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European Commission – FP7: Future Internet PPP – Information Day, Brussels, 8 July - Published on 17 June 2010

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.

 

 

 
European collaboration across academia, policy and private sector - Published on 17 May 2010

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
23rd November 2010, the Square, Brussels
REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE

EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 15TH
 
Reservoir Press Release - Published on 06 May 2010

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

The project’s results show how virtualisation and business service management techniques can be used to transparently provision and manage resources and services on an on-demand basis at competitive costs with guaranteed quality of service.
 
Please click here to download the Press Release.
 
Further information on RESERVOIR can be found at www.reservoir-fp7.eu
 
ENoLL and Future Internet - Welcome Ceremony for the 4th wave of Living Labs - 13-14 April 2010 - Published on 30 March 2010

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 Community Invited to Discuss Future Standards for Model-Based User Interfaces - Published on 29 March 2010

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.

 
Registration is now open for the 2010 ETP conference. - Published on 12 March 2010

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

Registration is only possible online. When registering, please note that you will be asked to choose the workshops of your interest.
 
The current version of the programme is available on the conference website:
http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/policy/eu_tech_platform_en.htm. The refined version of the programme, together with more detailed information on the workshops, will be made available on this site before the event.
 
 
ICT 2010 Conference: key themes - Published on 01 March 2010

Key themes for the conference:

- the potential of digital solutions to promote sustainable growth in a low carbon economy
- the continuing constructive role of ICT in the daily life of citizens
- the importance of public participation in the innovation process. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2010/conference/index_en.htm
 
ICT 2010 Exhibition: cutting edge research
Experience Europe's latest cutting edge research in digital technologies at the ICT 2010 exhibition.
 
Researchers from all parts of Europe and beyond will present their latest work in upstream ICT innovation as well as close-to-market projects. This is an opportunity to explore what is happening at the coal face in your area of interest and to find potential future collaborators.
Belgium's national pavilion will, in addition, showcase the innovation spirit of the host country through a range of Belgian digital solutions.
 
Show your work
Any organisation involved in European research and development as well as deployment projects and associated support activities to submit an idea for an exhibit. It 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.
 

Meet your perfect partner at ICT 2010

 
ICT 2010: Call for proposals to exhibit cutting edge research and innovation projects - Published on 17 February 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

 

 
Future Internet Assembly (FIA): Looking for success stories in Europe - Published on 05 February 2010

The next FIA meeting will take place in Valencia on 15, 16 April 2010. It is held in conjunction with the eventThe 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 preliminary programme of Valencia is available on http://www.future-internet.eu/home/future-internet-assembly/valencia-april-2010.html . Please send your proposals for presentations during FIA Valencia before 26 February to infso-future-internet@ec.europa.eu. The format is free but the description should not exceed 1 A4 page. We count on your participation to make FIA Valencia a success and thank you in advance for your efforts!
 
White paper on the Future Internet PPP definition - Published on 04 February 2010

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

 
Open Constituency Building EVENT - Future internet PPP, Nice 12 March 2010. - Published on 01 February 2010

 

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.

 
You can find further information about the agenda of the event, the registration and the way to send your contribution at the URL: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/foi/events/fippp/index_en.htm(alive from Saturday 30/01/2010).

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

 
INVITATION to ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 Information Day & ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010 - Published on 01 February 2010

When: 1 March 2010

Where: Nuremberg, Germany

Location: Nürnberger Messe, CCN Ost

Joint location with: embedded world conference & exhibition
 
The next ARTEMIS-JU call for project proposals will open on 26 February 2010. This will be a two-stage approach with a deadline for the submission of Project Outlines and a deadline for the submission of Full Project Proposals. To help organisations prepare the project proposals, ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking is holding an Information Event for the Call 2010.
 
The information day on Monday 1 March 2010 will be held in combination with the ARTEMIS Spring Event and the embedded world conference & exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. This creates a one-stop-shopping address where the ARTEMIS community can meet and greet between 1 and 4 March.
 
Monday 1 March
The ARTEMIS-JU Information Day for Call 2010 on 1 March enables you to:
 get all the call specifics first hand
► get all the answers to your questions about the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 working programme
get an initial insight into how to submit your proposal (using the Electronic Proposal Submission Service - EPSS)
► speed up information processing
build and enlarge your network
meet the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 programme officers one-on-one
 
Tuesday 2 March
The ARTEMISIA General Assembly will take place on 2 March. The annual ARTEMIS Focus Session will be located on the conference floor of embedded world 2010 itself and examine five projects of the ARTEMIS call 2008. The conference organisers consider this session a highlight. It is free of charge for all ARTEMIS Spring registrants.
 
Worth knowing: participants of the ARTEMIS Spring Event receive a discount for the whole embedded world conference (2, 3 & 4 March) and free entry to the exhibition floor where ARTEMISIA and ARTEMIS-JU will be present in Hall 9, stand 625.  
 
For more information on and registration for the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010Information Day, click on the link below:
 
 
Invitation to the first meetingf of the E-Forum WG - Published on 27 January 2010
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
 
Invitation ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010 - Published on 15 January 2010

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

 
Information to speak at: Interoperability & SOA workshop, February 17th - Published on 14 January 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 17th 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 9that events@eurodyn.com and cc. Vassilia.orfanou@eurodyn.com

 
eChallenges e2010 - Call for Papers Deadline 26 Feb - Published on 18 December 2009

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

 

 

Important Deadlines
Submission deadline for Extended Abstracts: 26 February 2010
Acceptance decision: 31 March 2010
Submission of full paper: 30 April 2010
 
The scientific programme for eChallenges e-2020 is based on an open Call for Papers and the conference language is English.
 
All abstracts (www.echallenges.org/e2010/default.asp?page=submission) must be submitted online by 26 February for double blind peer review by the International Programme Committee.

 
ISTOK-SOYUZ project ETP visibility campaign in EECA countries - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 
RISEPTIS Report - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 

 
ARTEMIS Brokerage Event - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 

 
Identity Management in Service Oriented Architecture: common workshop of MASTER, PrimeLife and TAS3 - Published on 13 November 2009

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

 
Pre-announcement: ARTEMIS Brokerage Event for Call 2010 on 15 & 16 December 2009 - Published on 22 October 2009

We would like to draw your attention to the ARTEMIS brokerage event that will be held on December 15 & 16 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel Amsterdam Airport, the Netherlands. (Dec. 15, 10:00hrs till Dec. 16 17:00hrs)

If you have any question please contact: ad.ten.berg@artemisia-association.eu
More information will be given over time on the ARTEMISIA website
https://www.artemisia-association.org/brokerage-event-2009-dec-15-16
Registration on this website is possible starting November 4 2009.
 
Future Internet of People, Things and Services (IoPTS) eco-Systems Workshop Brussels 1-2 December 09 - Published on 16 October 2009
2nd Call for Participation
 
Future Internet of People, Things and Services (IoPTS) eco-Systems
Empowering Future AAL Teams of Companion Robots and e-Carers 
 
 Participation Process and Timeline
 
Those wishing to contribute to the workshop as either presenters, discussants or exhibitors can   contact the Workshop Programme Chairs as listed below to indicate their intention to participate and/or send a position paper including an outline of the issues that they wish to discuss and clarify whether they intend to make a presentation, lead a break-out group or act as a Panellist, Discussant or exhibitor of any prototypes. 
 
The Deadlines are as follows:
 
§ Submission of position papers: 15th November 2009.
§ Notification to Authors:  20th November 2009
§ Submission of Camera-Ready Papers: 25th of November 2009.
 
Exhibitors should state the space and resources required which can not exceed 2 cubic meters, power and internet availability.
 
Papers should not exceed 8 pages in the LNCS format and are subjected to a reviewing process.
 
Information about the registration procedure will be published shortly on:
 
                                                 www.CompanionAble.net
 
 
 
ICT-AGRI Workshop - Published on 10 October 2009
ICT-AGRI Workshop on Mapping of current ICT research and preparation of joint trans-national call
 

 

Please note that there will be project meeting on14 October 2009, at 10.30-12.00. The meeting is held at the workshop venue. The project meeting is followed by a light lunch before the workshop begins at 13.00. The agenda for the project meeting will be sent to you shortly.
Please note that you before13 September 2009 need to:
    • 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
 
European ICT Work Programme consultation launched - Published on 17 September 2009

The European Commission is now in the process of preparing the next ICT Research Work Programme for years 2011-2013. In view of this, the Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures unit is updating the research community's vuision for the area, identifying key technological challanges and research priorities, and establishing a research agenda for the coming years. The consultation is hosted by the site http://www.eu-ecss.eu and can be accessed at the URL http://www.eu-ecss.eu/contribution_list_2010.

 
NEXOF-RA launches open requirement process - Published on 04 September 2009

NEXOF-RA announced the launch of a continuous open requirement process that aims to increase the alignement of NEXOF with the actual needs of the market, by collecting additional scenarios and requirements. If you want to download the current scenarios and requirements please, click here.

 
Event - Master Workshop on "Management of Assurance & Security Metrics in Service Orchestration" - Published on 31 July 2009

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

 

 
News - CFP-TSE Special Issue on Software Services and Service-Based Systems - Published on 27 July 2009

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.

 
Reservoir - listed in the MIT Technology Review July 2009 "Briefing on Cloud Computing" - Published on 23 July 2009

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.

 
NEXOF in eChallenges 2009 - 21>23/10/2009 Turkey - Published on 13 July 2009

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.

 
Agenda - INES 4th General Assembly -8th-10th July in Malaga, Spain - Published on 03 July 2009

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

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Invitation to the Digital World Forum workshop - Published on 03 July 2009

The Digital World Forum workshop on Applying Low Cost Information Access Devices in Fostering Social and Economic Development will be held on Tuesday 8 September 2009, 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs in Brussels, Belgium. Registration and other details are available at:
 
 
The workshop is targeting interested members of various European Technology Platforms, device designers, manufacturers, researchers, innovators, suppliers, consumers, and special interest groups with an interest in low cost information access devices. The workshop is expected to deliver a European Perspective on possible application of such devices in fostering social and economic development, thereby closing the digital divide. A programme for the one day event is attached.
 
In the meantime, the Digital World Forum organizers of the workshop are engaging various stakeholders through various means, among them:
 
     Blogs or opinion articles such as the ones at
 
     The ensuing discussion forum at
     Targeted questionnaires to stratified stakeholder populations
     Knowledge sharing at various formal and informal engagements
 
The goal of all this is to create synergy among stakeholders to facilitate building cooperation roadmaps in ICT research, identifying and connecting initiatives at local, regional and global levels.
 
The Digital World Forum is a project of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the primary European instrument for funding research and technology development.

 
INES 4th General Assembly - July 2009 - Published on 28 May 2009

The 4th General Assembly of INES will be held in Málaga from 8th to 10th 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

 
 
SRA of IIP SaaS platform released - Published on 28 May 2009

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

 
SCUBE-ICT: 2 days workshops in Belarus and Ukraine - June 2009 - Published on 28 May 2009

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.

 
Semantic Week Update - Projects, Speakers and Potentials list - Published on 25 May 2009

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

 
Events - Semantics Week 2009 - June 2009 - Published on 12 May 2009
On behalf of European projects STASIS, SOA4ALL, BREIN and the NESSI European Technology Platforms Semantics Group, we would like to invite you to "Semantics Week", to be held June 22-26th in beautiful and logistic friendly Amsterdam.
 
No theory, no fees, but a place for sharing knowledge, networking our and your practical semantic ideas and initiatives happening in Europe today, and meeting people that surround it. Real world, real people, real activity. The agenda is a pick and mix of activities, for the entire week or just the first two core days. You chose and take advantage of the sessions, workshops and facilities that fit best your interests and objectives.
 
The Semantic Week Programme is divided as below with full details at
 
Please feel free to share this programme with your project and work colleagues.
 

We look forward to seeing you there!

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NESSI May newsletter available - Published on 04 May 2009

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.

 
European Commission calls for doubling funding for ICT research and innovation - Published on 02 April 2009

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 - Call for Proposals - Published on 18 March 2009

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 Presentation on line! - Published on 16 March 2009

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

 
EchoGRID has delivered a final roadmap - Published on 11 March 2009

 

EchoGRID Project has delivered a final roadmap that identifies common areas of interest and opportunities for collaboration on Grid technologies between Europe and China. This roadmap provides a shared European and Chinese vision of future GRID research perspectives for both research and industrial communities for the next 3, 5 and 10 years. This vision establishes a clear Technological and Research Agenda on which both regions may collaborate. Click here to get mopre information.

 

You are  invited to provide your comments and feedback here.

 
NESSI March Newsletter available - Published on 10 March 2009

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

 
"Internet of the future: Europe must be a key player" Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commiss - Published on 03 March 2009

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.

 
Contribution to NEXOF - DEADLINE EXTENDED! - Published on 02 March 2009

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

 
Commission launches European Database for Financial Education - Published on 11 February 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

 
Contributing to NEXOF-RA - Published on 09 February 2009

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

 
Collaboration Meeting announced by EU SSAI on 10 & 11/06/2009 - Published on 09 February 2009

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 in the 100 top most active players - Published on 04 February 2009

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

 
SLA@SOI, SOA4ALL and S-Cube presenting NEXOF in SSAIE - Published on 04 February 2009

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

 
1st Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research - March 2009 - Published on 02 February 2009

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 2009 Events - Published on 02 February 2009

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

 

 
NESSI featured on the 2008 Jacquard publication - Published on 20 January 2009

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.

 
ICSEA 2009 - The Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances - Published on 07 January 2009

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.

 
European Commission – FP7: Future Internet PPP – Information Day, Brussels, 8 July - Published on 17 June 2010

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.

 

 

 
European collaboration across academia, policy and private sector - Published on 17 May 2010

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
23rd November 2010, the Square, Brussels
REGISTER TO ATTEND HERE

EARLY BIRD RATES AVAILABLE UNTIL MAY 15TH
 
Reservoir Press Release - Published on 06 May 2010

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

The project’s results show how virtualisation and business service management techniques can be used to transparently provision and manage resources and services on an on-demand basis at competitive costs with guaranteed quality of service.
 
Please click here to download the Press Release.
 
Further information on RESERVOIR can be found at www.reservoir-fp7.eu
 
ENoLL and Future Internet - Welcome Ceremony for the 4th wave of Living Labs - 13-14 April 2010 - Published on 30 March 2010

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 Community Invited to Discuss Future Standards for Model-Based User Interfaces - Published on 29 March 2010

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.

 
Registration is now open for the 2010 ETP conference. - Published on 12 March 2010

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

Registration is only possible online. When registering, please note that you will be asked to choose the workshops of your interest.
 
The current version of the programme is available on the conference website:
http://ec.europa.eu/invest-in-research/policy/eu_tech_platform_en.htm. The refined version of the programme, together with more detailed information on the workshops, will be made available on this site before the event.
 
 
ICT 2010 Conference: key themes - Published on 01 March 2010

Key themes for the conference:

- the potential of digital solutions to promote sustainable growth in a low carbon economy
- the continuing constructive role of ICT in the daily life of citizens
- the importance of public participation in the innovation process. http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2010/conference/index_en.htm
 
ICT 2010 Exhibition: cutting edge research
Experience Europe's latest cutting edge research in digital technologies at the ICT 2010 exhibition.
 
Researchers from all parts of Europe and beyond will present their latest work in upstream ICT innovation as well as close-to-market projects. This is an opportunity to explore what is happening at the coal face in your area of interest and to find potential future collaborators.
Belgium's national pavilion will, in addition, showcase the innovation spirit of the host country through a range of Belgian digital solutions.
 
Show your work
Any organisation involved in European research and development as well as deployment projects and associated support activities to submit an idea for an exhibit. It 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.
 

Meet your perfect partner at ICT 2010

 
ICT 2010: Call for proposals to exhibit cutting edge research and innovation projects - Published on 17 February 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

 

 
Future Internet Assembly (FIA): Looking for success stories in Europe - Published on 05 February 2010

The next FIA meeting will take place in Valencia on 15, 16 April 2010. It is held in conjunction with the eventThe 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 preliminary programme of Valencia is available on http://www.future-internet.eu/home/future-internet-assembly/valencia-april-2010.html . Please send your proposals for presentations during FIA Valencia before 26 February to infso-future-internet@ec.europa.eu. The format is free but the description should not exceed 1 A4 page. We count on your participation to make FIA Valencia a success and thank you in advance for your efforts!
 
White paper on the Future Internet PPP definition - Published on 04 February 2010

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

 
Open Constituency Building EVENT - Future internet PPP, Nice 12 March 2010. - Published on 01 February 2010

 

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.

 
You can find further information about the agenda of the event, the registration and the way to send your contribution at the URL: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/foi/events/fippp/index_en.htm(alive from Saturday 30/01/2010).

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

 
INVITATION to ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 Information Day & ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010 - Published on 01 February 2010

When: 1 March 2010

Where: Nuremberg, Germany

Location: Nürnberger Messe, CCN Ost

Joint location with: embedded world conference & exhibition
 
The next ARTEMIS-JU call for project proposals will open on 26 February 2010. This will be a two-stage approach with a deadline for the submission of Project Outlines and a deadline for the submission of Full Project Proposals. To help organisations prepare the project proposals, ARTEMIS Joint Undertaking is holding an Information Event for the Call 2010.
 
The information day on Monday 1 March 2010 will be held in combination with the ARTEMIS Spring Event and the embedded world conference & exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany. This creates a one-stop-shopping address where the ARTEMIS community can meet and greet between 1 and 4 March.
 
Monday 1 March
The ARTEMIS-JU Information Day for Call 2010 on 1 March enables you to:
 get all the call specifics first hand
► get all the answers to your questions about the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 working programme
get an initial insight into how to submit your proposal (using the Electronic Proposal Submission Service - EPSS)
► speed up information processing
build and enlarge your network
meet the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010 programme officers one-on-one
 
Tuesday 2 March
The ARTEMISIA General Assembly will take place on 2 March. The annual ARTEMIS Focus Session will be located on the conference floor of embedded world 2010 itself and examine five projects of the ARTEMIS call 2008. The conference organisers consider this session a highlight. It is free of charge for all ARTEMIS Spring registrants.
 
Worth knowing: participants of the ARTEMIS Spring Event receive a discount for the whole embedded world conference (2, 3 & 4 March) and free entry to the exhibition floor where ARTEMISIA and ARTEMIS-JU will be present in Hall 9, stand 625.  
 
For more information on and registration for the ARTEMIS-JU Call 2010Information Day, click on the link below:
 
 
Invitation to the first meetingf of the E-Forum WG - Published on 27 January 2010
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
 
Invitation ARTEMIS Spring Event 2010 - Published on 15 January 2010

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

 
Information to speak at: Interoperability & SOA workshop, February 17th - Published on 14 January 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 17th 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 9that events@eurodyn.com and cc. Vassilia.orfanou@eurodyn.com

 
eChallenges e2010 - Call for Papers Deadline 26 Feb - Published on 18 December 2009

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

 

 

Important Deadlines
Submission deadline for Extended Abstracts: 26 February 2010
Acceptance decision: 31 March 2010
Submission of full paper: 30 April 2010
 
The scientific programme for eChallenges e-2020 is based on an open Call for Papers and the conference language is English.
 
All abstracts (www.echallenges.org/e2010/default.asp?page=submission) must be submitted online by 26 February for double blind peer review by the International Programme Committee.

 
ISTOK-SOYUZ project ETP visibility campaign in EECA countries - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 
RISEPTIS Report - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 

 
ARTEMIS Brokerage Event - Published on 07 December 2009

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

 

 
Identity Management in Service Oriented Architecture: common workshop of MASTER, PrimeLife and TAS3 - Published on 13 November 2009

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

 
Pre-announcement: ARTEMIS Brokerage Event for Call 2010 on 15 & 16 December 2009 - Published on 22 October 2009

We would like to draw your attention to the ARTEMIS brokerage event that will be held on December 15 & 16 2009 at the Sheraton Hotel Amsterdam Airport, the Netherlands. (Dec. 15, 10:00hrs till Dec. 16 17:00hrs)

If you have any question please contact: ad.ten.berg@artemisia-association.eu
More information will be given over time on the ARTEMISIA website
https://www.artemisia-association.org/brokerage-event-2009-dec-15-16
Registration on this website is possible starting November 4 2009.
 
Future Internet of People, Things and Services (IoPTS) eco-Systems Workshop Brussels 1-2 December 09 - Published on 16 October 2009
2nd Call for Participation
 
Future Internet of People, Things and Services (IoPTS) eco-Systems
Empowering Future AAL Teams of Companion Robots and e-Carers 
 
 Participation Process and Timeline
 
Those wishing to contribute to the workshop as either presenters, discussants or exhibitors can   contact the Workshop Programme Chairs as listed below to indicate their intention to participate and/or send a position paper including an outline of the issues that they wish to discuss and clarify whether they intend to make a presentation, lead a break-out group or act as a Panellist, Discussant or exhibitor of any prototypes. 
 
The Deadlines are as follows:
 
§ Submission of position papers: 15th November 2009.
§ Notification to Authors:  20th November 2009
§ Submission of Camera-Ready Papers: 25th of November 2009.
 
Exhibitors should state the space and resources required which can not exceed 2 cubic meters, power and internet availability.
 
Papers should not exceed 8 pages in the LNCS format and are subjected to a reviewing process.
 
Information about the registration procedure will be published shortly on:
 
                                                 www.CompanionAble.net
 
 
 
ICT-AGRI Workshop - Published on 10 October 2009
ICT-AGRI Workshop on Mapping of current ICT research and preparation of joint trans-national call
 

 

Please note that there will be project meeting on14 October 2009, at 10.30-12.00. The meeting is held at the workshop venue. The project meeting is followed by a light lunch before the workshop begins at 13.00. The agenda for the project meeting will be sent to you shortly.
Please note that you before13 September 2009 need to:
    • 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
 
European ICT Work Programme consultation launched - Published on 17 September 2009

The European Commission is now in the process of preparing the next ICT Research Work Programme for years 2011-2013. In view of this, the Software & Service Architectures and Infrastructures unit is updating the research community's vuision for the area, identifying key technological challanges and research priorities, and establishing a research agenda for the coming years. The consultation is hosted by the site http://www.eu-ecss.eu and can be accessed at the URL http://www.eu-ecss.eu/contribution_list_2010.

 
NEXOF-RA launches open requirement process - Published on 04 September 2009

NEXOF-RA announced the launch of a continuous open requirement process that aims to increase the alignement of NEXOF with the actual needs of the market, by collecting additional scenarios and requirements. If you want to download the current scenarios and requirements please, click here.

 
Event - Master Workshop on "Management of Assurance & Security Metrics in Service Orchestration" - Published on 31 July 2009

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

 

 
News - CFP-TSE Special Issue on Software Services and Service-Based Systems - Published on 27 July 2009

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.

 
Reservoir - listed in the MIT Technology Review July 2009 "Briefing on Cloud Computing" - Published on 23 July 2009

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.

 
NEXOF in eChallenges 2009 - 21>23/10/2009 Turkey - Published on 13 July 2009

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.

 
Agenda - INES 4th General Assembly -8th-10th July in Malaga, Spain - Published on 03 July 2009

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

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Invitation to the Digital World Forum workshop - Published on 03 July 2009

The Digital World Forum workshop on Applying Low Cost Information Access Devices in Fostering Social and Economic Development will be held on Tuesday 8 September 2009, 09:00hrs to 17:00hrs in Brussels, Belgium. Registration and other details are available at:
 
 
The workshop is targeting interested members of various European Technology Platforms, device designers, manufacturers, researchers, innovators, suppliers, consumers, and special interest groups with an interest in low cost information access devices. The workshop is expected to deliver a European Perspective on possible application of such devices in fostering social and economic development, thereby closing the digital divide. A programme for the one day event is attached.
 
In the meantime, the Digital World Forum organizers of the workshop are engaging various stakeholders through various means, among them:
 
     Blogs or opinion articles such as the ones at
 
     The ensuing discussion forum at
     Targeted questionnaires to stratified stakeholder populations
     Knowledge sharing at various formal and informal engagements
 
The goal of all this is to create synergy among stakeholders to facilitate building cooperation roadmaps in ICT research, identifying and connecting initiatives at local, regional and global levels.
 
The Digital World Forum is a project of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), the primary European instrument for funding research and technology development.

 
INES 4th General Assembly - July 2009 - Published on 28 May 2009

The 4th General Assembly of INES will be held in Málaga from 8th to 10th 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

 
 
SRA of IIP SaaS platform released - Published on 28 May 2009

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

 
SCUBE-ICT: 2 days workshops in Belarus and Ukraine - June 2009 - Published on 28 May 2009

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.

 
Semantic Week Update - Projects, Speakers and Potentials list - Published on 25 May 2009

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

 
Events - Semantics Week 2009 - June 2009 - Published on 12 May 2009
On behalf of European projects STASIS, SOA4ALL, BREIN and the NESSI European Technology Platforms Semantics Group, we would like to invite you to "Semantics Week", to be held June 22-26th in beautiful and logistic friendly Amsterdam.
 
No theory, no fees, but a place for sharing knowledge, networking our and your practical semantic ideas and initiatives happening in Europe today, and meeting people that surround it. Real world, real people, real activity. The agenda is a pick and mix of activities, for the entire week or just the first two core days. You chose and take advantage of the sessions, workshops and facilities that fit best your interests and objectives.
 
The Semantic Week Programme is divided as below with full details at
 
Please feel free to share this programme with your project and work colleagues.
 

We look forward to seeing you there!

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NESSI May newsletter available - Published on 04 May 2009

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.

 
European Commission calls for doubling funding for ICT research and innovation - Published on 02 April 2009

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 - Call for Proposals - Published on 18 March 2009

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 Presentation on line! - Published on 16 March 2009

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

 
EchoGRID has delivered a final roadmap - Published on 11 March 2009

 

EchoGRID Project has delivered a final roadmap that identifies common areas of interest and opportunities for collaboration on Grid technologies between Europe and China. This roadmap provides a shared European and Chinese vision of future GRID research perspectives for both research and industrial communities for the next 3, 5 and 10 years. This vision establishes a clear Technological and Research Agenda on which both regions may collaborate. Click here to get mopre information.

 

You are  invited to provide your comments and feedback here.

 
NESSI March Newsletter available - Published on 10 March 2009

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

 
"Internet of the future: Europe must be a key player" Viviane Reding, Member of the European Commiss - Published on 03 March 2009

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.

 
Contribution to NEXOF - DEADLINE EXTENDED! - Published on 02 March 2009

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

 
Commission launches European Database for Financial Education - Published on 11 February 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

 
Contributing to NEXOF-RA - Published on 09 February 2009

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

 
Collaboration Meeting announced by EU SSAI on 10 & 11/06/2009 - Published on 09 February 2009

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 in the 100 top most active players - Published on 04 February 2009

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

 
SLA@SOI, SOA4ALL and S-Cube presenting NEXOF in SSAIE - Published on 04 February 2009

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

 
1st Euro-Africa Cooperation Forum on ICT Research - March 2009 - Published on 02 February 2009

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 2009 Events - Published on 02 February 2009

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

 

 
NESSI featured on the 2008 Jacquard publication - Published on 20 January 2009

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.

 
ICSEA 2009 - The Fourth International Conference on Software Engineering Advances - Published on 07 January 2009

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.

 


Click to view list of 2009 events


Past News and Events

Event – 12/2/2009 – European Committee for Interoperable Systems /OFE Breakfast debate

Mr. Dario Avallone, R&D Director at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica and member of the NESSI Board attended the breakfast debate organised by ECIS and OFE. More information at www.ecis.eu

Event – 23/1/2009 –KIC Seminar organised by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology on the Future Information and Communication Society

Dr. Manfred Wrangler from Siemens represented Dr Reinhold Achatz, NESSI Chairman, at the seminar organised by the IT on the 23rd of January. More information at http://ec.europa.eu/eit/pastseminars_en.htm

Event – 21/1/2009 – European Parliament debate – “How can we support service innovation and create coherence between national and European initiatives”?

Elmar Husmann, IBM and NESSI Steering Committee representative, attended the dinner debated organised by Danish MEP Britta Thomsen in collaboration with the Danish Service Industries Federation and the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Event – 13 & 14/1/2009 – SSOKU 09

NEXOF and the NESSI Open Source Software Working Group presented the latest advances during SSOKU 09 in Brussels. For more information, http://www.eu-ecss.eu/conference/. For a live session from NESSI’s Technical Director, Stefano De Panfilis’s presentation visit http://gridtalk-project.blogspot.com/2009/01/soku-by-nessi.html ,

Event - 10 -> 13/12/2008 – ServiceWave 2008

ServiceWave 2008 was held in Madrid from the 10th to the 13th of December 2008.  www.servicewave.eu

Event - 20=> 24/10/2008 - The NESSI-Grid SRA Presentation at the 5th GRIDs @ Work

The NESSI-Grid SRA will be presented during the 5th GRIDs @ Work that will be held from the 20th to the 24th of October. To learn about the latest evolutions, please join the Technical Concertation meeting on the 22nd of October during which the NESSI-Grid SRA will be introduced. Please, click here for more information about the Conference and here for more information about the Technical Concertation day

Event - 20 -> 22/10/2008 – IMCSIT and NESSI, Wisla, Poland

A workshop dedicated to NESSI is organised during the upcoming IMCSIT conference in order to reinforce links with the NESSI Poland initiative. Workshop presentations will provide an update on NESSI, with a specific focus on experiences of ongoing national technology platforms and on the link of NESSI with national initiatives and platforms.
More information at
www.imcsit.org

Event - 10/2008  – ERCIM to host seminar on ICT Security

TSD WG members are cooperating with ERCIM in order to organise a Seminar on ICT Security addressing the topic of Engineering of Secure Complex Software Systems and Services. This event is provisionally scheduled for October 2008. More information at www.ercim.org

Event - 6 – 7/10/2008 Internet of Things - Internet of the Future - Nice, France

We invite you to participate in the French European Union Presidency Conference on "Internet of Things-Internet of the Future". The two-days conference will foster the creation of the bases necessary for the development of a European market for a mobile services as well as for services related to the use of the Internet of Things. Further information about programme, registration and much more is available at: http://www.internet2008.eu/spip.php?article=9

News - 25/09/2008 - The NESSI-Grid SRA Presentation at the 5th GRIDs @ Work

The NESSI-Grid SRA will be presented during the 5th GRIDs @ Work that will be held from the 20th to the 24th of October. To learn about the latest evolutions, please join the Technical Concertation meeting on the 22nd of October during which the NESSI-Grid SRA will be introduced. Please, click here for more information about the Conference and here for more information about the Technical Concertation day.

Event - 22/09/2008 - NESSI-Grid invites to the Grid Community Event

Be part of the Event to learn more about the new contents in the third version of the NESSI Grid SRA, know more about the community involment process and much more. Please, download the invitation here.

News- 18/09/2008 - ServiceWave 2008 - Call for Workshops

ServiceWave 2008 invites proposals for the WorkshopsTrack Conference. Please, click  here to download the pdf.

News - 18/09/2008 - ServiceWave 2008 - Preliminary Programme

ServiceWave 2008 invites you to be parte of the Event. For further information about the Programme please, click here.

Event - 14/9/2008 - Join the ISERD event on Services

ISERD, the Israeli Directorate for EU FP aims at promoting joint Israeli-EU R&D. ISERD will hold an event dedicated to "a Service Based European platform for Leveraging Research & Development" on Sunday, September 14th, 2008 (10:00 – 14:00) at the ISERD OFFICE in Tel Aviv.

To access the draft agenda for this event please click here.

Event - 09/2008 - NESSI OSS WG organises panel

NESSI Open Source Software Working Group organises a panel session at 4th International Conference on Open Source Systems in 09/2008. Here you can find more information and please, visit the Conference website at http://oss2008.dti.unimi.it

News - 27/08/2008 - NESSI OSS WG flyer released

The new NESSI OSS WG flyer has been released. If you want to know more about the role of Open Source in the transformation of the software economy download the file just clicking here

Event - 25 -> 31/8/2008  – TSD NESSI Working Group representatives at DEPEND 2008

In August 2008, several NESSI TSD WG members will be directly involved in the First International Workshop on Dependability and Security in Complex and Critical Information Systems, DEPEND 2008, to be held on August 25-31, in Cap Esterel, France. Among other topics TSD WG members will present the current trends in coping with dependability in service oriented architectures and infrastructures.

News - 04/08/2008 - FASSBINDER White Book

The FASSBINDER White Book has been recently published. A downloadable version is now available. Further information on the project can be found on the website : http://www.fassbinder-project.eu/index.php?lang=en

News - 31/07/2008 - Publication of the NESSI Office Services Flyer

The NESSI Office Services Flyer has just been published and an electronic version is available on the website.

The Services Flyer gives details on the NESSI Office and the services offered.

Hard copies of the Services Flyer will soon be available.

Event - 9->11/07/2008 - 3rd General Assembly of INES, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

We invite you to participate in the Third General Assembly of the INES platform. During the three days of the event, you will have the opportunity to attend to the presentations of regional, national ad European representatives about the novelties and status of the innovation in the software and services sector in Spain and Europe. Click here for full details.

Event - 2 -> 4/7/2008 – Security issue discussed at DEBS2008

In July 2008, DEBS 2008 conference (http://debs08.dis.uniroma1.it/) will host a panel session on security issues for event-based infrastructures, as seen from the NESSI European Technology Platform representatives.

Event - ServiceWave 2008 Presentation

NESSI announces ServiceWave 2008. Click here to see the ServiceWave 2008 presentation!

News - 03/07/2008 - NESSI June newsletter available

NESSI has just published the June newsletter. Hot topics include the upcoming Invitation to Contribute to NEXOF. the ServiceWave 2008 and the NESSI position paper on "European Software Strategy" - for all this news and more, click here to download the newsletter.

News - 27/06/2008 - NESSI releases its position paper on a "European Software Strategy"

On the 16th of June, NESSI sent to Commissioner Viviene Reding its latest position paper on a strategy for software in Europe. The paper issues six recommendations that are fully detailed in the report. Please click here to download the report.

Event - NESSI-Grid to present latest developments at OGF 23

The NESSI-Grid community will present its SRA and community process during the upcoming OGF23 conference in Barcelona from 2nd to 6th June 2008. More information at http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/program.php

Event - 9 & 10/6/2008 – EchoGrid industrial workshop, Athens, Greece

EchoGrid is organising its third Workshop. The Industry Track is inviting industry experts to participate to a discussion on Grid roadmap and general concerns on Grid related to Industry.

EchoGRID consortium has drafted a 3, 5 and 10 year roadmap on various Grid topics [New Programming Paradigms, GRID Architectures - SoA, GRID Management, Virtual Organisation, Component model, Workflow / Business Process]. The roadmap draft is available and open for comments at echogrid.ercim.org

Event - 3 -> 5/6/2008 - Demonstrating GRID for Business – June 2008

BeinGRID is organising BeingGRID Industrial Days in June 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. Co-located with OGF23 and OGF-Europe, the Industrial Days will focus on demonstrating the applicability of GRID to various business domains.

More information is available at www.beingrid.eu/beingridindustrydays.html

News - 03/06/2008 - NESSI-Grid: Consultation Process for NESSI-Grid SRAv3.0

The open consultation process is now open for the... click here

News - 29/05/2008 - Do you want to publish information in the NESSI Newsletter?

NESSI's newsletters are open to partners and members who wish to publish information relevant to the services and software community. NESSI members, partners, Strategic and Compliant projects can send information to be published to barbara.pirillo@eng.it. The next 2008 newsletters will be published in June, September and December.

News - 29/05/2008 - Call for papers for ServiceWave published

ServiceWave 2008 launches its call for papers on Friday 30th May 2008. Hosted by UPM in Madrid, ServiceWave 2008 is organised by NESSI in cooperation with the ETPs eMobility, EPoSS, ISI and NEM, with Networks of Excellence CoreGrid and S-Cube, with the Support Actions Eiffel, 4NEM and NESSI 2010 as well as ICSOC. Visit the Call for Papers page for more information.

News - 29/05/2008 - All NESSI Strategic Projects are launched!

All NESSI Strategic Projects have been launched during the first semester of 2008. This first family of projects - EzWeb, Master, NEXOF-RA, Reservoir, SLA@SOI and SOA4ALL will all contribute to the elaboration of NEXOF, the NESSI Open Service Framework. The management of the contribution process and the definition of NEXOF's Reference Architecture are managed by NEXOF-RA.

News - 29/05/2008 - NESSI to link to the Polish Technology Platform on Software and Services

NESSI is organising a workshop during the upcoming IMCSIT conference to reinforce links with the Polish Technology Platform on Software and Services. Workshop presentations will provide an update on NESSI, with a specific focus on experiences of ongoing national technology platforms and on the link of NESSI with national initiatives and platforms. More information at www.imcsit.org

News - 29/05/2008 - EchoGRID launches Researcher Echange Programme

After one year of activity, the EchoGRID consortium opens the Researcher Exchange Programme to other projects funded by the European Commission unit D3 of the Information Society and media Directorate-General. Click here for more information

Event - 19 & 20/5/2008 – NESSI Open Source Software Working Group launch

NESSI’s new Open Source Software WG launched during this two-day event hosted by the NESSI Office in Brussels.

More information by contacting gregory.lopez@thalesgroup.com

Event - 17/4/2008 - ERINA study presents final results during workshop

The ERINA study (developing recommendations to exploit e-Infrastructure Potential in e-Government, e-Health and e-Learning) organised its final workshop in Brussels.

More information? Check out the Web site www.erina-study.eu

Event - 11/4/2008 – TSD NESSI Working Group organises working session

TSD WG organised a working session to discuss future challenges of privacy research. This TSD WG internal event on Privacy took place at NESSI Office in Brussels on 11th of April 2008 

More information by contacting Aljosa.pasic@atosorigin.com

Event - 4/4/2008 - Artemisia and Eniac to organise JTI Information Days

During 2007, the ETPs Artemis and Eniac evolved towards a JTI, Joint Technology Initiatives. On the 4th of April, they provided information about the process and the future evolution in an open day. NESSI is currently actively analysing the process of evolution towards a JTI in collaboration with e-Mobility, ePoSS, ISI and NEM.

More information at http://epistep.org/Artemis&Eniac.php

Event - 31/3, 1 & 2/4/2008 – NESSI participates to Future Internet Conference

NESSI participated, alongside the other ICT ETPs eMobility, ePoSS, ISI and NEM to the Future Internet Conference organised in Bled, Slovenia in March 2008. Read more …

Event - 13 & 14/3/2008 – TSD NESSI Working Group and Strategic Project Master participate to ISGIG workshop

Organised in Pisa, Italy, the International Symposium on Global Information Governance, ISGIG 2008, focused on cross-border and cross-organization challenges in governing, managing, and securing enterprises.

More information at www.isgig.org.

Event - 4 & 5/3/2008 - NESSI and NESSI Projects represented during the event on WP 2009-10 preparation

The European Commission, DG Information Society, 'Software and Service Architectures and Infrastructures' Unit organised a two days event on the 4th and 5th of March 2008 in Brussels. On the 4th of March, the focus was on the priorities for the Workprogramme 2009-10, while the 5th of March was devoted to the public launch of the 28 Projects resulting from Call 1 More information on the event can be found at

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/fp7-launch-march08-reg_en.html

Event - 29/2/2008 – NESSI i-Government Working Group launch

The new NESSI i-Government Working Group launched in Brussels.

More information by contacting Lanfranco.marasso@eng.it

Event - 16 & 17/1/2008 – NESSI takes part in Qualipso Conference

Qualispo held its first conference in Rome in January 2008, on the topic of Boosting innovation and growth by fostering Open Source Software. Read more …

Event - 11 & 12/12/2007 – NESSI organizes 2 day General Assembly

For the first time, NESSI expanded its General Assembly to a 2 day event. The NESSI Interactive DVD is available with all presentations from the General Assembly 2007. Read more

Event - 21/11/2007 - Jacquard programme invites NESSI

NESSI was been invited to present its achievements to the Dutch JACQUARD programme during their diner held on 21st of November 2007. Geleyn Meijer from NESSI partner Logica CMG represented NESSI during this event. Read more ...

Event - 17 -> 20/09/2007 – ICSOC conference sees NESSI participation

Stefano De Panfilis, coordinator of the SRA Committee, coordinated the Industrial Track of the ICSOC conference 2007 in September 2007. Starting in 2008, ICSOC and NESSI will closely collaborate through the ServceWave Conference.  View details 

Event - 7 -> 11/9/2007 - NESSI presentation in IBC conference

Véronique Pevtschin, NESSI Communication coordinator, gave an update on NESSI during the IBC conference held in Amsterdam  www.ibc.org

 

For previous events attended to by NESSI, please contact the NESSI Office at:

NESSI Office
11 Avenue des Pléiades
1200 Brussels
Belgium

Phone 32(0)2.762.00.82
Fax      32(0)2.762.01.51
Email  
office@nessi-europe.eu

 

 

 

 

Event – 12/2/2009 – European Committee for Interoperable Systems /OFE Breakfast debate

Mr. Dario Avallone, R&D Director at Engineering Ingegneria Informatica and member of the NESSI Board attended the breakfast debate organised by ECIS and OFE. More information at www.ecis.eu

Event – 23/1/2009 –KIC Seminar organised by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology on the Future Information and Communication Society

Dr. Manfred Wrangler from Siemens represented Dr Reinhold Achatz, NESSI Chairman, at the seminar organised by the IT on the 23rd of January. More information at http://ec.europa.eu/eit/pastseminars_en.htm

Event – 21/1/2009 – European Parliament debate – “How can we support service innovation and create coherence between national and European initiatives”?

Elmar Husmann, IBM and NESSI Steering Committee representative, attended the dinner debated organised by Danish MEP Britta Thomsen in collaboration with the Danish Service Industries Federation and the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.

Event – 13 & 14/1/2009 – SSOKU 09

NEXOF and the NESSI Open Source Software Working Group presented the latest advances during SSOKU 09 in Brussels. For more information, http://www.eu-ecss.eu/conference/. For a live session from NESSI’s Technical Director, Stefano De Panfilis’s presentation visit http://gridtalk-project.blogspot.com/2009/01/soku-by-nessi.html ,

Event - 10 -> 13/12/2008 – ServiceWave 2008

ServiceWave 2008 was held in Madrid from the 10th to the 13th of December 2008.  www.servicewave.eu

Event - 20=> 24/10/2008 - The NESSI-Grid SRA Presentation at the 5th GRIDs @ Work

The NESSI-Grid SRA will be presented during the 5th GRIDs @ Work that will be held from the 20th to the 24th of October. To learn about the latest evolutions, please join the Technical Concertation meeting on the 22nd of October during which the NESSI-Grid SRA will be introduced. Please, click here for more information about the Conference and here for more information about the Technical Concertation day

Event - 20 -> 22/10/2008 – IMCSIT and NESSI, Wisla, Poland

A workshop dedicated to NESSI is organised during the upcoming IMCSIT conference in order to reinforce links with the NESSI Poland initiative. Workshop presentations will provide an update on NESSI, with a specific focus on experiences of ongoing national technology platforms and on the link of NESSI with national initiatives and platforms.
More information at
www.imcsit.org

Event - 10/2008  – ERCIM to host seminar on ICT Security

TSD WG members are cooperating with ERCIM in order to organise a Seminar on ICT Security addressing the topic of Engineering of Secure Complex Software Systems and Services. This event is provisionally scheduled for October 2008. More information at www.ercim.org

Event - 6 – 7/10/2008 Internet of Things - Internet of the Future - Nice, France

We invite you to participate in the French European Union Presidency Conference on "Internet of Things-Internet of the Future". The two-days conference will foster the creation of the bases necessary for the development of a European market for a mobile services as well as for services related to the use of the Internet of Things. Further information about programme, registration and much more is available at: http://www.internet2008.eu/spip.php?article=9

News - 25/09/2008 - The NESSI-Grid SRA Presentation at the 5th GRIDs @ Work

The NESSI-Grid SRA will be presented during the 5th GRIDs @ Work that will be held from the 20th to the 24th of October. To learn about the latest evolutions, please join the Technical Concertation meeting on the 22nd of October during which the NESSI-Grid SRA will be introduced. Please, click here for more information about the Conference and here for more information about the Technical Concertation day.

Event - 22/09/2008 - NESSI-Grid invites to the Grid Community Event

Be part of the Event to learn more about the new contents in the third version of the NESSI Grid SRA, know more about the community involment process and much more. Please, download the invitation here.

News- 18/09/2008 - ServiceWave 2008 - Call for Workshops

ServiceWave 2008 invites proposals for the WorkshopsTrack Conference. Please, click  here to download the pdf.

News - 18/09/2008 - ServiceWave 2008 - Preliminary Programme

ServiceWave 2008 invites you to be parte of the Event. For further information about the Programme please, click here.

Event - 14/9/2008 - Join the ISERD event on Services

ISERD, the Israeli Directorate for EU FP aims at promoting joint Israeli-EU R&D. ISERD will hold an event dedicated to "a Service Based European platform for Leveraging Research & Development" on Sunday, September 14th, 2008 (10:00 – 14:00) at the ISERD OFFICE in Tel Aviv.

To access the draft agenda for this event please click here.

Event - 09/2008 - NESSI OSS WG organises panel

NESSI Open Source Software Working Group organises a panel session at 4th International Conference on Open Source Systems in 09/2008. Here you can find more information and please, visit the Conference website at http://oss2008.dti.unimi.it

News - 27/08/2008 - NESSI OSS WG flyer released

The new NESSI OSS WG flyer has been released. If you want to know more about the role of Open Source in the transformation of the software economy download the file just clicking here

Event - 25 -> 31/8/2008  – TSD NESSI Working Group representatives at DEPEND 2008

In August 2008, several NESSI TSD WG members will be directly involved in the First International Workshop on Dependability and Security in Complex and Critical Information Systems, DEPEND 2008, to be held on August 25-31, in Cap Esterel, France. Among other topics TSD WG members will present the current trends in coping with dependability in service oriented architectures and infrastructures.

News - 04/08/2008 - FASSBINDER White Book

The FASSBINDER White Book has been recently published. A downloadable version is now available. Further information on the project can be found on the website : http://www.fassbinder-project.eu/index.php?lang=en

News - 31/07/2008 - Publication of the NESSI Office Services Flyer

The NESSI Office Services Flyer has just been published and an electronic version is available on the website.

The Services Flyer gives details on the NESSI Office and the services offered.

Hard copies of the Services Flyer will soon be available.

Event - 9->11/07/2008 - 3rd General Assembly of INES, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

We invite you to participate in the Third General Assembly of the INES platform. During the three days of the event, you will have the opportunity to attend to the presentations of regional, national ad European representatives about the novelties and status of the innovation in the software and services sector in Spain and Europe. Click here for full details.

Event - 2 -> 4/7/2008 – Security issue discussed at DEBS2008

In July 2008, DEBS 2008 conference (http://debs08.dis.uniroma1.it/) will host a panel session on security issues for event-based infrastructures, as seen from the NESSI European Technology Platform representatives.

Event - ServiceWave 2008 Presentation

NESSI announces ServiceWave 2008. Click here to see the ServiceWave 2008 presentation!

News - 03/07/2008 - NESSI June newsletter available

NESSI has just published the June newsletter. Hot topics include the upcoming Invitation to Contribute to NEXOF. the ServiceWave 2008 and the NESSI position paper on "European Software Strategy" - for all this news and more, click here to download the newsletter.

News - 27/06/2008 - NESSI releases its position paper on a "European Software Strategy"

On the 16th of June, NESSI sent to Commissioner Viviene Reding its latest position paper on a strategy for software in Europe. The paper issues six recommendations that are fully detailed in the report. Please click here to download the report.

Event - NESSI-Grid to present latest developments at OGF 23

The NESSI-Grid community will present its SRA and community process during the upcoming OGF23 conference in Barcelona from 2nd to 6th June 2008. More information at http://www.ogf.org/OGF23/program.php

Event - 9 & 10/6/2008 – EchoGrid industrial workshop, Athens, Greece

EchoGrid is organising its third Workshop. The Industry Track is inviting industry experts to participate to a discussion on Grid roadmap and general concerns on Grid related to Industry.

EchoGRID consortium has drafted a 3, 5 and 10 year roadmap on various Grid topics [New Programming Paradigms, GRID Architectures - SoA, GRID Management, Virtual Organisation, Component model, Workflow / Business Process]. The roadmap draft is available and open for comments at echogrid.ercim.org

Event - 3 -> 5/6/2008 - Demonstrating GRID for Business – June 2008

BeinGRID is organising BeingGRID Industrial Days in June 2008 in Barcelona, Spain. Co-located with OGF23 and OGF-Europe, the Industrial Days will focus on demonstrating the applicability of GRID to various business domains.

More information is available at www.beingrid.eu/beingridindustrydays.html

News - 03/06/2008 - NESSI-Grid: Consultation Process for NESSI-Grid SRAv3.0

The open consultation process is now open for the... click here

News - 29/05/2008 - Do you want to publish information in the NESSI Newsletter?

NESSI's newsletters are open to partners and members who wish to publish information relevant to the services and software community. NESSI members, partners, Strategic and Compliant projects can send information to be published to barbara.pirillo@eng.it. The next 2008 newsletters will be published in June, September and December.

News - 29/05/2008 - Call for papers for ServiceWave published

ServiceWave 2008 launches its call for papers on Friday 30th May 2008. Hosted by UPM in Madrid, ServiceWave 2008 is organised by NESSI in cooperation with the ETPs eMobility, EPoSS, ISI and NEM, with Networks of Excellence CoreGrid and S-Cube, with the Support Actions Eiffel, 4NEM and NESSI 2010 as well as ICSOC. Visit the Call for Papers page for more information.

News - 29/05/2008 - All NESSI Strategic Projects are launched!

All NESSI Strategic Projects have been launched during the first semester of 2008. This first family of projects - EzWeb, Master, NEXOF-RA, Reservoir, SLA@SOI and SOA4ALL will all contribute to the elaboration of NEXOF, the NESSI Open Service Framework. The management of the contribution process and the definition of NEXOF's Reference Architecture are managed by NEXOF-RA.

News - 29/05/2008 - NESSI to link to the Polish Technology Platform on Software and Services

NESSI is organising a workshop during the upcoming IMCSIT conference to reinforce links with the Polish Technology Platform on Software and Services. Workshop presentations will provide an update on NESSI, with a specific focus on experiences of ongoing national technology platforms and on the link of NESSI with national initiatives and platforms. More information at www.imcsit.org

News - 29/05/2008 - EchoGRID launches Researcher Echange Programme

After one year of activity, the EchoGRID consortium opens the Researcher Exchange Programme to other projects funded by the European Commission unit D3 of the Information Society and media Directorate-General. Click here for more information

Event - 19 & 20/5/2008 – NESSI Open Source Software Working Group launch

NESSI’s new Open Source Software WG launched during this two-day event hosted by the NESSI Office in Brussels.

More information by contacting gregory.lopez@thalesgroup.com

Event - 17/4/2008 - ERINA study presents final results during workshop

The ERINA study (developing recommendations to exploit e-Infrastructure Potential in e-Government, e-Health and e-Learning) organised its final workshop in Brussels.

More information? Check out the Web site www.erina-study.eu

Event - 11/4/2008 – TSD NESSI Working Group organises working session

TSD WG organised a working session to discuss future challenges of privacy research. This TSD WG internal event on Privacy took place at NESSI Office in Brussels on 11th of April 2008 

More information by contacting Aljosa.pasic@atosorigin.com

Event - 4/4/2008 - Artemisia and Eniac to organise JTI Information Days

During 2007, the ETPs Artemis and Eniac evolved towards a JTI, Joint Technology Initiatives. On the 4th of April, they provided information about the process and the future evolution in an open day. NESSI is currently actively analysing the process of evolution towards a JTI in collaboration with e-Mobility, ePoSS, ISI and NEM.

More information at http://epistep.org/Artemis&Eniac.php

Event - 31/3, 1 & 2/4/2008 – NESSI participates to Future Internet Conference

NESSI participated, alongside the other ICT ETPs eMobility, ePoSS, ISI and NEM to the Future Internet Conference organised in Bled, Slovenia in March 2008. Read more …

Event - 13 & 14/3/2008 – TSD NESSI Working Group and Strategic Project Master participate to ISGIG workshop

Organised in Pisa, Italy, the International Symposium on Global Information Governance, ISGIG 2008, focused on cross-border and cross-organization challenges in governing, managing, and securing enterprises.

More information at www.isgig.org.

Event - 4 & 5/3/2008 - NESSI and NESSI Projects represented during the event on WP 2009-10 preparation

The European Commission, DG Information Society, 'Software and Service Architectures and Infrastructures' Unit organised a two days event on the 4th and 5th of March 2008 in Brussels. On the 4th of March, the focus was on the priorities for the Workprogramme 2009-10, while the 5th of March was devoted to the public launch of the 28 Projects resulting from Call 1 More information on the event can be found at

http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ssai/fp7-launch-march08-reg_en.html

Event - 29/2/2008 – NESSI i-Government Working Group launch

The new NESSI i-Government Working Group launched in Brussels.

More information by contacting Lanfranco.marasso@eng.it

Event - 16 & 17/1/2008 – NESSI takes part in Qualipso Conference

Qualispo held its first conference in Rome in January 2008, on the topic of Boosting innovation and growth by fostering Open Source Software. Read more …

Event - 11 & 12/12/2007 – NESSI organizes 2 day General Assembly

For the first time, NESSI expanded its General Assembly to a 2 day event. The NESSI Interactive DVD is available with all presentations from the General Assembly 2007. Read more

Event - 21/11/2007 - Jacquard programme invites NESSI

NESSI was been invited to present its achievements to the Dutch JACQUARD programme during their diner held on 21st of November 2007. Geleyn Meijer from NESSI partner Logica CMG represented NESSI during this event. Read more ...

Event - 17 -> 20/09/2007 – ICSOC conference sees NESSI participation

Stefano De Panfilis, coordinator of the SRA Committee, coordinated the Industrial Track of the ICSOC conference 2007 in September 2007. Starting in 2008, ICSOC and NESSI will closely collaborate through the ServceWave Conference.  View details 

Event - 7 -> 11/9/2007 - NESSI presentation in IBC conference

Véronique Pevtschin, NESSI Communication coordinator, gave an update on NESSI during the IBC conference held in Amsterdam  www.ibc.org

 

For previous events attended to by NESSI, please contact the NESSI Office at:

NESSI Office
11 Avenue des Pléiades
1200 Brussels
Belgium

Phone 32(0)2.762.00.82
Fax      32(0)2.762.01.51
Email  
office@nessi-europe.eu

 

 

 

 


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