This conference is Europe's largest ICT research event in 2008. The event is organised by the European Commission in cooperation with the French Presidency of the European Union and will examine European Union priorities in ICT research for over €2 billion of funding available in 2009-2010. More than 4000 participants are expected to attend the event.  The conference will take place in Lyon on 25-27 November.

The themes for the conference are - 

• Inventing the Future: ICT technologies for the future, such as new computing paradigms, ICT-bio and nano, photonics, cognition robotics and the use of ICT for science.
• Innovative Europe: new markets, new sectors, new players, especially SMEs, the future internet, new business sectors and creative industries. 
• Impact through Policy - this will include issues such as Community and public research spending, the creation of conditions favourable to innovation and better coordination of the European research effort in ICT.

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