The 7th European Innovation Summit, organised by Knowledge4innovation, will take place from 7-10 December 2015 in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The 4-days event will call for "A Pact for Innovation". Highlights of this year's programme include topics such as 'policies and politics for innovation: creating a framework for success'; 'European Innovation Ecosystems'; tackling the society's grand challenges in areas such as water, energy, environment, agriculture, bio-economy, health, transport and the role of the digital revolution in areas such as smart manufacturing. Very importantly, the Summit will engage actively with young people and discuss the opportunity for them in driving the future of innovation in Europe.
http://www.knowledge4innovation.eu/7th-european-innovation-summit-7-10-december-2015The aim of the workshop is to show the latest updates and available functionalities of the platform through a live, step-by-step demonstration of an end-to-end example. A simple scenario will allow to explain the platform’s functioning from various point of views: the developer’s, the end user’s and the business architect’s.
Furthermore there will be sessions dedicated for hands-on sessions, Q&A and personal consultation with representatives of the technical team.
More details about the workshop content:
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http://www.fispace.eu/tutorials.htmlThe eChallenges e-2015 Conference takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania. This is the twenty-fifth in a series of annual technology research conferences supported by the European Commission and hosted by national governments.
eChallenges attracts participation from senior representatives of leading government, industry and research organisations around the world.
eChallenges e-2015 will provide an international forum to foster ICT related entrepreneurship and innovation, share experiences, increase awareness of innovative applied ICT applications and research results, and identify opportunities for research collaboration under Horizon 2020, in the context of the new Work Programme for 2016 - 2017.
http://www.echallenges.org/e2015/The world leading smart city event, bringing together global, national, and regional urban representatives, thought leaders, academic institutions, research centers, incubators, investors, and top corporations that have the kind of decision-making power that drives smart cities and empower its citizens.
http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/The European Data Forum (EDF) is a meeting for industry professionals, researchers, policymakers and members of community initiatives to discuss the challenges of Big Data and the emerging Data Economy and to develop suitable action plans for addressing these challenges. Of special focus for the EDF are Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs), since they are driving innovation and competition in many data-driven economic sectors. The range of topics discussed at the European Data Forum ranges from novel data-driven business models (e.g. data clearing houses), and technological innovations (e.g. Linked Data Web) to societal aspects (e.g. open governmental data as well as data privacy and security).
http://2015.data-forum.eu“Digital Convergence and Seamless Connectivity for everyone and everything – Bringing 5G, SDN/NFV and M2M/IOT together”
Join more than 250 colleagues and experts from all over the word, including operators, global analysts, standard bodies and manufacturers to learn, share, network and experience everything you need to know about the new trends, developments and impacts of Cloud Technologies on all levels of converging and connected Smart Systems and Applications, such as:
Heute ist der Deutsche Logistik-Kongress die wichtigste jährlich ausgerichtete Logistikveranstaltung Europas. Er hat sich zum zentralen Treffpunkt der Wirtschaft in Deutschland entwickelt. Jedes Jahr kommen aber auch mehr ausländische Gäste, um vom Wissensaustausch und den konzentrierten Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten zu profitieren.
Today the German Logistics Congress is the most important annual logistics event in Europe. It has become the central meeting place for the industry in Germany and every year more foreign guests also benefit from knowledge sharing and focused communication.
http://www.bvl.de/dlkThe European Commission, together with theFundaçao para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Portugal bring you: ICT 2015 – Innovate, Connect, Transform,20-22 October 2015 in Lisbon, Portugal.
The ICT 2015 event will comprise a number of parallel activities:
This year’s conference focus is on:, “Intelligent logistics solutions – a catalyst for digital economy”
The 8th ECITL will highlight the emerging trends in the field of the deployment of ITS and will focus on the sub-themes:
OpenLivingLab Days is the annual summit of the worldwide Living Lab community integrated with the popular ENoLL Summer School. The annual 4 day event includes interactive sessions, workshops, lively discussion panels with excursions and off-site visits with the aim of giving the participants a wider insight about models, theories and technologies related to Living Labs. Participants have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience from the leading experts on the subject and to network with other Living Lab enthusiasts. We will also welcome the 9th Wave of new ENoLL members to the network and hold a special conference day with the World Wide Community of Open Living Labs.
http://www.openlivinglabs.eu/event/openlivinglab-days-2015Organised in partnership with FIWARE and under the auspices of Andrus Ansip, European Vice-President, Digital Single Market and contributing to the objectives of Europe’s
http://unconvention.euThe aim of the BDVA Summit (www.bdva.eu) is to drive forward the Big Data Value ecosystem and it’s Digital Agenda for the benefit of Europe, its Companies and Citizens. Key players, including BDVA members will be present to discuss the goals and drivers of the Big Data Value domain; how it will affect businesses and how industry can drive technological developments .This includes funding opportunities in the field and setting-up dialogues and operational activites to discuss opportunities and challenges offered by Big Data for the European Big Data Community. The Summit will foster networking, the ability to network with peers, and the cooperation on research and innovation activity around Big Data. The Summit is also expected to collect input for Europe's future Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) in the Big Data Value domain.
http://www.bdva.eu/Expo Milano 2015 is the Universal Exhibition that Milan, Italy, will host from May 1 to October 31, 2015. Over this six-month period, Milan will become a global showcase where more than 140 participating countries will show the best of their technology that offers a concrete answer to a vital need: being able to guarantee healthy, safe and sufficient food for everyone, while respecting the Planet and its equilibrium. In addition to the exhibitor nations, the Expo also involves international organizations, and expects to welcome over 20 million visitors to its 1.1 million square meters of exhibition area.
A platform for the exchange of ideas and shared solutions on the theme of food, stimulating each country’s creativity and promoting innovation for a sustainable future, Expo 2015 will give everyone the opportunity to find out about, and taste, the world’s best dishes, while discovering the best of the agri-food and gastronomic traditions of each of the exhibitor countries.
http://www.expo2015.org/en/learn-moreMultimodal is the UK and Ireland’s premier freight transport, logistics and supply chain management event. Shippers and cargo owners visit to find ways of moving cargo more efficiently and to meet new suppliers.
Multimodal represents every logistics sector under one roof, making it a unique and highly valued industry showcase.
http://www.multimodal.org.uk/NET FUTURES wishes to maximize competitiveness of the European technology industry. The conference will gather over 700 attendees, to form an interconnected community involving companies, organizations and people in
A one-day summit organized by the Italian National Research Council and supported by the XIFI project that will gather key players in the European scene to present and discuss how EC-driven programmes and National initiatives will boost innovation for Small and Medium Enterprises across Europe.
Starting from the H2020 framework, which actively supports SMEs by providing both direct financial support, and indirect support to increase their innovation capacity, the main goal of the summit is to discuss how coordinated actions between the European Commission and various National Programs can boost R&D and Innovation as key pillars of the European SMEs' ecosystem growth.
https://www.fi-xifi.eu/news/eventview/article/future-internet-in-horizon-2020-how-to-build-a-pan-european-framework-to-support-innovation-in-smes.htmlThe 2015 Co-summit will be held on 10 & 11 March in the bcc Berlin Congress Center in Berlin, Germany.
The event is jointly organised by ARTEMIS, represented by ARTEMIS Industry Association, the association for actors in Embedded & Cyber-Physical Systems within Europe, and by ITEA, the EUREKA Cluster on Software-intensive Systems & Services.
The 7th edition of the Co-summit will be dedicated to “Smart industry: impact of software innovation”.
The event will feature:
35th GIL Annual Conference will be held in Geisenheim between 23 and 24 February 2015.
The theme of the conference is:
A joint initiative by agri-food groups of leading European and international universities and business schools providing a discussion platform for the European and international scientific community
Endorsed by international scientific associations in agricultural economics, agribusiness, engineering, and information research:
The GS1 Global Forum is the global annual event to align the organisation’s strategy, inspire and strengthen the GS1 staff around the world. The week offers great opportunities to learn about latest standards and solutions achievements, share implementation and innovation best practices from around the world, hear from users’ perspective and network with peers. Over 600 participants are expected.
More than 2,700 exhibitors and 65,000 visitors attend FRUIT LOGISTICA every year to realise their full business potential within the international fresh produce trade – and to write their own success story!
FRUIT LOGISTICA covers every single sector of the fresh produce business and provides a complete picture of the latest innovations, products and services at every link in the international supply chain. It thus offers superb networking and contact opportunities to the key decision-makers in every sector of the industry.
http://www.fruitlogistica.de/en/Organised in Brussels on January 22nd, 2015, the Connected Smart Cities Conference is a public event set up as a space for sharing and debate about technology, ecosystems and toolkits for open and connected smart cities.
The conference will cover the following topics:
The Innovation Week of Turkey Exporters Assembly (*) gathers over 40 thousand participants from the public and private sector including decision makers and exporters associations as well as participants from public.
http://www.turkiyeinovasyonhaftasi.com/tr/istanbul-2014-etkinlik-programi.htmlThe event took place on the 20th and 21st of November at the “Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona” and was attended by over 110 individuals from 36 different countries. The participants included representatives from the European Commission, from NESSI and other European Technology Platforms such as NEM (New European Media), NetWorld2020 (telecommunications) and PLANETIC, the Spanish ICT-based Technology Platform. Organizations and researchers from European and non-European countries including Latin America, North Africa and Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, South East Asia and China, working on projects focused on International Cooperation for ICT were also present.
http://www.nessi-europe.eu/?page=eventsdetails&listID=9&rowID=495The world leading smart city event, bringing together global, national, and regional urban representatives, thought leaders, academic institutions, research centers, incubators, investors, and top corporations that have the kind of decision-making power that drives smart cities and empower its citizens.
http://www.smartcityexpo.com/en/The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR), following the guidelines of the European Commission, is fostering the implementation of the Internet of the Future. For that purpose, events have been prepared to show the potential of the platform FIWARE, which may be used for Smart Cities and industrial processes.
The 15th, 16th and 17th of October, a multi-site event organized by FIWARE will take place in the cities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Seville and Valencia, thus following the event that took place last year in Santander.
This event will focus on the FIWARE Accelerator Programme, through which the European Commission destines 80 million euros to SMEs and entrepreneurs developing innovative services thanks to this platform.Start-up accelerators with a Spanish presence, entities which are in charge of distributing the funds, will be especially highlighted in these events.
During these days, participants will be informed about the necessary requirements to access current and future calls, will attend conferences and showcases to witness FIWARE’s potential and will discover the different funding possibilities.
http://www.thesrii.org/images/Summit/SRII_Berlin_2014_Flyer.pdfJoin more than 250 colleagues and experts from all over the word bringing together international network operators, manufacturers, and researchers to discuss the ICT infrastructures needed for emerging Smart Cities including:
The MTEC conferences alternates between Singapore and Trondheim. The previous conference was in Singapore in April 2011. The Trondheim events will tend towards maritime technology while Singapore events tend towards ports. The conference is a meeting point for industry and academia and aims to present relevant scientific papers with clear technical applications.
The conference is organized by MARINTEK and NTNU in Norway and co organized by MPA, NUS, NTU, SMA and NP in Singapore. The Research Council of Norway and the Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) is supporting the conference.
http://www.mtec-conf.org/ISWC is the premier venue for presenting innovative systems and research results related to the Semantic Web and Linked Data. ISWC 2014's research track covers analytical, theoretical, empirical, and practical aspects of all areas of the Semantic Web.
http://www.slideshare.net/nimonika/iswc2014-40532507 , http://iswc2014.semanticweb.org/The Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR), following the guidelines of the European Commission, is fostering the implementation of the Internet of the Future. For that purpose, events have been prepared to show the potential of the platform FIWARE, which may be used for Smart Cities and industrial processes.
The 15th, 16th and 17th of October, a multi-site event organized by FIWARE will take place in the cities of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Seville and Valencia, thus following the event that took place last year in Santander.
This event will focus on the FIWARE Accelerator Programme, through which the European Commission destines 80 million euros to SMEs and entrepreneurs developing innovative services thanks to this platform.Start-up accelerators with a Spanish presence, entities which are in charge of distributing the funds, will be especially highlighted in these events.
During these days, participants will be informed about the necessary requirements to access current and future calls, will attend conferences and showcases to witness FIWARE’s potential and will discover the different funding possibilities.
http://www.fi-ware.org/multisiteevent/A networking event in Florence, Italy on 9th and 10th October 2014 to promote European ICT Research & Innovation, focusing on the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2015.
http://ec.europa.eu/digital-agenda/en/ict-proposers-day-9-10-october-2014The Australian Society of ICT in Agriculture cordially invites you to participate in the 9th AFITA conference. The conference is organized by ASICTA, ECU and CSBP and will be held at Edith Cowan University, Perth.The conference is supported by Food and Agriculture Organization, Edith Cowan University and CSBP.
Over the last few decades, several research and development efforts have been made to exploit the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve the efficiency of production in agriculture and to achieve sustainable development. Precision Agriculture involves identification, analyses and management of spatial and temporal variability in soils and crops for profitability, sustainability and protection of the environment. Precision Agriculture employs emerging technologies such as ICT; geospatial technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Remote Sensing (RS); Sensor Technologies and Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN).
http://asicta.org/AFITA2014/Why you should participate?
Starting this September, 16 accelerator projects will provide 80 million euros in direct funding through Open Calls for small and medium-sized enterprises that build innovative products, solutions and applications based on FIWARE technology, the pan-European open platform for the Future Internet.
Get access to hands-on showcases, demonstrations and training on what FIWARE can do in sectors such as: eHealth ,Smart Cities ,Multimedia ,Smart Manufacturing ,Smart AgriFood ,Smart Energy ,Creative Industries ,Social Interaction ,Food Chain Logistics ,Media & Content ,Learning & Training
Learn how FIWARE can bring your business to the next level. Get first-hand information directly from the Accelerators about their open calls and become one of the funding beneficiaries!
http://www.ecfi.eu/munich2014/The DAB workshop is aimed at bringing together researchers and practitioners whose common interests and experiences are in the study and development of data- and artifact-centric approaches to Business Processes Management.
https://sites.google.com/site/dab32014/TIF presents sectors of special interest, like:
OpenLivingLab Days is the annual summit of the worldwide Living Lab community integrated with the popular ENoLL Summer School. The annual 4 day event includes interactive sessions, workshops, lively discussion panels with excursions and off-site visits with the aim of giving the participants a wider insight about models, theories and technologies related to Living Labs. Participants have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience from the leading experts on the subject and to network with other Living Lab enthusiasts. We will also welcome the 9th Wave of new ENoLL members to the network and hold a special conference day with the World Wide Community of Open Living Labs.
http://openlivinglabdays14.com/The Slovene Agricultural Economics community hosts the XIVth Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economists in Ljubljana focusing the theme “Agri-Food and Rural Innovations for Healthier Societies”.
http://www.eaae2014.si/Big business is utilizing Semantic Technologies to generate revenue, save money and solve real problems in an age where Big Data presents big challenges.
The Semantic Technology & Business Conference (SemTechBiz) brings together today’s industry thought leaders and practitioners to explore the challenges and opportunities jointly impacting both corporate business leaders and technologists.
http://semtechbizsj2014.semanticweb.com/agenda.cfm?confid=82&scheduleDay=08/20/14The XII World Congress on Computers in Agriculture will provide a forum for agriculture related professionals to exchange information on applications and developments in the use of Information Technologies. It will cover a wide array of topics. These include new applications of well established and understood technologies to innovative and entrepreneurial applications of emerging technologies, in addition to issues related to policy and knowledge dissemination.
www.wcca2014.orgThe International Telecommunications Society (ITS) is an association of professionals in the information, communications, and technology sectors. ITS is an independent, non-aligned and not-for-profit organisation with a worldwide network of about 400 members. ITS provides a forum where academic, private sector, and government communities can meet to identify pressing new problems and issues, share research results, and form new relationships and approaches to address outstanding issues.
ITS focuses on the evolving applications, services, technology, and infrastructure of the communications, computing, Internet, information content, and related industries in its European Regional Conference.
http://www.itseurope.org/pdf/programme/Programme8.5.2014.pdfThe future use of ICT and robotics in agriculture and food business. Conference format is as follows:
Workshops in small interactive groups form the heart of the conference, in which presentations alternate with hands-on exercises or hackathon kind of sessions. Besides, there will be ample room for spontaneous and informal meetings and creative ideas in breakout sessions.
The conference will start with a plenary opening session to introduce the various sessions. Several renowned keynote speakers will introduce the challenges of Future Internet ICT in agrifood business. A plenary closing session will conclude the conference and set the agenda for the future.
National Launch Event of Turkey for Horizon 2020, the research and innovation support programme of the European Union, will take place in Istanbul. FInest/FIspace success stories will be presented during the event.
http://www.h2020.org.tr/tr/haber/horizon-2020-turkiye-ulusal-acilis-konferansi-basariyla-tamamlandiThe Innovation Week of Turkey Exporters Assembly (*) in Izmir gathers over 3500 participants from the public and private sector including decision makers and exporters associations as well as participants from public.
http://www.turkiyeinovasyonhaftasi.com/tr/etkinlik-hakkinda-gecmis-etkinlikler-2014ten-kalanlar.htmlOver 100 people is expected to participate in interesting discussions about the European software industry, software engineering and “Big Data Value” for Europe.
Researchers, policy makers, and industry representatives from Europe will be expected at the NESSI Summit 2014 to make interesting presentations on two topics:
The Service Research and Innovation Institute (www.thesrii.org) is a global organization of professionals from industry, research organizations, academia and government from all around the world. The SRII mission is to drive innovation for "IT-Enabled Services" at the global level. The Annual SRII Global Conference is a unique forum for researchers to share their work on all of the key areas of IT-Enabled Services connecting the Science & Engineering of Services to major verticals such as health care, finance, telecom, retail, education, government, and energy, to name a few.
http://www.thesrii.org/index.php/conference/2014-global-conferenceAES Annual Conference focuses on the discipline of Agricultural Economics. The sessions in the conference cover topics such as agricultural trade and policy, environmental economics and policy, supply chain analysis, food demand and policy, behavioural economics, structural adjustment of agriculture, climate change impacts and mitigation, livestock production and disease, agricultural development, technology adoption, the economics of bioenergy, modelling and analysis techniques.
http://www.aes.ac.uk/page.asp?ID=3The 11th European IFSA Symposium focuses on the theme “Farming systems facing global challenges: Capacities and strategies”. It will be organized jointly by the Humbolt Universität zu Berlin and the Leibniz-Zentrum für grarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF).
http://ifsa.boku.ac.at/cms/index.php?id=133The 1st European Conference on the Future Internet (ECFI) aims at bringing together key stakeholders to discuss how Europe can achieve global leadership in ICT by 2020 through innovative Internet technologies. In this context, industry stakeholders, including SMEs, and political stakeholders will discuss central socio-economic and technological topics of Future Internet infrastructures and services in Europe.
The event will present cutting-edge research results on the European Internet infrastructures and services of the future, which have been developed in the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership (FI-PPP). The FI-PPP is a European programme for Internet-enabled innovation aiming to accelerate the development and adoption of Future Internet technologies in Europe.
http://www.ecfi.eu/brussels2014/Please click here for FIWARE events.