28 June - 1 July 2009, Helsinki, Finland.
The following topics are intended to guide the authors in the directions emphasized by the 10th Congress. They are consistent with the central theme of Nursing Informatics - Connecting Health and Humans in support of nursing informatics practice, management education and research.

9 October 2008, Brussels, Belgium
Following the success and interest of the first OpenDays Health Village in 2007, the Information Society and Media DG and the Health and Consumers DG of the European Commission, EUREGHA and COCIR are organizing a second edition of this event.

CEN, CENELEC, and ETSI, the three European Standards Organizations (ESOs) announce the launch of the joint project eHEALTH-INTEROP, which will address the requirements of the European Commission mandate on standardization in the field of eHealth. The project team invites all stakeholders to a Webinar on Thursday the 2nd of October 2008 from 15.00 till 16.30 CET on the draft eHealth Standards Mandate report recently issued for public comment until October 22nd.

April 1-3, 2009, Luxembourg, G. D. of Luxembourg
Med-e-Tel 2009 invites to join its Educational and Information Program of interactive seminars on eHealth, telemedicine and all possible ICT applications in medicine. Organized by Luxexpo and supported by wide range of national and international associations and institutions, this three day meeting brings together leading specialists to present recent achievements and developments in the field.

EuroBiO 2008, the Life Sciences Event of the EU Presidency awarded prestigious EU Presidency Label, will take place at the Palais des Congrès conference centre in Paris from Tuesday, October 7th to Thursday, October 9th inclusive. During these three days, the international life science community will be brought together around the Four Pillars that made the success of BIO in the US: the Conference Pillar, the Business Convention Pillar, the Exhibition Pillar, and the Career Fair Pillar.

4-6 November, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark
The World of Health IT 2008 (WoHIT 2008) Conference & Exhibition is an innovative and forward-thinking event designed to deepen the understanding of specific healthcare ICT markets in Europe. Given the location of this year's conference, a special "Danish and Nordic Track" featuring discussions on healthcare ICT issues in both Scandinavia and the Baltic region has been created specifically for WoHIT 2008.

24-25 November 2008, The Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole Street, London, UK
Optimising patient centred care is seen by patients, government and healthcare providers as a way of improving both healthcare outcomes and patient satisfaction. eHealth technologies have the potential to play a key role in this process. TeleMed & eHealth 2008 will explore the opportunities and challenges surrounding their introduction.