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<p><b><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Verdana;">Who
should be at ICT 2008?</span></b><font color="#ffffff"><span
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<p> Researchers, innovators, engineers, policy and
business decision-makers in the field of digital technologies - ICT
2008 is for you.</p>
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<div style="background-color: rgb(255, 102, 0);"><a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/themes/"
style="text-decoration: none;"><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><span
style="font-weight: 700;">Conference </span></font></a><span
style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt;"> <font color="#ffffff"><a
style="text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/themes/"><font
color="#ffffff">Themes:</font></a> 'I's TO THE FUTURE </font></span></div>
<p><b><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;">I</span></b><span
style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><b>nventing
the future:</b> New opportunities in research and innovation</span></p>
<p><b> Innovative Europe:</b> new markets, new sectors
and new players. </p>
<p> <span><b> Impact through policy</b>: The role of
public policy in stimulating innovation in Europe. </span></p>
<p><a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/themes/index_en.htm"
style="text-decoration: none;"><font color="#486491"><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: 700; font-size: 8pt;">Conference
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style="font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/conference/index_en.htm">
<font color="#486491">themes</font></a></span></p>
<div style="background-color: rgb(72, 100, 145);"><font
color="#ffffff"><b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;">Sample
the last ICT Event: </span></b></font>
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><font
color="#ffffff"><img src="cid:part2.02020608.07080801@mdpi.org"
border="0" height="81" width="119"><br>
</font></span> <span
style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;"><a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/istevent/2006/press/opening_highlights/index_en.htm"><font
color="#ffffff"><b>IST 2006 website</b></font></a></span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="60%"><b><i><span
style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-family: Verdana;">About
<font color="#ff6600"> <a style="text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/ictevent/"><font color="#486491">ICT 2008</font></a></font><a
style="text-decoration: none;" href="http://ec.europa.eu/ictevent/"><font
color="#486491">:</font></a></span></i></b><font color="#486491"> </font><font
color="#000080" face="Freestyle Script" size="6"><br>
Europe's biggest ICT Research event</font> <br>
<font color="#ff6600"><b><span
style="font-family: Verdana;"><font size="4">Conference programme now
published. </font></span></b></font>
<p><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: 700; font-size: 8pt;"><font
color="#486491">Read d</font><a
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/conference/programme1/index_en.htm"
style="text-decoration: none;"><font color="#486491">raft
programme</font></a><font color="#486491"> online. </font></span><span>
Highlights: </span></p>
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<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><b>Setting the ICT
agenda for the next decade</b>, w</span><span>ith
participation at ministerial, Commissioner and industry executive
levels; </span></p>
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<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: 700;">2009-2010
Work Programme: </span> <span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">
ICT research priorities for Europe.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"> <span>
<b>"I made it happen":</b> successful entrepreneurs
tell how.</span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"> <span>
<b>"I"s to the sustainable future:</b> ICT for
climate change and energy efficiency </span></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span><b>ICT
excellence matters</b>: discussed by leading
scientists and industrialists. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><font
color="#ff6600" size="4"><b>New deadline for exhibition proposals:
15th M</b></font><font color="#ff6600" size="4"><b>ay
2008. </b></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Following
numerous requests to allow more time, the Exhibition committee have
extended the </span> <span>deadline for submission of exhibition
proposals to
15 May 2008. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Full
details: </span><b> <span> <a style="text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/exhibition/call/index_en.htm"><font
color="#486491">call for exhibition proposals</font></a><font
color="#486491">.</font></span></b></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">Submit
an exhibit proposal related to: </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span><b>Research
projects with high-tech prototype demonstrators; </b></span></p>
</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"> <span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><b>Small enterprises
with big ideas in the digital sector!</b> </span> <span>( "SME
village"); </span> </p>
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<li>
<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span>
<b>Success stories from international
research projects</b> ( "International Village"):</span> </p>
</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 2pt; margin-bottom: 2pt;"><span><b>Information
about ICT-related activities</b></span></p>
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<p><span
style="font-size: 8pt; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana;">European
Commission, 30 April 2008. </span></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 3pt;"><font color="#ffffff" size="2"><span
style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic; font-family: Verdana;">ICT
2008 is organised by the European Commission and hosted by the
French Presidency of the European Union</span></font></p>
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<p align="center"><span
style="font-weight: 700; font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana;"><font
color="#486491">LATEST NEWS<a style="text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/exhibition/call/index_en.htm"><font
color="#486491"> </font></a></font></span></p>
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<p><font color="#ff6600"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><b><span
style="font-family: Verdana;">Speakers at </span></b></span></font> <span><font
color="#ff6600"><b>ICT 2008 conference:</b></font></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><b>R
& D: </b>Leading scientists, researchers and
academics in ICT</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><b>Industry:</b></span><span>Major
players in the ICT sector.</span></p>
<p><span>Successful small companies making waves in the
digital economy</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;"><b>Finance:</b>
advice for start-ups from venture capitalists.</span><span></span></p>
<p><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: 700;">High
level poliitcal figures: </span><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt;">French and Czech
ministers, European Commissioner.</span></p>
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<p><span><a style="text-decoration: none;"
href="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/exhibition/call/index_en.htm"><font
color="#486491"><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: 700; font-size: 8pt;"> VENUE
for ICT 2008</span></font></a></span></p>
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target="blank"><font color="#486491"><span>Centre de Congres,</span></font></a></font></b></span><span
style="font-family: Verdana; font-weight: 700; font-size: 8pt;"> Lyon
Date: </span><span
style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: 700;"> 25-27
Nov 2008</span><span>
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Francis F. Ph.D MUGUET KNIS/ENSTA
Pôle de Développement pour l'Information Scientifique
"Réseaux de la Connaissance et Société de l'Information"
Scientific Information Development Laboratory
"Knowledge Networks & Information Society" (KNIS)
ENSTA/KNIS <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://knis.org">http://knis.org</a>
32 Blvd Victor 75739 PARIS cedex FRANCE
Phone: (33)1 45 52 60 19 Fax: (33)1 45 52 52 82
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@ensta.fr">muguet@ensta.fr</a> <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ensta.fr/%7Emuguet">http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet</a>
FP7 Digital World Forum on Accessible and Inclusive ICT
PC4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pc4d.org">http://www.pc4d.org</a>
MDPI Foundation Open Access Journals
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mdpi.org">http://www.mdpi.org</a> <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mdpi.net">http://www.mdpi.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@mdpi.org">muguet@mdpi.org</a> <a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@mdpi.net">muguet@mdpi.net</a>
World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups
Scientific Information : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wsis-si.org">http://www.wsis-si.org</a> chair
Patents & Copyrights : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wsis-pct.org">http://www.wsis-pct.org</a> co-chair
Financing Mechanismns : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wsis-finance.org">http://www.wsis-finance.org</a> web
Info. Net. Govermance : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.wsis-gov.org">http://www.wsis-gov.org</a> web
NET4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.net4D.org">http://www.net4D.org</a>
UNMSP : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.unmsp.org">http://www.unmsp.org</a>
WTIS : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wtis.org">http://www.wtis.org</a> REUSSI : <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.reussi.org">http://www.reussi.org</a>
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Francis F. MUGUET Ph.D
MDPI Foundation Open Access Journals
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mdpi.org">http://www.mdpi.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mdpi.net">http://www.mdpi.net</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@mdpi.org">muguet@mdpi.org</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@mdpi.net">muguet@mdpi.net</a>
ENSTA/KNIS <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://knis.org">http://knis.org</a>
32 Blvd Victor 75739 PARIS cedex FRANCE
Phone: (33)1 45 52 60 19 Fax: (33)1 45 52 52 82
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:muguet@ensta.fr">muguet@ensta.fr</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet">http://www.ensta.fr/~muguet</a>
FP7 Digital World Forum on Accessible and Inclusive ICT
PC4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.pc4d.org">http://www.pc4d.org</a>
World Summit On the Information Society (WSIS)
Civil Society Working Groups
Scientific Information : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-si.org">http://www.wsis-si.org</a> chair
Patents & Copyrights : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-pct.org">http://www.wsis-pct.org</a> co-chair
Financing Mechanismns : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-finance.org">http://www.wsis-finance.org</a> web
Info. Net. Govermance : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wsis-gov.org">http://www.wsis-gov.org</a> web
NET4D : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.net4D.org">http://www.net4D.org</a>
UNMSP : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.unmsp.org">http://www.unmsp.org</a>
WTIS : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.wtis.org">http://www.wtis.org</a> REUSSI : <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.reussi.org">http://www.reussi.org</a>
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