BELIEF-EELA e-Infrastructure Conference

Connecting the Knowledge of Today for the Value of Tomorrow

25-28 June 2007, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

e-Infrastructures are the instruments of knowledge generation, allowing qualitative leaps in scientific research and giving birth to whole new sciences. By connecting the knowledge of researchers across the world, eInfrastructures enable dramatic results, from Physics to Humanities and Medicine to Media, which were simply unimaginable without them. They are key to the competitive knowledge advantage of business and bringing rewards to a wide range of both research and industrial organisations.  The e-infrastructures linking Europe and Latin America’s researchers are fast evolving and will foster collaboration in well-established and emerging sectors, bringing real sustainable benefits to science, the economy and society as a whole.

The BELIEF-EELA e-Infrastructure Conference sees the teaming up of two EC-funded projects to platform what e-infrastructures can do in diverse fields, driving forward a global vision for adoption. Participation at this conference will ensure this vision can move forward and pave the way for the future sustainability of e-Infrastructures. With special focus on Latin America-EU collaboration, the event will bring together experts to exchange knowledge, experiences and best practices.

The programme features a broad spectrum of themes of mutual interest.  Key applications and user communities addressed include: Biomedical Informatics; Culture, Arts & Humanities; Earth Sciences; e-Infrastructures for Development; e-Learning; Scientific repositories; Government Use & Investment of e-Infrastructures; High Energy Physics, Mobile and e-Infrastructure Convergence; Certification; Interoperability; Quality Assurance; Security; Sustainability; and Training Needs and Strategies.

Collaboration between industry and research on e-Infrastructures will help accelerate the development of innovative technologies, facilitate technology transfer and lead to solutions that solve real business problems. The dedicated Business Session explores new opportunities for businesses, presenting case studies promoting the commercial benefits of e-Infrastructures.

To find out more about how your company, initiative and project can be part this conference, please visit and register at http://www.belief-eela.org/.