Field: Energy
Date: 5 December 2018
Location: Frankfurt a.M.
Organizer: EU Commission

On 5 December 2018, the EU Commission organizes an information event  to present the financing and the development of new potentials for energy-efficient solutions and to discuss them with stakeholders.

The event is organized in cooperation with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the UN Environment Finance Initiative and is part of the Sustainable Energy Investment Forum (SEI).

SEI is funded by Horizon 2020 and is committed to the implementation and financing of sustainable energy systems. Central national stakeholders will be involved, with whom it is possible to network  and to exchange experiences on energy-efficiency projects. Germany, France and Austria are the focus of this event.

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Field: Humanities and Social Sciences
Date: 6 December 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the EU

The main objective of the conference is to demonstrate the importance of Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) research for competitiveness of Europe and wellbeing of its citizens, their contribution in solving main societal challenges and the added value of multidisciplinary research.

The long term objective seeks to ensure that SSH receive the proper recognition in academia and society. Too often governments, European policymakers and research community refer approvingly to the undoubted contributions made by natural sciences, engineering and technology to wealth generation, economic prosperity, knowledge transfer, innovation, and the development of new businesses, products & services, while failing to acknowledge the equally important contributions made by SSH.

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Field: ICT and IPR
Date: 12 December 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: KoWi

The European IPR Helpdesk warmly invites you to participate in its Annual/Stakeholder Event in Brussels focusing on the role of IP with regard to latest technology trends in the field of Blockchain.

Blockchain has for too long been associated solely with the digital currency Bitcoin. But what is Blockchain technology? What makes Blockchain technology a disruptive innovation?

What’s the impact of Blockchain technology on Intellectual Property and the protection of it?

Blockchain ledgers create time-stamped records that cannot be retroactively altered. This makes them an ideal solution for proving when a given piece of work was first created and used. Such a system could eliminate doubts about who created a piece of IP, making it easier for creators to enforce their rights when instances of infringement occur. The impact of the underlying technology in the numerous Blockchain protocols is certain to have a tremendous bearing on how we do business in the future. Already, the most important stakeholders in IP consider Blockchain technology a potential game changer for IP-intensive industries.

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Field: Science with and for Society (SWAFS)
Date: 14 December 2018
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Organizer: EU Commission with SiS.net

On 14 December 2018, a brokerage event will be held in Brussels for the current call for proposals in the programme field "Science with and for Society". The event will facilitate the search for partners and the establishment of consortia. The profiles of the participants will be posted on the event website. The brokerage event will be hosted by the European Commission together with SiS.net, the European Network of National Contact Points for the programme field  Science with and for Society.

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Field: Innovative Medicine
Date: 14 December 2018
Location: Dudelange, Luxemburg
Organizer: IMI2 - Innovative Medicines Initiative

On 14 December 2018, a conference on "Medical data valorisation and sustainability" will take place in Dudelange (Luxembourg). Invited to this networking event on current and future topics of the Innovative Medicines Initiative are stakeholders in health care and development such as hospitals, colleges, research infrastructures and biotech and pharmaceutical companies. There is an option of arranging bilateral meetings with other registered participants.

Registration is open until 13 November 2018. An expert from the National Contact Center for Life Sciences will be present at the event.

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