The European Commision is organising on 5-6 December 2011 its first Innovation Convention following the adoption of the Innovation Union flagship initiative in October 2010. It will include a key exhibition in the heart of Brussels showcasing the latest research and innovation results being developed in Europe under EU funding. The deadline for submission of exhibition proposals is 7 September 2011.
This major event will gather more than 1200 participants involved in the innovation chain, including high-level policy makers, leading CEOs, deans of universities and research centres, bankers, venture capitalists, top researchers and innovators.The programme of the Innovation Convention will include master classes and round tables on innovation, an interactive panel debate with global innovation players and the award of the Women Innovators Prize. A detailed programme as well as the registration page for the event will be put on line in September.
The exhibition of the Innovation Convention is a unique opportunity for exhibitors to ensure:
- Europe-wide exposure;
- high visibility attracting the attention of top level participants;
- media attention from European journalist invited to a special media event for the opening of the exhibition
- networking opportunities for future collaboration
Who can apply?
This call for exhibition proposals is open to any organisation involved
in a project funded by the EU's Framework programmes for
Research (FP) or the EU's Competitiveness and
Innovation Framework Programme (CIP). The project can be still
running or have finished. The project should have attained a certain
level of maturity. More importantly, it should be able to demonstrate
some results with concrete examples.
What are they looking for in the exhibition?
The exhibition stands should:
- present applications targeting interested non-specialists.
- contain strong visual aspect and hands-on experiences for visitors
- be attractive and captivating
Selection Criteria
- Visual impact
- Interactive
- Easy of comprehension
- Maturity
- Visitor experience / originality
- Innovation
- Success story
- Challenge-orientation
If you are interested in applying for a stand in the exhibition, then see the section on how to apply, which explains the conditions for participation and practical information for exhibitors.
To take part in the exhibition, please submit your proposal at http://ec.europa.eu/ic2011. The deadline for submission of exhibition proposals is 7 September 2011, 12:00 (Brussels time).
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