MEDICA, the world's largest medical trade show, is once again in 2008 the central market platform for the medical equipment industry. Marking its 40th anniversary, this world forum of medicine is set to match the two previous years' record numbers: from November 19 - 22, over 4,300 exhibitors from 66 countries will present their products on 118,300 m² (net).

25-27 November, 2008, Lyon, France
The next ten years will see major transformations in the technological, industrial and business landscapes surrounding information and communication technologies, or "ICT". ICT 2008 will set the agenda for ICT research and innovation in Europe during this crucial decade.

One Laptop Per Child (OLPC), the scheme aimed at delivering connected computing to remote, poor and underserved regions of the world, is to launch its 'Give One, Get One' scheme in Europe this year as well as the United States, the project's founder, Professor Nicholas Negroponte told delegates at the World of Health IT conference in Copenhagen.

Motion Computing®, a leader in mobile computing and wireless communications, is announcing this week at the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark, the first mobile clinical assistant (MCA) user conferences to be hosted by Tracline, a valuable Motion partner and leading reseller of C5 MCAs across Europe.

Copenhagen, 4 November 2008
Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a great pleasure for me to be with you here today at the opening of this year's World of Health IT conference. Health IT is becoming increasingly important for citizens, industry and healthcare authorities. The potential of eHealth and the interest it generates are demonstrated by the high level of participation in today's conference.

The European Commission, HIMSS Europe, the Ministry of Health and Consumption of Spain, and the Government of Catalonia are delighted to announce that the next World of Health IT conference and exhibition will be held in conjunction with the European Union's annual High Level eHealth Ministerial Conference in Barcelona on March 15-18, 2010.

Some of the world's leading healthcare technology vendors will be demonstrating the latest cutting edge technological advances in integrated healthcare at the World of Health IT conference and exhibition, which is being held at the Bella Center, Copenhagen, November 4-6, 2008.