BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PHP-5.2.6/NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTODO UID:1175@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED:20080503T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080503T090000Z SUMMARY:Menzies Memorial Scholarships in Law DESCRIPTION:Three post-graduate scholarships are available\, tenable in the United Kingdom commencing October 2009\, for Australian citizens who have at least an Upper Second Class Honours Degree in Law\, normally from an Australian university. The scholarship includes return air fares and substantial emoluments which are not subject to UK income tax. They are tenable for one to three years. DUE:20080831T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1175 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.menziesfoundation.org.au/Scholarships/Law/lawprosp.htm":Menzies Memorial Scholarships in Law LAST-MODIFIED:20080503T225519Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1205@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED:20080714T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080714T090000Z SUMMARY:Postgraduate Research in Welded Structures DESCRIPTION:The Cooperative Research Centre for Welded Structures (CRCWS) is a cooperative venture which brings together the collective research and industrial expertise of 16 core participant organisations. The centre’s focus is the delivery of cost-effective and innovative solutions in response to industry needs in the design\, fabrication\, and life extension of welded structures such as pipelines\, power generation plant\, building\, and offshore structures. The CRC-WS offers postgraduate scholarships opportunities from time to time in relation to several projects that it undertakes under its Research Program. Interested persons are encouraged to contact the universities or their respective representatives given on the website. Specific announcements calling for applications\, if any\, may be found in these websites\, also. DUE:20080831T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1205 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.crcws.com.au/positions/main.htm":Postgraduate Research in Welded Structures LAST-MODIFIED:20080714T094544Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1190@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED:20080529T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080529T090000Z SUMMARY:Rhodes Scholarships DESCRIPTION:The Rhodes Scholarship is a postgraduate award for study at the University of Oxford. Rhodes Scholars may study any full-time postgraduate course over two years that is offered by the university except for the MBA — whether a taught master’s programme or a research degree\; or a second undergraduate degree (senior status). Rhodes Scholars are chosen by local selection committees in each eligible country. Scholars are chosen for their academic and all-round qualities on the evidence of testimonials from responsible persons\, and after personal interview (which is indispensable) by the selection committee concerned. After election\, application is made on behalf of Rhodes Scholars for admission to individual colleges and faculties in Oxford\, and the election is not confirmed by the Rhodes Trustees until the Scholar-elect has been accepted for admission by a college. Application regulations in detail are published for each country and may be obtained from the local secretaries of the country. Rhodes Scholars are selected from the following countries: Australia\, Bermuda\, Canada\, Commonwealth Caribbean\, Germany\, Hong Kong\, India\, Jamaica\, Kenya\, New Zealand\, Pakistan\, South Africa and neighbours (Botswana\, Lesotho\, Malawi\, Namibia\, Swaziland)\, USA\, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Applicants must have completed their first degree to a very high standard by the time of arrival in Oxford. Exact terms of eligibility (age limit\, residency\, etc.) vary according to country. University and college fees are paid by the Rhodes Trust. In addition\, scholars receive a monthly maintenance stipend to cover accommodation and living expenses. Currently the maintenance stipend is set at €910 per month. The scholarship is for two years in the first instance\, though may be held for one year only\; applications for a third year of scholarship (for those pursuing the DPhil) are considered during the course of the second year. DUE:20080901T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1190 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk/infoscholar.htm":Rhodes Scholarships LAST-MODIFIED:20080529T102146Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:512@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition DESCRIPTION:The 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition will take place in Valencia\, Spain\, from 1 to 5 September. Composed of plenary lectures\, presentations\, discussions\, workshops\, field trips and forums\, the conference will cover the following subjects: - advanced photovoltaics (fundamental studies\, new types of cells and modules\, solar cells\, modules and photovoltaic systems for space applications\, terrestrial concentrator systems)\; - wafer-based silicon solar cells and materials technology (silicon feedstock\, crystallisation and wafering\, mono- and multi-crystalline silicon cells and materials\, processing technology of wafers\, sheets and ribbons\, handling issues and manufacturing automation)\; - thin films (thin film crystalline silicon\, amorphous and microcrystalline silicon\, ternary thin film cells)\; - components for photovoltaic systems (photovoltaic modules\, balance of system components\, engineering and system integration)\; - photovoltaic systems (grid-connected applications\, photovoltaic applications in the built environment\, photovoltaic off-grid applications)\; - photovoltaic deployment (photovoltaic markets\, photovoltaics as enabling technology). The congress is the world’s largest in the field of solar electricity with an expected turnout of 3\,500 conference participants and 20\,000 exhibition visitors. It is supported by the European Commission\, the World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)\, United Nations Educational\, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA). LOCATION:Valencia\, Spain DTSTART:20080901T090000 DTEND:20080905T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=512 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.photovoltaic-conference.com/":23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition LAST-MODIFIED:20080812T123733Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1159@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FP CALLS CREATED:20080408T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080408T090000Z SUMMARY:Marie Curie Initial Training Networks DESCRIPTION:The European Commission has published a call for proposals under the ‘People’ section of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The call relates to the Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITNs)\, which are intended to improve the career perspectives of early-stage researchers in both the public and private sectors\, thereby making research careers more attractive to young people. This will be achieved through a trans-national networking mechanism\, aimed at structuring the existing high-quality initial research training capacity throughout Member States and Associated countries in both the public and private sectors. It will be implemented by supporting competitively selected networks of organisations from different countries engaged in research training. The networks will be built on a joint research training programme\, responding to identified training needs in defined scientific or technological areas\, with appropriate references to interdisciplinary and newly emerging supra-disciplinary fields. The action is primarily for researchers from Member States and Associated countries\, but is also open to researchers from third countries. The budget for the call is €185\,000\,000. DUE:20080902T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1159 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/?fuseaction=usersite.FP7DetailsCallPage&CALL_ID=121&ACT_CODE=PEOPLE":Marie Curie Initial Training Networks LAST-MODIFIED:20080408T100639Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:480@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:10th Australasian Research Management Society Annual Conference DESCRIPTION:The Australasian Research Management Society is a Society which promotes the profession of research management and administration. The Society holds an annual meeting which provides a great opportunity for research managers to keep up to date on research management issues and to network with other research managers. LOCATION:Hobart\, Australia DTSTART:20080903T090000 DTEND:20080905T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=480 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.arms2008.com.au/":10th Australasian Research Management Society Annual Conference LAST-MODIFIED:20080418T105553Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1217@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FELLOWSHIPS CREATED:20080825T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080825T090000Z SUMMARY:HFSP Long-Term Fellowships and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships in the Life Sciences DESCRIPTION:The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) has launched the 2009 call for Long-Term Fellowships (LTF) and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships (CDF). Postdocs (doctoral students only under certain conditions) are required to pre-register on the HFSP website prior to August 28\, 2008 to receive a password. The deadline for submitting applications closes on September 11\, 2008. The HFSP supports novel\, innovative\, interdisciplinary approaches to basic research with a focus on exploring the complex mechanisms of living organisms. The scope ranges from biological functions at the molecular and cellular level up to biological systems including cognitive functions. The LTF are awarded to international researches with a PhD degree in biology applying for a fellowship project in a research field in the area of life sciences. The CDF are awarded to scientists with a PhD from outside the life sciences (e.g. mathematics\, physics\, informatics)\, who wish to receive research training in biology. Both grants are awarded for a time period of three years. Applicants must come from one of the HFSP member countries (as listed on the homepage). The doctoral degree must be awarded after September 1\, 2005 and at the latest in December 2009. Applicants must have at least one paper published or in press in a peer-reviewed international journal by September 11\, 2008. The deadline for informing the HFSP of any addition to the publication list is December 4\, 2008. Fellows may begin their Fellowship on April 1\, 2009 at the earliest and not later than January 1\, 2010. The fellowship stipend varies for each host country. An extension of the 3-year-period is not possible. DUE:20080911T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1217 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.hfsp.org/about/AboutProg.php":HFSP Long-Term Fellowships and Cross-Disciplinary Fellowships in the Life Sciences LAST-MODIFIED:20080825T112250Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1169@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:AWARDS CREATED:20080618T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080618T090000Z SUMMARY:InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize DESCRIPTION:The annual “InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize” has a value of €200\,000\, and in 2009 has the theme “Cardiovascular Diseases”. An international jury will select the laureate and reward his/her creative scientific achievements. DUE:20080915T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1169 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.inbev-baillet-latour.be/":InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize LAST-MODIFIED:20080618T171124Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:496@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:International conference on science and technology indicators DESCRIPTION:The Austrian Research Centers and the University of Vienna\, Austria\, are jointly organising the International Science and Technology (S&T) Indicators Conference from 17 to 20 September in Vienna\, Austria. The S&T Indicators 2008 conference will be organised around the following themes: quantitative and qualitative approaches: a special focus in evaluation of the academic performance\; S&T indicators for the identification of emerging fields\; disciplinary relevance of bibliometric indicators: science and technology\, social sciences and humanities\; interactions between Open Access initiatives and scientometrics\; visualisation and science mapping: tools\, methods and applications\; accuracy and reliability of data sources for scientometric studies\; management and measurement of bibliometric data within scientific organisations. The target group of the conference includes policy makers and politicians concerned with the design and implementation of national and international S&T policy\; research and development (R&D) managers in funding agencies\, universities and research institutes and the business sector\; information scientists and statisticians\; researchers in the field of S&T studies\; science publishers and editors\, writers and journalists and database vendors as well as librarians. LOCATION:Vienna\, Australia DTSTART:20080917T090000 DTEND:20080920T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=496 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://systemsresearch.ac.at/sti-conference/":International conference on science and technology indicators LAST-MODIFIED:20080620T112453Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1216@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED:20080819T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080819T090000Z SUMMARY:Ad Futura Slovene Human Resources and Scholarship Fund DESCRIPTION:The subject of this call for applications is scholarships offered to foreign citizens pursuing doctoral studies in natural sciences\, technology or medicine at Slovene higher education institutions. DUE:20080922T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1216 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.ad-futura.si/datoteke/Razpisi/46-javni-razpis/46-razpisENG.pdf":Ad Futura Slovene Human Resources and Scholarship Fund LAST-MODIFIED:20080819T103418Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:435@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:European Conference in Computational Biology DESCRIPTION:Topics include\, but not limited to: Genomes and protein analysis Algorithms and phylogeny Transcriptomics Structural Bioinformatics Proteomics Text mining Pathways and interactions Databases Systems biology Bioinformatics for diseases LOCATION:Cagliari\, Italy DTSTART:20080922T090000 DTEND:20080926T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=435 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.eccb08.org/":European Conference in Computational Biology LAST-MODIFIED:20080111T155342Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:510@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:OTHER SUMMARY:Energy research information days DESCRIPTION:The European Commission will hold energy research information days on the four upcoming calls for proposals which will be published shortly under the Energy theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The event is intended to present the key features of these calls to information multipliers and people interested in submitting proposals. On the first day of the meeting\, presentations will give an overview of the political frame\, research priorities and objectives as well as rules of participation. On the second day\, participants will have the opportunity to meet the project officers in charge of the different topics of the calls to discuss open questions. The event will also be broadcast live on the internet. CORDIS\, the Community Research and Development Information Service\, will be present with its own stand. LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium DTSTART:20080924T090000 DTEND:20080925T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=510 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://ec.europa.eu/research/conferences/2008/energy_infoday/infoday_energy_en.htm":Energy research information days LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T133740Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:424@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Open Access and Research Conference 2008 DESCRIPTION:The way we create and disseminate knowledge has undergone profound change over the last ten years. The capacity of ICT and the rise of a rich text\, highly interactive\, user generated and socially active Internet (Web 2.0) has seen linear models of knowledge production giving way to more diffuse open ended and serendipitous knowledge processes. As a response we have seen a worldwide move towards establishing frameworks in which we can optimise access to and reuse of research especially that which is publicly funded. This has been supported by the development of open access repositories\, new publishing tools and models and more strategic management of copyright at the individual and institutional level. QUT along with many other institutions throughout the world has been a pioneer in putting in place the management practices and necessary infrastructure to promote access and innovation. We are proud to announce what we believe will be a truly landmark conference that will draw on experts from Australia and around the world to speak on a range of topics such as evolving publishing models\, repository management\, e-Research\, policy development\, and legal and technical issues. LOCATION:Brisbane\, Australia DTSTART:20080924T090000 DTEND:20080925T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=424 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.oar2008.qut.edu.au/":Open Access and Research Conference 2008 LAST-MODIFIED:20071119T162640Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:478@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:7th ScanBalt Forum & ScanBalt Biomaterials Days DESCRIPTION:The aim of the Forum is to strengthen the cooperation in ScanBalt BioRegion in the field of Biochemistry\, Biotechnology and Biomedicine\, enhance and encourage the networking of academic and industrial sectors and the development of international collaboration and knowledge exchange by maintaining the stimulating competitiveness both in research and commercial applications. ScanBalt Forum will include presentations of ongoing and planned projects\, discussions on various relevant scientific topics. Organizers also plan a Policy Round Table “Talents back to Top of Europe” with key speakers from governmental institutions and industry discussing attracting back bright scientists to the region. The main organizer of the Forum - Institute of Biotechnology is the leading biotechnology center in Lithuania active in multidisciplinary studies of restriction — modification enzymes\, and the research and development of recombinant biomedical proteins. LOCATION:Vilnius\, Lithuania DTSTART:20080924T090000 DTEND:20080926T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=478 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.scanbalt.org/sw14583.asp":7th ScanBalt Forum & ScanBalt Biomaterials Days LAST-MODIFIED:20080404T152547Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:509@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:6th World Stroke Congress DESCRIPTION:The World Stroke Organization will hold the sixth World Stroke Congress\, which is a biennial congress and will examine all aspects of stroke\, aiming to provide future global strategies to combat the second most common cause of death worldwide. Scientific sessions\, teaching courses and plenary sessions will cover basic research and clinical applications as well as recovery and rehabilitation. More specifically\, topics include: acute interventions in acute ischemic stroke\; stroke prevention\; hemorrhagic stroke\; clinical trials: hot topics in clinical trial design\; basic science: brain repair and recovery\; advances in diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound\; stroke services: organised stroke care - a cost-effective approach\; stroke and immunology. Medical doctors and other professionals from all over the world are invited to join the discussion and become part of a world-wide network of collaboration against stroke. LOCATION:Vienna\, Austria DTSTART:20080924T090000 DTEND:20080927T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=509 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www2.kenes.com/Stroke/Pages/Home.aspx":6th World Stroke Congress LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T132306Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1160@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FUNDING CREATED:20080408T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080408T090000Z SUMMARY:Humanities and Social Sciences British Special Joint Project Funding Scheme DESCRIPTION:The Australian Academy of the Humanities\, the Academy of the Social Science in Australia\, and the British Academy have launched a new scheme for the support of joint projects between Australian and British scholars. One award (of up to £8\,000) for a project which covers both humanities and social sciences disciplines\, or two awards (of up to £4\,000 per project) will be available each year\, to cover travel and maintenance expenses. DUE:20080926T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1160 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.humanities.org.au/Grants/International/Britain/Britain.htm":Humanities and Social Sciences British Special Joint Project Funding Scheme LAST-MODIFIED:20080408T111525Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1185@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:OTHER OPPORTUNITIESS CREATED:20080522T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080522T090000Z SUMMARY:Next COST Open Call DESCRIPTION:As with previous successful collection dates this continuous call is thematically open. COST invites proposals for Actions contributing to the scientific\, technological\, economic\, cultural or societal development of Europe. Proposals playing a precursor role for other European programmes and/or initiated by early-stage researchers are especially welcome! Proposers are invited to locate their proposal in one of the nine scientific domains. Interdisciplinary proposals not fitting readily into a single Domain are also welcome under the form of Trans-Domain Proposals (TDPs). To find out more about the intended coverage of each of the 9 scientific Domains\, please visit the COST website. All proposals are assessed in two stages. Preliminary Proposals\, consisting of a brief overview and an impact description (maximum 1500 words/3 pages)\, are checked for eligibility first and\, when eligible\, assessed by the relevant Domain Committee against the published criteria. The top ranked Preliminary Proposals are then invited to submit a Full Proposal which is peer reviewed according to the published assessment criteria. The time between the collection date and the proposal for approval of the best Full Proposals by the COST CSO is approximately 6 months. COST — European COoperation in the field of Scientific and Technical Research — brings together researchers and experts in different countries by setting up networks (Actions) centred on nationally funded research projects\, which are of interest to at least five COST countries. COST financially supports activities such as meetings\, conferences\, short term scientific exchanges and outreach activities in the range of €100\,000 per annum for normally 4 years. COST therefore does not fund research itself. Australian participation Note that COST is open to Australian participation. However\, Australian partners will need to source domestic funding to support their engagement. In particular\, the Australian Academy of Science administers a travel grant specifically to help Australians engage with COST Actions. See www.science.org.au/internat/cost.htm for further details. DUE:20080926T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1185 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://cost.esf.org/opencall":Next COST Open Call LAST-MODIFIED:20080522T100612Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1183@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FUNDING CREATED:20080513T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080513T090000Z SUMMARY:British Society for the History of Science Research Grants DESCRIPTION:A portion of the British Society for the History of Science (BSHS) grants fund will be set aside each year for small grants for specific research purposes\, such as archival visits\, research trips\, photography or microfilming\, or temporary research assistance costs. Grants are not available for costs associated with publication. Preference is given to research projects that have clear\, independent outcomes. Applications are particularly welcomed from those early in their research careers. Applicants must be members of the society. Applicants are normally expected to hold a PhD\, or to have completed at least one year’s research towards a PhD\, and there is no age limit. Preference is given to applicants who are within ten years of starting their PhD. Grants are awarded only to individuals\, and individuals may make only one application per year. Re-applications may not be made for the same project. Grants will be paid by cheque at the start of the agreed award period. Grants not taken up within six months will be cancelled. Small grants are available from £50 to £500. DUE:20080930T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1183 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://bshs.org.uk/bshs/grants/research_grants/":British Society for the History of Science Research Grants LAST-MODIFIED:20080513T155612Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1212@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:TRAVEL GRANTS CREATED:20080813T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080813T090000Z SUMMARY:Selby Travelling Fellowship DESCRIPTION:Nominations are invited for the Selby Fellowship. Fellowships are awarded to distinguished overseas scientists to visit Australia for public lecture/seminar tours and to visit scientific centres in Australia. Fellowships are tenable for visits of between two weeks and three months. Overseas and local air fares (economy) and a daily allowance are provided. DUE:20080930T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1212 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.science.org.au/awards/selby.htm":Selby Travelling Fellowship LAST-MODIFIED:20080813T143910Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:508@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Bioforum 2008 DESCRIPTION:The Bioforum 2008 combines a conference and exhibition designed to promote collaboration between academia and industry in the field of biotechnology and thus increasing knowledge transfer at international level. Sessions will be dedicated to biotechnology in health\, bioinformatics\, agriculture and food\, industry and environment and services as well as biofinance and equipment. CORDIS will hold a presentation at the conference and provide participants with additional information at a CORDIS stand as part of the exhibition. LOCATION:Milan\, Italy DTSTART:20081001T090000 DTEND:20081002T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=508 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.bioforum.it/":Bioforum 2008 LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T131940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:479@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:AITTH’2008: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Information and Telemedicine Technologies for Health DESCRIPTION:The conference AITTH’2008 aim is to discuss fundamental problems of computerization of health care and medical research based on advanced information technologies and intelligent systems for computer-assisted diagnosis in public health services\; to disseminate research results\, to share relevant experience and to co-ordinate activities on development and implementation of telemedicine systems. This conference is organized by the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus and the United Institute of Informatics Problems\, and sponsored by the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC). The conference will adress 19 topics: International and National Approaches to eHealth Innovative eHealth and Telemedicine Services\, Applications and Products Empowering Patients and Supporting Self-Care and Shared-Care systems Electronic Health Records\, Medical Databases and Patient Data Privacy Computer-Aided Diagnosis\, Decision Support\, Knowledge Management Bioinformatics\, Sequence Analysis\, Structural Biology and Comparative Genomics Medical Image Analysis PACS and Medical Image Retrieval Biomedical Data mining and Knowledge discovery Digital Anatomy\, Computerized Atlases\, Biomedical Visualization Telemedicine\, Telehealth and Remote Monitoring Internet in Telemedicine and Disease Symptom enlightenment Education in eHealth and Telemedicine\, Distant education IT Infrastructure of eHealth\, GRID-computing and Wireless Networks Diagnostic/Monitoring systems and devices eHealth experience and best practices Legal\, Social\, Ethical and Financial Aspects of eHealth New Directions for eHealth Policies Satellites and eHealth LOCATION:Minsk\, Belarus DTSTART:20081001T090000 DTEND:20081003T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=479 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://itk-97.bas-net.by/conference/aitth2008/":AITTH’2008: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Information and Telemedicine Technologies for Health LAST-MODIFIED:20080409T101940Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:499@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP SUMMARY:International Workshop on Complex Systems and Networks 2008 DESCRIPTION:Invited international and local speakers will present reviews\, tutorials as well as forecasts of future research trends in related fields. On Wednesday 1st October a course on complex networks will be run as part of this workshop. A poster area will enable presentation of work by PhD students working in related areas. LOCATION:Canberra\, Australia DTSTART:20081001T090000 DTEND:20081003T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=499 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://labnetcon.anu.edu.au/IWCSN/":International Workshop on Complex Systems and Networks 2008 LAST-MODIFIED:20080703T142941Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:507@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:3rd ESF Functional Genomics Conference DESCRIPTION:The third European Science Foundation (ESF) conference on functional genomics and disease. Developments in functional genomics technologies together with the expanding concept of systems biology have led to new possibilities for the understanding of disease mechanisms. Following two previous conferences\, this event will bring together experts from the field in order to discuss the challenges ahead and the technologies that will lead to novel solutions. Key topics on the agenda include: whole genome associations\; comparative genomics\; proteomics\; epigenetics\; regulatory networks\; systems biology\; personalised medicine\; oncogenomics\; ageing\; lipidomics\; bioinformatics\; high throughput technologies LOCATION:Innsbruck\, Austria DTSTART:20081001T090000 DTEND:20081004T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=507 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.esffg2008.org/":3rd ESF Functional Genomics Conference LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T105855Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:488@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:ESF-COST High Level Research Conference on Systems Chemistry DESCRIPTION:Systems Chemistry is the joint effort of prebiotic and supramolecular chemistry together with theoretical biology and complex systems research to address problems relating to the origin and synthesis of life. The emerging field can be viewed as the bottom up pendant of systems biology towards synthetic biology. A major focus is laid on the study of autocatalytic reaction systems\, such as chemical self-replicating\, self-reproducing\, and chiral symmetry breaking systems. The field aims at the construction of dynamic supersystems embedding at least one autocatalytic subsystem. Subsystems may be classified as genetic\, metabolic\, or compartiment-building. Pairwise integration into higher organized supersystems is expected to yield the knowledge enabling later the triple integration into minimal chemical cells. Finding the chemical roots of Darwinian evolvability is seen as a key challenge for the field. The conference will convene internationally leading experts from various relevant areas to elucidate where we stand in 2008. Facets from this intriguing and truly interdisciplinary endeavour come from fields as diverse as geochemistry and organocatalysis\, biomolecular chemistry and liposome technology\, metal-organic chemistry and the theory of networks and evolution. Joining these facets by the unifying principle of autocatalysis leads to a new view which may be especially attractive for the next generation of chemists. Time will be allotted to poster presentations. LOCATION:Acquafredda di Maratea\, Italy DTSTART:20081003T090000 DTEND:20081008T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=488 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.esf.org/conferences/08267/":ESF-COST High Level Research Conference on Systems Chemistry LAST-MODIFIED:20080519T092148Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:511@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:OTHER SUMMARY:Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation forum on ICT DESCRIPTION:The Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation forum on information and communication technologies (ICT) is organised with the support of the SEACOOP project\, which is funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). This open event is hoped to be a milestone in the development of EU-Southeast Asia cooperation in the field of ICT research. Held only some weeks before the launch of an important FP7 call for proposals related to the ICT theme\, the 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation forum on ICT research will particularly aim at introducing and discussing concrete opportunities of strategic cooperation which may eventually become proposals submitted in response to this FP7 call. LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium DTSTART:20081006T090000 DTEND:20081007T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=511 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.eurosoutheastasia-ict.org/events.html":Euro-Southeast Asia cooperation forum on ICT LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T133918Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:473@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:EuroBiO 2008 DESCRIPTION:EuroBiO returns to Paris this year and will be the largest life sciences event to be held during the rotating European Union presidency. More than 5\,000 international experts are expected\, and the event has the full and active support of key European bioindustry & biosciences stakeholders. The Conference Programme of EuroBiO 2008 is new. Conferences and Seminars will put emphasis on constructive discussions and participation from the floor. The clearly innovative and interactive format designed by EuroBiO 2008’s International Steering Committee will bring to the fore many of the current key issues in life sciences\, providing insights into the real interconnected set of problems and solutions. Besides covering the latest in healthcare innovations\, EuroBiO 2008 will also look at the huge potential of and breakthroughs in the fast emerging “Green & White” sectors: biofuels\, biomass\, eco-industries and green chemistry will be amongst the important topics for discussion. EuroBiO 2008 has established a partnership with the most relevant international organisations concerned with these fields. EuroBiO 2008 will generate a dynamic environment for sustainable collaborative projects in the life sciences by developing both EuroBiOpartnering – with a priority given to technology transfer focusing on young and innovative companies that are generating tomorrow’s pipelines – and the Career Fair. EuroBiO 2008 will take place in Paris during the French European Union Presidency\, guaranteeing increased national and international media coverage for both an informed and the general public\, and providing unprecedented leverage for the life sciences community. LOCATION:Paris\, France DTSTART:20081007T090000 DTEND:20081009T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=473 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.eurobio2008.com/":EuroBiO 2008 LAST-MODIFIED:20080326T104357Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1173@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FP CALLS CREATED:20080430T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080430T090000Z SUMMARY:FP7 energy projects DESCRIPTION:The European Commission has launched a call for proposals under the ‘energy’ theme of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The call addresses the following areas: renewable electricity generation\; renewable fuel production\; clean coal technologies and activity energy\; smart energy networks\; energy efficiency and savings\; high efficiency poly-generation. The indicative budget for the call is €147 million. DUE:20081008T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1173 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/?fuseaction=usersite.FP7DetailsCallPage&CALL_ID=127":FP7 energy projects LAST-MODIFIED:20080430T110248Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:504@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:ICT BIO 2008: Computer modelling and simulation for improving human health DESCRIPTION:The ICT bio-medical sciences 2008 conference is jointly organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Information Society and Media and the Directorate-General for Research in cooperation with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH). Addressing issues of ‘Computer modelling and simulation for improving human health’\, the conference aims to provide an insight into existing and future prospects in integrative research for complex human diseases at European and international levels through: communicating the opportunities and challenges of the virtual physiological human and integrative systems biology and other topics that lie at the crossroads of information and communication technology (ICT)\, biology and medicine\; providing the possibility for discussions on progress beyond the current state of the art and to promote international cooperation and networking\; providing an overview of the current activities in these domains not only in the EU but also in the US and other countries\, and to examine opportunities for closer cooperation between EU and US funding agencies. ICT bio-medical sciences 2008 will be held in parallel with an exhibition\, a meeting mainly organised by the newly funded Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence and a transatlantic workshop on multiscale cancer modelling. LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium DTSTART:20081023T090000 DTEND:20081024T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=504 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict_bio/2008/":ICT BIO 2008: Computer modelling and simulation for improving human health LAST-MODIFIED:20080716T090431Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1206@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FELLOWSHIPS CREATED:20080715T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080715T090000Z SUMMARY:Jean Monnet Fellowships 2009-2010 DESCRIPTION:The Jean Monnet Fellowship Programme at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) offers yearly between 15 and 20 fellowships to post-docs in an early stage of their academic career. DUE:20081025T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1206 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/JeanMonnetFellowships/":Jean Monnet Fellowships 2009-2010 LAST-MODIFIED:20080715T095426Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1207@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POST-DOCTORAL POSITIONS CREATED:20080715T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080715T090000Z SUMMARY:Max Weber Fellowships DESCRIPTION:The sponsor offers one- to two-year fellowships to junior post-docs who have received a doctorate in economics\, history\, law or political and social sciences in the last five years. Fellows are selected on the basis of their research accomplishments and potential\, their academic career interests\, and the availability of EUI faculty to provide mentorship. DUE:20081025T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1207 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.iue.it/Servac/Postdoctoral/MaxWeberFellowships/":Max Weber Fellowships LAST-MODIFIED:20080715T095519Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:467@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Horizons in Livestock Sciences DESCRIPTION:Australasia’s major annual livestock industries’ science conference — Horizons in Livestock Sciences — will be hosted by New Zealand’s AgResearch and Australia’s CSIRO Livestock Industries (CLI). This year’s Conference will provide some of the world’s leading agri-business leaders and scientists with an opportunity to examine the commercial future for high-value food and fibre farm products. LOCATION:Christchurch\, New Zealand DTSTART:20081028T090000 DTEND:20081030T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=467 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.livestockhorizons.com/":Horizons in Livestock Sciences LAST-MODIFIED:20080304T135953Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:497@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life DESCRIPTION:ife on Earth is based\, in its most simple form\, on a few key chemical components\, and the main one is Water. Water plays a pivotal role in many complex systems studied in the natural sciences. But at the present time\, water is also a threatened resource that will pose socio-economic and strategic challenges in the near future. This joint ESF-COST event is dedicated to the link between water and life in all its diversity and complexity. The following topics will be covered: origin of life water & life in extreme environments changes in the anthropocene future challenges LOCATION:Taormina\, Italy DTSTART:20081029T090000 DTEND:20081031T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=497 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.esf.org/waterlife/":Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life LAST-MODIFIED:20080625T133328Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:506@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP SUMMARY:PhOREMOST “Advances in Nanophotonics” DESCRIPTION:The EU-funded PhOREMOST (‘Nanophotonics to realise molecular-scale technologies’) Network of Excellence is organising a workshop on advances in nanophotonics. The workshop will consist of plenary speeches\, invited talks\, short research presentations and poster presentations. The PhOREMOST Network of Excellence took up its work in autumn 2004 in order to address the short- and long-term needs of photonic functional components. It is scheduled to end in autumn 2008. This will be the network’s final meeting. LOCATION:Barcelona\, Spain DTSTART:20081030T090000 DTEND:20081031T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=506 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.phoremost.org/events.cfm?action=showArticle&articleID=62":PhOREMOST “Advances in Nanophotonics” LAST-MODIFIED:20080808T105238Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1213@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:TRAVEL GRANTS CREATED:20080813T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080813T090000Z SUMMARY:Grains Industry Visiting Fellowships DESCRIPTION:The GRDC offers visiting fellowships to overseas R&D personnel who are able to enhance programs supported by the sponsor with their specific skills. DUE:20081031T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1213 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.grdc.com.au/director/apply/Training Awards/Grains Industry Visiting Fellowships (VF)":Grains Industry Visiting Fellowships LAST-MODIFIED:20080813T145049Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1143@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS CREATED:20080311T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080311T090000Z SUMMARY:Theodora Bosanquet Bursary for Women DESCRIPTION:This bursary is offered annually to women postgraduate students whose research in history or English literature requires a short residence in London in the summer. Women postgraduate students from Britain and overseas are eligible to apply. There is no upper age limit. The bursary covers the cost of accommodation at a hall of residence in central London for a period of up to four weeks. (The holder will be responsible for the cost of all travel and other expenses.) The tenure is during the period mid June to mid September. DUE:20081031T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1143 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.ffwg.org.uk/Pages/TBB.htm":Theodora Bosanquet Bursary for Women LAST-MODIFIED:20080311T124224Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:498@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP SUMMARY:University Autonomy and The Globalization of Academic Careers DESCRIPTION:It is often argued that in order to improve research and educational performance universities should be given sufficient institutional autonomy — this includes financial and managerial autonomy\, academic and scientific autonomy as well as organisational and staffing autonomy — and that the academic market should be open and competitive. Such claims raise many questions. How do higher education systems differ according to their degree of autonomy and competition? Do differences in autonomy translate into differences in performance? How important are different forms of autonomy? How should public university academic contracts be determined? Which universities are successful examples of ‘university autonomy’? How should ‘autonomous public universities’ be made accountable? Which policy reforms should be implemented in order to make universities competitive in a globalized academic market? Why is it so difficult to implement some of these policies? The one-and-a-half-day workshop will focus on these\, and related\, issues with a special emphasis on the potential — and the limitations — of university autonomy to open-up and enhance academic careers in Europe\, in the context of an increasingly globalized academic market. LOCATION:Florence\, Italy DTSTART:20081111T090000 DTEND:20081112T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=498 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.eui.eu/MaxWeberProgramme/AcademicCareers/ACOconference2008.shtml":University Autonomy and The Globalization of Academic Careers LAST-MODIFIED:20080627T112208Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:492@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Understanding and Controlling Infectious Diseases: an agenda for the 21st century DESCRIPTION:The 120th anniversary of the foundation of the Institut Pasteur will take place in 2008. One of the events to highlight this celebration will be the 7th Louis Pasteur Conference on Infectious Diseases. This two-day conference will gather the world’s best experts in the fields of epidemiology\, public health\, microbiology and immunology. The major goals of the Conference will be to present cutting-edge concepts and methodologies and discuss how they might increase our ability to monitor emerging infectious diseases\, model and control epidemics\, understand pathogenesis at the molecular and cellular levels\, discover new drugs\, dissect the host immunity\, and generate new vaccines. The Conference will consist of four sessions\, each opening with a historical perspective presenting past achievements and how basic research has been able to eliminate critical ‘roadblocks’\, and closing with a talk stressing the remaining challenges in controlling infectious diseases. LOCATION:Paris\, France DTSTART:20081111T090000 DTEND:20081113T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=492 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.pasteur.fr/infosci/conf/sb/clp7/":Understanding and Controlling Infectious Diseases: an agenda for the 21st century LAST-MODIFIED:20080611T112842Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:409@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:World Conference on Marine Biodiversity DESCRIPTION:The EU Network of Excellence MarBEF “Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning” is organising an international conference aiming to: review the current understanding of marine biodiversity\, its role in marine ecosystem functioning and its socio-economic context\; assess current and future threats and potential mitigation strategies for conservation and regulation of marine resources\; identify future research priorities. LOCATION:Valencia\, Spain DTSTART:20081111T090000 DTEND:20081115T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=409 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.marbef.org/worldconference/":World Conference on Marine Biodiversity LAST-MODIFIED:20070921T103454Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:483@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Affordable Low Emission Energy and Water DESCRIPTION:A one day roundtable that will provide an opportunity for industrialists\, policy-makers and academic researchers to meet to consider options for intensified French-Australian cooperation in low emission energy and water technologies. In addition to awareness raising and networking\, a key output will be the drafting\, following the roundtable\, of an agenda for French-Australian cooperation over affordable low emission energy and water solutions. LOCATION:Canberra\, Australia DTSTART:20081112T090000 DTEND:20081112T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=483 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.feast.org/france/":Affordable Low Emission Energy and Water LAST-MODIFIED:20080714T143230Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:321@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Australian Health & Medical Research Congress DESCRIPTION: LOCATION:Brisbane\, Australia DTSTART:20081116T090000 DTEND:20081121T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=321 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.ahmrcongress.org.au/":Australian Health & Medical Research Congress LAST-MODIFIED:20070823T203156Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:494@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Enhancing Quality Research: a Global Perspective DESCRIPTION:The Australasian Association for Institutional Research (AAIR) 2008 Annual Forum will provide a range of presentations from experts in benchmarking quality research performance within this new global perspective. The Forum will also provide a unique opportunity for you to share your experiences with colleagues involved in analysing research management data. LOCATION:Canberra\, Australia DTSTART:20081119T090000 DTEND:20081121T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=494 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/AAIR2008/":Enhancing Quality Research: a Global Perspective LAST-MODIFIED:20080613T170856Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:468@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:ICT 2008 DESCRIPTION:The next ten years will see major transformations in the technological\, industrial and business landscapes surrounding information and communication technologies\, or “ICT”. ICT 2008 will set the agenda for ICT research and innovation in Europe during this crucial decade. The event will host leading visionaries from academia and industry and will address topics as diverse as Europe’s role in shaping the future internet\, ICT’s contribution to advancing the sustainability agenda and alternative paths for ICT components and systems. These and many other cutting-edge themes will be explored in depth at ICT 2008. LOCATION:Lyon\, France DTSTART:20081125T090000 DTEND:20081127T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=468 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/events/ict/2008/":ICT 2008 LAST-MODIFIED:20080414T161518Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1208@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FP CALLS CREATED:20080807T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080807T090000Z SUMMARY:ERC: Call for Proposals for Starting Grants DESCRIPTION:The European Commission has published several calls for proposals for the Ideas programme under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). The calls relate to the ERC (European Research Council) Starting Independent Researcher Grant. This action supports researchers who are starting or consolidating their own independent research team or\, depending on the field\, their own independent research programme. This call is divided into sub-calls in three main research domains: - physical sciences and engineering\; - life sciences\; - social sciences and humanities. The deadlines for submission of proposals vary for each sub-call. DUE:20081210T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1208 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/?fuseaction=UserSite.FP7CallsPage":ERC: Call for Proposals for Starting Grants LAST-MODIFIED:20080807T121145Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VTODO UID:1176@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:FELLOWSHIPS CREATED:20080505T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080505T090000Z SUMMARY:Training-through-research fellowships in Luxembourg DESCRIPTION:In order to consolidate the pool of human resources required to develop research at the national level\, the Ministry of Culture\, Higher Education and Research\, has put a programme of Training-through-research fellowship in place. Grants are awarded to Luxembourg or foreign researchers (generally in the framework of a doctorate or post-doctorate) for a maximum of 3 years in order to conduct research within a public research centre\, a public institution or a company (in Luxembourg or abroad). The project can be basic or applied research without distinction of the field. It must be supported by an organisation (public research centre\, service organisation\, Luxembourg or foreign institute of higher education or university) with expertise in the relevant R&D field and has a potential to exploit research results at national level. The Training-through-research fellowship takes the form of a lump sum: €1\,500/month at doctoral level\; €2\,100/month at post-doctoral level. There is no limitation as regards the themes and discipline of research financed under this scheme. The only criteria are the scientific quality of the project and the potential to exploit research results at national level. DUE:20081231T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1176 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.mcesr.public.lu/recherche/bourses_formation/":Training-through-research fellowships in Luxembourg LAST-MODIFIED:20080505T113214Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:493@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:WORKSHOP SUMMARY:Quantum Physics with Atoms and Photons DESCRIPTION:The program will include 3 tutorial talks (1h30 each)\, long lunch break for discussions\, one free afternoon and one afternoon dedicated to poster session. On top of the 3 tutorials\, around 35 talks of 30mn each will be presented\, by invited speakers and young attendees. LOCATION:Les Houches\, France DTSTART:20090202T090000 DTEND:20090206T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=493 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www-houches.ujf-grenoble.fr/":Quantum Physics with Atoms and Photons LAST-MODIFIED:20080612T153512Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTODO UID:1198@opportunities.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:AWARDS CREATED:20080619T090000Z DTSTAMP:20080619T090000Z SUMMARY:€1\,000 prize from the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Belgium) DESCRIPTION:The academy is seeking submission of original work on the 6 selected topics for 2009. For each topic (question)\, the award-winning work in the yearly competition is granted a prize of €1\,000. The questions cover topics very relevant to the Humanities and Social Sciences and Australian excellence. Question 1 A study is requested on international contacts (3rd c. BC - 3rd c. AD) in the southern Persian Gulf\, based on the pottery evidence. Question 2 A study related to the state theories in the contemporary Arab world is requested. Question 3 An analysis is requested on the contributions of new technologies in remote sensing to the study of desertification. Question 4 A study is requested in the field of applied nutrition describing one or more interventions for preventing or treating a nutritional problem\, or promoting sound nutrition in an overseas country. Question 5A study is requested on flooding problems in overseas regions subject to morphological changes which modify the flood conveyance capacity of watercourses. These changes may be natural (soil erosion in the river basins\, tectonics\, land subsidence etc)\, or anthropogenic (works to control the floods\, dams\, riverbed training\, water pumping\, sediment extraction\, etc.). Question 6 A technical and economic study of feasibility is requested on the renewable alternative energy that can be applied in developing countries. The study may be about solar energy (panels or photovoltaic)\, wind energy\, bioenergy (biogas or gas generators)\, or mini-hydraulics. The study will include a technical description of all the processes considered and comprise an estimate of the investment\, operating and maintenance costs as compared e.g. with diesel fuel energy production. How can these alternative energies contribute to the reduction of deforestation and/or the use of cutting wood? DUE:20090301T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/opportunities/?ID=1198 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.kaowarsom.be/en/concours.html":€1\,000 prize from the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences (Belgium) LAST-MODIFIED:20080619T141811Z END:VTODO BEGIN:VEVENT UID:490@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:11th Pacific Science Inter-congress: Pacific countries and their ocean facing local and global changes DESCRIPTION:The 11th Pacific Science Inter-Congress will be held in conjunction with the 2nd Symposium on French Research in the Pacific. The goals of the Inter-Congress are to: Assess problems and issues related to local and global changes in countries and territories in the Pacific\, and how these changes are linked to geographic location. Issues will be addressed from a variety of scientific perspectives\, examining human\, social\, economic and cultural considerations and emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches. Gather together scientists from the whole Asia-Pacific region. This is important because all countries and territories in the Pacific Rim and Basin face similar or linked problems that must be addressed both in the larger countries as well as smaller island states and in coordination with the other. Provide an opportunity to young scientists in the Pacific to garner important experience and take part in stimulating intellectual exchanges. Special financial and accommodation conditions will be set up for doctoral and postdoctoral students. A total of approximately 50 scholarship grants of 500€ will be awarded to cover partial travel and accommodation costs for the trip to Tahiti. Develop productive exchanges between participants from the countries and territories in the Asia-Pacific region and the communities in French Polynesia\, Wallis and Futuna and New Caledonia. LOCATION:Tahiti\, French Polynesia DTSTART:20090302T090000 DTEND:20090306T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=490 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.psi2009.pf/":11th Pacific Science Inter-congress: Pacific countries and their ocean facing local and global changes LAST-MODIFIED:20080529T095353Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:495@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:5th World Water Forum: Bridging Divides for Water DESCRIPTION:The 5th World Water Forum is open\, all-inclusive\, transparent and multi-stakeholder processes which aims to raise the importance and awareness of water issues and to propose concrete solutions to address global challenges. Given Turkey’s unique position at the cross-roads between continents\, regions\, cultures and civilizations\, “Bridging Divides for Water” has been chosen as the over-arching theme for the Forum. LOCATION:Istanbul\, Turkey DTSTART:20090316T090000 DTEND:20090322T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=495 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.5thworldwaterforum.org/":5th World Water Forum: Bridging Divides for Water LAST-MODIFIED:20080616T101846Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:502@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:8th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry DESCRIPTION:Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV) is nowadays the most used velocity measurement technique in Fluid Mechanics. Its success bears from the fact that it is multi-point\, based on simple concepts\, requires minimal calibration\, is accurate and with little intrusiveness. Given its widespread development\, the Symposia on PIV are continuing to be a forum for users\, experts and developers. Following the successful previous Symposia in Fukui (1995\, 1997)\, Santa Barbara (1999)\, Göttingen (2001)\, Busan (2003)\, Pasadena (2005) and Roma (2007)\, the main objective of the Symposium is to bring together users and experts in PIV in a friendly\, relaxed and enjoyable atmosphere. Discussions during presentations\, poster sessions and round tables are encouraged and will support the usual oral presentations. Invited lectures by experts will introduce recent developments of the technique and its applications. An exhibition of the most major companies in the fields of PIV\, image processing\, image acquisition and analysis\, lasers and optics\, photo and video cameras will take place in parallel with the Symposium. LOCATION:Melbourne\, Australia DTSTART:20090825T090000 DTEND:20090828T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=502 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://ltrac.eng.monash.edu/PIV09/":8th International Symposium on Particle Image Velocimetry LAST-MODIFIED:20080710T120255Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:503@diary.feast.org CLASS:PUBLIC CATEGORIES:CONFERENCE SUMMARY:Dairy ingredients: innovations in functionality DESCRIPTION:Join international experts from the fields of flavour\, microbiology\, biochemistry\, processing and sensory science to identify new ideas and routes that boost product development with improved consumer preference and acceptance and sustain innovations in dairy. LOCATION:Papendal\, The Netherlands DTSTART:20090930T090000 DTEND:20091002T170000 STATUS:CONFIRMED URL:http://www.feast.org/diary/?ID=503 CONTACT;ALTREP="http://www.nizodairyconf.elsevier.com/":Dairy ingredients: innovations in functionality LAST-MODIFIED:20080715T123218Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR