TOWARDS eENVIRONMENT conference, March 2009

04 February 2009, 5:00pm

The European conference of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU

TOWARDS eENVIRONMENT

Opportunities of SEIS and SISE: Integrating Environmental Knowledge in Europe

March 25-27, 2009
Prague, Czech Republic

Masaryk University in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic, the European Commission's Information Society and Media Directorate-General and European Environment Agency is organising the "Towards eEnvironment" conference - "Integrating Environmental Knowledge in Europe" on March 25-27, 2009 in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Towards eEnvironment conference is dedicated to information exchange among public administrations, EU institutions, environmental agencies, scientists and businesses involved in developing and using environmental informatics for the delivery of modern eEnvironment services in Europe.

Main topics for the conference will include:

ICT research towards the development of a Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE);
best practices of European Member States in the implementation of the Shared Environmental Information System (SEIS);
cooperation and integration of GMES and INSPIRE activities.

Who should attend this event

The European conference Towards eEnvironment is open to governmental institutions, international and intergovernmental organisations, environmental agencies and networks, scientists, academicians, politicians, businesses, managers of corporate social responsibility, public administration and decision makers in the field of environmental information, experts from ICT industry, specialists of theoretical and applied informatics, consultants, students and the concerned public.

The conference unifying thread is Integrating Environmental Knowledge in Europe.

Programme and registration are available on the event website below.

Details about the event

The conference will display state-of-the-art in environmental informatics and opportunities towards the development and implementation of two related initiatives, SEIS and SISE. Special focus will be on the following topics :

* Building SEIS, Europe's backbone for eGovernment environment services. Does Europe champion challenges and seize the opportunities in provision of eEnvironment/eParticipation services?

* ICT research towards enabling a Single Information Space in Europe for the Environment (SISE). How can ICT contribute to strengthen a collaborative information space on the web that will maximise the use of distributed environmental information for multiple purposes and actors?

* ICT for monitoring and controlling of energy efficiency and security, environmental modelling of air pollution, climate changes to support decision making in environment protection.

The conference is a meeting place for experts on leading edge ICT technologies. It aims to foster the standardization and integration of environmental data and information flows in Europe and beyond, which are essential pre-requirements for managing our natural resources in a framework of sustainable development.

Venue

Corinthia Towers Hotel
Kongresová 1, 140 69 Prague 4
Czech Republic
Tel.: +420-261-191-111
Fax: +420-261-225-011
E-mail: towers@corinthia.cz
Web: http://www.corinthia.cz

We look forward to seeing you in Prague!

ICT for Sustainable Growth
Working together for a low carbon economy
ec.europa.eu/ictforsg
cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/sustainable-growth
Information Society and Media Directorate-General
European Commission

TOWARDS eENVIRONMENT conference

Geo: International