October 2004

October 2004

IST calls sceduled for 16-11-2004 and 17-5-2005

The new two-year work programme for the IST theme of FP6 has been approved. This opens the way for three new calls for proposals. Two of these calls are scheduled for 16 November 2004 and 17 May 2005. In addition, the Commission will make an open call for research proposals addressing Future and Emerging technologies which are, in general, beyond the scope of the Strategic Objectives. ... read more

EU news 27-10-2004

News from the European Commission (October 27, 2004). ... read more

Workshop: The Virtuality Continuum Revisited

For the third time in succession the "Human Media Interaction" (HMI) research section of the CTIT succeeded to get a workshop proposal accepted at the most important international conference on Computer Human Interaction (CHI). In 2005 we will organize a workshop on the virtuality continuum (multi-party interaction between human and virtual agents in smart/ambient environments) at CHI 2005 in Portland. The workshop will be organized together with David Traum of the Institute of Creative Technologies in Marina del Rey, California, USA. ... read more

Technology Platforms initiative of the EU

CORDIS has launched a new service to provide information on the Technology Platforms initiative. Technology Platforms aim to define a common vision, and medium to long-term agenda for strategic areas of research, and then bring together public-private partnerships for their implementation. ... read more