Charlemagne Building, Brussels, 29-30 June 2006

The conference is organised by the European Commission DG Information Society and Media and DG Research and with the support of three roadmapping projects of DG INFSO (SYMBIOMATICS, STEP & SHARE).

The e-Newsletter Meeting the Challenges in Healthcare IT Across Communities is now online. In the run up to the inaugural World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition to be held in Geneva 10 - 13 October, an issues-based e-newsletter has been launched.

For the first time in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, representatives from all spectrums of the world of health IT will come together (10-13 October, 2006) in Geneva, Switzerland.

The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition is a new concept for the healthcare community. Bridging the gaps between public policy and the realities of day-to-day implementation, The World of Health IT has been designed for and by the healthcare IT community in Europe, the Middle East and Africa - be they buyers, vendors, technology users, providers or healthcare regulators.

Since 2003 the European Commission consistently supports the organisation of eHealth High Level Conferences as a successful way of fostering best practices exchange between European policy makers, experts and other stakeholders in eHealth; as well as a unique dissemination opportunity for innovative processes and implementations.

The first of these conferences took place in Brussels (Belgium), 22-23 May 2003, while the city of Cork (Ireland) hosted the second eHealth Conference, 5-6 May 2004. The third edition was organised by Norway in the city of Tromso, 22-23 May 2005.