The AAL FORUM 09 is the kick-off event of the international conference series of the AAL Joint Programme and will serve as an information and discussion platform for stakeholders, scientists and users in Europe. It is intended to install the AAL FORUM as the central European AAL meeting place.

It will take place from 29 September to 1 October 2009 in the Hofburg, Vienna.

The thematic priorities of the first AAL FORUM 09 will be national and European AAL activities, R&D projects and economic aspects of the joint programme, the third AAL call for proposals as well as key questions of the further development of the AAL Joint programme.

An exhibition will present institutions, companies, projects, activities and actors of AAL. Workshops for young researchers/PhD students and tutorials on industrial themes and best practice will give the state of the art in AAL.

The Forum is organised by the European AAL Association (http://www.aal-europe.eu) in conjunction with the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Technology and Innovation (http://www.bmvit.at).

Early bird registration open until 30 June 2009!

2. AALIANCE in LinkedIn.com

The AALIANCE network has entered the world of social networking. You can now join the AALIANCE group at the LinkedIn.com business network and get in touch directly with the project members and other AAL stakeholders or submit and discuss articles and news from the AAL world.

Link to the AALIANCE group in LinkedIn

Yours sincerely,

Christian Wehrmann
- AALIANCE Office -