Welcome to the First IST-EC 2 Newsletter!

IST CALL 6 - Framework Programme 6 European Commission

IST-EC 2 partners would like to inform you that the 6th IST call was published on 22 December 2005 with a closing date of April 25, 2006. This Call represents the last call of the IST (Information Society Technology) Programme of the European Commission in the Sixth Framework Programme. The next call will be under the Seventh Framework Programme.

The strategic objectives of the 6th Call are:

- Advanced Robotics - Ambient Assisted Living for the Ageing Society - Search Engines for Audio-Visual Content - Accompanying Actions in Support of Participation in Community ICT Research - International Cooperation

For more detailed information on the call please go to: http://www.ist-ec.org/ps/europe

If you have any questions on how Canadian European collaborations can be initiated under this Call, please feel free to contact any
IST-EC 2 partner.

The EC organises two Information days on the following strategic objectives of call 6

1) Ambient Assisted Living for the Ageing Society

Where: Brussels
When. January 30, 2006
Registration deadline: January 23, 2006
For more detailed information on the Information day please go to: http://www.ist-ec.org/ps/europe

2) Early warning systems for geo-physical hazards (which is part of the Strategic Objective: International Co-operation)

Where: Paris
When: January 31, 2006
Registration deadline: January 20, 2006
For more detailed information on the Information day please go to: http://www.ist-ec.org/ps/europe

CORDIS WEB SITES MOVING!

All CORDIS-based web sites are gradually moving from: http://www.cordis.lu/ <http://www.cordis.lu/> to: http://cordis.europa.eu.int <http://cordis.europa.eu.int> <http://cordis.europa.eu.int/>

For example: the key web site of INFSO/F3 Research Infrastructure, has recently become: http://cordis.europa.eu.int/ist/rn/home.html <http://cordis.europa.eu.int/ist/rn/home.html>

For the time being both paths are still working, but the "old" one will shortly (around March) become obsolete.
Please pass this information on to your colleagues.  You will be informed of any other changes.