provide an international perspective of topics covering business and technical aspects, including standards. The conference is organized by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in partnership with the SmartGrids European Technology Platform and the University K.U.Leuven.

15-16 November 2010

Strategic Energy Technology Plan conference 2010

Brussels, Belgium

The SET-Plan conference 2010 will report on the progress of all action lines of the European Commission’s SET-Plan, officially launch the European Industrial Initiatives for bio-energy and nuclear energy and kick-off the international dimension of the SET-Plan. The SET-Plan 2010 conference gathers a broad range of stakeholders including the research community, the industry, the financial community, policy makers and international partners.

9-10 November 2010

3rd FCH JU Stakeholders General Assembly

Brussels, Belgium

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was established in 2008 as a public-private partnership between the European Commission, European industry and the research community. With a budget of approximately one billion Euros spread over six years, it is the most important European initiative to date promoting research, technological development and demonstrations of these clean energy technologies. The Stakeholders General Assembly is an annual event aimed at informing all interested parties about the activities of the FCH JU and acquiring feedback for future planning of the programme. It is also a key platform for European and global stakeholders across sectors to come together to examine and assess the current position of this emerging industry, exchange ideas on next steps and make contacts.  to promote the commercialisation of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies.

3-4 November 2010

The Fossil Energy Coalition Conference

Brussels

FENCO-ERA is a European Research Area Network with the overall aim of networking the national R&D activities in the field of fossil fuels energy conversion and CO2 Capture and Storage (CCS).

The event is being held in the Cinquantenaire (Royal Museums of Art and History), Brussels and a draft agenda for the conference can  be downloaded here.  Participants at the conference will include: Public Authorities and Agencies, Industrial and Other Stakeholders, NGOs.  Participation is free of charge and the event will take place over two half days starting at lunch time on 3 November and finishing after lunch on 4 November.

 

20-24 October 2010

2010 World Universities Congress: What should be the new aims and responsibilities of universities within the framework of global issues?

Çanakkale, Turkey

In October 2010, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University will be organising a World Universities Congress on the theme: "What should be the new aims and responsibilities of universities within the framework of global issues?"

The main responsibilities of universities around the world have traditionally been to offer education and training leading to a profession, to conduct scientific research, and to provide other services to the community. However, in a world where global issues are increasingly impacting on daily life, universities today have a duty to assume more responsibility in a wider field.

13-14 September 2010

Knowledge Based Bio-Economy towards 2020

Brussels

Turning Challenges into Opportunities

The Knowledge Based Bio-Economy will play a key role for the new EU 2020 strategy: it will provide biological solutions for the food and energy crisis, for climate change mitigation and conservation of biodiversity through its key technology, industrial biotechnology. The conference will gather academic research experts, economists, industry, policy makers and non-governmental organizations to discuss a new European vision and action plan for the KBBE towards 2020.

9 September 2010

Ocean Info Day

Rue Froissart 36, Brussels

The European Commission is organising an INFODAY on the call for proposals "The ocean of tomorrow 2011": €45 million dedicated to multidisciplinary research projects to promote the development of thriving maritime activities while preserving our seas and oceans.

 

24 August 2010

World Press Conference on Aquaculture

(There is no web site for this conference - all the information is to be found below)

World Expo, Shanghai-China: Pavilion of Belgium and the European Commission

This press conference will review the history and status of world aquaculture, assess the commercial opportunities, and address safe and sustainable food production as a vital component in integrated systems for production of energy, food and environmental bioremediation.

8 July 2010

FP7 Energy Research Information Day – 2011 calls

Brussels, Belgium

In order to support the preparation of proposals for the new Calls for Proposals on Energy under the FP7, the European Commission's Directorates-General for Energy and for Research are organising an Information Day on 8 July 2010 in the Charlemagne Building, rue de la Loi n° 170, in Brussels. The aim of this event is to inform multipliers and potential applicants about the content and main legal as well as procedural conditions of the above-mentioned calls. There will also be sufficient time to answer any questions and to get in contact with other potential proposers and project partners.

2-7 July 2010

Euroscience Open Forum (ESOF2010)

Torino, Italy

ESOF – Euroscience Open Forum – is the biennial European meeting dedicated to scientific research and innovation created by Euroscience. 2010 will be the key year for achieving the goals of the Lisbon Agenda, the set of strategies that the European Union has deployed for its economic and social development. What will be the most important challenges that Europe will have to face in 2010 in the field of science and technology in relation with the rest of the world?

14-19 June 2010

EU-China Science and Technology Week at Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Shanghai, China

World Expo 2010 Shanghai China is the occasion for China to bring the world at home, and for the world to feel at home in China. By dedicating a 5.28-square-kilometer area at the core of the city to exhibitions, events and forums on the Expo theme, "Better City, Better Life," Shanghai hopes to build a powerful and lasting pilot example of sustainable and harmonious urban living.

The EU-China Science and Technology Week, organized as part of the European Union Pavilion at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai China, will bring together over 500 leading scientists, journalists and representatives of industry, academia and government from the European Union and China, to share knowledge, experience and aspirations.

17 June 2010

Web streaming event on "Innovation Union" with Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn

Online

Europe has experienced its worst economic crisis since the 1930s. The only way to replace the jobs lost and to achieve a prosperous, green and fair economy in the future is to improve Europe's performance in innovation: in other words, develop new products and services that create wealth and improve quality of life. In particular, more innovation is necessary to tackle our century's defining challenges: climate change, energy and food security, health and the fact that the average age of Europe's population is increasing.

This is why Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn wants to listen to your ideas on how we can make Europe into an Innovation Union.

She will be online (pictures and sound) via the European Commission's Webcast Portal at 10:00-11:00 Central European Time on 17 June. To take part in this interactive discussion, just go to the Webcast Portal at the right time.

You can send in your questions to RTD-INNOVATION-UNION@ec.europa.eu, but you can also put them to the Commissioner via the Web Portal during the event. The following languages will be in use: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian and Spanish.

7-10 June 2010

Transport Research Arena – Greener, Safer and Smarter Road Transport for Europe

Brussels

TRA 2010 is an event for the alignment of the stakeholders of transport research and development. It follows previous successful editions of the conference in 2006 in Gothenburg, followed by TRA 2008 in Ljubljana. The TRA contributes to innovation for sustainable mobility in Europe, leading to a greener, safer and smarter transport system, which will be more sustainable, competitive and efficient. By enhancing the networking and clustering of Europe’s research and development capacity – based on a shared Strategic Research Agenda (SRA) and Research Framework – the TRA helps to align European, national, regional and private research and development actions on transport.

3-4 June 2010

Conference on the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan

Madrid, Spain

The fundamental aim of the conference will be to confirm support for the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan), which is expected to be the outcome of the meeting of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council in March. The first European Industrial Initiatives will also be launched.

11-12 May 2010

Conference on the Mediterranean Solar Plan

Valencia, Spain

Energy cooperation in the Mediterranean region, the infrastructure policy within the framework of the Mediterranean Solar Plan, energy technologies, the regulatory framework and associated investment financing are the broad lines of the conference’s program.

11-12 May 2010

European Technology Platforms: Working together on societal challenges

Brussels

This Conference will bring together 350 representatives of industry, academia, civil society, EU member-states and Commission departments for a two-day event focused on European Technology Platforms (ETPs). The Conference aims to engage ETPs in working together on key areas of common interest that contribute, in terms of R&D activities, to tackle particular societal challenges as well as to extend their activities to issues related to innovation and the demand side.

3-7 May 2010

18th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition

Lyon, France

For 30 years now, the European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (European BC&E) has combined a very renowned international Scientific Conference with an Industry Exhibition. The Conference is expected to attract about 1,500 participants from more than 70 countries. The European BC&E ranks as the world's leading event in the Biomass sector.

6 May 2010

Clean Sky Info Day on the 5th call for proposals

Turin, Italy

The Clean Sky Joint Undertaking is organising an Info Day on the fifth Call for Proposals in Turin on 6th May 2010.

This event, hosted by Politecnico de Torino, Camera di Commercio and UnionCamere Piemonte, aims at informing interested parties on the details of how to respond to the Clean Sky's fifth Call for proposals.

The six technology domains of Clean Sky covered by the call topics will be presented, followed by an afternoon session on the procedures (proposal preparation, evaluation process, contractual arrangements).

Registration is free but mandatory.

20-23 April 2010

European Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition

Warsaw, Poland

The European Wind Energy Conference & Exhibition (EWEC) is widely regarded as the most professional, comprehensive and informative event in the wind sector. It offers a unique opportunity to generate new business leads.

16 April 2010

Common View on Biomass Feedstock Availability for the SET-Plan European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative

Brussels

The (SET-Plan) European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative (EIBI) addresses the technical and economic barriers to the further development and accelerated commercial deployment of bioenergy technologies. The availability of sustainable biomass is a precondition for the ambitious programme of innovative bioenergy demonstration and reference plants of the Industrial Initiative. Studies on biomass feedstock potential give a very wide range of predictions. To pursue the ambitions of the EIBI it is desirable to narrow down this range of predictions. This dedicated workshop was organised by the Research DG to clarify the assumptions of these studies, uncertainties and gaps of knowledge.

13-14 April 2010

From Economic Recovery to Sustainability

Valencia – Spain

The Conference, organised by the Spanish EU presidency and the European Commission, will be one of the key public events on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as cornerstone of the smart investments of the European Economic Recovery Plan.

22-26 March 2010

EU Sustainable Energy Week 2010

Brussels

The EU Sustainable Energy Week is the reference event for sustainable issues in Europe. It forms part of the Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign which is an initiative of the European Commission launched in 2005. The EUSEW in 2009 combined 149 events in Brussels and outside with over 30,000 participants.

24 March 2010

EERA and how energy research contributes to a low-carbon society

Brussels, University Foundation (11 Rue d'Egmont)

In the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) a great number of national energy research centres are joining forces and implement joint programmes. EERA is part of the EU Strategic Energy Technology (SET-) Plan. The seminar will present the European political framework for energy research, four of the new joint programmes of EERA and there will be a panel discussion with representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, academia and the European energy industry.

3-5 March 2010

Galileo Application Days

Charlemagne Conference Centre, Brussels

See, touch and learn at a major satellite navigation event!

Live demonstrations of cutting-edge satellite navigation applications and a three-day
conference in Brussels promoting the use of EGNOS and Galileo will be part of the
launch of this year’s European Satellite Navigation Competition (ESNC).

Galileo Application Days, 3-5 March, kicks off the competition with a conference and an
‘Application Village’, where the demonstrations will occur. The annual ESNC competition, or
‘Galileo Masters’ as it is also known, is designed to stimulate commercial applications using
Europe’s satellite navigation programmes.

3-4 March 2010

Corporate R&D: An engine for growth, a challenge for European policy CONCORD-2010

Seville

The conference aims to link science, business, and policy-making by being structured around a series of policy-relevant questions and thereby seeks to understand the policy implications of scientific findings. In particular, it will address the dynamics of corporate RTD, innovation, competitiveness and economic growth.

The event is being organised by the JRC's Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) and the Spanish Centre for Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI) under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the EU Council and also forms part of the Industrial Research Monitoring Analysis (IRMA) activities of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Directorate-General for Research.

24 February 2010

Gender in EU-funded research: Energy; Nanosciences, materials and new production technologies

Zürich (CH)

These one-day training sessions are intended for anybody interested in rendering research gender-sensitive: researchers, project managers, National Contact Points, expert evaluators etc. The sessions will provide practical guidance on how the gender dimension can be integrated in research, using clear examples of how gender is relevant to existing FP7 projects.