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* Computers, an endangered species?

A conference entitled 'Tales of the disappearing computer (DC)' will take place from June 1 to 4 in Santorini, Greece with a view to stimulating debate on the latest research developments and on how information technology can be diffused into everyday objects and settings, going beyond what is possible with today's computers.

Items for discussion will include the major challenges in developing ambient intelligence and how to effectively filter information on the web for millions of subscribers.

A special session will take place, showcasing some successful projects of the EU disappearing computer (DC) initiative. Funded under the future and emerging technologies (FET) section of the Fifth Framework Programme's information society technologies (IST) programme, the DC initiative focuses on inter project collaboration activities in this field.

The event is being organised by the disappearing computer steering group in cooperation with the CONVIVIO Network.

For further information consult the following Web address:

http://ilios.cti.gr/DCTales/aims.asp

* Potential proposers meet in Athens to prepare for second IST call

An international event on Information Society Technologies (IST) will take place on June 2, in Athens, Greece. The event will aim to prepare participants for the forthcoming second call for proposals under the IST programme of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6). To this end, representatives from the European Commission will be present to give an introduction to the call.

Sessions will follow, addressing the issues of networking, partner searches and writing proposals. Participants will also have an opportunity to present their project ideas, and meet other potential proposers during the bilateral meetings.

The event will be organised by the Greek IST national contact point (NCP), in collaboration with the Greek General Secretariat for research and technology. It will also receive support from the Commission's DG Information Society.

For further information, consult the following Web address:

http://www.ekt.gr/en/news/events/ekt/2003-06-02/index.html

* W3C semantic tour

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) will hold a series of one day events across Europe from June 10 to 24, 2003. The goal of these events is to promote W3C technologies that link, define, retrieve and reuse data across various applications, thus making the web more efficient.

The meetings are scheduled for the following cities and...