Newsletter July 2009

IN THE PICTURE

11 new projects approved in 1st ICON call 

On July 2nd 2009, the Board of Directors of IBBT approved 11 out of the 13 ICON project proposals in the first ICON call. The projects AQUA, CIMI, LLINGO, MAPLE, MobiRoute, TRACK, iMind, SuperCT, Santa Bumo, AdMid and EPICS were approved.

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10 new submissions in 2nd ICON call 

On June 18th 2009, the deadline for submission of project proposals for our second ICON-call 10 proposals were submitted. The results of the selection and evaluation procedure will be announced in December 2009.  

iMinds: pictures, presentations and other highlights online now!

The first edition of iMinds, IBBT´s networking event, was a huge success. Over 900 participants from diverse sectors and with different backgrounds came together to discuss new ways of ICT-innovation. An exquisite selection of national and international speakers provided an interactive and inspiring program. All presentations and video´s our now online. We also collected some speaker testimonials for you.

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The highlight of the event was the announcement of the winners of the first Innovation & Creativity Applications  (INCA) award. The team of Bart Swennen, Gert Vos and Johannes Taelman won the competition with their application "Twoddler" taking home the first prize of 5000 Euro.

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Amy Shuen was one of the keynote speakers of the event. We can now offer you a 40% discount on her book "Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide"! Order now, add it to the UK Shopping Cart and quote promo code iBBT1 when prompted. This promotion is valid until the end of August.

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Heritage 2.0: a digital heritage experience

The "Heritage 2.0" project is aimed at research in social interactive location-based heritage experience through mobile devices within a network of heritage sites. The innovative aspect of this project is about combining the social and interactive character of heritage experiences and the digital context. Mark  your agenda to come and watch the demo on September 2nd at the `Herkenrode Abdij site´ in Hasselt.

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European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched its first call for experts

The European Institute for Innovation and Technology (EIT) has launched its first call for experts on 14 May 2009. The call is addressed to individuals for the establishment of a database of independent experts to provide expertise in support of evaluations and of implementation of the EIT and of Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs). Perhaps your profile fits their needs...

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Wireless Community searching for additional members

IMEC and IBBT started the Wireless Community early 2009, to enable the sharing of expertise and information on wireless technology and standards. The Community assembles regularly to discuss and interpret the extremely fast evolutions in the sector with experts with very diverse backgrounds. The next assembly will be held on September 3rd. An online platform also strengthens the interaction between members, enabling them to share documents, presentations and all kinds of information. New members are welcomed into the Community.

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Soon new call for Art&D projects

In July, the new Art&D call will be launched. The idea remains the same as before: combining innovative artists and researchers for creative research. After submitting a project proposal an evaluation by a professional jury follows. The selected projects can receive up to EUR 75,000 support. Check out our website for information on the current Art&D projets, or follow the further development of the Dark Matter project on their blog. Deadline for submission of the new Art&D proposals will be in October 2009, so everyone has sufficient time to form teams and come up with brilliant ideas.

Successful teams in iBoot camp spring 2009

In the spring of 2009, we organized our second iboot camp program, an intensive form of coaching for starters. On June 26 the first 4 teams presented their business case to the Grand Jury, consisting of venture capitalists. One team found its way to the Alcatel-Lucent boot camp. In the autumn of 2009 we´re scouting for new ideas and people for our third iboot camp cycle. Interested? Check our website for more information on the iboot camp or contact us via iboot@ibbt.be.

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Tagger.fm live

Last year Tagger.fm was just one of the teams in IBBT's iboot camp and today they are proud to introduce the new application Tagger.fm. Do you sometimes hear a song on the radio you immediately wanted to know more about or share with your friends? Tagging is the answer to your problem and from now on you can try this on the beta application on www.tagger.fm.

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LINKS

• COSIC Crypto Course - 7-10 July @ Arenbergkasteel, Heverlee
• CIAM 2009 - IJCAI 2009 workshop - 13 July @ California, USA
• Third ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC 2009) - 30 August-2 September @ Como, Italy
• Broadband World Forum Europe 2009 - 7-9 September 2009 @ CNIT La Défense, Paris
• Accenta Jaarbeurs 2009 - 12-20 September 2009 @ Flanders Expo, Ghent
• ITS World Congress 2009 - 21-25 September 2009 @ Stockholmmässen, Sweden
• Open Academy: an open platform for innovation in architectural design practices - 24 September 2009 @ VUB, Etterbeek