Newsletter October 2008

IBBT @ Open Bedrijvendag

IBBT opens its doors during this year´s Open Bedrijvendag. On Sunday, 5 October, we want all our visitors to discover IBBT in an active, educational and relaxing way. Test how good you move on the rhythm of the music with the musical synchrotron game. Come experience our multitouch table: a touch screen where you can use all your fingers on. Explore our virtual school and experiment with the new technology of a newspaper on digital paper. We are hoping to welcome you on 5 October!

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GBO projects become ICON projects

The application and evaluation processes for interdisciplinary cooperation projects with IBBT companies, formerly known as GBO projects, are currently under review and will henceforth be replaced by projects for Interdisplinary Collaborative Research (ICON projects). There is substantially no difference between this type of projects and the GBO goals but the liaison with the IWT is being reinforced.

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Wirelessly connected in a Wireless Community

IBBT and IMEC are working together on the creation of a "Wireless Community", with the aim of following up the latest technological developments concerning wireless communication and the exchange of knowledge between experts. The activities will start with an open seminar. Research groups, companies and innovation actors seeking further information please contact André De Vleeschouwer at info@ibbt.be.

Event on V2V and V2I communication systems

Intelligent cooperative Systems that are based on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communications hold the promise of great improvements both in the efficiency of the transport systems and in the safety of all road users. On Monday October 13th ITS Belgium is organizing an informative event together with IBBT and Peek Traffic. On this event Peek Traffic will present their activities in the European FP7 project CVIS which is developing these so-called cooperative systems. For more information on this event, please contact info@its.belgium.

Digital Dividend Opportunities? Multidisciplinary approach of technological and regulatory evaluation

In addition to the current challenges posed by the Next Generation Networks, the digital dividend is a hot issue in the world of telecom and other service operators. There is a lot at stake, for end-users, for telcos and for the media industry. The concerned sectors urgently need transparency to develop their strategies for the coming years. This necessarily entails a crucial task for governmental bodies at various levels. This conference, which takes place at October 17, 2008 aims to bring together international top experts from the industry, the different policy levels and the academic world.

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Science Festival: zapping through the sciences

Be active and experience, that´s the message at this year´s Science Festival (Wetenschapsfeest), held on 17, 18 and 19 October in Mechelen. Universities, colleges, scientific institutions, associations and federations deal with stunning interactive experiments and demonstrations. Scientific principles can be exciting and spectacular!

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From a one-way communication to interactivity

Refresh Day will be held on 21 October and is the new Belgian crossmedia event concerning vision, innovation and inspiration. At Refresh Day we take a look at what the future holds in store for online business and marketing. The latest trends and interesting cases will be interactively presented. Refresh Day: a refreshing day that you can´t miss!

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Open seminar "Recent Evolutions of Multimedia Techniques"

In its 4th year of operation, the MuMe-Community, a cooperation between IMEC, IBBT, university research groups, engineering schools, companies and networking organizations like DSP-Valley, is organizing an open seminar in the afternoon of October 29 at IMEC to present and discuss "Recent Evolutions of Multimedia Techniques".

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Advertising Tomorrow: the closing event of IBBT´s ADME research project

On Thursday, November 6, the results of the IBBT research project "Advertising in a Digital Media Environment (ADME)" are presented to the public. This closing event reflects on the ADME findings but it also looks further and deals with several new opportunities for digital advertising.

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Taal in Bedrijf

Taal in Bedrijf (Language in Business)is the Flemish-Dutch event in the field of language and speech, in which IBBT also participates. On Wednesday, November 19, 2008, the second edition of this event will take place at the Hotel Husa President Park in Brussels. Taal in Bedrijf is a platform for investors, managers, directors, scientists and especially the end-users.

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Boost your Inspiration Quotient. Come to the Creativity World Forum 2008!

Visit the Creativity World Forum in Antwerp on 19 & 20 November and come home inspired with practical and useful new ideas. The Creativity World Forum is not a conference on creativity. It aims to inspire you to be more creative. Inspiring others is a vital skill for business today and even more so tomorrow. Leaders for the future are reasonably intelligent, emotionally sensible, and highly inspirational. Flanders DC has drawn up a perfect program: two days of sitting back, networking and getting inspired. Enjoy the 100EUR early bird discount, register before 10 October at www.creativityworldforum.be.

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