EVENTS

FTR&D Research Results Exhibition	France - June 06 & December 06
FTR&D Research Results Exhibition, held in June 06 and another session in a few weeks, mid-December 06. This exhibition, held every six months in FTR&D, presents results of the various current R&D programs and projects. The last one was especially dedicated to mobility solutions.

eChallenges e-2006 Conference

Barcelona - Spain, October 25 - 27 2006

The eChallenges e-2006 Conference took place from 25 - 27 October in Barcelona, Spain. By showcasing contributions on commercial, government or societal exploitation of the Internet and ICT from around the world, eChallenges provided a unique opportunity to gain a better appreciation of some of the cultural, technological and training issues impacting on global eAdoption today. Thematic areas addressed in the conference programme included Networked Business, eGovernment and eDemocracy, Technology Enhanced Learning, Collaborative Working Environments, eHealth, GRID, Knowledge Management, Smart and Virtual Organisations & International IST Collaboration. eChallenges e-2006 attracted over 640 delegates from 53 countries, representing government (23%), industry (15.5%), high-tech SMEs (13.5%) and research/academic organisations (48%) and Exhibitors from 17 countries." Website : www.echallenges.org

International Conference on Ubiquitous Computing	Alcala de Henares - Spain, June 2006
The principal purpose of this Conference is to assemble the professionals and the investigators who are employed at ubiquitous computation at a forum of interchange of initiatives and experiences.

Internet Global Congress	Barcelona - Spain, May 29 and June 1 2006
This conference deals with convergence in services, media and networks. The title of the presentation will be: Identity Management and Business Opportunities for Telcos. The proposed presentation fits into the categories Mechanisms that create trust and Transparent mechanisms for the entrepreneur A paper detailing the reasons for the Fidelity project was presented for inclusion in the programme.

ICIN 2006 Convergence in Services, Media en Network

Bordeaux - France, May 29 - June 1 2006

ICIN is a world leading international conference on the intelligent service layer of communications networks and deals with all aspects of service, network, customer and terminal control. A paper called "Identity Management and Business Opportunities for Telcos" will be presented by Nicolay Bang , Van Thuan Do Linus (Norway) , Tore Jonvik Oslo University College (Norway) , Thanh Van Do Telenor (Norway)

Security and identity management event in Barcelona
The Fidelity project was presented by Manel Medina of Inetsecur with a special emphasis on legal and privacy issues. The title of the presentation was:Proyecto Europeo Fidelity: Federated Identity Management