13/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - The 1st European Innovation Summit (EIS) took place in the European Parliament in Brussels on 13-14 October, providing an opportunity for the 33 participating organisations to demonstrate and explain their talents in innovation. The summit, organised by the platform Knowledge4Innovation (K4I)/Lisbon Forum, as one of the events for the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009, includes conferences and other activities for the 800 participants and 120 speakers. The aim is to encourage young people to take up careers in science. (I.L./transl.rt)