1. The AAL Newsletter - A Platform for the AAL Community

From the start in 2007 the AAL joint programme and the AAL Association made remarkable progress. With the third call for proposals now in preparation the AAL community grows more and more. Information exchange and communication needs increase considerably. The AAL website, comprising more technical and administrative information about calls and procedures is not sufficient to serve all needs.

The AAL newsletter shall therefore provide a new and community oriented communication platform. The newsletter shall provide more background information about AAL activities. Reports on call results, the first AAL  conference in Vienna in September, the AAL group of regions, these and other activities shall be at the centre of the newsletter.

The AAL newsletter shall not remain a one sided information tool. In the coming month the newsletter shall become a communication channel for all AAL community members. Reports on national activities, exchange of information about national policies, presentations of best practice solutions are next topics. But the most important objective for the future shall be the provision of a communication platform for all stakeholders. Presentations of funded projects, discussions about thematic areas and priorities and other networking activities shall be systematically introduced. Knowledge about user needs, information about products, systems solutions, use cases and business concepts will follow.

We will start already with a report on the first meeting of a group of regions, already active in AAL. The newsletter shall help to disseminate such information and attract more regions to participate. Dialogue groups on user integration and market development could follow. All subscribers are invited to sent their proposals and comments to the editorial team of the AAL newsletter (newsletter@aal-europe.eu).

The next two newsletters published mid of August and early September shall focus on the AAL Conference in Vienna. We will publish reports on important presentations and speakers as well as latest news about the conference itself. You will also find the presentations of the regions, reports on calls and first information about the work programme 2010.

The next newsletters are only available for subscribers. Take the chance now, subscribe.

Gerhard Finking, AAL President

2. AAL Forum 09 - Full Programme Information now online

The first AAL Forum (29.09.-01.10.2009) will be one of the most important events in 2009 for discussing R&D, funding strategies and policy challenges in Ambient Assisted Living at European level. The Forum brings together researchers and innovators, policy and business decision-makers and other stakeholders working in the field of AAL. In 3 parallel tracks, more than 18 sessions, additional workshops and an exhibition the current state-of-the-art in AAL and new cutting-edge developments will be presented and discussed.
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3. AAL Group of Regions established

On June 10th, a group of regions and the AAL Association met in Brussels for a first workshop on demographic problems, policies and assisted living solutions. This first exchange of information about the respective activities in the regions in Europe was appreciated very much. But not only information exchange shall continue in the future, the AAL Association was asked to provide a platform for a joint development of markets for AAL solutions.
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4. AAL 2nd Call for Proposals - Submission Results

The AAL second call for proposals “ICT based solutions for Advancement of Social Interaction of Elderly People” was opened the 11th of February with a closing date of the 5th of May, 2009.
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5. The Austrian R&D Funding Programme benefit

One of the national backbone programmes of Ambient Assisted Living Joint Programme is the Austrian thematic programme benefit. Benefit is a new mission oriented R&D programme launched by the Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT) in November 2007. The programme management is performed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG).
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Subscribe to the AAL Newsletter and stay informed

In order to receive frequent updates about the AAL FORUM and the AAL Joint Programme you can now subscribe to the AAL Association’s newsletter. Just go to http://www.aal-europe.eu/newsletter and fill in the subscription box.

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If you have any questions, suggestions or remarks regarding this email, please contact the AAL Central Management Unit (newsletter@aal-europe.eu).

AAL Association (in Dutch: IVZW Ambient Assisted Living)
President Dr. Gerhard Finking
Bischoffsheimlaan 25
1000 Brussels/Belgium
eMail: cmu@aal-europe.eu