The 22^nd International Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exposition

23-28 October 2006
Yokohama
Japan

EVS 22 is the largest expo in this area and will cover all the latest research and activities in the field of battery, hybrid and fuel cell electric vehicles - transport for tomorrow. Papers are requested for the symposium (deadline for abstracts is 10 January 2006). Plenary sessions will focus on sustainable mobility, especially the technological prospects, policies and programmes around the world. Workshops are also being organised, alongside an exhibition space. In addition, the World Electric Vehicle Association will launch its newsletter 'WEVA Journal' at the event.

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  International Food and Health Innovation Conference 2006

25-27 October 2006
Malmo
Sweden

The developed world is facing escalating problems with diet-related disorders. In Europe, for example, obesity affects up to 27% of men, 38% of women, and 400 000 additional children are overweight every year. Obesity is driving an epidemic of type 2 diabetes. This poses a challenge to researchers and the food industry: how can new food concepts help tackle these disorders? This event will bring together representatives from the European and international academic world, industry and governmental organisations to discuss the latest developments in nutrition science and in food innovation.

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  Optics and High Technology Material Science SPO 2006

26-29 October 2006
Kyiv
Ukraine

Organised by Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, this event covers a range of subjects along four main streams: the physics of condensed matter and nanotechnology; lasers and optoelectronics; optical design and high-speed photography; and biomedical optics.

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  International Marine Genomics Conference 2006

28 October - 1 November 2006
Sorento
Italy

The EU-back Network of Excellence called Marine Genomics Europe is organising an international conference on this subject which is scheduled to take place in Italy. Consult the project website for updates on the programme and related activities organised by the Sixth Research Framework Programme network whose aim is to join together the scientific communities to put Europe in a leading position marine genomics.

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  The 21st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences

1-3 November 2006
Istanbul
Turkey

Organised by the Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences at Sabanci University, Turkey, this now well-established event covers a wide range of topics, from computer networks and security, computer graphics and user interfaces to artificial intelligence and machine learning - subjects featured in a collection of papers delivered in the 2005 edition.

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  7th EMBL/EMBO Science & Society Conference - Genes, Brain/Mind and Behaviour

3-4 November 2006
Heidelberg
Germany

Neuroscience is showing us how genes are expressed differently in the brain and the effects this can have on behaviour and consciousness. With new knowledge and drugs coming out of this research, the benefits to psychiatry and neuroscience could be huge, but this may raise important social, legal and bioethical issues which are the main focus of this EMBL/EMBO interdisciplinary conference.

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  How to meet the challenge for Europe’s international research cooperation in the field of Neglected Infectious Diseases

8-9 November 2006
Brussels
Belgium

The conference aims at strengthening and increasing the impact of EU funded international collaborative research on the control of NIDs with the following specific objectives:

1. To discuss future European funding strategies for research on NIDs considering the European Parliament’s recent report and the current international debate on investing in the control of NIDs
2. To develop an agenda for NID related Community funding in FP7.
3. To link EU-funded projects to the wider field of national and international initiatives for NID control

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  Impacts of endocrine disrupters

8-10 November 2006
Helsinki,
Finland

The meeting is organised and hosted by the Academy of Finland, with cooperation from the European Commission's Research Directorate-General and the European Environment Agency. International experts and policy makers from EU member states will come together to assess new research findings, identify knowledge gaps, define future research priorities and consider the implications for policy making and chemicals regulation.

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  BioProducts for Food and Health

8-10 November 2006
Harpenden, Hertfordshire
UK

Organised by Rothamsted Research, this event combines traditional conference lectures on a range of subjects in the agro-food and health sectors with tailored opportunities for delegates to network towards building future collaboration and partnerships.

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  Genomics Momentum 2006

9 November 2006
Rotterdam
The Netherlands

GM 2006 invites entrepreneurs, scientists, policy-makers, investors, NGOs and industry managers from the Netherlands and abroad to explore where this fast-changing field will go next. In an open and informal atmosphere, participants will make new contacts, discuss opportunities and learn about the genomics of today and tomorrow.

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  Baltic Sea and European Marine Strategy: Linking Science and Policy

13-15 November 2006
Helsinki
Finland

Under the auspices of the Finnish EU Presidency and in the context of the Commission's proposed strategy to protect Europe's marine environment, this event will show how research can support the protection and management of the marine environment. It addresses the Baltic Sea in terms of research, protection, environmental awareness, education, and international co-operation.

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  The Future of Europe - Challenges and Opportunities

16-18 November 2006
Bucharest
Romania

Organised by the Faculty of International Business and Economics at the Academy of Economic Studies, this international event will be organised around four main themes: the challenges of market integration; competitiveness, innovation and the knowledge society; the European model: myth or reality?; and sustainable growth: acknowledging the limits.

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  STOA 5th Annual Lecture 2006: Avoiding a web of confusion - Innovation in Information Technology”

21 November 2006
Brussels
Belgium

Under the patronage of the President of the European Parliament
Guest speaker:
Phil Janson, Ph.D.
Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM Research
Program Manager, Technology Assets
IBM Academy of Technology

Registration (before 9 November) | Further information: Jarka Chloupkova, STOA Administrator, Tel: (+32) 2 28 40606

  IST 2006

21-23 November 2006
Helsinki
Finland

IST 2006 is the biggest European annual event in the field of information society technologies. The conference programme will address two major issues: how governments can ensure that ICT contributes to European innovation; and an exploration of the content, aims and practicalities of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for research.

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  European Protest Movements Workshop I

22-25 November 2006
Martin-Luther-Universität Halle
Germany

The full title of this Marie Curie Programme-backed training workshop is ‘European Protest Movements since the Cold War: the Rise of a (Trans)national Civil Society and the Transformation of the Public Sphere’. Workshop I invites postgraduates, PhDs and postdocs working in this field to apply. Trainees will get an overall view of the scientific approaches to the protest movements and learn to apply new approaches to their own research.

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  Sustainable Consumption and Production - Opportunities and Challenges

23-25 November 2006
Wuppertal
Germany

This event will mark the official launch of the EU-funded SCORE (Sustainable Consumption Research Exchanges) network, whose aim is to support the UN's ten-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production by building a platform for professionals in the field to present their work. Topics include consumers, behaviour and lifestyles; procurement and supply chains; education; tourism and travel; agro-food; mobility; and more.

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  European Conference on Aging – 2006

27 – 30 November 2006
Innsbruck
Austria

The European Conference on Aging - ECONAG 2006 joint meeting with LINKAGE will be held in Innsbruck on the 27 - 30 November 2006. The conference is focused on latest advancements in GENOMIC DISCOVERY and BIOGERONTOLOGY. The panel of speakers includes 35 renowned experts representing 12 nations from Europe, Canada and USA.

Scientific topics are
- GENOMICS and PROTEOMICS of AGING
- AGING RESEARCH - LESSONS FROM MODEL ORGANISMS
- AGE-ASSOCIATED DYSFUNCTION and DISEASES
- OXIDATIVE STRESS and AGING
- TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

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  International Symposium on Multiphysics (ISOMP06)

14-15 December 2006
Maribor
Slovenia

Organised by the International Journal of Multiphysics, this symposium aims to address the latest advances in theoretical developments, numerical modelling and industrial applications. Combined, this should promote the concept of 'simultaneous engineering'.

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  Today is the Future - European Research Conference

7 March 2007
Brussels
Belgium

Due to exceptional circumstances beyond our control, we unfortunately have to announce that the event 'Today is the future' can not take place as originally scheduled.

We would like to thank everyone who has supported the event or has expressed an interest so far.

We hope to be able to announce soon a re-configured event to celebrate European research.

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