The ARTEMIS & ITEA Co-Summit 2010 will take place on 26 & 27 October at the International Convention Center (ICC) in Ghent, Belgium.

It will be the third edition of the Co-summit, which is jointly organised and hosted by the ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking and ITEA 2. Both organisations are active to help Europe to achieve and maintain European leadership in the field of Embedded Systems, Software-intensive Systems and Services.

ARTEMIS-IA Members, current ITEA 2 Partners & Bodies and Public Authorities are entitled to free admission. For those who are not a member of those communities, the participation fee is 450 Euro (VAT included). If you are interested in participating, please register by filling in the registration form on the Co-summit website.

The Call 7 of the FP7 ICT Work Programme 2011-12 is expected to be published on 28 September 2010. In this context, research project proposals addressing the Objective ICT-2011.1.5 Networked Media and Search Systems may be submitted until 17h00 on Tuesday, 18 January 2011.

Information on the ICT Work Programme 2011-12, Call 7 is available from:

ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/fp7/docs/wp/cooperation/ict/c-wp-201101_en.pdf#page

The Commission services will organise an InfoDay specifically focused on the Objective 1.5 Networked Media and Search Systems to be held in Brussels on Monday, 25 October 2010.

The 3rd call for proposals for Satellite Navigation research and development under the EU's 7th Framework Programme (FP7) was published on 20 July 2010. This 3rd call will make available €38 million in funding and is open to companies and reach organisations in various areas such as ICT, Transport, Mobility, SME, Security, Electronics and Space communities. As for the previous calls, the emphasis will be on mature and commercially viable research, with an immediate impact on the market. The EU is open to innovative ideas from the market and especially welcomes proposals from small companies and newcomers to satellite navigation Framework Programmes. More information for applicants can be found at:

http://www.gsa.europa.eu/go/news/eu-announces-more-funding-for-gnss-technologies

The Growing Galileo 2010 Information Day will give you a first hand occasion to discover the funding opportunities available under the FP7 and the specific focus of the 3rd call for proposals. Don't miss this chance to learn about the projects accepted for funding under previous calls, meet, network and form partnerships with other organisations and get recommendations to build a successful proposal. More information on this information day can be found at:

http://www.gsa.europa.eu/go/communications/events/growing-galileo-10

We seek contribution at this time on Proof of Concepts for validating the defined architecture and for supporting other projects on adopting and taking advantage of NEXOF-RA results. You can send us:

- Software Artifacts proposals: According to the existing patterns, suggestions are welcomed about which software could be used for implementing the proposed patterns.

- Proof of Concept ideas: It is necessary to propose scenarios, metrics and measurements for evaluating correctly whether all the requirements and statements made in the patterns are correct, in order to validate as many patterns as possible in collaboration with other projects.

You only need to register, fill in the template with your ideas and submit it through our website or through email to

francisco.nieto@atosresearch.eu. We will contact you in order to guide you in the process, until you can submit your results (using our template)

For further information, please refer to the attached document or visit our website:

In anticipation of the first call for the implementation of the Future Internet Public-Private Partnership, planned for opening on 30 July 2010, the Commission services organise in Brussels on Thursday 8 July 2010 an open Information Day

.

The event might be particularly relevant to those who have not had the possibility to attend one of the many national Future Internet workshops or the Usage Area Workshop on 21/22 June 2010. Everyone, will have the opportunity to present ideas and share them with other prospective participants in the FI PPP call.
Please note that the day after, Friday 9 July, the Public Private Partnerships Energy-efficient Buildings, Factories of the Future and Green Cars

organise as well an information day in Brussels.

For further information on the Commission's Future Internet activities, events and documents, please visit our website.

The second annual SciTech Europe conference will promote breakthrough research, successful innovation networks and potential investment opportunities. This high level meeting will bring together some of the leading experts and policy-makers from across Europe to discuss how we can turn science into commerce.

SciTechEurope

INVEST.INNOVATE.INTEGRATE

23^rd November 2010, the Square, Brussels

REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE
EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 15TH

Brussels, May 5, 2010 – RESERVOIR released its latest advances, demonstrating automatic deployment of complex multi-tier services on a federated Cloud infrastructure.

The aim of the event is to discuss the role of European Network of Living Labs and User Driven Open Innovation in the Future Internet initiative. In particular, ENoLL aims to contact its members and the Living Lab community at large in relation to the CIP ICT PSP call on Open innovation for Future Internet-enabled services in Smart Cities and for the Future Internet Public-Private-Partnership (FI PPP).

Download the EoNLL4W Launch Programme. 

W3C announced today a Workshop on Future Standards for Model-Based User Interfaces, 13-14 May 2010 in Rome Italy. Participants will examine the challenges facing Web developers due to variations in device capabilities, modes of interaction and software standards, the need to support assistive technologies for accessibility, and the demand for richer user interfaces. Discussion will focus on reviewing research on model-based design of context- sensitive user interfaces in relation to these challenges, and the opportunities for new open standards in the area of Model-Based User Interfaces. W3C Membership is not required to participate; anyone who satisfies the participation requirements may attend as long as space permits. Statements of interest are due 2 April. Please see the Call for Participation for more information.

The conference will take place, as announced, at the Charlemagne building in Brussels, on May 11-12.

Key themes for the conference:

Meet your perfect partner at ICT 2010

The European Commission today published the Call for Proposals for exhibits at ICT2010 on 27-29 September 2010. The Commission is looking for ideas in the area of upstream ICT innovation as well as close-to-market projects. We invite any organisation involved in European research and development as well as deployment projects and associated support activities to submit an idea for an exhibit. The call is open to all sorts of actors in ICT research: universities, research institutes, non-profit organisations, public authorities and commercial companies including small and medium sized enterprises. Closing date: 30 March 2010.

Go to related site and on http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/newsroom/cf/itemdetail.cfm?item_id=5628&utm_campaign=isp&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=newsroom&utm_content=type-826

The next FIA meeting will take place in Valencia on 15, 16 April 2010. It is held in conjunction with the event “The European Framework Programmes: From Economic Recovery to Sustainability” (www.r2sconference.eu) where among others the Public Private Partnership (PPPs) on Future Internet will be formally launched. Contrary to previous FIA workshops this one will be open for all researchers involved in Future Internet.

The White paper on the Future Internet PPP definition has been published on www.future-internet.eu.

The direct link to the document is: http://www.future-internet.eu/fileadmin/initiative_documents/Publications/White_Paper/EFII_White_Paper_2010_Public.pdf

You can register to join the EFII community at: http://initiative.future-internet.eu/efii-organisation/joining-the-efii-community.html

The European Commission invites you to the Open Constituency Building event on the Future Internet Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to be held in Nice on 12 March 2010. This open event aims at raising awareness among all interested stakeholders about the concepts, focus, structure and implementation plans of the Public-Private-Partnership.

Your active participation is more than needed!!

If you want to make a presentation at the event, send your contribution before 28 February 2010 eob.

Due to capacity limitations of the venue the EC kindly ask you to register as soon as possible for logistic reasons.

When: 1 March 2010

Where: Nuremberg, Germany

Location: Nürnberger Messe, CCN Ost

The meeting will take place on Monday 8 February
in Brussels and is limited to 30 persons. 

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to: 
Baudouin de Sonis, Executive Director e-Forum,
www.eu-forum.org, 

GSM: +32 475 96 06 28. 
EMAIL: mailto:Baudouin.de-Sonis@eu-forum.org  
Location: e-Forum offices, 36 Bd du Souverain, 
B-1170 Brussels

ARTEMISIA Association is very pleased to invite you for the ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010 on March 1st and 2nd, 2010 in Nuremberg, Germany.

The event wil be hosted in conjunction with Embedded World Conference & Event 2010. This wil be a very efficient opportunity for industry, R&D and knowledge centres to shake hands during these international events. Attached you will find the full programme of the Embedded World Conference.

Please use this link to register for the event:
https://www.artemisia-association.org/meeting/action/meeting/meeting/15

For more detailed information about the programme of the ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010, please visit the website:
http://www.artemisia-association.eu/spring_event_2010

We inform you about the upcoming workshop on Interoperability, with title: “Service Oriented Architecture pushed to the limit in eGovernment”. This event is organised by epractice.eu, an initiative of the European Commission, Directorate-General Information Society and Media and will take place on February 17^th in Brussels.
 
For further information, you may visit the workshop announcement or alternatively download the attached call for participation. To make your registration active, please click here.

To be considered for a speaker placement, please download and complete the attached “workshop form for speakers” and submit to the event organisers by February 9^that events@eurodyn.com and cc. Vassilia.orfanou@eurodyn.com. 

eChallenges e-2010 Conference & Exhibition takes place in Warsaw, Poland, 27 - 29 October.

We are now inviting extended abstracts (1,200 - 1,500 words) for technical papers, visionary papers, business and government case studies. Proposals to arrange 90 minute workshop sessions are also welcome. Related themes and suggestions for papers and sessions are outlined in the Call for Papers www.echallenges.org/e2010/default.asp?page=c4p

ISTOK-SOYUZ project is to explore new opportunities for ICT collaboration between EU and Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries and to foster the EU ICT programme awareness activities in order to increase the number of the international collaboration projects involving partners from EECA countries; in particular, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan and Central Asia.

More information on www.istok-ru.eu

With the support of an EC funded (ICT Research programme - Trust and Security) Coordination Action, Think-Trust, an Advisory Board RISEPTIS (Research and Innovation for Security, Privacy and Trustworthiness in the Information Society) has been established as an independent group of experts.

RISEPTIS is chaired by Prof. George Metakides (University of Patras) and has a distinguished membership from industry and academia spread over the various expertise fields relevant for the research area of trust and security in ICT. It has finished its report 'Trust in the Information Society" providing visionary guidance and recommendations on policy and research challenges in the field of Security and Trust in the Information Society.

Following recommendations of the Board members and on behalf of the Board I have the pleasure to send you the link where the report can been downloaded from: http://www.think-trust.eu/public-documentation/public-documents.html

ARTEMISIA Association is organising an ARTEMIS Brokerage Event as a start up for the ARTEMIS JU Call 2010
The launch of the ARTEMIS JU Call 2010 is expected in March 2009.  Don’t miss the Call information and the opportunity to meet and match with possible consortium partners. So, please note the date of the ARTEMIS Brokerage Event in your calendar. And most important: COME !

ARTEMIS BROKERAGE EVENT

WHEN: 15 & 16 December 2009

WHERE: Sheraton Hotel Schiphol airport, Amsterdam

Visit the ARTEMISIA website for more information and on line registration:

https://www.artemisia-association.org/brokerage_event_call_2010

In the occasion of ServiceWave 2009 conference, MASTER together with PrimeLife and TAS3 organise common workshop on Identity Management in Service Oriented Architecture.
The workshop focuses on the intersection and complementary work related to the identity management in dynamic and reconfigurable service architectures and infrastructures.  Presented by the projects MASTER, PrimeLife and TAS3.  These projects are complementary and given their state of the art, they are likely to provide the reusable results as well as few key elements of a strategy towards embedding Security and Trust in service infrastructures.
The workshop takes place on November 23rd, 2009, at 14:30.

More information can be found at MASTER website
http://www.master-fp7.eu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=124%3Aidentity-management-in-service-oriented-architecture-common-workshop-of-master-primelife-and-tas3&catid=1%3Alatest-news&Itemid=1

• Book your room in the Hotel Ibis Ghent Centrum (see Practical Information, please note that you need to make your own travel arrangements to Ghent)
• Return the Meeting Registration Form to cama@ferv.dk

MASTER (NSP project) will organise the workshop "Management of Assurance & Security Metrics in Service Orchestration" that will take place within the WISTP 2009, WOrkshop in Information Security Theory and Practices, September 1-4, 2009, Brussels. For further info please, click here

On behalf of Carlo Ghezzi and Klaus Pohl, guest editors for the special issue on Software Services and Service-Based Systems published by the prestigious IEEE transactions on Software Engineering, NESSI is pleased to publish the relevant call for papers that is available here.

The Reservoir Project is listed as one of the 5 research consortiums to follow in the MIT Technology Review 2009 July/August issue in the Cloud Computing Briefing article. For further information please click here.

The nineteenth of the eChallenges annual Conference Series takes place in Instanbul, Turkey from the 21st of October to the 23rd. The NESSI SME WG will make a presentation focused on the contribution of the NESSI Strategic Projects EzWeb and SOA4All to the technological basis and the competitiveness of the SME. For further info please, visit the Conference website.

Click to see the 4th General Assembly draft agenda. For further information visit the website at www.ines.org.es

The 4^th General Assembly of INES will be held in Málaga from 8^th to 10^th July. During the first day there will be among the others Jesús Villasante and a NEXOF representative. A Proposals Workshop with other National Software and Services platforms is going to be organised. If you want to download the press release please click here. For further information visit the website at www.ines.org.es

The SRA of IIP SaaS platform has just been released. Please, click here to download the digital version.

This events (2 days workshops) is organised by SCUBE-ICT and it will take place in Minsk (BY) on 25-26 June 2009 and Lviv (UA) on 2-3 July 2009. During the first day of these workshops, the ICT research areas under Call 5 will be discussed and practical insights on research proposal elaboration will be provided, constituting valuable information, especially for researchers new to EU funded research activities. The workshops will emphasise the emerging collaboration opportunities that exist between ICT players from the respective countries and their EU counterparts, by highlighting case studies, namely examples of existing research projects involving Belarusian and/or Ukrainian partners. Further details of both workshops you will find on www.scube-ict.eu.

STASIS, SOA4ALL, BREIN and the NESSI European Technology Platforms Semantics Group now presenting the updated agenda: http://www.stasis-project.net/downloads/files/Semantics_Week_Info.pdf

We look forward to seeing you there!

If you want to download the 12nd NESSI Newsletter and get more info about the ICSOC/ServiceWave 2009 Conference, the new Partners which have just joined us and much more please click here.

NESSI welcomes the Commission Communication on ICT strategy issued on 13 Mach 2009 and a specific support for a Future Internet concerted strategy. If you want to know more please, download the press release, the full working document and the reference document.

NESSI i-Gov WG invites for participation to submit a Call for Proposals about Thematic Network to support User Centricity for e-Governance (ICT PSP Work Programme 2009). This Call is for the creation of a Thematic Network to mobilise and coordinate exchanges of experiences amongst the actors and stakeholders, and produce a set of guidelines for enhancing user centricity in e-Goverment services using the current codes and charters in various Member States. For more information please, contact the NESSI i-Gov WG Chairman. 

NESSI has just released a 1st draft with a comprehensive presentation of its story, vision, mission, basis, future evolution, a focus on NEXOF and much more. Please click here to download it and feel free to contribute sending any comments and/or suggestions to veronique.pevtschin@eng.it and to barbara.pirillo@eng.it

You are  invited to provide your comments and feedback here.

NESSI has just published its 11st Newsletter - the 1st of 2009! In this edition you will find a presentation of 2 new Working Groups, an assesment about ServiceWave 2008 and ICT 2008 just behind us, information about the NESSI Elections and much more! Please, click here to download

The common point of all the national initiatives taken by many European States towards the future of the Internet is that "they all capitalise on future developments of the Internet. It is now our responsibility to make sure that a common vision and approach emerges from these multiple initiatives. Governments need to be able to cooperate with each other in Europe and at the global level to fulfil these responsibilities" argued Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commission responsible for Information Society and Media, in her speech entitled “Internet of the future: Europe must be a key player” at the “Future of the Internet initiative of the Lisbon Council” (Brussels, 2 February 2009). To view her full speech click here.

Deadline to contribute to NEXOF has been extended from 05/03/2009 to 17/03/2009!

The EDFE has been designed to reference numerous financial education programmes offered by public or private institutions in the European Union. The new database includes standardised information on educational schemes and research projects. It is open to all providers and potential users. By improving access to the information on the existing initiatives, the Commission wants to contribute to enhancing the financial capability of both the... For more information please, click here

NEXOF-RA publishes its second Invitation to Contribute. Please, click here to download the full text.

A collaboration meeting for FP6 and FP7 projects is being organised by European Commission ICT Unit Service and Software Architectures, infrastructures and Engineering on 10 and 11/06/2009 in Brusseles. For more information please, click here.

SLA@SOI and RESERVOIR have been ranked in the 100 top most active players in the fast-emerging Cloud Ecosystem in the SysCon journal. For more information please, click here

NESSI Strategic Projects SLA@SOI and SOA4ALL and NoE S-Cube will be part of the Service and Software Architectures, Infrastructures and Engineering (SSAIE) Summer School, presenting NEXOF’s architecture and related topics. For more information please, click here

En event co-organised by the EC (DG INFSO) and the AUC with the support of the EuroAfriCa-ICT EU project will be held from the 25th to the 26th of March. For the first time in Europe, sub-Saharan African and European policy-makers are being brought together with research organisations to address the development of research collaborative projects in the ICT field! For further information about the Event please, click here

TSD WG is going to participate to many Events for 2009! For more information please visit the TSD WG page or click here

NESSI is in the special magazine Jacquard has delivered for 2008-2009. If you want to download this publication or you are interested in the film about the 6 new Projects which are in the Jacquard Programme please, click here.

The ICSEA 2009 Conference organised with the support of NESSI will take place from the 20th until 25th of September 2009 in Porto, Portugal. Please click here for further information.