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INFORMATION SOCIETY NEWSROOM UPDATE
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--------------------------------------- Economy and Work
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/ecowor/index
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-- EVENT
25 - 26 May 2004
AIM Knowledge & Networking Forum
Brussels, Belgium
Event organised by the Association for Automatic Identification and
Mobility. AIM is a global trade association comprising providers of
components, networks, systems, and services that manage the collection and
integration of data with information management systems.The 2004 AIM Forum
will provide an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in the
AIDC (Automatic Identification and Data Capture) industry, mainly Radio
Frequency Identification (RFID), and network with peers from all over
Europe. The Forum includes a business visit to the Efficient Consumer
Response Market Place where attendees will have the opportunity to meet
end-users (retailers and manufacturers of consumer goods) and experience the
Tracking and Tracing Theatre, and see how EAN.UCC standards, supported by
automated identification equipment and logistical hardware and software,
work in a practical situation
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--------------------------------------- IS Research
http://europa.eu.int/information_society/newsroom/library/theme/isres/index_
en.htm
-- EVENT
25 February 2004
Personalised Mobile Services Environment
Berlin, Germany
Joint workshop of the IST projects OPIUM (http://www.ist-opium.org) and
AlbatrOSS (http://www.ist-albatross.org). Both projects are complementary in
their topics 2.5/3G Networks and Service testbeds (Opium) and 3G OSSs and
Services (AlbatrOSS) and should raise some interesting debates and
discussions. This workshop will provide a rare opportunity for members of
multiple projects to come together to learn about the results of two highly
innovative projects under the 5th Framework Programme and to discuss ways in
which these results can be exploited in new FP6 projects.
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-- 25 February 2004
Access to the Information Society for deaf and hard of hearing people
Brussels, Belgium
The conference will bring together decision-makers at the highest level to
discuss the problems and potential solutions to open up the Information
Society for all deaf, hard of hearing and speech-impaired people. The aim of
the conference is to move towards a common European strategy in broadcasting
and telecommunications and to start removing some of the barriers to
opportunity and fulfilment.
Enterprise and Information Society Commissioner Erkki Liikanen will be a
keynote speaker at the event and Per Blixt, Head of Unit for Disability and
Elderly People at Directorate General of the Information Society will chair
the last of the plenary session.
-- 26 - 27 February 2004
European Ministerial Conference On Information Society
Budapest, Hungary
This two-day pan-European Ministerial Conference is headlined "New
Opportunities for Growth in an Enlarged Europe". Ministers from new and
current member states, candidate countries and South Eastern European
Countries will discuss and review the progress in the joint Information
Society challenges for the whole of Europe. The expected 450 participants
will also include high-level representatives of international institutions,
the private sector, academics and civil society.
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-- 1 - 3 March 2004
E-Government Europe
Noordwijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
The conference brings together senior decision-makers from government
organisations across Europe to discuss e-Government and the possible ways to
improve the take up and participation of the citizens of Europe. Paul
Timmers, Head of Unit for e-Government in Information Society Directorate
General of the European Commission, will be a keynote speaker on the subject
"e-Government Policy in the European Union" on Wednesday 3 March
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