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• Position: Calendar of Events

* Telecommunications CouncilThe EU's Communications Ministers will be meeting up in Luxembourg on 4 April to discuss the following issues:- the draft Directive on a common framework for electronic communications networks and services;- the draft Directive on accessing electronic communications networks and connected installations;- the draft Directive relative on authorising electronic communications networks and services;- the draft Directive on universal services and user rights for electronic communication services;- the draft Regulation on the Community's dot.eu domain name;- communication on the launch of third-generation mobile phones in the European Union;- the eEurope action plan.* IST in CISThe participation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the technology programmes of the 5th Framework Programme and the benefits will be discussed at a conference in Kiev (Ukraine) on 19-21 April. The conference will discuss new methods for promoting the IST programme in the Commonwealth of Independent States and will look at teleworking in research, medicine and business.Further information: Tatiana D. Shulyakovskaya, Project Manager, Tel: (+7) 095-1334339 - Fax: (+7) 095-9305559 - E-mail: shu@ednes.org - or website: http://www.ednes.org/wistcis SENSOR 2001SENSOR 2001 the world's biggest detection equipment, electronic processing systems and global solutions fair will take place in Nuremburg (Germany) on 8-10 May 2001. More than 800 exhibitors from more than 25 countries will be presenting electrical and electronic innovations and automated industrial processes for the car industry. The TEST fair will be taking place in parallel and information stands and discussion forums will also be organised.For further information: URL: http://www.sensorfairs.de/S01/B_rah1e.htm* Conference on biomedical imaging technologyThe Greek island of Milos will be hosting the international ITBS 2001 conference (Imaging Technologies in Biomedical Sciences) on 20/24 May. The event aims to bring together applied physicists and others working in radiation caption, engineers and librarians from academia and industry and end...