The workshop invites papers that address methodological, technical, policy-related, or management issues relating to the development and use of the next generation of systems in a global economy.

Papers within the following areas are particularly welcome: 1. The importance of social capital in the context of European sport, healthcare, leisure, and/or non-profit and public administration 2. What is the relationship between organisational dispute resolution mechanisms, public trust, and...

This conference will discuss for the first time in East-Central Europe current obstacles to successful science policy implementation and discrepancies between the status quo and stated goals concerning gender equality and the position of early stage researchers. This will be done through...

Topics of Interest: - Interconnection and Next Generation Networks - Network Externalities and the Internet - Changes in market structure - Infrastructure investments - Network neutrality and open access

Conference Themes: - Impact of Information on 21st Century Organisations - Collaboration and Communities - Information Discovery - Library Developments - Publishing - Enterprise Search - Information Developments and China - Opportunities for new Technologies and the Impact on Users -...

Topics: · Challenges of measuring emigration and remittances · Challenges to implement the Migration section of the CES Recommendations for the 2010 Round of Population and Housing Censuses · Presentation of the new EC Regulation on Migration Statistics · The CES Work plan to improve...

Topics: • Competition, product variety, prices and regulation. • Interactions between traditional media and the internet. • Advertising and media. • Media mergers and competition policy in media industries. • Accuracy in news coverage. • Media content and political outcomes.

Topics: - Methods and indicators for measuring the development of the services sector - Factors that characterise the potential fordevelopment of the services sector - Service industries important for socioeconomicdevelopment, especially in a knowledge economy - The economy-wide propagated...

Sport setzt Milliarden in Bewegung. Im wahrsten Sinne – sei es Menschen oder Geld. Zum Thema „Wirtschaftsfaktor Sport“ referiert Prominenz aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Sport.

Vorgesehen sind folgende Themenblöcke: • Gesellschaftliche und ethische Fragen • Stand der aktuellen Reformdiskussion • Finanzierung • Internationale und europäische Dimensionen • Bedürfnisse, Assessment • Qualität • Leistungen – Pflegemanagement – Pflegebudget •...