Brussels, 25/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - Conferences, seminars and other European events in September:
Public Service Broadcasting and the Digital Switchover. London, 5-6 September Les 5 et 6 September - BSG Conference Centre - EU Conferences is organising a conference for the media industry and regulatory authorities in the UK and Europe. (Info: http: //http://www.euconferences.com/events.asp?ID=4&Type=Event; Tel: Cory Richards (+44 1495 30015).
EuroNanoForum2005 - Nanotechnology and the Health of the EU Citizen in 2020. Edinburgh, Scotland, 5-9 September. Conference looking at health applications of nanotechnology. (Info: http: //http://www.euronanoforum2005.org/; Institute of Nanotechnology; Tel. +44 1786 447520; Fax: +44 1786 447530; e-mail: carrie@nano.org.uk).
Social Dialogue: the Luxembourg experience. In Malta on 12 September, this seminar will be attended by the President of the Luxembourg Economic and Social Committee, Raymond Hencks. (Info: Malta EU Information Centre: euinfo.mic@gov.mt or mcesd@gov.mt).
The Trans-Atlantic Challenge: Diverging Approaches to Regulatory and Legal Reform in the United States and Europe. Brussels, 14 September. Seminar organised by the US Chamber of Commerce. (Info: http: //http://www.uschamber.com/nclc/news/forum_agenda ).
Chemicals - Benefits and Risks. Brussels, 15 September, dinner with British Conservative MEP John Bowis organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; e-mail: events@britcham.be).
Transport and Sustainable Mobility Conference. Brussels, 19-20 September. (Info: http: //http://www.euconferences.com/events.asp?ID=17&Type=Event; Tel: Graeme Francis on +44 (0)1495 300014).
Meeting the challenges of the aviation industry. Brussels, 21 September. Business dinner with Nigel Turner, President and General Director of online flight reservation company BMI. (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; E-mail: events@britcham.be).
Focus Group on Better Regulation. Brussels, 21 September. The British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium is organising its first working group on better regulation with British MEPs, like Malcolm Harbour (Conservative) and Richard Corbett (Labour). (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; e-mail: events@britcham.be).
Are the developed countries hitting the Millennium Development Goals? Brussels, 22 September. Meeting between Louis Michel, European Development Commissioner, and Kamran Kousari, Special United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Coordinator for Africa. (Info: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org ).
Sarbanes-Oxley: getting ready for the EU response. Brussels, 23 September. British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium conference on developments in Europe and the United States following the Enron and Parmalat scandals. (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; e-mail: events@britcham.be).
Can Europe close the education gap? Brussels, 27 September. Discussion between Nikolaus van der Pas, Director General for Education at the European Commission, and Bernhard Marfurt, Switzerland's ambassador to the EU. (Info: http: //http://www.friendsofeurope.org ).
In Brussels on 27 September, the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium is organising a Breakfast Briefing with Fabrizio Barbaso, Director General for Enlargement. (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; e-mail: events@britcham.be).
Cabinet Breakfast Briefing in Brussels on 29 September, organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, with Stephen Quest, Head of Cabinet for Dalia Grybauskaité, European Budget Commissioner. (Info: Tel: +32 2 540 90 30; e-mail: events@britcham.be).
Waste Management Legislation in the extended Europe: Transformation and Implementation. Conference organised by the European Federation of Waste Management and the Environment (FEAD) in Budapest on 30 September. (Info: http: //http://www.fead.be/conference.html; Tel: 02 732 32 13).