ICT 2010 Newsletter - Issue 6 - 21/09/2010

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ICT 2010 update: issue no.6; September 21st, 2010 OUR LATEST NEWS REGISTER NOW VISIT OUR EXHIBITION More than 200 exhibitors confirmed EXPAND YOUR NETWORK 85 networking sessions approved MEDIA PARTNERS Sponsors (category A) ORGANISERS ICT 2010 is organised by the European Commission and is hosted by the Belgian Presidency of the European Union. Send an e-mail to the organisers. Last minute announcements More VIPs! Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science and Yves Leterme, Prime Minister of Belgium will both be speaking at the opening plenary on Sept. 27th, 9:45-11:00. Time change! ICT 2010 will start on Monday, Sept. 27th at 9:45 (previously 10:00). View the programme of the event. Find your way through the exhibition! Detailed maps of each exhibition zone are now online. Shuttle service! Free buses will take participants from the venue to Brussels National Airport (Zaventem) on Sept. 29th. Familiarise yourself with the conference programme: be sure to read through the detailed conference programme online. The 3 day overview of the conference programme (PDF format) has also recently been updated and will be of great use for planning your time at ICT 2010!" Exclusive interview! View a European success story based on European funding. ICT 2010 will be paperless: come prepared & help protect the environment! For the second time, use of paper at the ICT event will be strictly limited: related documents will be available in electronic format only and no 'conference bag' or map of the venue will be distributed. How can you contribute? Avoid printing the full participants' guide! Check our conference & networking sessions and exhibition stands. Identify in advance all those that are of interest to you as well as when and where they will take place, the 3 day overview of the conference programme will be of great use. Use your free USB stick to check the participants' guide offline & access key documents online (WiFi is available throughout most of the venue) If you are coordinating a networking session or exhibition stand, make it paperless! Vote for the best exhibit! Each and every participant has the right to vote for his/her favourite exhibit. The winner and 2 runners-up will receive cash prizes and a trophy. There are no pre-determined criteria for making the decision. You can choose an exhibit because it had the best demo or because it will have the most impact on our future. Or any other criteria. Further information about how to vote and prizes. Special section for journalists now available An online media center is available for all journalists to download the ICT 2010 press pack and access further background information about the ICT Event and DG INFSO activities. Read our factsheets about star research projects, the new Digital Agenda for Europe, the history of ICT events and achievements in digital technologies and telecommunications over the past 25 years. Journalists can also contact our press team for further information and register for the event and a press tour. ICT 2010 Side events ICT 2010 Night: cocktails in the Galeries Royales St-Hubert (28/09) New! The Belgian Presidency of the European Union is organising a cocktail party in the prestigious Saint Hubertus Royal Gallery, which will be specially illuminated for the evening. The evening's menu will include food-tasting of Belgian and Brussels' specialties, a showcase of Belgian and European "digital media artworks installations", and a Tour of the gallery's famous shops. Invitations are required: they will distributed on a "first come, first served" basis during the event. Further information on our website. My big idea for the Digital agenda (28/09) Reminder! Discuss how to make the Digital Agenda a reality at this workshop. The best ideas will be presented at the workshop. Further information on our website. Keep up to date with ICT 2010 You have received this e-mail because you have subscribed to the "ICT Event update". You can login here to unsubscribe. Your Profile | ICT 2010 on Europa | European Commission Information Society website Copyright (C) 2010: images in this newsletter are copyright. All rights reserved.