Newsletter April 2010

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Mark your agenda for the Future Internet Conference Week

In order to develop a comprehensive approach to the digital society and economy not only governments, but also industries and research communities need to join forces and interact to ensure maximum cross-fertilization. IBBT is therefore proud to announce the “Future Internet Conference Week”, from 13 to 17 December 2010, offering a program of back-to-back conferences, meetings and workshops related to the different topics of interest to the organizations involved and their stakeholders. 2500 participants from all over Europe are expected to attend these activities, including keynote speakers such as Ben Verwaayen (CEO Alcatel-Lucent). 

IBBT related

Team IBBT-EDM-UHasselt wins 3D DUI Grand Prize (Waltham, Massachussetts, USA)

Lode Vanacken, Steven Maesen, Tom De Weyer, Sofie Notelaers, Johanna Renny Octavia and Anastasiia Beznosyk , researchers at IBBT-EDM-UHasselt have won the video contest of the first 3DUI Grand Prize. The 3DUI Grand Prize is a contest run by the annual IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI). Watch their winning video here.

Experience a virtual voyage through the brain in our next Friday Food

Suppose you're a molecule in someone's brain. To which direction would you travel? Would you vote for the easiest path? Or would you challenge steep hills and break through boundaries? In the Friday Food of 30 April 2010 at VUB, Brussels, Prof. Dr. Jan Sijbers (IBBT-Visielab-UA) explains how probing a molecule's freedom of motion can be exploited to take a peek inside the brain, unravel its connections and explore its exciting complexity.

WebMission: The Belgians Are Coming!

Taking advantage of this year's Google I/0 event (19-20/05, San Francisco), a new Webmission will be organized in May 2010. This Webmission is aimed at Belgian entrepreneurs, journalists bloggers and Internet, mobile and tech enthusiasts, interested in promoting themselves in the US markets.

Links

• Crossover Lab Lowlands – 25 April 2010 @ La Butte aux Bois, Lanaken
• Design Patterns workshops - 26 April 2010, 3, 10, 17 May 2010 @ KU Leuven Campus Kortrijk 
• SME-IT Day 2010 – 27 April 2010 @ Metropolis Antwerp, Antwerp
• JazzIT: Data News awards for Excellence 2010 – 29 April 2010 @ Tour & Taxis, Brussels
• Belnet Security Conference – 6 May 2010 @ Hotel Thon, Brussels
• Mmmmm! Making Meat Moderation Mainstream and Marketable – 6 May 2010 @ IBBT, Ghent
• Agile Open Belgium 2010 – 21-22 May 2010 @ IBBT, Ghent
• eYouth: balancing between opportunities and risks – 27-28 May 2010 @ Meerminne building, Antwerp
• Vacancy: Software Developer at DHE Media
• Vacancy: Senior Software Developer - Product Manager at DHE Media