This year's edition (21-23 November 2006) of the most important European event in the field of Information Society Technologies will coincide with the launch of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Development.

A conference on science and research in the context of Turkey's accession to the EU will take place in Istanbul on 8 September.

EU Science and Research Commissioner Janez Potocnik will open the conference, which is aimed at private sector representatives, universities and research centres.

Challenging Brain Computer Interfaces: Neural Engineering Meets Clinical Needs in Neurorehabilitation
November, 9-10, 2006
IRCCS Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, Italy

A list of the workshops proposed for the European Commission's information society technologies (IST) event has been published. The IST conference will take place in Helsinki, Finland, from 21 to 23 November.

The "e-Smart" Conference (September 20-22, 2006, Sophia-Antipolis - France) is the summit conference you should attend to cover your interest expectations and requirements on shaping the future of smart card.

The eChallenges 2006 conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 25 to 27 October. Organised by the European Commission, it will be an opportunity to discuss ways of bridging the 'digital divide'.

The fifth annual conference and exhibition
Wednesday 25 October 2006
Lakeside Conference Centre,
Aston University, Birmingham UK

Since it was launched in 2002, this annual interactive event of presentations, case histories and an exhibition has firmly established itself as one of the key events in healthcare and socialcare professionals' calendars.