Tal van belangrijke externe activiteiten rond onderzoek, onderwijs en Innovatie worden georganiseerd in relatie met de Europese Commissie, het Europees Parlement, het Comité van de Regio's en het Belgisch EU voorzitterschap. De elementen van deze niet exhaustieve lijst kan U terugvinden in de vleva kalender op deze website, op de dag van het evenement. Voor bepaalde toegangsprocedures van instellingen zoals de Europese instellingen kan U op de vleva agenda de link vinden naar inschrijvingsformulieren.
2 September 2010
Future of Independent Clinical Research in Europe
On 2 September this international conference will address the importance, but also the threats, of independent academic clinical research in Europe and will highlight problems related to the implementation of the European Directive on experimentation of medicinal products. Another objective is to discuss potential ethical problems of conducting clinical research and the barriers to conduct translational research requiring the collection and the use of human biological material and personal data. The conference will also address the need to consider appropriate funding for independent academic clinical research in Europe.
7-8 September 2010
European Industrial Technologies conference
The focus of this event organized by DG RTD and the Belgian Presidency on 7-8 September will be on nanotechnologies and nanosciences, materials and production technologies, which are the key areas of the FP7 NMP Theme.
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9 September 2010
A new impetus for European cooperation in Vocational Education and Training to support the Europe 2020 Strategy
The Committee of the Regions is drafting an opinion on the subject. The rapporteur would be happy to meet with representatives of the associations of local and regional authorities and other stakeholders for a consultation and exchange of views on her opinion on 9 September 2010 from 15.30 at the Committee of the Regions, rue Belliard 101, room JDE 70.
10 September 2010
Simplifying the implementation of the research framework programmes
The Committee of the Regions is drafting an opinion on the subject. The rapporteur would be happy to meet with representatives of the associations of local and regional authorities and other stakeholders for a consultation and exchange of views on her opinion on 10 September 2010 from 10.30 at the Committee of the Regions, rue Belliard 101, room JDE 70.
13-14 September 2010
KBBE towards 2020
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 organisations to discuss a new European vision and action plan for the KBBE towards 2020 on 13-14 September 2010 at the Square Brussels Meeting Center, rue Mont des Arts. The event is supported by the Belgian Presidency.
16 September 2010
Space for the African Citizen
Organised in the framework of the Belgian presidency of the EU on 16 September 2010, this conference at high level (political, scientific and industrial) will focus on the contribution of space to Africa’s global development by demonstrating the relevance of the space technologies as a transversal tool to favor development and growth, to facilitate the good governance of the resources and to contribute to the implementation of policies in various fields (education, agriculture, transport, etc.) for the African citizen.
24 September 2010
SME Innovation and Knowledge
The final conference of the Small City Project will take place on 24 September 2010 at the Committee of the Regions, Rue Belliard 99-101, room JDE51. The aim of this conference is to provide information on the aid and resources that the EU offers to SMEs in order to boost their growth, creativity and innovative capacity through knowledge and training. During the conference some of the financing guidelines that the EU offers to encourage the training of SMEs and young entrepreneurs will be presented. Moreover, initiatives to support SMEs, such as the Enterprise Europe Network and the SME’s portal, will also be put forward.
24 September 2010
Researchers’ night 2010
The main objective of the Researchers' night consists of bringing the researchers closer to the large public, allowing for direct exchanges, meetings and interactive activities. It gives the public, and in particular young people, the opportunity to meet researchers within the context of festive and fun activities and to highlight the appeal of pursuing a research career.
This year Brussels will host the event on 24 September 2010.
28 September 2010
ICT 2010
Key themes of the event are (1) the potential of digital solutions to promote sustainable growth in a low carbon economy (2) the continuing constructive role of ICT in the daily life of citizens (3) the importance of public participation in the innovation process. Ideal-ist and Enterprise Europe Network are organizing an international Networking and Brokerage Event “Find your ICT PARTNERS face2face” on the 28th September 2010 in EXPO Brussels, Belgium.
29 September – 1 October 2010
European Cluster Conference
The three-day high-level “European Cluster Conference 2010” on 29 September – 1 October 2010 will address the role of world-class clusters in renewing European industry in light of the Europe 2020 strategy.
The event is organised under the chairmanship of the Belgian EU Presidency by the European Commission DG Enterprise and Industry.
4 October 2010
Creative Metropoles: A motor for development and economic growth
The project “CREATIVE METROPOLES: Public Policies and Instruments in Support of Creative Industries” presents shared vision of 11 European metropolitan cities on creative industries and creative economy as the key driving force behind the city’s and regional development. The event will take place on 4 October 2010 at City of Brussels Contemporary Arts Centre for Movement, Petite rue des Brigittines.
4 October 2010
Sustainable Development and Regions
Within the framework of the Belgian EU-presidency, Flanders will host a two-day event on sustainable development. The event will examine the key role of regional policy-making in the realisation of European sustainability objectives. The first day (4 October 2010) Flanders, the nrg4SD-network of regions and other relevant regions will exchange best practices and experiences regarding regional policy and policy-indicators.
On the second day (5 October 2010) Flanders and the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) will organise an Open Days 2010 workshop that will focus on the ongoing debate concerning indicators and policies for sustainable development.
12-13 October 2010
The Role of Philanthropy supporting research in Europe
This workshop on 12-13 October 2010 is aimed at national policy makers, but representatives of foundations supporting research and experts in the field of philanthropy will also be invited, to help foster mutual learning and stimulate debate.
20 October 2010
Making the ‘new renaissance’ a reality: ERAB second report
During the event on 20 October 2010, European Research Area Board (ERAB) will officially present its 2nd annual report, which will outline concrete ways to implement the recommendations contained in the first annual report aimed at starting a new renaissance in Europe.
29 October 2010
e-infrastructures for Cultural Heritage
The conference “e-Infrastructures for Cultural Heritage” on 29 October 2010 is the first of 3 international DC-NET conferences taking place in the course of the project. This first conference will provide information on the project and the results of its first 11 months, as well as general information about e-infrastructures in an international perspective, with presentations on a.o. the European e-Infrastructures Forum (EEF) and the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), etc. Specific national and European projects using e-infrastructures for cultural research will be discussed as well.
8-10 November 2010
European Partnership for the Mobility&Career of researchers
One of the priorities of the Flemish government during the Belgian presidency is the implementation of the European partnership for career & mobility of researchers. The conference on 8-10 November 2010 will highlight the key issue of researcher mobility and can give considerable added value to European research as a whole. The event is organised by the Federal Directorate for Science Policy.
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15-16 November 2010
SET Plan Conference 2010
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 event is supported by the Belgian Presidency, scheduled for 15-16 November 2010 and will take place at the Square Brussels Meeting Center.
17 and 19 November 2010
Recognition of Science and Technology Parks in Europe
The workshop taking place between 17 and 19 November 2010 at the Committee of the Regions aims to establish a «mini-guide» of the view that European Commission officers have on the role of Science Parks (and associated incubators and technology transfer offices) in linking science with innovation and contributing to regional development, and to draw guidelines and recommendations based on the reflections of our panel of European STP managers in order to strengthen the recognition of STPs in Europe.
29-30 November 2010
Infrastructures for Energy Research
In November 2010 the ESFRI (European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures) Forum will publish an update of its European Roadmap in the field of energy research infrastructures. The two-day ENERI conference (29-30 November 2010) aims to contribute to the implementation of this Roadmap. It aims also to stimulate the development of a comprehensive strategy for the research infrastructures with all concerned actors (research, industry, public authorities), within the framework drawn up by the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan). The impact of research infrastructures on the implementation of energy policies and sustainable development will be analysed as well as issues related to human capital, public-private partnership and funding aspects. The event will take place in the Square Brussels Meeting Center, Mont des Arts 22.
