Brussels, 23/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - Conferences, seminars and other European events in February:
Chocolate or Vanilla? Building the creative economy in a flat world. After Lisbon, a new vision for Europe and its regions - Brussels, 1 February: seminar organised by the Committee of the Regions to stimulate debate and research into new economic criteria to allow the regions to be highly competitive and deal with the challenges of globalisation. (Compulsory prior registration: gafortunato@libero.it).
Who really runs Britain? Understanding the British political system - London, 1 February: conference organised by COBCOE Public Affairs Symposium (Council of British Chambers of Commerce in Continental Europe), chaired by David Goodhart, Ned Temko and Howard Rosen. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=432 ).
Working lunch with European Commissioner Markos Kyprianou (Health and Consumer Protection) - Brussels, 2 February. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=442 ).
The regions of Romania and European integration - Brussels, 2 February: conference organised by the Committee of the Regions.
Recent developments in taxation of company cars - 20 minutes' drive from Brussels, 2 February: conference chaired by Yves Bernaerts, associate of Ernst & Young Tax Consultants, looking at new regulations on taxable perks, growth in cross border leasing, post-lease sales, VAT, etc.
Measuring Counterfeiting and Piracy - Paris, 2 and 3 February: meeting of counterfeiting experts organised by OCDE's Directorate of Science, Technology and Industry.
Press conferences on publication of OCDE publication, Economic Reform, Growth Target, 2006 edition - London and Paris, 7 February: organised by OCDE. Attended by Jean-Philippe Cotis, OCDE Chief Economist.
MEP Focus Group on EU Homeland security in a globalised world - Brussels, 8 February: debate organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=433 ).
Customs and Trade modernisation from paper to real time: making your business more competitive - Brussels, 9 February: conference organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=434 ).
e-learning developments - Brussels, 9 February: briefings organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium, with Sally Reynolds, Director General of AtIT (Leuven, Belgium). (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=430 ).
3GSM World Congress - Barcelona, 13-16 February: organised by GSM Association, with conferences and exhibitions on the mobile phone world attended by the world's biggest cellphone companies. (Registration: +44 (0)20 7017 5506 or bookings@3gsmworldcongress.com).
Working breakfast with Miroslav Adamis, Head of Cabinet for EU Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism Commissioner Jan Figel. Brussels, 16 February. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=408 ).
European Charter for Sexual Equality in Local Life - Brussels, 20-21 February: final conference of a project run by CEMR (Council of European Municipalities and Regions) under the 5th EU action programme for sexual equality.
Environmental Hot Topics in Europe - Brussels, 21 February: afternoon of conferences organised by the British Chamber of Commerce in Belgium. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=435 ).
Local authorities' role in integrating immigrants - Brussels, 22 February: conference organised by the Committee of the Regions on the role of local and European authorities and best practice in tackling social exclusion.
ECCA 06 Congress - Vienna, 27 February - 1 March: organised by the European Cable Communications Association. (Info: http://www.eccacongress.com ).
Working breakfast with Anne Lambert, Deputy UK Permanent Representative for the EU, Brussels, 28 February. (Registration: http://www.britcham.be/EventDirect.asp?EventID=394 ).