ESIS II dissemination AT FEMIRCs'99 - Poland

The Polish ESIS II contractor, who is at the same time partner in the FEMIRCs network (Fellow Members to the Community Innovation Relay Centers), organised an international conference - Information Society Projects in Accession Countries, where the ESIS II project was presented. Below, please find the preliminary program for this conference. For details, you may contact directly the Polish ESIS II contractor, Mrs. Krystna Siwek, OPI, Warsaw.

A report on the Conference will be made available here soon. In the meantime more details on the FEMIRCs network can be found here

FEMIRCs’99 PROGRAMME

Information Society Innovative Projects in Accession Countries

International Conference organized by Information Processing Centre – FEMIRC Partner, FP5 Contact Point, EXPLOIT and ESIS II Local Partner in Poland, under auspices of the State Committee for Scientific Research

Warsaw, 27 – 29 September 1999

27 September, Monday

Venue: Int. Centre of Biocybernetics, Warsaw, Trojdena 4

9.00 - 10.00 Registration

10.00 - 12.30 Strategies in IST Policy

• Welcome and opening remarks – OPI
• IST innovative policy in Poland – Borys Czerniejewski, KBN
• Global Information Society in V Framework Programme – Concha Fernandez de la Puente, EC DGXIII
• Co-operation possibilities in the field of information technology applications in CEEC countries – David Skinner, Regional Information Co-ordinator Central Europe BC
• Electronic document ordering and delivery – Rob Davies, Education for Change Co., UK

• 12.30 - 14.00 Lunch

• 14.00 - 16.00 IST European Survey

• An overview of ESIS II – Stefaan Verhulst, University of Oxford
• ESIS II in Poland issues – Krystyna Siwek, OPI

coffee break

FP5 National Contact Point Workshop

• Wyszukiwanie informacji o programach europejskich poprzez Internet – Jerzy Supel, NCP
• Zasady uczestnictwa polskich partnerów w II Programie Tematycznym 5.PR “Przyjazne Spoleczenstwo Informacyjne” – Leszek Chmielewski, NCP

28 September, Tuesday

Venue: Int. Centre of Biocybernetics, Warsaw, Trojdena 4

10.00 - 12.00

Telematics for Libraries Programme – EXPLOIT Seminar

• An overview of Third and Fourth FP Telematics Application Projects – Concha Fernandez de la Puente, EC DGXIII
• EXPLOIT project as a case study of Telematics for Libraries programme – Christiane Dorff, DBI, Berlin
• Education, training and distance learning – Maria Sliwinska, University of Torun
• Library management – Michael Casey, Univ. Coll. Dublin

12.00 - 12.30 coffee break

12.30 – 14.00

FP5 – IST Calls for Proposals September 1999 and Beyond

Brokerage event

• Overview of IST call for proposals September 1999 with special attention to Multimedia Content and DigiCult - Concha Fernandez de la Puente, EC DGXIII
• IDEALEAST-IST - Tadeusz Grabowiecki, Silesian Univ. of Technology
• Contact Point for Multimedia Content and DigiCult Sector– Krystyna Siwek, OPI
• Discussion

28 September, Tuesday

Parallel Seminars and Workshops

Venue: Int. Centre of Biocybernetics, Warsaw, Trojdena 4

9.30 – 18.00 Workshop for Polish SMEs on CRAFT and EUREKA - organized by Hi-Tech Co. Ltd, Regional Contact Point FP5, FEMIRC Associated Partner (for special invitation)

29 September, Wednesday

Venue: Int. Centre of Biocybernetics, Warsaw, Trojdena 4

9.30 – 18.00 Workshop for Polish SMEs on CRAFT and EUREKA - organized by Hi-Tech Co. Ltd, Regional Contact Point FP5, FEMIRC Associated Partner (for special invitation)