Diabesity - A World-Wide Challenge

9 - 10 February 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Under its current Research Framework Programme, the European Union supports a series of major scientific projects to better understand and combat type-2 diabetes. Each project focuses on a different region of the world. The conference will take this global approach further by presenting the state of play and by exploring opportunities for even greater international cooperation and new partnerships.

National Contact Point Networking Meeting

24 February 2012, DST, Pretoria, 9:00 - 16:00

More details on this event to following in January 2012.

IST-Africa 2012

9 - 11 May 2012, Tanzania

IST-Africa 2012 will focus on the Role of ICT for Africa's Development and specifically on Applied ICT research topics addressing major societal and economic challenges, which is part of the European Commission's Information Communications Technologies (ICT) Theme of FP7. The Conference Programme combines strategic keynote presentations, technical and policy papers, case studies, workshops, an exhibition and social activities. In the context of focusing on the Role of ICT for Africa's Development, the Opening Plenary on Wednesday 9 May will feature a high level dialogue on Implementation of the Africa-EU Partnership on Science, Information Society and Space. The Closing Plenary on Friday 11 May will focus on Initiatives Supporting Development of Regional Science, Technology and Innovation.