International Conference on Internet and Societies: New Innovation Paths
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| International Conference on Internet and Societies: New Innovation Paths | |
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| Date | 07/09/2011 |
| City | Brussels |
| Country | Belgium |
| Summary | Summary::Internet and Societies: New Innovation Paths |
A Forward-looking high-level conference on future internet challenges and opportunities.
September 7-9, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium.
In a world of accelerating changes, and at a time when economic, social, and environmental risks of breakdowns are in sight, it is of paramount importance to better apprehend how the Internet can impact and transform societies in the next decades but also how it can be even better adapted to tomorrow’s societies, particularly if societal paradigm shifts are envisioned and if a true sustainable future is targeted.
This conference invites all organizations interested in the interactions between the Internet and societies to listen to the visions presented by leading experts from Europe and the rest of the world on challenges and opportunities ahead, and to make their voices heard, thus contributing to the definition of the future priorities of EU-funded research.
The venue is the Charlemagne building of the European Commission in Brussels, located at ‘Rond-point Robert Schuman’ (metro: Schuman station).
The event starts on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 18:00 with a Welcome session, followed by a cocktail, featuring keynote speeches and an award ceremony to honour the winners of the PARADISO global children’s drawing contest on the theme ‘The future Internet seen by children’.
On September 8, the 2nd edition of the PARADISO international conference will take place from 9:30 to 18:00. Keynote speakers from Europe and the rest of the world will share their visions of the future of our societies and of the Internet. The last session will be the occasion, for the PARADISO high-level expert panel to introduce in detail its set of recommendations to the European Commission regarding research topics to be addressed in future EU-funded programmes.
On September 9, from 9:00 to 16:00, the event will be devoted to the 1st dialogue on “Platforms for collective awareness and action”, a focus in line with PARADISO recommendations (see http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/collectiveawareness for full details). This one-day dialogue should contribute identifying related multidisciplinary research priorities for the last Call of FP7 and for FP8.
Registration for this conference has to be done online. It is free of charge to register but early registration is recommended because of limited room capacity at the venue.
More information from the organisation's website
