Archive 2010
(From April to August 2010)
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April 2010
Health 2.0 Europe, 6-7 April Paris, France
First Health 2.0 Europe Conference to be Held in Paris
Health 2.0 Europe, a conference dedicated to how Web 2.0 and social media are transforming healthcare systems in Europe, will be held, for the first time, on April 6-7, 2010 at the Cité Universitaire International in Paris, France…more
4th European eAccessibility Forum – eAccessibility of Public Services in Europe 12 April 2010 Paris, France
The conference will provide a unique opportunity to discuss the complementary aspects involved in making an accessible Information Society a reality in Europe. It will provide an opportunity to hear at first-hand about experiences from users with disabilities, public organisations and industry. The speakers are specialists involved in organisations representing users and consumers with disabilities, research organisations and companies operating at a European level or worldwide. The conference will also consider the harmonisation of good practices over Europe…more
3rd Workshop on Social Network Systems (SNS’10) Conservatoire national des Arts et Métiers 13 April 2010 Paris, France
The Third Workshop on Social Network Systems (SNS’10) will gather researchers to discuss novel ideas about computer systems and social networks. Online social networks are among the most popular sites on the Web and continue to grow rapidly…more
Paper submissions due: 5th March
Launch event for the public-private partnership on FUTURE INTERNET 13-16 April 2010 Valencia, Spain
The conference will be the high-level public event featuring a series of new public-private partnerships, notably Factories of the Future, Energy-efficient Buildings and the European Green Cars initiative – and will be the platform for the European Commission to launch a 4th public-private partnership on FUTURE INTERNET…more
Conference on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in innovation 14 April 2010 Valencia, Spain
Neelie Kroes is closing the Conference “The European Framework
Programmes: From Economic Recovery to Sustainability”, where a series of new Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) in innovation will be launched. The event will discuss how new technologies can help completing the objectives of the Europe 2020 strategy. The conference is taking place on April 13 and 14 in Valencia (Spain)…more
Approaching Complexity in Environment and Health 14-15 April 2010 Brussels, Belgium
The EU FP6 project HENVINET is organising a conference on complexities in environment and health in Brussels, Belgium, 14-15 April 2010.The aim of the event is to provide a platform for sharing methods and experiences and for discussing expectations people face when dealing with environment and health issues and offer different possible approaches…more
Med-e-Tel INTERNATIONAL eHEALTH,TELEMEDICINE HEALTH ICT FORUM 14-16 April 2010 Luxembourg
eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments…more
‘Campus party Europa – Uniting talent, creating future’ 14-18 April 2010 Madrid, Spain
The ‘Campus party Europa -Uniting talent, creating future’ will take place in Madrid, Spain from 14 to 18 April 2010. With the support of the European Commission and organised under the Spanish Council Presidency of the European Union, this event will…more
Procurement of eHealth solutions 19 April 2010 Brussels, Belgium (postponed to October)
This workshop is an initiative of the eHealth Procurers’ community, supported by the European Commission. The objective of the workshop is to share experiences and best practices on procuring eHealth services. National and regional cases will be presented and discussed in depth. The main objectives of the workshop are to…more
conhIT – Connecting Healthcare IT 20-22 April 2010 Berlin, Germany
As a platform for connecting healthcare IT, conhIT has been set up by VHitG e.V. to encourage an active dialogue between manufacturers, users and science. It is intended for decision-makers in IT departments, in management, medicine and care, as well as for physicians, medical networks and medical care centres, who wish to learn more about developments in IT in the healthcare system, establish contacts in the industry and acquire high level improvements to their existing knowledge…more
8th Eastern European eGovernment Days 21-23 April 2010 Prague, Czech Republic
The annual Eastern European eGov Days has become a platform for dialogue and knowledge transfer between Western and Eastern European countries. The event brings together about 200 professionals from both private and public sectors to present and discuss issues related to eGovernment…more
Health-e-Child Final Conference 23-24 April 2010 Sestri Levante, Italy
Following four years of development, a series of awards from major international conferences culminating in the first prize at ICT08 and European-wide press recognition, the Health-e-Child consortium would like to discuss, compare and assess its results with stakeholders from the relevant worldwide research communities, trying also to envisage the social impact of innovation on paediatric healthcare. This conference will represent a unique opportunity…more
Older Persons Focus Group 27 April 2010 Dublin
3rd Seminar 2010 National Centre For the Protection of Older People will take place on Tuesday 27th of April at 5.30pm in room B109/10 Health Science Centre, Belfield, University College Dublin, Dublin 4.
Title: Public perceptions of older people and ageing
Speaker: Ms Imogen Lyons
Title: Media representations of ageing and age identity
Speaker: Prof. Gerard Fealy/Dr.Martin McNamara
Admission to the 2010 Seminar Series is free of charge and open to all.
Register for this seminar by emailing ncpop@ucd.ie.
Phone: (01) 7166467
Conference on ‘Reassessing European citizenship: citizen rights and citizen acts’, 27 April 2010 Brussels, Belgium
This conference will present key results of the ENACT (‘Enacting European citizenship’) project which is supported unde…more
Franco-Finnish seminar – Cooperation for Smart Innovation 28 April 2010 Brussels, Belgium
Seminar addresses Smart Innovation and aims to bring together key players in the field of ICT in France and Finland to identify cooperative research and business development opportunities…more
Second European Lung Conference 28 April 2010 Geneva, Switzerland
The conference programme will address real clinical situations and the underlying need for multidisciplinary collaboration in the treatment of lung…more
VPHOP Satellite Symposium at IOF WCO-ECCEO10 Congress 5-8 May 2010 Firenze, Italy
The symposium ‘Assessing fracture risk: the future for designing new therapies’ program, aims to present the clinical experts the state of the art in technologies to assess the risk of fracture in patients affected by osteoporosis. VPHOP or Osteoporotic Virtual Physiological Human is a European osteoporosis research project within the framework of the Virtual Physiological Human initiative. Until August 2012, VPHOP will develop, validate and deploy the next generation of technology to predict…more
4th European Patients Rights Day 6 May 2010, EU Parliament, Brussels
Active Citizenship Network invites you to attend the European event of the 4th European Patients’Rights Day: “Putting Citizens at the center of EU Health Policy” Putting Citizens at the center of Health Policy begins with guaranteeing patients rights are respected…more
A conference on Nutrition during pregnancy and infancy can exert important long-term effects on development and health 6-8 May 2010 Munich, Germany
For further information, please click here…
A Roadmap for Ageing Research Brussels, 11 May 2010
ERA-AGE 2 will host a major stakeholder workshop for the FUTURAGE project. Located at the European Parliament, this is a high-level stakeholder workshop to define and discuss the priorities for European ageing research…more
2010 ETP Conference – Working together on societal challenges 11-12 May 2010 Brussels, Belgium
This conference will enable European Technology Platforms (ETPs) to discuss opportunities to collaborate in addressing societal challenges and to exchange experiences and best practices on innovation…more
Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence 12-15 May 2010 Vilnius, Lithuania
The 12th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence will be held in Vilnius, Lithuania from 12 to 15 May 2010. The event will focus on various branches of psychology for adolescents. These include clinical psychology…more
Speech recognition supporting learning, the future: 13 May 2010 Bologna, Italy
Net4voice is a European project, funded under the Lifelong Learning Programme, that has been investigating how speech recognition can support learning in Schools, Universities and Further Education in the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy. The aim of the conference is to share and discuss Net4voice findings and to help identify the future developments in speech recognition.
Participation is free but prior registration is required.
European Conference on Rare Diseases 2010 13-15 May 2010 Krakow, Poland
The European Conference on Rare Diseases 2010 will be held in Krakow, Poland from 13 to 15 May 2010. In its fifth edition, the event will highlight the state of affairs in the sector. Day one features a networking meeting that will enable stakeholders and…more
6th Annual World Health Care Congress—Europe 19-20 May 2010 Brussels, Belgium
This forum convenes over 400 leaders from all sectors of health care to share the best practices and successful initiatives for improved delivery and outcomes in Europe. Among the topics discussed are issues such as “Successful eHealth implementation: improving quality, access and costs” and “Ambient Assisted Living – new solutions for the ageing population”…more
Health Executive Summit: 19-21 May 2010, Paris, France
Visions, Strategies, Best Practices -Focusing mainly on European healthcare challenges, the Health Executive Summit convenes speakers and participants from around the world to share visionary strategies, innovative programmes and latest best practices…more
EU,Croatia & You, one-day seminar 20 May 2010 Zagreb, Croatia
One-day seminar on EU project development will be held in…more
WCIT 2010 25-27 May 2010 Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Business leaders, public officials and opinion leaders will share and build a vision of a connected planet with access for all. ICT as an enabler for economic growth will be the main topic on the agenda for…more
E-Health Congress 2010 26-27 May 2010 Bucharest. Romania
Impact of Information and Communication Technologies on Medical Practice and the Economy…more
p-Health 2010 26-28 May 2010 Berlin, Germany
This International Conference on Wearable Micro and Nano Technologies for Personalised Health aims to attract scientists from various disciplines, doctors and policy makers from the healthcare industry. The detailed scientific programme is now online…more
Conference on ‘Reflexive governance in the public interest- democratic governance and collective action’, Brussels, Belgium 27-28 May 2010
REFGOV (‘Reflexive governance in the public interest’) project is holding its final conference on ‘Reflexive governance in the public interest – democratic governance and collective action’ in…more
MEDICON 2010 – 12th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 27-30 May 2010 Chalkidiki, Greece
The event intends to provide an international forum for discussing the latest results in the field of medical and biological engineering and computing. The scientific program will consist of invited keynote talks given by leading scientists in the field, and special track sessions and workshops that cover a broad array of issues which relate technology and computing to (bio)medicine. A call for papers is open until 14 February…more
AAL Joint Programme Call 3 Info Day in Brussels on 31 May 2010
The program will include information about the idea behind the call for proposals, the process and time table, and national eligibility criteria. A 3-5 minute presentation slot for presentation of project ideas will be provided for participants who wish to do so. Time for networking, Q+A and discussions are also planned…more
June 2010
European Summit on the Future Internet 2-3 June 2010 Luxembourg
This event aims to bring together visionaries, industrial experts and scientific specialists from around Europe, to present visions, discuss technological options, new service concepts, and to jointly examine how to optimize the opportunities ahead in the making of the Future Internet.
First European Convergence Workshop on a pan-European eHealth Infostructure 3 June 2010 Reykjavik, Iceland
This first Workshop aiming at the design of a pan European eHealth Infostructure will take place at the 10th International Special Topic Conference of the EFMI. The topic of the workshop is “Semantics and ontologies-opportunities and challenges for convergence”.
Contact: Christian.Lovis@unige.ch
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) and Regions workshop – Building an AAL Community of Regions 3 June 2010, Barcelona, Spain
Deadline for registration is 20 May. Many AAL stakeholders, especially service organisations, SMEs but also political bodies and administrations, are operating on a regional level. In particular, end users and family carers have…more
ICT and Local Government Transformation in Europe 7-9 June 2010 Berlin, Germany
This conference aims to discuss European Local Government transformation strategies, experiences and projects, leading to higher quality and cost savings in administration…more
Open information day on FP7 and health research 8 June 2010 Brussels, Belgium
An open information day on the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) and health research will be held on 8 June 2010 in Brussels, Belgium. Organised by the Research Directorate-General of the European Commission, the event aims to highlight the new aspects of…more
Second MONIQA Conference – Krakow, Poland 8 June 2010
‘Emerging and persistent food hazards: analytical challenges and socio-economic impact’ will be held from 8 to 10 June 2010 in Krakow,Poland. The conference will set out the state-of-the-art on managing emerging and persist…more
Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Investment Forum 9 June 2010 Brussels
European governments and regions are committed to investing in innovative, cost efficient solutions to ensure that the mounting silver generation can maintain an active.
Contact: christina@newventures.be
Registration: Click here
Science and Policy Forum on Future and Emerging Technologies Flagships 9-10 June 2010 Brussels, Belgium
Flagship Initiatives are proposed to be visionary, science- and goal-driven large-scale European ICT research initiatives cascading into various scientific and technological areas, from long-term to more technology-driven research. The scientific advance is at the center of the initiatives. Flagships should generate a wave of…more
Increasing social inclusion and decreasing poverty through ICT 9-11 June 2010 Linkoeping, Sweden
This event is organised by EUROCITIES, a network of major European cities that brings together local governments of more than 140 large cities in over 30 European countries. The conference will focus on ICT as a basic necessity when planning and building the inclusive, sustainable and desirable cities. One session will be dedicated to “Increasing social inclusion and decreasing poverty through ICT”.
Smart Living event will help disabled and older people 15 June 2010 Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, London, UK
Organisations which are involved in developing and implementing smart living systems and products for disabled and older people are being brought together at a London event to plan greater co-operation in the future. Companies involved in building, engineering, medicine, energy and communications, together with architects, organisations providing caring resources, and bodies representing…more
ECH Leadership Summit ’10 – Summit Invitation 2nd European Connected Health Leadership Summit – Belfast, Northern Ireland, 15 – 16 June 2010
WIll “connected health” deliver on its promise? Are we ready to move beyond the hype and implement more than pilots? As the world begins to embrace the idea that health and wellness can be improved and costs can be reduced through the application of remote monitoring technologies…more
Future eHealth Leaders – Summer Camp 16-18 June 2010 Seville, Spain
This Summer Camp aims to develop an understanding of what eHealth can bring to healthcare systems, to enhance personal leadership skills and to expand professional networks. It focuses on young professionals in the field. The initiative is supported by innovative healthcare providers, eHealth organisations and companies…more
Bled 2010 eConference 20-23 June 2010 Bled, Slovenia
The theme for this year’s conference is eTrust: Implications for the Individual, Enterprises and Society. It reflects an ongoing discussion about fundamental considerations for the growth and stability of markets and communities: trust. Deadline for submission of research papers is 12 February…more (PDF File)
Workshop on behaviour informatics 2010′ 21-24 June 2010 Hyderabad, India
The ‘Workshop on behaviour informatics 2010′ will be held in Hyderabad, India from 21 to 24 June 2010. The workshop will provide a forum for sharing research and engineering results, as well as potential challenges and prospects encountered in behaviour…more
Digital natives, digital immigrants, digital asylum-seekers: the clash of cultures’, Sibiu, Romania 22 June 2010
A conference entitled ‘Digital natives, digital immigrants, digital asylum-seekers: the clash of cultures’ Digital media and the internet have transformed the way young people learn, play, socialise…more
Smart Homes and Health Telematics (ICOST 2010) 22-24 June 2010, Seoul, Korea
Deadline for extended abstract submission is 1st February 22 June 2010 – 24 June 2010 Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea Since 2003, European year of people with disabilities and elderly, ICOST (International Conference on Smart homes and health Telematics) have been involving multidisciplinary research community in order to face tremendous societal challenges of Ageing, Disabilities and Independance in our societies. Moving around Europe, Asia and North America regularly each year, ICOST, supported by Springer LNCS, is becoming a reference in assistive technologies and wellness management worldwide. 8th ICOST’2010 will be hosted in Asia with the theme ‘Aging Friendly Technology for Health and Independence’ and hosted by the Korean Gerontological Society. Seoul is proud to extend its hospitality to welcome international research community from 21st to 23rd of June, 2010. Please note that deadline for extended abstract submission is 1st February 2010. Selected papers will be published in Springer LNCS series proceedings. Best papers presented during the conference will be considered for invitation to international journal publication…more
Workshop on social network mining and analysis, Washington DC, 25 June 2010
Summary: A workshop on social network mining and analysis will be held on 25 July 2010 in the District of Columbia, US. Social network research has developed significantly in recent years. This has been aided by the increasing popularity of socially-based websites…more
21st Meeting of the European Association for Cancer Research (EACR),26-29 June 2010, Oslo, Norway
Registration Closes: 27 May 2010…more
Workshop on ‘Enabling technologies: infrastructures for collaborative enterprises’ 28-30 June 2010 Larissa, Greece
A workshop on ‘Enabling technologies: infrastructures for collaborative enterprises’ will be held on 28 to 29 June 2010 in Larissa, Greece. Modelling and simulation is increasingly becoming a central activity in the design of new systems and in the analys…more
2nd International Symposium on Peer Reviewing: 29 June – 2 July 2010 Orlando, Florida, USA
Deadlines for ISPR 2010
May 4th, 2010, for papers/abstracts submissions and Invited Sessions Proposals
May 18th, 2010: Authors Notification
June 1st, 2010: Camera ready, final version.
Only 8% members of the Scientific Research Society agreed that ‘peer review works well as it is.’ (Chubin and Hackett, 1990;p.192) “A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision and an analysis of the peer review system substantiate complaints about this fundamental aspect of scientific research.” (Horrobin, 2001)
Horrobin concludes that peer review “is a non-validated charade whose processes generate results little better than does chance.” (Horrobin, 2001) This has been statistically proven and reported by an increasing number of journal editors. But, “Peer Review is one of the sacred pillars of the scientific edifice” (Goodstein, 2000), it is a necessary condition in quality assurance for Scientific/Engineering publications, and “Peer Review is central to the organization of modern science…why not apply scientific [and engineering] methods to the peer review process” (Horrobin,2001)…more
July 2010
Health of the Nation, 1 July 2010 London, UK
As the election approaches there will be much public debate about the most effective political strategies for health-care reform. While there is little doubt that the UK health system needs reform, there is substantial disagreement about the role of government and information is conflicting about how health reform might affect families, health-care providers, insurers, employers, public-health programmes, and the economy. The key question, however, will be whether…more
Healthcom’10 1-3 July 2010 Lyon, France
The 12th International Conference on e-Health Networking, Application & Services aims to bring together interested parties from around the world working in the healthcare field to exchange ideas, to discuss innovative and emerging solutions and to develop collaborations. It will also offer an important forum for discussions on e-Health projects supported by world bodies such as ITU, WHO and the EU, including FP6 and FP7 European projects…more
21st International Congress on Thrombosis 6-9 July 2010 Milan, Italy
The Thrombosis Congress, organized by the Mediterranean League Against Thromboembolic Diseases, has an established role and tradition in the field of basic and clinical research on arterial and venous thromboembolic disorders…more
International Carers Conference: New Frontiers In Caring 8-11 July 2010 Leeds, UK
The 5th International Carers Conference will focus on four key themes, identified through latest international debate:
- Health, Social Care and Well-being Services; – Caring and Employment; – Technology, Design and the Built Environment; – Financial and Legal Planning Products and Services. The conference will bring together the international community of researchers, practitioners and those with an interest in caring to debate critical issues and exchange expertise and experience. Mapping the policy framework from around the world, the conference will explore innovation and seek real solutions to the care crunch…more
Call for contributions Social Innovation session at 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs – ICCHP 2010. 14-16 July 2010 Vienna, Austria
eInclusion and eAccessibility by nature have a strong relation to social issues. This session wants to outline concepts and strategies related to social innovation which could support a more holistic implementation of eInclusion and eAccessibility.
Researchers, developers and managers are invited to submit contributions outlining potential, impact and examples of social innovation in eInclusion and eAccessibility – from developing ideas towards successfull and sustainable take up of results. The call is open until February 1st 2010…more
4th international convention for rehabilitation engineering and assistive technology – I-CREATe 21-23 July 2010 Shangai, China
The highlights of i-CREATe 2010 are “Travel, Employment, Education, Leisure and Sports”, all aiming to integrate people with special needs into the society. There will be a three days Exhibition and Student Design Challenge exhibits that run alongside with the conference where it provides a platform for technical exchanges on advanced technologies, equipments, techniques and materials applied in the field of Assistive & Rehabilitative Technology (ART). The Call for papers has a deadline of 5 March 2010. The full conference papers will be published and indexed in ACM digital Library and EI. Selected papers will be included in the Special Issue of Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal…more
IADIS International Conference e-Health 2010 29-31 July 2010 Freiburg, Germany
This conference aims to draw together information systems, practitioners and management experts from all quadrants involved in developing computer technology to improve healthcare quality. The use of Information and ommunication Technologies (ICTs) in Healthcare Services is the main mechanism to improve efficiency and effectiveness. Contact: secretariat@ehealth-conf.org…more
August 2010
14th International Conference on Research in Computational Molecular Biology, Lisbon, Portugal 12-15 August 2010
The event is the fourteenth in a series bridging the areas ofcomputational, mathematical and biological science…more