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APTEinfo
09.11.2000
APTEinfo informs you regularly on current
projects and events
in the areas of networking, technology, marketing and finance.
This service is based on authorized communications contributed
by members and partners of the APTE Association, an extensive
knowledge and contact network. If you would like to make use of
this communication channel, please contact us at
www.apte.net
1. The Technology Leadership Day 2000
organised by APTE Asso-
ciation and MICROSWISS Network on October 10 at the Rapperswil
Technical University was a great success. Over 400 specialists
from various fields of Technology and Business attended.
Over 50 sponsors and exhibitors from Switzerland, Germany,
Belgium, Austria and the UK contributed to a day of conferences
and networking. The Swiss government sent a letter of good wishes
and the keynote address was given by Dr. Rama Shukla of Intel,
California.
Please take note that the Technology
Leadership Day 2001 will
take place in Fribourg.
2. First Tuesday Basel will take place on
November 21 in the
Sudhaus of the former Warteck Brewery, Burgweg 7, Basel,
18.30-19.30: Cocktail and Networking
19.30-20.30: Podium discussion "KMU und Internet"
20.30-21.30: Cocktail and Networking
APTE Association will present the network at this event.
More information under
www.ksp.li
3. Yes, there will also be a First
Tuesday Neuchâtel which will
be launched on November 14 at the Aula des Jeunes-Rives in
Neuchâtel with topic: "Industrie et e-business: think big".
This event is currently planned to take place twice a year.
Infos at: Economic Promotion
Collégiale 3 - CH 2001 NEUCHATEL
Tel: +41-32-889 48 66 Fax: +41-32-889 62 95
4. M-Business 2000, Europe's Wireless
Enterprise Event on
the topic "Deploying an enterprise-wide wireless strategy"
will take place in Brussels on December 6-7, 2000. This is
the state-of-the-art event of its kind in Europe.
APTE members receive a 10% discount.
http://www.wbresearch.com
http://www.apte.net/m-business
5. The EPFL in Lausanne is jointly
organising with the
UNIL/HEC-Lausanne a postgraduate program in Management
of Technology focused on Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
The program starts January 8, 2001.
More information under
www.motwww.epfl.ch
6. The Swiss Society for Sensor
Technology SSST is organising
a visit to the EPFL-CMI in Lausanne on November 23.
Cost for non-members is CHF 50.
Fax your registration to the FSRM at 032/720 09 90
7. The CORDIS French Council Presidency
Research and Technology
Information Service is now online at
http://cordis.lu/france
The service is available in French and
English and updated
regularly. It provides users with a comprehensive survey of
The key research and technology activities throughout the
duration of the French Council Presidency, that is, until
February 24, 2001.
8. The European Space Agency ESA has set
up a program called
The "ESA SME Initiative" with goal to make the best possible
use of SMEs' (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises) expertise and
innovative technologies as well as improve their access to the
ESA programmes. Of particular interest are questions of techno-
logy transfer and expertise.
More information under
http://emits.esa.int/industry/sme/brochure.htm
This information comes to us from
SwissCore, the Brussels base
of the Swiss Information Network on European programs in research,
development and education.
More information under
http://www.euratin.net/swisscore.html
9. The Third International Workshop on
Smart Card Technologies
and Applications will take place on November 27-29, after
Electronica, in Berlin. This is organised by the German Chapter
of the IEEE CPMT and features keynote speakers from Lucent
Technologies.
More information under
http://www.pactech.de/CPMT-Germany
10. A new association has been created in The Hague, Netherlands:
The Association of European Science & Technology Transfer
Professionals (ASTP).
It offers a platform for exchange of best practices on technology
transfer practices in different European countries as well as the
management of technology transfer offices, start-ups, incubators,
licensing and contract matters.
More information under
http://www.astp.net
11. Internet Infosec News brings you
up-to-date topics concerning
security of information on a monthly basis and organises training
courses.
More information under
http://www.infosec.ch
12. The Swiss Organisation for Trade
Promotion has set up
information links to the Hanover Fair 2001 and CeBIT 2001
on its homepage
http://www.osec.ch/de
13. The next event of the European
Technology Forum will take
place on November 20-22 in London. It will be a European
eCommerce Partnering and Investment Forum. This is the
largest gathering on entrepreneurs, investors, VCs, bankers,
partners and advisors in Europe.
More information under
http://euro-techforum.com/ecom
14. The Intellectual Property Rights
Helpdesk is organising a
series of IPR seminars and Training Days in November and December
in Luxemburg for the EU-funded RTD community.
http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/seminars
15. The next INFOMAT (Information service
on materials and
processes in microengineering) seminar "Nettoyage de précision,
illusions et réalités" will take place on December 1.
Full information under
http://www.centredoc.ch
16. The next training course by the GESO
(Groupement électronique
de Suisse occidentale) on the topic of "Electromagnetic
Compatibility"
will take place on 30.11-1.12 in Yverdon.
More information under
http://www.apte.net/geso
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