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<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

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<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/AP/Obama-to-honor-young-inventors/14194219/">Obama to honor young inventors at science fair</a>

Hey kids, grab those beakers and Petri dishes, the White House is going to hold a science fair.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://www.etf.europa.eu/web.nsf/pages/Events_EN?OpenDocument&emb=http://www.etf.europa.eu/EventsMgmt.nsf/(RSS)/A39F94CF5F3EC882C1257551003D248A?OpenDocument&LAN=EN">Event: 09/12/2009 - Teaching and learning in VET and lessons learned until today: policy and practice in Albania</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438665/s/6ed08f1/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CEconomia0J20Ae0J20ALavoro0C20A0A90C110CBanda0Elarga0Efondi0Econgelati0Bshtml0Duuid0Fe59ceaf80Ec9680E11de0E9d640Ef267f17dd1320GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Banda larga: il governo congela 800 milioni</a>

<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/llp/infoday10/infoday_2010_en.htm">Lifelong Learning Infodays 2010 - Brussels 7 December: online registration closed</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/NYTimes/Teach-Your-Teachers-Well/13825559/">Teach Your Teachers Well</a>

To fix our schools, the teaching programs need to be as dynamic as the young people we want to attract to the profession.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/1597&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">I mass media possono svolgere un ruolo cruciale per l'eradicazione della povertà</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/vlLvFcRzbxk/i_get_books_8.php">I Get Books .. [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]</a>

I receive a fair number of books to review each month, so I thought I should do what several magazines and other publications do; list those books that have arrived in my mailbox so you know that this is the pool of books from which I will be reading and <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/book_review/">reviewing</a> on my blog.

<a href="http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/424050/s/5862979/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Cgallery0Cdn175410Eidea0Ecompetition/story01.htm">Innovation: Award-winning product design of 2009</a>

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_10000000/newsid_10000600/10000681.stm">Speaking out</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438668/s/53234fc/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CTecnologia0J20Ae0J20ABusiness0C20A0A90C0A70Cmulticanale0Etecnologia0Ebanca0Efuturo0Bshtml0Duuid0Ff79cc83e0E6a0A10E11de0Ea3430Efbc84ba8a6450GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Multicanale e tecnologica: ecco la banca del futuro</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/aboujko/en/~3/mfHIPQ9rGi8/digital-books-many-business-models.html">Digital books : many business models</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/typepad/aboujko/en/~3/gHuDl44MtG8/internet-users-in-quebec-to-a-higher-participation-in-web-20-mode-.html">Internet users in Quebec to a higher participation in Web 2.0 mode?</a>

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134940&source=rss_news">Hot Jobs: Capacity Manager</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tedtalks_audio/~3/QqlhABkYpRo/545">TEDTalks : Nandan Nilekani's ideas for India's future - Nandan Nilekani (2009)</a>

<a href="http://people.uis.edu/rschr1/onlinelearning/2009/06/ua-adds-writing-credit-via-online.html">UA adds writing credit via online learning to gen-ed system - Ben Korta, Daily Wildcat</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/Chronicle-Higher-Education/Promoting-Netiquette-Classroom/11321949">Promoting 'Netiquette' in the Classroom</a>

In todays college classroom, it seems that more students have laptops than dont. In many lecture halls, professors see several of their students typing away all class long.

(The full text of this article is available free)

<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=30973">Swedish EU presidency to promote innovation and ERA</a>

<img src="http://cordis.europa.eu/news/images/20090701_1.jpg" alt="">
The Swedish presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on 1 July and will continue to the end of 2009. The new presidency's work programme has been published, clearly outlining its priorities over the next six months. In addition to tackling the urgent challenges of economy, employment and climate (they will work towards the adoption of a new climate agreement during the international climate negotiations in Copenhagen in December), the work programme stresses strengthening competitiveness by investing in research and education as well as improving the governance of the European Research Area (ERA).

Dr Tobias Krantz, Swedish Minister for Higher Education and Research, said, 'It is my conviction that the economic, ecological and social challenges now facing Europe will benefit from being dealt with not just as problems, but also as opportunities. Crises can generate creative processes that ultimately lead to something new and better.'

Speaking on enhancing the governance of the ERA, Dr Krantz emphasised the importance of 'carefully considered' cooperation between Member States, the European Commission, universities, research institutions and industry in realising the vision of the ERA in 2020. The vision of the ERA is to improve European competitiveness in science and technology by facilitating researcher mobility, improving their access to world-class infrastructures, opening up European, national and regional research programmes and strengthening global research partnerships.

'The question is how we can see things through to achieve our common goals,' said Dr Krantz. The presidency plans to continue the work that has begun on the ERA, and to 'propose governance mechanisms for the effective use of these resources and better cooperation between policy areas'. Implementation of the ERA has so far met strong national and institutional barriers.

The Swedish EU presidency coincides with a review of the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7). Ensuring that the direction of forthcoming programmes for research and development are best positioned to respond to future challenges in health, energy and climate is another of the presidency's goals.

'The focus will be on how the EU is to use its research resources more efficiently,' the work programme reads. 'The objective is to agree on what research resources should be used for and how these investments could be better coordinated and managed. One important issue is the design of joint initiatives at European level, including the EU Framework Programme for Research.'

According to Jesper Wadensjö of the Swedish Research Council, 'The countries and citizens of Europe are facing new global changes which represent difficult environmental, economic and social challenges. The need for research-based knowledge has never been greater.'

The role of research and innovation in helping to lift Europe out of the current economic crisis is highlighted in the Swedish work programme, which points out that 'research and innovation create new development areas'. According to the document, 'The Presidency will submit a contribution to a European Innovation Plan, with links to the European Research Area.'

The presidency plans to help Baltic Sea Member States to manage the serious environmental problems they face and to encourage growth and development in that region. Part of this means fostering larger joint initiatives in the areas of research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

In addition, the new presidency will address the importance of transferring technologies to poorer nations as part of an effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions. 'Regulatory frameworks should be adapted to promote the spread of climate-friendly technology, particularly to developing countries,' the work programme reads.

The Swedish presidency of the Council of the EU will host a conference on the role of research and innovation in the development of Europe up to 2025 called 'New Worlds - New Solutions - Research and Innovation as a Basis for Developing Europe in a Global Context' next week in Lund, Sweden.
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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30835">Conference on innovation and technology policy, Porto, Portugal</a>

Event date: 2009-07-13 The twelfth International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI) will take place on 13 and 14 July in Porto, Portugal.

This edition of the event is dedicated to 'Science, technology and knowledge networks - long-term growth strategies to face the financial crisis'.

The conference aims to bring together leading representatives of academic, business, government and other relevant sectors to present, discuss and assess current and future issues of critical importance for the use of science and technology to foster socio-economic and shared prosperity at home and abroad.
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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9135058&source=rss_news">The Cybersecurity Coordinator's Job Description</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SmallBusinessTrends/~3/FovWoomCiG0/combatting-the-summer-business-lull.html">Combatting The Summer Business Lull</a>

<a href="http://smallbiztrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/istock_000001869074xsmall.jpg"><img src="http://smallbiztrends.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/istock_000001869074xsmall.jpg" alt="" width="340" height="226"></a>Welcome to July, folks. We’re now officially knee deep in summer. That means along with the BBQs and sunburns, you’re probably also facing sluggish sales and a loss of in store face time with customers. As happens every year, warmer weather means people are spending more time at the beach and less time making heavy buying decisions. It’s the summer lull and there’s nothing you can do to combat it.

Or is there?

As an employee, I always loved summers in business because it meant the store grew quieter and the workload all but stopped. But as an employer, that same situation can be a little terrifying. However, it’s important not to panic. Instead, use this natural lull to revitalize, revisit and plan for the future.

Here are some ways to combat and tackle the quiet summer months:

Go to camp: Last week Seth Godin offered some great advice for business owners, telling them how <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2009/06/can-summer-camp-change-your-life.html">summer camp could change their life</a>. The same way it inspired and changed you as a child, summer can change you as an adult. If the summer months are typically slower, invest some of that time elsewhere and in other actions that will help you to grow your business. Learn a new skill, take a class, find a <a href="http://barcamp.pbworks.com/">barcamp</a> to help immerse yourself in your industry, form a Tweetup to make new friends and strengthen industry ties, etc. The knowledge and connections you gain during these months will make you stronger and more powerful once the cooler weather hits and things pick up again.

Create cross promotion incentives: Unless your business is summer-oriented, things typically slow down for everyone during the warmer months. That makes it the perfect time to band together with complementary local businesses and find ways to cross promote. Create new partnerships that will allow you to trade services and share referrals to create new incentives for customers. If you’re a bakery, find a local sporting arena or community theater and ask them to sell your cupcakes at their concession and offer to give coupons or notices about their events in return. If you’re a landscaper and your business is booming, hand out flyers for winter service companies to get people thinking early. If the recession has taught us anything it’s that people band together in hard times.

Do something crazy: You know that marketing strategy you wanted to try in December but you didn’t have time? Or that product you’ve been waiting to test? The local seminar you wanted to try and organize for your community? Now is the time to do that. When things get you slow, you have the best reason to experiment and try things you normally wouldn’t have had time to risk. The smaller group of folks now in your store make up the perfect focus group. Release that product and see what the reaction is. Hold a big in store event to get people interacting with you again. Try your hands at creating a viral sensation. Right now you have the time to brainstorm and implement things you won’t necessarily be able to fit in a few months from now. Use it.

Get more social with your brand: Similar to doing some crazy, now’s the perfect time to start experimenting with social media and to create your <a href="http://www.chrisbrogan.com/strategic-blogging-and-some-tactics-to-nail-it/">social media business strategy</a>. Set up that Twitter account, create the Facebook Fan pages, and film those customer retention YouTube videos, etc. If things are getting slow, occupy that time with new activities that could strengthen your company in the long haul. We all have whiteboards of things we can’t wait to do if only we had time…now you have that time.

Research new forms of marketing: Break out of your current promotional bubble and look for new opportunities. Keep an eye out for new speaking opportunities, write articles to appear in industry publications, start making new connections with local media, and get a little bit aggressive with your promotional tactics. The media has a tendency to get a little “soft” in the summer months, help give them content to stand out among all the fluff pieces about summer festivals and events. They’re hungry for it and if you can pitch them a great story about your company, they’ll very likely take it. These types of activities will also help build your place as an expert long after the leaves begin to change colors again.

I’ve seen many small businesses let their spirits die due to the summer slump. Don’t take that mind set. Instead, use this time to try out new strategies, create new relationships and build momentum that will take you clear into the Fall. What are some of your avoiding the summer slump suggestions?

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<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemlongdetail.cfm?item_id=3220&lang=en">Identification of future skills needs in micro and craft (-type) enterprises up to 2020</a>

Calls for tenders, published: 16/06/2009, 09:00 CET Deadline: 13/08/2009

Open procedure - Published in OJ N° 2009/S 113-162155 of 16/06/2009

CALL FOR TENDERS No ENTR/2009/005 - Identification of future skills needs in micro and craft (-type) enterprises up to 2020

Date and place of opening of tenders: 28 August 2009 at 11h00, Brussels

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<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134018&source=rss_news">Web 2.0 Security: Things to Know about the Social Web</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/TK1GSA1rm9Q/science_online_2009_london_con.php">Science Online 2009 London Conference Scheduled [Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)]</a>

<a href="http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3595086951_60d79edfb3_m.jpg" width="240" height="185"></a>Last year, thanks to you, my loyal beloved readers, I was able to attend the Science Online conference held in London, England, where I was a speaker. This conference is being held again this year -- and I hope to be there! Proposed topics include blogging and microblogging, online communities, open access and open data, new teaching and research tools, author identifiers and measuring the impact of research. <a href="http://www.scienceonlinelondon.org/">Science Online 2009 London</a> is scheduled for 22 August at the Royal Institute of Great Britain, thanks to the generous support of <a href="http://network.nature.com/">Nature Network</a>, <a href="http://www.mendeley.com/">Mendeley Research Networks</a> and <a href="http://www.rigb.org/">The Royal Institute of Great Britain</a>.

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134085&source=rss_news">Social Engineering: 5 Security Holes at the Office</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/SanFranciscoChronicle/Uniting-states-educational-success/10883053">Uniting states for educational success</a>

American students need skills for a 21st century world, but our educational system is stuck in the 19th.

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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30765">C.U.R.I.E. network annual conference, Montpellier, France</a>

Event date: 2009-06-17 The C.U.R.I.E. network annual conference on public research in France will take place in Montpellier, France, from 17 to 19 June.

The conference will put into perspective the economic and social challenges facing societies with regard to the ever more important role of innovation. Public research is at the heart of these challenges, contributing to success stories that help establish a sustainable economy in an area of international innovation.

C.U.R.I.E. is a network intended to stimulate exchange between valorisation professionals and the socio-economic world.
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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30842">Innovation Days 2009, Lisbon, Portugal</a>

Event date: 2009-06-18 The Portuguese Innovation Agency (ADI) will host the 2009 edition of the Innovation Days conference from 18 to 20 June 2009 in Lisbon, Portugal.

Combining a number of parallel workshops and a project exhibition, the event will bring together research and innovation stakeholders from Europe, the United States, Latin America and Asia.

In addition, the winners of the Innovation Days Award will be announced on the second day of the conference. Ministers for innovation and other high-level guests from across Europe are expected to attend the awards ceremony.
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<a href="http://www.newbusiness.co.uk/news/online-retailing-sales-still-growing-0">Online retailing sales still growing</a>

Online retail sales have continued to increase despite the recession, according to figures released by the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG) sales index.

Clothing sales online increased 17% in April compared to the same period a year ago, and while this was the best performing sector other areas also grew.

The rate of growth for most sectors online has declined this year on 2008 figures, but growth is still occurring and online growth is outpacing those of traditional shops.

<a href="http://www.newbusiness.co.uk/news/online-retailing-sales-still-growing-0">read more</a>

<a href="http://feeds.newscientist.com/c/749/f/424050/s/4a1dbf6/l/0L0Snewscientist0N0Carticle0Cdn172730E10A0Escientific0Eobjects0Ethat0Echanged0Ethe0Eworld0Bhtml0DDCMP0FOTC0Erss0Gnsref0Fscience0Ein0Esociety/story01.htm">10 scientific objects that changed the world</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ScienceblogsChannelEducation/~3/xm7aolDY1ik/the_secret_order_of_the_arxiv.php">The Secret Order of the ArXiv [The Quantum Pontiff]</a>

The astro/physics blogosphere is all atwitter about papers the Nature embargo policy (See Julianne <a href="http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/cosmicvariance/2009/06/09/if-a-paper-is-submitted-to-nature-does-it-still-make-a-sound/">If a paper is submitted to nature does it still make a sound</a>, the cat herder <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/catdynamics/2009/06/hear_a_paper_see_a_paper_speak.php">Hear a paper, see a paper, speak no paper</a>, and he of less than certain principles <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/principles/2009/06/unhealthy_obsessions_of_academ.php">Unhealthy obsessions of academia</a>. He of uncertain principles loses the catchy title contest :) )

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134223&source=rss_news">World gets techie: Web 2.0 crowned 1 millionth English word</a>

<a href="http://feeds.ilsole24ore.com/c/32276/f/438668/s/4a7c2e5/l/0L0Silsole24ore0N0Cart0CSoleOnLine40CTecnologia0J20Ae0J20ABusiness0C20A0A90C0A50Creati0Einformatici0Bshtml0Duuid0F2babccf80E447b0E11de0Ea0A510Eaf559783c70Ae0GDocRulesView0FLibero/story01.htm">Pirati del web: aumentano i reati, ma gli autori la fanno franca</a>

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9134246&source=rss_news">The Internet is incomplete, says its co-designer, Vinton Cerf</a>

<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/tedtalks_audio/~3/zhvHrzQ6zKQ/563">TEDTalks : Pete Alcorn on the world in 2200 - Pete Alcorn (2009)</a>

<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30782">Nanotechnologies partnering event, Turin, Italy</a>

Event date: 2009-06-09 A nanotechnologies partnering event will be held from 9 to 11 June in Turin, Italy.

In its fifth edition, Nanoforum is promoting the new possibilities offered by nanotechnologies and fostering the process of technological transfer from the academic world to the marketplace. The event will be an opportunity to learn about the latest trends in nanotechnology on a global level and to establish contacts with Italian and foreign researchers.

The event programme includes an exhibition area, scientific conferences and seminars as well as a partnering event that aims to foster business-to-business meetings.
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<a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/youth/tools/partner_search_en.php">Search and find Youth partners</a>

<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/644&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">Inizia una nuova era per le politiche dell'Unione europea a favore della gioventù</a>

<a href="http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/in_calendario/comestxue/20090428_00">Commercio con l'estero: scambi con i paesi extra UE</a>

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132244&source=rss_news">Build a Better Online Persona: Four Steps</a>

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132247&source=rss_news">Gmail, Google maps, and Google search: 19 cool tips</a>

<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30683">European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine General Assembly 2009, Munster, Germany</a>

Event date: 2009-05-11 The General Assembly of the European Technology Platform (ETP) on Nanomedicine will be held in Munster, Germany, on 11-12 May.

This event will present an industrial perspective on the most promising research areas and roadmaps that are expected to enable breakthroughs in nanomedicine. The primary objectives of the meeting include: - the final discussion of the ETP Roadmaps to be delivered to the European Commission in the summer of 2009; - information about the ERANET EuroNanoMed and its calls to be launched in June 2009; - discussion of future directions of European industrial research and development in nanomedicine, in view of increasing competition from the United States and Asia.

The meeting will also provide a platform for networking and consortium-building with leading experts from academia, industry and clinics.
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<a href="http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/newsroom/cf/itemshortdetail.cfm?item_id=3082">Modernisation of EU research funding on the right track</a>

<a href="http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9132586&source=rss_news">Virtualization ups efficiency but brings new challenges</a>

<a href="http://www.cnr.it/cnr/events/CnrEventi?IDn=1904">Saperi e valori nella partecipazione al dibattito scientifico</a>

Periodo: 15/05/2009

Città: Roma

Luogo: Città dell'Altra Economia, Portico Bianco, Largo Dino Frisullo, Testaccio, Campo Boario (ex mattatoio)

Oggetto: Saperi e valori nella partecipazione al dibattito scientifico

Abstract: tavola rotonda con l'intervento di Bruna De Marchi, Silvio Funtowicz, Maria Laura Scarino introduce: Sveva Avveduto modera: Adriana Valente Segue dibattito con gli autori del libro IMMAGINI DI SCIENZA E PRATICHE DI PARTECIPAZIONE a cura di Adriana Valente, Biblink, 2009 prefazione di Guido Bertolaso, introduzione di Luciano Maiani<p> <p>Riferimenti: Maria Giovanna Felici: mg.felici@irpps.cnr.it

<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30703">Seminar on future challenges in professional kitchens, Mikkeli, Finland</a>

Event date: 2009-05-13 An international seminar on future challenges in professional kitchens will take place in Mikkeli, Finland, on 13 and 14 May.

The seminar is intended for researchers, developers, teachers, professionals, students and other actors in the field of professional kitchens (restaurants, catering, public and private food services, etc.). It will provide a platform for participants to discuss and exchange opinions and experiences.

The seminar is organised by the Mikkeli University of Applied Sciences. The university specialises in the research and development of information technology systems for professional kitchens and provides training for food services professionals.
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<a href="http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/09/739&format=HTML&aged=0&language=IT&guiLanguage=en">Le scuole europee si rinnovano</a>

<a href="http://www.mywire.com/a/HuffingtonPost/Tom-Vander-Ark-2020-Forecast/10108418">Tom Vander Ark: 2020 Forecast: the Future of Learning</a>

'You as a pupil will be placed in the centre. Personalised education means that the school and the teachers start from and adapt themselves to your goals, your ambitions and your potentials ....The fundamental principle behind our method of learning

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<a href="http://www.eslpod.com">English Cafe #188</a>

Topics: Regulating monopolies and antitrust laws; American songs: Happy Birthday; whilst versus while; to blow away (something); using “do” for emphasis

Words:
monopoly
competitor
antitrust law
sanctioned
to break up
to appeal
lyrics
kindergarten
to catch on
copyrighted
royalties
commonplace
while
whilst
to blow away