EUREKA EVENTS

NMP-Manufuture: Industrial technologies 2010

The European Commission is organising together with the Belgian EU Presidency a major conference in the area of Industrial Technologies. The focus will be on nanotechnologies and nanosciences, materials and manufacturing technologies, which are the key areas of  the NMP Theme within the 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (FP7).

The European Industrial Technologies Conference will address:

    * The need for innovation within European industry and major obstacles hindering innovation;
    * Future perspectives for industry with newly developed manufacturing technologies, materials and nanotechnologies;
    * The social, environmental sustainability and competitiveness perspectives of the European manufacturing industry.

In addition to the Commission NMP Theme and the Belgian EU Presidency, the conference is also supported by the Manufuture European Technology Platform which represents the major European industries and research organisations in the field of manufacturing. The Platform is promoting the use of new enabling technologies in Factories of the Future.

A EUREKA stand is available to deliver information about the latest Network activities especially on:
•    EUREKA (www.eurekanetwork.org)
•    Eurostars (www.eurostars-eureka.eu)
•    Pro-Factory (www.profactory.eu)
•    ENIWEP + E!-SURF (www.eniwep.org; www.eurekanetwork.org/project/-/id/5800)
•    MF-IND (www.manufuture-industry.org)
•    Euripides (www.euripides-eureka.eu)
•    Catrene (www.catrene.org)

EUREKA speakers are also involved in the conference programme:
•    Prof. Francesco Jovane, will represent MF-IND at the “Networking in EU and outside” session
•    Mr. Christian Woegerer, Chairman of PROFACTORY will talk at the  “Networking in EU and outside” session