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* ELECTRONIC IMAGING EVENT IN THE VISUAL ARTSEVA Florence 2001 'Electronic Imaging and the Visual Arts' will run from 26 to 30 March 2001. The annual event includes a conference, training sessions and a workshop, and should provide a forum for the user, supplier and scientific research communities to meet and exchange experiences, ideas and plans. This year, EVA is supported by the European Commission's EVAN project in association with the Electronic publishing information focal point (EPIFOCAL) and will provide up to date information on new EU and international arts computing and telecom initiatives. It includes case studies of leading edge applications in museums, galleries, libraries and education, integrated digital archives for cultural heritage and modern art and the impact of new technology in conservation and education to global access.The event expects to attract senior representatives of the cultural sector, especially the visual arts community, government, media and related sectors, the ITC industry, tourism and technology and visual arts research organisations. In addition, an open conference focused on protecting digital assets will be held on the final day. The session will feature presentations on security and watermarking and copyright access and licensing. The EPIFOCAL project is funded by the Interactive Electronic Publishing sector of the IST programme.To register, please contact: VASARI Florence, Via degli Artisti 8/b, I-50132 Florence; Tel. +39-055-572321; Fax +39-055-573345; E-mail: vasarifl@tin.it* IST programme in the CIS The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) participation in and benefits from the Information society technologies (IST) programme of the European Union's Fifth Framework programme (FP5) will come under the spotlight at a forthcoming kick off conference in Kiev, Ukraine from 19 to 21 April. The conference concerns new methods of promoting the IST programme to the Commonwealth of independent states. The conference will focus in particular on 'teleworking in research, medicine and business'.For further information consult the following web address: URL: http://www.ednes.org/wistcis; or contact Tatiana D. Shulyakovskaya, Project Manager; Tel. +7-095-1334339; Fax +7-095-9305559; E-mail: shu@ednes.org* Workshop of the future of the "Grid"A workshop in Brussels on 23 March will address the opportunities and challenges presented by 'the Grid', commonly seen as the next stage of the Internet's...