The NESSI Forum Conference took place in Brussels on the 26th of January 2006. It was the opportunity to present the first public version of the Strategic Research Agenda Challenges and to detail NESSI's oganisation and how to become a member of NESSI. Download invitation   >> Welcome address by the Chairman     Mr. Jean-Paul Lepeytre, Thales, Senior Vice President >>The Seventh Framework Programme, the way forward     European Commission >>The transformation into a service oriented business model     Dr. Jan Bosch     Vice President     Nokia Research Centre >>The holistic view     Dr. Joachim Schaper     SAP Research     SAP AG >>Strategic Research Agenda challenges     Krishna Nathan     Vice President Services     IBM Zurich Research Laboratory >>Become an active member: benefits and governance rules     Dario Avallone     R&D Director     Engineering Group >>How to make NESSI happen - the way forward     Reinhold Achatz     Vice-President Software & Engineering     Siemens >>The SME perspective     Mr. Roberto Gagliardi     Strategic Advisor     Metaware SpA