Participations in seminars, events, conferences and workshops in 2005
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 BXL 2005-05-24, IST-5 2.5.8 ICT for networked businesses Info-Day.
Martin (MVRCM), Kuba (GRUPA-ANTARES) and Ferran (MUFICATA) attend the
work-shop. CONSEN presents TECAPIS as cooperative networked
organization, interested in research organizational and knowledge
solutions for improving the network, in particular the trust and the
coopeartion. CONSEN offers itself as good partner for defining
requirements, implementing and testing distributed technologies,
applications on information and communication spaces. Some
opportunities of project partneships raised. OS-Legal proposal as
Supportive Action was discussed to produce a good Europe legal
environment for the IST industrial area. |
 BXL 2005-04-21, CONSEN friendly dinner
Danny (THINK-WIZE), Etienne, Christophe (TUDOR Research center, LUX)
collaborator, Hugo (INDIGOV), Nikos (ZEUS), Tunde (collaborator)
and Gabor (ULX) in a typical Brussels restaurant. The CONSEN members
and collaborators celebrate a friendly meeting approach around the
table. Some different projects and visions were discussed. |
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Leuven (BEL) 2005-04-20, CONSEN work meeting: NEXT STEP
Launching operations and defining actions. Jo (INDIGOV), Danny
(THINK-WIZE), Nikos (ZEUS), Hugo (INDIGOV) and Ferran (MUFICATA). In a
global consensus ambient the BCN plan was detailed and accepted. The
attendants proposed to add some different strategic points to the
CONSEN agenda and some specific actions for the next month. The focus
was put on the internal organization, the main external actions and
nwxt bids and work-shops. A common interest and work commitment were
emphasized by everybody.
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21 - 22 April 2005 Workshop on Key Challenges for Software and Services Research Brussels
The
next call for proposals in Software and Services, IST Call 5, will
close on 21 September 2005. As part of its preparations for the call,
the Software Technologies Unit is organising two events to encourage
discussion of the technological challenges, to stimulate constituency
involvement and to facilitate networking of potential proposers. |
 BCN-Plan April-14
Planning the Preparatory works and Initial Discussions of the
short-term objectives of CONSEN EEIG as network enterprise grouping
having an initial and internal operative procedures and processes
allowing it to launch activities and to allocate its internal resources
to the current and future tasks in an organized, economic and learning
driven by feedback way. The BCN plan opens a period of discussion,
elaborating the BCN-Plan to be discussed in BXL the following week,
with four additional partners. The results of both meetings will guide
the organization until the launch of the Group on the first of June
with 9 partners from 8 countries. Also they are to agree that the
approval subject will be left to an online General meeting of Members
to celebrate first week of May after the start of this operative plan
and as previous period to the final approval in autumn druign the GAM
in BLX |
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SIGOSSEE 4th work-meeting Athens 21/22 February The CONSEN participation in this work-meeting was  focused
on the report of tasks done and point out the next steps and work to
do, in reference to the OS best practices in Learning and Education. 1-
Leaders of take-up of OSS and best practice†working
group, 2- Participation in standards working group, 3- Development of
SIG through CONSENs network, 4- Coordination with CONSENS network, 5-
Development and leadership of dissemination of project outcomes
strategy. The attendance was: The Knownet; University of Limerick;
RayCom B.V.; ITB Bremen; ERGON K.E.K. the host; NewMediaLab;
Interactive-Institute; MUFICATA CONSEN (EEIG). The Conference 22nd agenda
was: Pedagogy of e-learning by Graham Attwell. SCORM 2004 specification
by Alexandra Toedt (SKYPE+slides). Designing Open Source LMSs based on
experience and good practices Simos Retalis, University of Piraeus.
e-Paideia Net Nikos Zigouritsas, Lambrakis Research Foundation. The
asynchronous learning platform that was setup for the Greek Schools
Network, which is based on Moodle by Vaggelis Kapoulas, Research
Academic Computer Technology Institute (CTI).  Developing
elearning Lessons by George Bekiaridis, ERGON kek. Panel discussion
with the presenters. Summary and concluding remarks and Close. Special Interest Group in Open Source Software for Education in Europe (SIGOSSEE)
has been established to investigate, inform, and advise the education
community on the uses and benefits of Open Source Software and Open
Content. Open Source is of growing interest to the education and
training sectors. However, despite much interest from the educational
software community and from individual education institutes and
providers, there is a lack of clear and unbiased advice and information
over the advantages and disadvantages of OSS and how appropriate the
adoption of OSS is for education and training and of policy advice and
direction on the subject.
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Nutshell overview of DISTREE 2005 The CONSEN
participation in Monte Carlo DISTREE conference, 2-5 Feb 2005, was
carry our by Mr.Mark Valdman PER SCITUM. He present CONSEN to 147 other
content´s Vendors from 25 countries. There was represented two
panels of participants: IT Distributors and Vendors. DCC Rallies
Retailers like Digital Consumer Channel and DBC Connects I.T. Systems
Houses like Digital Business Channel. Minor aim was to make business
connection in between Vendors and Distributors. As well there was lot
of companies from different countries, the second goal was to give a
overview of EC Funds - possibilities and a keys for participation. For
Vendors there was opend a mess-room for new technology presentation. I.
In CONSEN present "Methodology and knowledge for make
EC Funds": a) how to find EC priorities and callings for make funds,
how collect a Very Important information b) analyses of Your production
and skills by terms of make EC Funds c) how to preparate proposals for
make EC Funds d) how to create consortiums for make EC Funds e) full
support for the process for to make EC Funds as the personal counsellor
of Your company II. PER SCITUM in the role of
distributor; 1. Software solutions: a) ToDo - Interactive Knowledge
Management Environment b) m-ToDo as fundamental environment for Mobile
Workstation c) DoorPit as a Data Exchange System on parallel channels
d) Spacedata solutions for PC and Mobile Workstations - digital maps
and navigation etc. solutions on it e) Knowledge Management Systems and
Navigation Steering Centres for management of consortiums and/as well
moving objects. Thanks for Distree Moderator Mr. Bob Snyder, CONSEN
opens a Information Point during the conference time. Our table was
visited through 33 companies by pre-registrations and same companies
just provided a free moment to talk. Conferences was established on
very high level: very flexible program, most companies was represented
by presidents and executive directors/managers, very good organized
workshops in related speeches and one-to-one meetings. |
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OS2EU Open-Source to Europe Barcelona work-meeting 2005-01-18 17:00 I2CAT.net (Nexus building)
OS2EU
needs you high expertise and long experience, to joint companies,
communities and ideas as the same time that we can have a common
purpose for working and researching in European thematic groups.
CONSEN (EEIG) Euro-Group is preparing OS2EU Specific Support Action
(SSA) project (deadline 2005-02-10), budget 1.500.000EUR 28 months of
duration and 40 European governmental, industrial and academic
partners. This is an opportunity to reach funds for doing a common and
relevant Open-Source industrial cross-sectorial force and get some
project and work in OS. The Budget for partner are 20.000 - 50.000EUR.
He was to attend 4/6 Workshops and provide experience and interest in
to cooperate for establishing a European grouping be able to start a EU
project and a PA worksn and to join FP6 projects. Abstract: Build an
EUROPEAN OPEN-SOURCE INDUSTRIAL FORCE available and feasible to lead,
coordinate and carried out the research, innovation and migration
projects and works of the Information Systems of the Europe Union
Public Administration and other big international corporations to
Open-source (non-proprietary software) converting the Software using
the Open-Source in a commodity for all, citizen, industries and public
administrations.
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2005
- TOSSAD EU-FP6 project Lujbiana SLOV WP1 work-shop 26-28 October
TOSSAD WP1-WP2 LJU (SLOV) 2005-09-28, Work-Meetings WP1 and WP2
workmeeting to plan and decide actions about Merida conference and
questionnaire and studies. Ateendace of TUBITAK, PVLab, ISOC, FUNDECIT,
XLAB, ULIBYN and CONSEN.
CONSEN has to designm first the questionnaire depending on the WS
results and later evaluate and report the results of the questionnaire
about adaption of OS in Europe.
- EU FP6 IST 2359 infoday Brussels BEL
BXL 2005-06-02, IST-5 2.5.9 New Collaborative Environments Info-Day.
Nikos (ZEUS consulting), Leonardo (EU4Business), Danny Cools
(THINK-WIZE) and Ferran (MUFICATA) attend the work-shop. CONSEN
presents, to more than 200 hundred persons, TECAPIS as cooperative
networked organization, interested in research organizational and
knowledge solutions for improving the network, in particular the trust
and the coopeartion. CONSEN offers itself as good partner for defining
requirements, implementing and testing distributed technologies,
applications on information and communication spaces. Some
opportunities of project partneships raised. At ENAIPS office the
CONSEN member follow discussing new proposals and projects.
- CONSEN EURO-GROUP meeting Brussels BEL BXL 2005-07-03
Work-Meeting Giovanni and Leonardo (EU for Business), Danny Cools
(THINK-WIZE), Hugo (INDIGOV) and Ferran (MUFICATA) attend the second
CONSEN work-meeting. After the first extension to seven memebrs, at
this time CONSEN discuss internal rules and organization, the second
semester plan and budget. In parallel CONSEN studied the new
initiatives presented and the new potential members (ANDAGO).
- EU FP6 IST 2358 infoday Brussels BEL
BXL 2005-05-24, IST-5 2.5.8 ICT for networked businesses Info-Day.
Martin (MVRCM), Kuba (GRUPA-ANTARES) and Ferran (MUFICATA) attend the
work-shop. CONSEN presents TECAPIS as cooperative networked
organization, interested in research organizational and knowledge
solutions for improving the network, in particular the trust and the
coopeartion. CONSEN offers itself as good partner for defining
requirements, implementing and testing distributed technologies,
applications on information and communication spaces. Some
opportunities of project partneships raised. OS-Legal proposal as
Supportive Action was discussed to produce a good Europe legal
environment for the IST industrial area.
- EU FP6 IST 2355 infoday Brussels BEL
BXL 2005-04-21, CONSEN friendly dinner Danny (THINK-WIZE), Etienne,
Christophe (TUDOR Research center, LUX) collaborator, Hugo (INDIGOV),
Nikos (ZEUS), Tünde (collaborator) and Gabor (ULX) in a typical
Brussels restaurant. The CONSEN members and collaborators celebrate a
friendly meeting approach around the table. Some different projects and
visions were discussed.
- MECYT PROFIT programme presentation Barcelona ESP
- AMI@WORK EU programme Brussels BEL
- CONSEN EURO-GROUP meeting Brussels BEL
Leuven (BEL) 2004-04-20, CONSEN work meeting: NEXT STEPS
Launching operations and defining actions. Jo (INDIGOV), Danny
(THINK-WIZE), Nikos (ZEUS), Hugo (INDIGOV) and Ferran (MUFICATA). In a
global consensus ambient the BCN plan was detailed and accepted. The
attendants proposed to add some different strategic points to the
CONSEN agenda and some specific actions for the next month. The focus
was put on the internal organization, the main external actions and
nwxt bids and work-shops. A common interest and work commitment were
emphasized by everybody.
- CONSEN EURO-GROUP meeting Barcelona ESP
BCN-Plan April-14 Planning the Preparatory works and Initial
Discussions of the short-term objectives of CONSEN EEIG as network
enterprise grouping having an initial and internal operative procedures
and processes allowing it to launch activities and to allocate its
internal resources to the current and future tasks in an organized,
economic and learning driven by feedback way.
The BCN plan opens a period of discussion, elaborating the BCN-Plan to
be discussed in BXL the following week, with four additional partners.
The results of both meetings will guide the organization until the
launch of the Group on the first of June with 9 partners from 8
countries. Also they are to agree that the approval subject will be
left to an online General meeting of Members to celebrate first week of
May after the start of this operative plan and as previous period to
the final approval in autumn druign the GAM in LUX.
- TOSSAD EU-FP6 project Istanbul TUR kick-off work-meeting 2-4 February
- AMI@WORK EU programme Brussels BEL 11-13 January. Presentation of ENISIR project proposal
- TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION EU-FP6 project Barcelona ESP conference
- SIGOSSEE EU-FP6 project Athens GRC work-shop 2-4 October 2005
SIGOSSEE 4th work-meeting Athens 21/22 February
The CONSEN participation in this work-meeting was focused on the report
of tasks done and point out the next steps and work to do, in reference
to the OS best practices in Learning and Education.
1- Leaders of “take-up of OSS and best practice†working group,
2- Participation in standards working group,
3- Development of SIG through CONSENs network,
4- Coordination with CONSENS network,
5- Development and leadership of dissemination of project outcomes strategy.
- OS2EU Open-Source to Europe
Barcelona work-meeting 2005-01-18 17:00 I2CAT.net (Nexus building)
