Oct 6, 2006

Westbalkan Science Day - A matching event for researchers from Austria and the Western Balkan countries

This meeting of researchers from Austria and the Western Balkan countries will take place on 13th November 2006 at the University of Vienna. The Science Day is focused on establishing and promoting networking activities (partnering) as well as strengthening existing cooperations between Austrian and Western Balkan researchers for further research activities.

The three thematic domains of the Conference are:

* Social Sciences

* Economics and Business Administration

* Information Society Technologies (IST)

The morning session provides information about Austrian and European funding opportunities. The afternoon is reserved for networking, elaboration of new project ideas and discussion of future cooperation in the thematic workshops. All researchers from Austria and the Western Balkan countries have the possibility to present their research institutions and scientific interests (institution profile,
competencies, experience in international RTD cooperation) by poster presentations in the exhibition area. A short institution profile will be included in the conference documentation.

*Target group*: Researchers and research managers from Austria and the Westbalkan countries

*Place*: University of Vienna, Dr.-Karl-Lueger- Ring 1, 1010 Vienna

*Organizers* :
Austrian Science and Research Liaison Offices Ljubljana and Sofia;
together with:
the University of Vienna (Faculty of Computer Science; Faculty of Social
Sciences;
Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics);
Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG);
WUS Austria;
SEE-ERA.NET

The conference is supported by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in the framework of its South Eastern European science cooperation initiative and DIE ERSTE österreichische Spar-Casse Privatstiftung.

<>*Language* : English

*Registration* :
Please register at: http://asowestbalk. stage.zsi. at

Travel and accomodation costs cannot be covered anymore by the organizers.

*Contact:*
Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
ASO Co-ordination
Linke Wienzeile 246
1150 Vienna
Ms. Claudia Fabian (fabian@zsi.at)
Ms. Andrea Christiane Mayr (mayr@zsi.at)
Tel. +43 1 495 04 42-46 (Ms. Fabian) -33 (Ms. Mayr)

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