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Events
to come
ISPIM 2006 (GR)
Building SME Capabilities (UK)
Chem Patent course (E)
Past Events
Adv. Knowledge(USA)
Blog on Informal IP (Cyberspace)
Challenges EU Competitiveness (B)
Charter for SME (IRL)
Digital Europe (B
EDEP (P)
European Finance Convention (B)
European Innovation Dialogue (B)
Fashion and IP (I)
Food-MAC 04 (B)
Innovation-ENG (B)
Intellectual Assets &
Innovation (I)
IP: Economic Asset (D)
IP Licensing (UK)
IP2004 Summit (B)
IPR Biotech (F)
ISPIM Event (P)
Knoweledge Economy (L)
MAC-SSIIM 2005 (B)
MAC-SSIIM Conference (PL)
MAC-SSIIM Greece (GR)
OECD-Digital Economy (I)
PME & 6°PCRD (F)
PI 2005 (F)
Risk perception (B)
Sustainable Dev (F)
Trademark China (E)
Trade Mark training (E)
TM conference (UK)
US Patent training (E)
WIPO online Forum
WIPO
© seminar (CH)
WIPO Training (CH) |
Recent Media Coverage of
MAC-SSIIM Network
Events to come:
- 17th
ISPIM Conference on "Networks for Innovation"
11-14 June 2006, Athens, Greece
ISPIM members and
ISPIM (International
Society for Professional Innovation Management) as an organisation are
dedicated to research, sharing and dissemination of knowledge on Innovation
Management and Product Development.
Organised by ISPIM and supported by The Technical
Educational Institute of Athens, this conference will bring together
academics, business leaders, consultants and other professionals involved in
innovation management. The conference will include dedicated academic and
practitioner tracks as well as case studies and short paper presentations.
An exhibition area is also available for a limited number of exhibitions.
This year the sub-themes of the conference are:
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Academic-industry
networks for innovation
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Learning
and the entrepreneurial mindset
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Managing
knowledge
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Tools
and teams for distributed innovation
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SMEs:
opportunities & threats
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Diversity
management: women in innovation, working across cultures
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Public
policy to stimulate networks
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Tools
and instruments for innovation management training (managed by
TII)
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MAC-Team aisbl contributes to this conference and present
MAC-SSIIM in that context.
More info on ISPIM conference at
http://www.ispim.org/ispim2006/
MAC-SSIIM project already
successfully participated in 2005 to the ISPIM conference
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- "Building SME Capabilities –
Building the Business" - Accelerating the development of SMEs
23-24 March, Henley on Thames,
United Kingdom
International Conference and EC
Leonardo Project Showcase Exhibition, Networking and Workshop Event for
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises at Henley Management College, Greenlands,
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, UK
MAC-Team aisbl will
participate at this event and present the MAC-SSIIM training and support
solution. Only 10 solutions covering the wide needs of SMEs have been
selected to present their solution. MAC-SSIIM is one of them and at the top
of the list.
Presentation by MAC-SSIIM,
printouts
in colour (pdf 179kb) or
in Black &
White (pdf 339kb)
Program
in English (pdf
190kb)
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- OECD conference on the
future of Digital Economy
30-31 January, Roma, Italy
The Italian Minister for
Innovation and Technologies and the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD) are organizing a "Conference on the Future Digital
Economy: Digital Content Creation, Distribution and Access", to be held in
Istituto San Michele, Rome (Italy), on 30-31 January 2006
More info
www.oecd.org/document/58/0,2340,en_2649_201185_35680826_1_1_1_1,00.html
Program
in English (pdf 50kb)
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- Managing Innovation in tomorrow's
financial services industry
13-14 December 2005, Brussels,
Belgium, the 19th European Finance Convention
How technological innovation
keeps transforming European financial services firms and marketplaces. What
is the new challenge of information management and the increasing role of
data visualisation software, how intellectual assets can open new
opportunities in banking and finance, creating value out of renewed
corporate governance practices and outsourcing operations, the EU
Directive on Markets in Financial Instruments, etc.
MAC-Team will attend the
conference
More info on
www.euroconvention.com/4000-brussels.htm
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- Knowledge
Economy – Challenges for Measurement
8-9 December 2005, Luxembourg
The aim of this conference is
threefold:
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To give an overview of the state
of the art in measurement of the knowledge economy worldwide;
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To identify major challenges for
statistics with a special focus on the adjusted Lisbon agenda and gaps in
the European Statistical System;
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To brainstorm on possible
solutions.
For this conference, a
diversified group of speakers with a broad international background will
present their views on the Knowledge Economy and the challenges ahead.
Participants in the conference will be invited to take part in discussions
and in three different workshops
More info
on EUROSTAT
Program
in English (pdf
36kb)
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- European Innovation Dialogue
(EID)
5-6 December 2005, Brussels,
Belgium
The European Innovation Dialogue
brings together innovation practitioners and policy-makers with the
objective to strengthen the European innovation agenda in the context of the
Lisbon objectives. The panel participants represent an eclectic mix of
stakeholders from the innovation community.
The programme of the first day
covers innovation aspects of human capital, knowledge assets and innovation
financing. The second day aims to discuss and reach consensus on the
establishment of a permanent European Innovation Dialogue.
For the second day of the EID
which will take place at the European Parliament we will provide access for
participants that do not have a permanent pass.
Please follow the registration
guidelines on the conference homepage.
MAC-Team will attend the
conference.
More info
http://www.innovationdialogue.org
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- Fashion and Intellectual
Property Conference
23-24 November 2005, Caserta,
Italy
The World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), Italy’s Ministry of Productive Activities and the
Italian Institute for Industrial Promotion will host an international
conference in Caserta, Italy, from November 23–24, 2005 on the importance of
intellectual property to the textile and clothing industry - a sector which
is heavily reliant on the development of innovative designs and original
creative expressions for its success. The conference will address how the
tools of the intellectual property system – copyright, designs, trademarks,
and even patents – are used by the fashion industry to promote
competitiveness and drive success. Participants will come from the world of
fashion, as well as from government, fashion-support industries and
academia.
More info on
www.wipo.int/edocs/prdocs/en/2005/wipo_ma_2005_20.html
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- MAC-SSIIM 5th
European conference - Towards Knowledge Growth
22 November 2005, Brussels,
Belgium
Nowadays we cannot open a
newspaper or a TV channel without getting some buzz words such as
"Information society", "knowledge economy", "business intelligence",
"piracy", "strategic alliances", etc. and this true! But the main challenge
is then for the SMEs, innovators and entrepreneurs. How to make sure that
their idea, know-how or key competences will not be stolen or copied when
they are going to the market? How SMEs can get fairly protected without
being in a closet and excluded from markets?
Patents can be very useful, but
they are not the only solution or not always the solution. There is always a
need to simple and/or complementary actions in terms of protection, which
most of the cases are based on informal management of the Intellectual
Property (IP) and Industrial Capital (IC).
MAC-SSIIM aims at providing SMEs
and entrepreneurs with training and support solution on how informal
management of their intellectual property and industrial capital can help
them to open more safely to the market and develop business activities. This
training and support solution is a set of tools and modules which can be
used extensively in the SME, or better on an ad-hoc basis on a case by case
and practical approach by the SME and its accompanying actors (Consultancy,
Chambers of Commerce, Professional Bodies, Regional Councils, Federation,
...).
The European conference, will
gather all the MAC-SSIIM strategic partners. After an opening keynote speech
by the MEP, Mr Virrankoski on "Towards Knowledge Growth", MAC-SSIIM solution
will be presented (Training materials and DVDs in 5 languages, IP audit
decision tool by Enterprizer linked to MAC-SSIIM training materials,
e-Learning platform) as well as tesimonies and feedback from SME, Chamber of
Commerce and federation who implemented it.
Finally, MAC-SSIIM has also been
a focus point of all partners from the MAC, Multi Actor Cooperation, network
since these last 15 years, and now operates under the legal umbrella of
MAC-Team network aisbl (international non-profit association). Presentation
of MAC-Team aisbl including future developments and project will be made.
Participation is
free of charge, but prior registration is
mandatory
More info
and on-line presentations of the conference
Program
in English (pdf 190kb)
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A new Blog
open on informal Intellectual Property protection
11 November 2005, Cyberspace!
MAC-SSIIM network initiated a new
Blog on Informal IP protection
http://informal_ip.blog.com/.
The aim is to extend the debated
outside the direct MAC-SSIIM network and gather experiences and feedback from
any type of actors. This Blog is really a place for awareness raising of SMEs
actors and their accompanying actors on the importance of informal IP and IC
(Industrial Capital) protection in complement to formal approaches.
So feel free to consult that Blog,
but even more to participate to it and make it your own tool and added value.
See you there very soon!
informal_ip.blog.com
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- 5th International
Conference on Industrial Property
24-25 October 2005, Paris, France
The conference is organized by
the Compagnie Nationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle (CNCPI), a
unique body established by the French Intellectual Property Code. This
association of patent attorneys represents all 600 professionals in France
who advise, assist and represent inventors and creators regarding their
industrial property strategy.
More info on
www.pi2005.com
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- Intellectual
Assets and Innovation: Value Creation in the Knowledge Economy
20-22 October 2005, Ferrare,
Italy
Intellectual assets such as R&D, human capital, intellectual property,
software and organisational capabilities and procedures, brands and
reputation play an increasingly important role in value creation and
contribute significantly to improve the economic performance of firms,
research organisations, public sector bodies and countries. The aim of the
conference will be to better understand how value is created in the
knowledge economy and explore ways to improve reporting on value creation
from intellectual assets. Experts and business practitioners will exchange
information on best practices, identify the ways in which firms and other
organisations are harnessing intellectual assets for performance in the
knowledge-based economy, and draw implications for policy makers.
More info on
www.ferraraonintangibles.net/OECD-FerraraIntangiblesConference/
Program
in English (pdf 35kb)
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- Intellectual property as an
economic asset: key issues in valuation and exploitation
30 June - 1 July 2005, Berlin,
Germany
The conference aims to advance
business practice and policy making, regarding the valuation and
exploitation of patents.
It offers a platform to exchange knowledge and experience among business,
governmental and academia experts concerning the state of the art and future
developments in many countries.
Target group: IP experts from the
business, financial, investment and academic community, lawyers and patent
attorneys, government and national patent office representatives.
Organised by European Patent
Office, OECD and the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour.
More info on
EPO Academy
Program
in English (pdf 111kb)
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- Achieving constant creativity and
Innovation
28-29 June 2005, Brussels,
Belgium
"Maximising the productivity and
increasing the revenue generated by the innovation process"
This programme has been researched extensively and convened with the
cooperation of senior executives responsible for innovation within their
corporations. Those executives that will realise the greatest benefit
through attendance include: Executives, Vice Presidents, Directors, Senior
Managers and Heads of Innovation / Innovation Management, Creativity,
Product Development, New Business Development, Marketing for Products.
MAC-SSIIM project participated to the
conference via its ISPIM involvment (ISPIM is a sponsor of the conference).
Organised by the
European Networking Group.
Program
in English (pdf
80kb)
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- IP Licensing -
Practical and Innovative Strategies for Maximising the Value of your IP
Portfolio
21 June 2005, London,
United Kingdom
Intellectual
property assets today account for 70% or more of the value of many
companies. Leveraging those assets, whether through licensing or other
mechanisms, has become a vital part of any successful company's business
strategy. Potential revenues for many companies from licensing activities
can range from millions of euros, pounds and/or dollars per year for small
to mid-size companies to well over Ј1 billion annually for companies like
Oracle and IBM. This revenue takes on greater significance when the profit
margin from a successful licensing program can be 90% or more.
C5's 10th
Annual IP Licensing Conference, developed for experienced in-house and
private counsel to IP companies as well as corporate executives responsible
for the exploitation of their company's IP, is designed to provide you with
the state-of-the-art tools and information you need to help your company or
your client recognise, maintain, protect and exploit its assets.
More info on
www.c5-online.com/index.cfm?conference=3170
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- 16th
ISPIM Conference on "The Role of Knowledge in Innovation Management"
19-22 June 2005, Porto, Portugal
ISPIM members and
ISPIM (International
Society for Professional Innovation Management) as an organisation are
dedicated to research, sharing and dissemination of knowledge on Innovation
Management and Product Development.
The XVI annual ISPIM conference will be devoted to
addressing these and other issues related to this emerging economy: the
Knowledge Economy. In this conference we invite academics, consultants and
practitioners to share research findings and experiences, which address the
issues that confront us as we broaden our skills and develop new approaches
to innovation in the knowledge economy.
MAC-SSIIM contributes to this conference by presenting a
paper on "The impact of Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle in IPR and SME
Innovation Management" and how MAC-SSIIM results address that issue.
More info on ISPIM conference at
http://www.inescporto.pt/ispim2005/
Abstract of MAC-SSIIM
presentation by Vitor Verdelho
in English (pdf 44kb)
Presentation Paper (draft)
to the ISPIM conference
in
English (pdf 264kb)
Slides in pdf format
in
English (pdf 3791kb)
Slides online
in powerpoint mode presentation
More information:
info@mac-ssiim.com
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- Online Forum on Intellectual
Property in the Information Society
1-15 June 2005,
Geneva, Switzerland
The World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will host an Online Forum on
Intellectual Property in the Information Society from June 1 to 15, 2005.
The WIPO
Online Forum is designed to enable and encourage an open debate on issues
related to intellectual property in the information society, and in light of
the goals of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). This
presents a unique opportunity for all to engage and shape the emerging
debate on the value of intellectual property in our day.
The WIPO
Online Forum will be open to participation by all interested persons – you
are invited to join in online discussions over a period of two weeks from
June 1, 2005. It is hoped that the Online Forum will further inform the
discussions taking place during the second phase of WSIS. The conclusions
of the Online Forum will form part of WIPO’s contribution to the Tunis
Summit.
How to
participate: Visit WIPO site
www.wipo.int/ipisforum/en/ on June 1, 2005
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- WIPO-INSME International
training program on IP and management of Innovation in SMEs
11-13 May 2005,
Geneva, Switzerland
The primary objective of the
training program is to provide participants practical knowledge and insight
into the use of the tools of the intellectual property system for promoting
innovation in SMEs so as to enhance their competitiveness in the
marketplace. Participation is open to officials from public sector, private
intermediary organizations interested in IP and innovation issues, chambers
of commerce, trade institutions and other SME support institutions involved
in innovation issues.
More information:
www.wipo.int/meetings/2005/wipo_insme/
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- Workshop
on Trademark Protection in China
27 April 2005,
Alicante, Spain
The FORUM Heidelberg Institute of
Management organises a workshop "Trademark Protection in China", at the
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM).
The key points are:
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Trademark Searches and Registration Clearance
- Trademark Prosecution
- Opposition and Cancellation Proceedings
- Fighting Chinese Counterfeit Goods from Europe
- Fighting Counterfeit Goods in China
- Distribution Strategies for China
- Licensing of IP Rights.
More info and Registration -
www.forum-institut.de'
Programme
in English
(pdf 102kb)
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- 4th
Transnational MAC-SSIIM Conference
19-24 April 2005,
Ostroleka, Poland
This transnational conference
will gather all the partners from MAC-SSIIM project from 5 European
countries (B, FIN, HU, P, PL). During that meeting presentation of draft
version of Training modules and Training DVD on Informal Management of
Industrial/Intellectual Property for SMEs will be made by all partners for
validation before setting up test seminars with SMEs and Trainers or
Consulting bodies.
Participants to that conference
reflects the Multi-Actors Cooperation spirit as are present: Chambers of
Commerce, Universities, Training bodies, Professional federation,
Consultant, Research Centres, Technology Transfer centers, Regional Council,
Municipalities and SMEs.
More information:
info@mac-ssiim.com
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- WIPO
Seminar on Copyright and Internet Intermediaries
18 April 2005,
Geneva, Switzerland
The WIPO Copyright and Related Rights Sector is organizing a Seminar on
Copyright and Internet Intermediaries to help obtain a better understanding
of these issues. The Seminar will be held in Geneva on April 18, 2005.
The Seminar is designed to provide a forum for discussion among international
experts and business leaders, academics, government delegates and policy
makers. Key speakers, with audience participation, will address various
ways to approach issues relating to copyright liability of those who act as
online intermediaries: which may include Internet service providers (ISPs),
providers of file-sharing services, auction sites and portals.
More info and Registration -
www.wipo.int/meetings/2005/wipo_iis/en/
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- Advancing
Knowledge and the Knowledge Economy
10-11 January 2005, National
Academies, Washington
DC - USA
Advancing Knowledge and the Knowledge
Economy is an international conference that brings together leading experts to
examine how processes for creating and organizing knowledge interact with
information technology, business strategy, and changing social and economic
conditions. The conference is designed to broaden and deepen common
understanding of how difficult-to-measure knowledge resources drive an
increasingly virtualized economy and to assess prospects for advancing and
regenerating knowledge infrastructure, institutions, and policies.
Presenters will evaluate how
distributed models of innovation and learning are empowering users and
challenging education, research, and commerce. They will examine the
emergence of software, the Internet, and cyber infrastructure as enablers of
knowledge processes, and as scaffolding for producing and using new tools
and representations of knowledge. Finally, they will consider how the
management and regulation of knowledge differs from the treatment of
tangible inputs in terms of the principles, tradeoffs, and policy models.
Jointly organised by: U.S.
National Science Foundation; Organisation for Economic Cooperation and
Development; Research Directorate-General, European Commission; Information
Society Directorate-General, European Commission; U.S. Interagency Working
Group on IT R&D; and University of Michigan.
More info and Registration -
http://advancingknowledge.com/
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- Brussels
IP2004 - Paneuropean Intellectual Property Summit
2-3 December 2004, Radisson SAS
Hotel, Brussels -
Belgium
"For the first time ever in public,
senior figures from industry, the European Commission, patent and trademark
offices, the legal profession and the investment community will meet in
Brussels, from 2nd to 3rd December 2004, to discuss how Europe can create an IP
infrastructure that will facilitate the Commission's stated goal of making the
EU the world's leading knowledge-based economy by 2010.
This event is a follow-up to a
major international conference held in Paris on 6th and 7th October 2003
that brought together more than 500 delegates who were professionals from
the five IP families: industry decision-makers, patent attorneys, lawyers,
administrators and law makers.
Supported from its inception by
the various Directorate Generals of the European Commission involved in the
process of creating a coherent IP infrastructure for Europe, the summit is
promoted by a coalition of independent information-providers: Premier Cercle
(Paris), Intellectual Asset Management magazine (London) and The Wall Street
Journal Europe (Brussels) with a single goal: to foster a pan-European
debate on the future of intellectual property within an enlarged and
diversified Europe.
In all of these areas, Senior
figures from industry, the Commission, private practice, the judiciary,
patent and trademark offices and the investment community will speak. Such
high-level representation will ensure a series of top-level and constructive
debates. In addition, slots have been created around specific industries.
These will examine whether the IP climate in Europe is conducive to
companies working in these sectors and, if not, what needs to be done to
make sure that things change."
Programme in
English (pdf 101kb) (please visit their website for updated programme)
More info and Registration -www.ipsummit.info
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- food-MAC conference -
Agro-food SMEs, European regulation and Innovation.
22
March 2004 in Brussels, Belgium
Agro-food SMEs and Actors can
transform the new EC regulations into a catalyst for innovation and growth.
After the presentation of the
results of the study conducted by the food-MAC Network over 10 European
countries on 6 key topics (HSSE, ICT, Innovation, Consumer needs &
preferences, Foresight and Training needs), the food-MAC network presents:
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a Best Practice case of an
innovative SME using new regulation to foster innovation (presented by the CEO
of the company TMI Europe)
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latest information on EC
Agro-food regulation (by a representative of the DG SANCO of the European
Commission),
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a discussion group on future
trends on the new European context for SMEs in terms of markets, consumer
needs and regulation:
1. Which place to third parties
networks as facilitator (in a pooled approach of services?) to enable SMEs
facing their challenges and developing their business?
2. Which cooperation mode between
facilitator networks?
3. How SMEs can identify, select
and qualify their accompanying facilitator?
4. Role and place of vocational
training in this global approach?
More
info and presentations Slides (playable online and downloadable)...
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- Management of Industrial
Property Rights in Biotech: Sharing experiences
19 January 2004,
Centre Universitaire Méditerranéen, Nice - France
This intensive seminar is designed
for executives and other delegates seeking to use intellectual property rights
to optimise the profitability of the innovative efforts taking place in their
companies or academic institutions in the life science field and related areas.
It aims at providing a discussion forum for the participants with experienced
lecturers in the field of intellectual property and also with company and
institution managers deeply involved in technology exchanges and IPR management.
Programme in
English (pdf 248kb)
Registration -
www.esabio.fr/registration/manageIP.html
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- Challenges
to European Competitiveness - Industrial Performance and Policy Responses
9 December 2003,
Charlemagne Conference Centre, Brussels - Belgium
Slow productivity growth is
clearly compromising the competitiveness of Europe’s economies and
enterprises, just as EU enlargement presents them with new competitive
challenges – and opportunities. The prospect of de-industrialization – whether
viewed as a threat or as inevitable economic rationalization - needs to be
factored into the thinking of entrepreneurs, economists and policy-makers.
Boosting productivity growth
is vital if the enlarged EU single market is to help close the widening gap
between its living standards and those of its key competitors.
Pre-registration is required by 8
December 2003 on the europa website -
europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/events/competitiveness_2003
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- Risk perception:
Science, Public debate and Policy making
4-5 December 2003,
Charlemagne Conference Centre, Brussels - Belgium
It will explore how the public’s
perceptions of risk are formed, and what this means in a complex democracy
such as the European Union. What roles should scientists and politicians play
in communicating about risk to the general public? Can policy-making based on
scientific risk assessment be made more open, more understandable and more
inclusive? How should communication and debate at national, EU and
international level interact? How should science, industry, government and
civil society interact in public debates about risk?
Pre-registration is required by 14
November 2003 on the europa website -
europa.eu.int/comm/food/risk_perception/
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- First
global forum on sustainable development
27-29 November
2003, Paris - France
The forum
will bring together business and government decision-makers and experts,
representatives from civil society, academics and moral authorities to share
and compare views and discuss projects and initiatives regarding sustainable
development. The forum is being hosted under the patronage of French President
Jacques Chirac.
More info and registration on
www.equitable-forum.org
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