The ICT 2008 Exhibition intends to show concrete results of research in and around Europe related to information and communications technologies. This call for exhibition ideas is open to any organisation involved in European research and development as well as deployment projects and associated support activities. This includes universities, research institutes, non-profit organisations, public authorities and commercial companies including small and medium sized enterprises.
The exhibition comprises six main areas: R&D and deployment projects, Information stands, an SME village, an International village, the French National Pavilion and the European Commission stand.
This Call for Exhibits only concerns the following areas of the exhibition:
- Research and technology projects with high-tech prototype demonstrators;
- Information stands about ICT-related activities (without technology prototypes);
- Success story SMEs to be displayed in the SME village;
- Success story international research and technology projects as well as information stands of third countries/regions (outside the EU and Associated Countries) to be displayed in the International Village.
Research and technology as well as deployment exhibits:
- Should present applications and should target interested non-specialists. Participants can show future visions as well as concrete results from recent R&D and application work. Technical details should only be made available as background information;
- Should contain strong visual aspects and, if possible, allow hands-on experiences for visitors. They should be based on objects, artefacts and applied technologies, and can largely tell their own story;
- Should be attractive and captivating, not based purely on poster and screen display. Posters should only be used as eye-catchers, with textual content minimised. Physical 3D elements and originality will be taken into consideration for selection. Mobility of the demonstration will also be a criterion for selection.
- Research and technology exhibits will be assessed on the basis of these and other criteria in the application form. Information booths will be selected according to their relevance to the ICT programme.
The deadline for submission of exhibition ideas is 5 May 2008 at 12h00 CET
For further information and selection criteria, please visit:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/
events/ict/2008/exhibition/call/index_en.htm
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