An exceptional European concert to discover the dynamism of European musical creativity

The fifth archive management forum is being held in Toulouse from 10 to 12 December 2008. It will focus on the latest developments in the field of electronic archiving and digital archive management in Europe.

On 9 and 10 December 2008, the European Conference on Research Infrastructures (ECRI 2008), will bring together all the European players concerned by this issue, particularly in the fields of nanoscience, safety, environment and life sciences.

On 9 December 2008 in Paris, the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union is to hold the first "European sessions on innovation", with the participation of the President of the French Republic and President of the European Council, Nicolas Sarkozy, as a prelude to The European Year of Innovation in 2009.

The conference in Avignon on 4 and 5 December 2008 will bring together all the administrators of 'European Heritage' listed sites for the first time. Creating a network will help to strengthen best practices in terms of management and to place heritage properties at the heart of intercultural dialogue in Europe.

The meeting "Europe: intersecting cultures" will bring together European cultural experts (historians, journalists, teachers, etc.) who together will endeavour to find new ways to develop European interculturality through developing the understanding European peoples have of their neighbours (mobility, dialogue and exchanges).
 

On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day, the European Union (EU) vigorously reaffirms its commitment to tackle the crucial challenge represented by the global HIV/AIDS pandemic through its long-term strategic plan that lays the basis for sustainable progress in the decades to come.

The conference on European mobility for young people undergoing initial work-linked vocational training starts on 27 November in Paris.

Held as part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the short film festival, "Screen Europe", took place in Hong Kong on 27 and 28 November 2008.

The 10th Education Fair that is taking place from 27 to 30 November in Paris will be European.

Biarritz, the 'forum for European sport', is hosting the informal meeting of the sports ministers of the European Union under the French Presidency on 27 and 28 November 2008.

The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union is organising a conference on the digitisation of cultural heritage on 27 and 28 November 2008 at the Musée du Quai Branly in Paris.

Under the auspices of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an informal meeting was held in Bordeaux, on 26 November, between the ministers for vocational education and training (VET) and the ministers for higher education. The participants adopted the 'Bordeaux communiqué".

This meeting will bring together the ministers for education, vocational training and higher education from the Member States.

The "Science in Society" conference will bring together 300 leading European figures from scientific and non-scientific areas to discuss science's role in European societies.

As part of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union, a conference on the dissemination of performing arts in Europe will be held on 24 and 25 November 2008 in Paris. The conference will bring together artists, operators, researchers and European political players.

This conference aims to bring together artistic projects from countries on both sides of the Mediterranean by working on creative projects with the local populations.

The aim of the European forum of essays on art is to promote the principal function of essays on art: to enable contemporaries to keep abreast of the latest developments in art research from a range of different points of view (philosophy, sociology, criticism, etc.).

Europeana, Europe's multimedia online library opens to the public today.

The Education, Youth, Culture and Audiovisual Council is meeting in Brussels on 20 and 21 November.

From 20 November until the end of December, the Champs-Elysées and its Christmas market will be paying tribute to Europe.

The Education, Youth, Culture and Audiovisual Council (EYC Council) is meeting in Brussels on 20 and 21 November.

This conference should raise young researchers' awareness about the setting up of the European Partnership for Researchers for a more open and attractive European research area.

The conference "New Perspectives for Intercultural Dialogue in Europe" is the high point of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue. It should demonstrate the wealth of projects conducted and capitalise on relevant achievements.

The Avignon Forum will bring together 250 key players from the economic, cultural and media sectors, along with public authoritiy representatives of different countries. This initial meeting is intended to become an annual event.

At the BNF, as part of the "Quatre écrans" festival, a symposium will address the technological and legislative issues surrounding television

The European city of science will be held in Paris, at the Grand Palais, from 14 to 16 November. The exhibition is the first event of the Fête de la Science, which will run from 17 to 23 November 2008.

The objective of this conference is to give powerful momentum to the reflection and practices in the field of international indicators for comparison.

The 21st 'professional days', focusing on the European dimension of careers for professional engineers, will take place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 13 and 14 November 2008.