25-27 November, 2008, Lyon, France
The biennial ICT Event (formerly called the "IST Event") is the most important forum for discussing research and public policy in information and communication technologies at European level. The Event brings together researchers and innovators, policy and business decision-makers working in the field of digital technologies. The ICT Event:

At this year's TeleHealth exhibition and conference, which for the first time is fully integrated into the annual trade show CeBIT, diabetics will be transformed into cyber-patients, our own beds into wireless sleep laboratories, and the doctor's practice into a high-tech communications centre. Over two days, 7 and 8 March 2008, the TeleHealth show-within-a-show in Hall 8 will focus on telemedicine processes in healthcare and the latest eHealth solutions.

What future role will information technology play in the medical care of patients in hospitals and general practices? How can information technology help to reduce costs in the healthcare sector? Visitors to this year's CeBIT can find answers to these and other questions at TeleHealth 2008, which for the first time this year is being staged as an integral part of CeBIT, the world's biggest trade fair for the digital industry.

The European Congress of Radiology, the annual meeting of the European Society of Radiology, will be held March 7-11, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. With more than 17,000 participants from over 90 countries, ECR has grown into the second largest medical meeting in Europe and the second largest radiological congress worldwide.

4-6 November, 2008, Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark.
The World of Health IT 2008 Conference & Exhibition will be designed by and for clinicians and other health professionals; health IT users and buyers; directors and administrators; informatics professionals; academicians; relevant standardisation and competent authorities on an international level and national level, and vendors such as software and hardware development companies and professional services firms.

3rd Special Track on Ontologies for Biomedical Systems for 21s IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems. The 21th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems (CBMS 2008) will be held on June 17-19, 2008 at University of Jyväskylä, Finland.

The European Commission's Directorate Information Society and Media played a key role in facilitating and focussing discussions on key topics in eHealth such as patient safety, standards harmonisation, industry activities or the healthcare professionals' experience with health ICT. All sessions benefited from the input of high calibre speakers and chairs and triggered lively debates.