The “Connected Continent”: Commission

proposes major step forward for tele-

coms single market Page 2

From amputation to regeneration- re-searchers at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology in Crete iden-tify shared features of limb regeneration in crustaceans and vertebrates

Page 3

ATIS4all: Access the most suitable Assis-

tive Technologies according to your

needs Page 4

Launch of a National Educational Activ-

ity: Greek Student Parliament - Students

from 29 countries will take part in the

European Student parliament that will be

elaborated in Copenhagen, during ESOF

Page 8

1st World Congress "GeNeDis" 2014

and the First International Conference on

“New Developments in Science and

Technology Education”

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Science View is a science journalists’ asso-

ciation based in Athens. Science View tries

to strengthen Science Journalism in

Greece. SV also promotes science commu-

nication activities between the scientific

community and the wider public by imple-

menting events, video productions and

scientific documentaries, science commu-

nication trainings and e-learning courses,

online seminars via our training web plat-

form, printed and electronic publications,

newsletters, online magazines, websites,

information portals and brochures.

Meet the SV team and check out our pro-

jects and our services

Science View is a member of EUSJA (European

Union of Science Journalists’ Associations)

Funding of around €3 billion will be received by topic areas par-

ticipating in the Open Research Data Pilot in Horizon 2020, for

2014-2015. Researchers in projects participating in the pilot are

asked to make the underlying data needed to validate the results

presented in scientific publications and other scientific informa-

tion available for use by other researchers, innovative industries

and citizens.

At the same time, researchers in the United States have sug-

gested an alternative way to allocate science funding. The method

depends on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific

community, requires only a fraction of the costs associated with

the traditional peer review of grant proposals and, according to

the authors, may yield comparable or even better results.

Page 5

EU launches pilot to open up

publicly funded research data

EU NEWS

ENVIROMENT

International Conference on Climate Change

The International Conference on

Climate Change 2014 (ICCC

2014) to be held at Madurai,

Tamil Nadu, India on May 28-

31 2014, is an opportunity to

bring together knowledge from

across the globe to share ex-

periences and information, en-

able collaboration and build

new partnerships, discussion of

cutting edge solutions to the

world’s water, food and energy

issues. It will also be an oppor-

tunity to address approaches to

sustainable and effective adap-

tation throughout the water

sector.

Pages 6-7

The “Connected Continent”: Commission proposes

major step forward for telecoms single market

T he telecoms sector in the EU still operates largely

on the basis of 28 national markets. There is no

telecoms company that operates across the whole

EU, and both operators and customers face differing

prices and rules. To address these problems the main

elements of the “Connected Continent” are:

Simplifying EU rules for telecoms operators

A single authorization for operating in all

28 member states (instead of 28 au-

thorisations), a demanding legal thresh-

old for regulating telecoms sub-markets

(which should lead to a reduction in

number of regulated markets), and fur-

ther harmonizing the way operators can

rent access to networks owned by other

companies in order to provide a compet-

ing service.

Pushing roaming premiums out of the market

Incoming call charges while travelling in

the EU would be banned from 1 July

2014. Companies would have the

choice to either 1) offer phone plans

that apply everywhere in the European Union ("roam

like at home"), the price of which will be driven by do-

mestic competition, or 2) allow their customers to

“decouple”, that is: opt for a separate roaming provider

who offers cheaper rates (without having to buy a new

SIM card). This builds on the 2012 Roaming Regulation

which subjects operators to wholesale price cuts of

67% for data in July 2014.

No more international call premiums within Europe

Today companies tend to charge a premium for both

fixed and mobile calls made from a consumer's home

country to other EU countries. Today's proposal would

mean companies cannot charge more for a fixed intra-

EU call than they do for a long-distance domestic call.

For mobile intra-EU calls, the price could not be more

than €0.19 per minute (plus VAT). In setting prices,

companies could recover objectively justified costs, but

arbitrary profits from intra-EU calls would disappear.

Legal protection for open internet (net neutrality)

Blocking and throttling of internet content would be

banned, giving users access to the full and open inter-

net regardless of the cost or speed of their internet

subscription. Companies still able to provide

“specialized services” with assured quality (such as

IPTV, video on demand, apps including high-resolution

medical imaging, virtual operating theatres, and busi-

ness-critical data-intensive cloud applications) so long

as this did not interfere with the internet speeds prom-

ised to other customers. Consumers would have the

right to check if they are receiving the internet speeds

they pay for, and to walk away from their contract if

those commitments are not met.

New consumer rights, with all rights harmonized across

Europe

New rights such as the right to plain language contracts

with more comparable information, greater rights to

switch provider or contract, the right to

a 12-month contract if you do not wish

a longer contract, the right to walk

away from your contract if promised

internet speeds are not delivered, and

the right to have emails forwarded to a

new email address after switching

internet provider.

Coordinated spectrum assignment

This will ensure Europeans get more

4G mobile access and Wi-Fi. Mobile

operators will be able to develop more

efficient and cross-border investment

plans, thanks to stronger coordination

of timing, duration and other condi-

tions of assignment of spectrum.

Member States would remain in

charge, and continue to benefit from related fees from

mobile operators, while operating within a more coher-

ent framework. Such a framework will also expand the

market for advanced telecoms equipment.

More certainty for investors

The Recommendation on Costing Methodologies and

Non-Discrimination is the second element of this pack-

age, complementing the proposed regulation and intrin-

sically linked with it. It aims to increase certainty for

investors, to increase their investment levels, and re-

duce divergences between regulators. This means 1)

further harmonising and stablising costs that incum-

bent operators may charge for giving others access to

their existing copper networks; and 2) ensuring that

"access seekers" have truly equivalent access to net-

works.

More info: Connected Continent

The European Commission recently adopted its most

ambitious plan in 26 years of telecoms market re-

form. The “Connected Continent” legislative pack-

age, when adopted, aims to reduce consumer

charges, simplify red tape faced by companies, and

bring a range of new rights for both users and ser-

vice providers.

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From amputation to regeneration

RESEARCH NEWS

T he ability to regenerate has always stimulated

human curiosity and imagination, from ancient

mythology to modern regenerative medicine.

However, until today, several fundamental questions

about the mechanism of regeneration remain unan-

swered.

Where do the cells (skin, nerves, muscles) that form

the new tissues come from? How do these cells know

which is the missing structure that needs to be re-

placed? And how do they cooperate with each other to

form a new complete and functional organ? Also, why

are some animals capable of regeneration, while oth-

ers – including humans – have such poor regenera-

tive ability? Are there common mechanisms of regen-

eration in different species?

Research carried out in the team of Michalis Averof,

and published in the journal Science, takes a step in

addressing these questions by studying regeneration

in the small crustacean Parhyale hawaiensis. Nikos

Konstantinides, a PhD student, studied the process of

limb regeneration in Parhyale using genetic tools that

were developed recently in that lab. He set out to map

the progenitor cells that give rise to the regenerated

tissues, and then compared his results with those of

similar studies carried out in different animals.

The comparison revealed unexpected similarities: limb

regeneration in crustaceans and vertebrates appear

to rely on similar progenitor cells for muscle, which are

distinct from the progenitors of the epidermis and

nerves. More specifically, the crustacean progenitors

of muscle resemble the muscle satellite cells that

vertebrates use to repair and (sometimes) to regener-

ate their muscles. Satellite cells are also relevant to

human myopathies.

These similarities support the idea that muscle regen-

eration has a similar cellular basis and may have a

common evolutionary origin in diverse animals. The

study also highlights the value of using different ex-

perimental organisms to approach the mechanisms

and evolution of regeneration.

The research was conducted at the Institute of Mo-

lecular Biology and Biotechnology (IMBB) in Crete,

Greece, and at the Institut de Génomique Fonction-

nelle de Lyon (IGFL) in France. It was funded by the

Heraklitos II programme of the European Social Fund

and the Ministry of Education in Greece, and by the

Agence Nationale de la Recherche in France.

Lab webpage: www.averof-lab.org

Further information: michalis.averof@ens-lyon.fr

Many animals – such as crabs, octopuses and

salamanders – have the ability to regenerate

parts of their body that are severely injured or

amputated. Just as we are able to replace a bro-

ken part of our car, these animals can replace

lost limbs by new ones with the same form and

function. Contrary to cars, animals do not pos-

sess spare parts and cannot suspend their func-

tions in order to be repaired; they generate their

new limbs in situ, while going about in their nor-

mal lives.

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Photos: Vincent Moncorge, FORTH.gr

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ATIS4all: Access the most suitable Assistive

Technologies according to your needs

A TIS4all collaborative portal is the result of an EU-

funded project, which aims to help you interact

with other key actors in the field and at the same

time be up-to-date about latest advances.

ATIS4all is a European Thematic Network which main

objective seeks to facilitate everyone's access to the

most suitable AT or accessibility device and service

according to their needs, preferences and contextual

characteristics (e.g. ICT solution, environment con-

straints, user device, language, etc.).

ATIS4all will start and maintain an open, collaborative

portal offering reliable information on AT and inclusive

products and services, and cutting-edge technological

trends. ATIS4all will contain Web 2.0 participation tools

in order to encourage online discussion exchange of

knowledge and expertise, and sharing of information

among key actors and end users.

Some benefits of this portal can be better understood

throughout the following story:

Mary is a recognised researcher in the ICT ATs field.

She has a new disruptive idea that may change the

current paradigm in the field. She wants to discuss

some loose ends with the end-users in order to have a

solid idea for a new project. In the past Mary has faced

difficulties to find a set of disabled users to validate her

ideas. Therefore, she decides to use the ATIS4all col-

laborative portal to discuss her loose ends with the

different organisations and end-users involved in the

portal. She already knows the portal because she uses

it to be up-to-date about new publications, projects,

look for case studies, etc. Additionally, by chance,

through the portal forums, Mary is contacted by an AT

developer, who is interested in knowing her previous

R&D results and which one of them is mature to be

applied in a commercial product.

This is only an example, the portal has many possibili-

ties. You can visit the portal benefits for universities,

R&D and standardisation organisations page to have

an overview of them.

The ATIS4all project is led by Technosite, a technology

and consultancy company belonging to the business

corporation of ONCE Foundation, which in turn belongs

to ONCE, the National Organization of the Spanish

Blind. The ATIS4all partners have been selected on the

basis of excellence criteria, and for their proven track

record in the assistive technology field in national and

European research arena.

More info: http://www.atis4all.eu

There is a growing concern throughout Europe about

the difficulties faced by organisations that are carry-

ing out R&D initiatives in the ICT Assistive Technolo-

gies (ATs) field when collecting feedback from end-

users, disseminating their results to the appropriate

audience, looking for organisations able to bring

their results to the market, etc.

HEALTH

The 1st International Workshop on ICT for the Preserva-

tion and Transmission of Intangible Cultural Heritage will

be held as a special workshop during the World Confer-

ence on Cultural Heritage EuroMed2014 in Lemesos,

Cyprus.

Cultural expression is not limited to tangible Cultural

Heritage, but also includes valuable but fragile intangible

expressions that are controlled by the intelligence of the

human creativeness, which comprise the intangible cul-

tural heritage (ICH).

Topics: ICH Capture and Analysis, Semantic Media Analy-

sis of ICH, ICH and Digital Libraries/Europeana, ICH in

Simulations and Virtual Environments, ICH in Education,

Other Applications of ICH

Please note: paper submission 30-05-2014

Contact:

Dr. Marinos Ioannides, Digital Heritage Lab

(marinos.ioannides@cut.ac.cy)

Dr. Nikos Grammalidis, Information Technologies Insti-

tute – CERTH (ngramm@iti.gr)

CALL FOR PAPERS

Workshop on Intangible Heritage

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Commission launches pilot to open up publicly

funded research data

EU NEWS

T he Pilot on Open Research Data in Horizon 2020

aims to improve and maximise access to and re-

use of research data generated by projects for

the benefit of society and the economy. The Pilot in-

volves key areas of Horizon 2020:

Future and Emerging Technologies

Research infrastructures – part e-Infrastructures

Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies

– Information and Communication Technologies

Societal Challenge: Secure, Clean and Efficient

Energy – part Smart cities and communities

Societal Challenge: Climate Action, Environment,

Resource Efficiency and Raw materials – with the

exception of topics in the area of raw materials

Societal Challenge: Europe in a changing world –

inclusive, innovative and reflective Societies

Science with and for Society

Projects may opt out of the pilot to allow for the protec-

tion of intellectual property or personal data; in view of

security concerns; or should the main objective of their

research be compromised by making data openly ac-

cessible.

The Pilot will be monitored throughout Horizon 2020

with a view to developing future Commission policy and

EU research funding programmes.

Background

In addition to the announced Pilot on Open Research

Data, Open access to scientific publications is now

mandatory for all scientific publications resulting from

H2020 funded projects. Articles will be made accessi-

ble in an open access repository no later than six

months after publication (12 months for articles in

social sciences and humanities). Projects must also

aim to deposit the research data needed to validate

the results presented in the deposited scientific publi-

cations, known as "underlying data".

The Pilot on research data targets both underlying

data, which is needed to reproduce the results pre-

sented in scientific publications, and other data as

indicated by researchers in Data Management Plans

(DMPs), a new element in Horizon 2020.

Valuable information produced by researchers in

many EU-funded projects will be shared freely as a

result of a Pilot on Open Research Data in Horizon

2020. Researchers in projects participating in the

pilot are asked to make the underlying data

needed to validate the results presented in scien-

tific publications and other scientific information

available for use by other researchers, innovative

industries and citizens.

For 2014-2015, topic areas participating in the

Open Research Data Pilot will receive funding of

around €3 billion.

Researchers in the United States have suggested an

alternative way to allocate science funding. The

method, which is described in EMBO reports, depends

on a collective distribution of funding by the scientific

community, requires only a fraction of the costs associ-

ated with the traditional peer review of grant proposals

and, according to the authors, may yield comparable or

even better results.

“Peer review of scientific proposals and grants has

served science very well for decades. However, there is

a strong sense in the scientific community that things

could be improved,” said Johan Bollen, professor and

lead author of the study from the School of Informatics

and Computing at Indiana University. “Our most pro-

ductive researchers invest an increasing amount of

time, energy, and effort into writing and reviewing re-

search proposals, most of which do not get funded.

That time could be spent performing the proposed re-

search in the first place.” He added: “Our proposal

does not just save time and money but also encour-

ages innovation.”

The new approach is possible due to recent advances

in mathematics and computer technologies. The sys-

tem involves giving all scientists an annual, uncondi-

tional fixed amount of funding to conduct their re-

search. All funded scientists are, however, obliged to

donate a fixed percentage of all of the funding that they

previously received to other researchers. As a result,

the funding circulates through the community, converg-

ing on researchers that are expected to make the best

use of it. “Our alternative funding system is inspired by

the mathematical models used to search the internet

for relevant information,” said Bollen. “The decentral-

ized funding model uses the wisdom of the entire sci-

entific community to determine a fair distribution of

funding.”

Read the paper: http://embor.embopress.org/content/

early/2014/01/07/embr.201338068

EMBO REPORTS

Researchers in the US suggest an alternative way to allocate science funding

T he new report, Turn Down The Heat: Climate

Extremes, Regional Impacts and the Case for

Resilience, looks at the likely impact of warming

on agricultural production, water resources, coastal

ecosystems and cities across three regions - South

Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and South East Asia. It as-

sesses impacts at present day temperatures of 0.8°C

above pre-industrial levels, as well as in a world that is

warmer by 2°C and 4°C.

The report finds that if the world warms by 2°C - which

may happen within the next 20 to 30 years - wide-

spread food and water shortages could unfold, to-

gether with prolonged droughts, unprecedented heat-

waves, more intense rainfall and flooding, and a sig-

nificant threat to energy production.

These are not challenges looming at the end of the

century, the report says. Rather, severe impacts can

begin to appear within the next 10-20 years, within the

span of the current generation. Already, a warming

trend has begun to emerge over South Asia, and In-

dia’s large and growing population is experiencing

water stress in many parts.

Increasing temperatures, changing rainfall patterns,

declining snowfall, retreating glaciers, and declining

groundwater can make the situation even worse. Im-

pacts can be aggravated by rising sea-levels and more

intense tropical cyclones, precipitating a major crisis

for food security and the rural economy.

Urban populations cannot escape the consequences

of global warming, either. Densely populated urban

areas, especially those with unplanned urbanization,

would be increasingly at risk from prolonged spells of

extreme heat, floods, and disease.

The case for resilience has never been stronger. Al-

ready, our world is 0.8°C above pre-industrial levels of

the 18th century. Irrespective of future emission

paths, the warming already underway will lead to a

number of climate impacts. Many of the worst impacts

could still be avoided by holding warming below 2°C,

but the window for action is narrowing rapidly.

The onus is clearly on today’s generation to develop

heat and drought resistant crops, improve ground

water management, invest in water storage infrastruc-

ture, build adequate flood defences, improve energy

efficiency and the performannce of renewable ener-

gies, ‘climate-proof’ critical public infrastructure that is

locked in for long periods, and make cities more resil-

ient to climate change. To minimize damage from

floods and cyclones to human life and property, strong

building codes will need to be enforced. In a very real

sense development is the best adaptation – investing

in skills, health, knowledge, better infrastructure and a

more diversified economy will render countries more

climate-resilient.

Themes for ICCC-2014

Urban water – energy neutrality through efficient utilities, in-

dustries and cities

Sustainable technologies and processes for urban

and industrial water – energy conservation and

alternative energy production

Information and communication technology to opti-

mize energy and carbon efficiency and energy pro-

duction in industry and cities

Water, energy and raw materials recovery from

urban and industrial waste water – challenges and

opportunities

“Energy demands for water" and "water demands

for energy”

Benchmarking, monitoring and measuring water –

energy interactions in cities and industries

Policy and finance for energy and carbon neutrality

Optimizing urban water and energy - cooperation

between water and energy utilities and between

urban water/energy and industrial water-energy

Business opportunities in improving water effi-

ciency and water-energy efficiency in industries

and cities

Policy and regulation which supports innovation for

energy and carbon neutrality in utilities and indus-

tries (continued on page 7)

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International Conference on Climate Change

The International Conference on Climate Change

2014 (ICCC 2014) to be held at Madurai, Tamil

Nadu, India on May 28-31 2014, is an opportunity

to bring together knowledge from across the globe

to share experiences and information, enable col-

laboration and build new partnerships, discussion

of cutting edge solutions to the world’s water, food

and energy issues, while also addressing ap-

proaches to sustainable and effective adaptation

throughout the water sector. Considering the cur-

rent situation of India in the urban water, food,

energy and climate aspects, ICCC 2014 will pro-

vide a unique opportunity to understand the new

innovations to face the existing challenges.

ENVIROMENT

Institutional change/structures needed to support

the transition to cutting edge water/energy solu-

tions

Financing mechanisms for the urban and industrial

water-energy nexus

Planning and infrastructure for a resilient water

sector

Asset management to secure resilient and efficient urban water

systems

Improving performance of urban water infrastruc-

ture to changes in the hydrologic cycle

Investing in natural and engineered infrastructure

to optimize the water, energy and food nexus

Strategies for creating a new adaptation landscape

across cities, industries and farmers

Governance and institutional arrangements for

urban and watershed drainage

Planning and decision support systems to improve

responses to climate impact including floods and

droughts

Exploring trends in hydro-climatic variables and

responses to extreme climatic events

Optimising water cycle management for securing urban and

industrial water supplies

Securing alternative water sources, including rain-

water, reclaimed and treated water through urban

and basin management

Optimizing stormwater opportunities usage for

urban development

Urban and industrial water demand modelling

Information and communication technology to

optimize urban and industrial water management

Economic approaches to optimizing collection,

storage, treatment and distribution of various wa-

ter sources.

Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Driver for Green

Growth

Climate change on Energy security

Generating power from fossil fuels with lower car-

bon emissions,

Reducing carbon emissions in the transportation

sector through vehicle and fuel technologies,

Addressing land use and the current unsustainable

rate of deforestation,

Accelerating and expanding markets for currently

available efficiency technology and the use of nu-

clear, solar, and wind energy.

challenges and opportunities for the development,

financing, and commercialization of clean energy

technologies.

measuring actions to reduce greenhouse gases and

improve energy security

Climate Change and Health

Improved climatic sensitive disease surveillance

Tools to control the diseases.

Health hazards Management.

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View of Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai

Launch of a National Educational Activity:

Greek Student Parliament

SV NEWS

S tudents aged from 15-17 will have the chance

to participate in the extraordinary trip of scien-

tific research and communication of specialized

topics covering the area of “The future of our cities”!

Specifically, they will cooperate with their peers to

investigate themes, such as: i. Future mobility – New

approaches in the city, ii. Demography in the city, iii.

City. Climate. Change, iv. Energy efficient houses and

flats and v. Smart City: Life in an urban network.

Approximately 2000 students from 29 Countries will

take part in the European Student parliament that will

be elaborated in Copenhagen, during the Euroscience

Open Forum, next June. Five representatives from the

GSP will have the chance to travel to Copenhagen to

participate in the European Student parliament ex-

changing ideas with their peers from all around

Europe.

Some of the GSP objectives:

Get students interested in science and research

through the parliamentary situation

Teach students how to form a qualified judgment

and assess complex topics

Inform scientists about the views of European

young people

Initiate an objective discussion, particularly about

controversial topics

Initiate contact between students and scientists

(particularly young scientists)

Inform students about topics on a European scale

Build Greek-wide student network

The step by step organization of the GSP includes:

Elaboration of the National Student Parliament in

Athens, Greece (duration: 3 days)

Involve a total of 75-100 students into 5 working

groups (from different schools in Greece)

Students between 15 and 17 years of age

5 groups of students (15-20 people each)

Each group will be asked to record a report after

research and analysis will be carried out. This re-

port will be discussed and evaluated. Public de-

bate in the GSP for each reference: 45

5 scientists as experts in each of the GSP topics

will collaborate with each student group

5 moderators (University students or research as-

sistants) will assist each working group

5 students (one from each group work) will repre-

sent Greece at the European Student Parliament

that will be held in Copenhagen on 20 June 2014

at the European Science Open Forum (all expenses

paid)

1 teacher / school will be responsible for the coor-

dination of work in classroom

The GSP initiative is collaborating with the pan-European

e L e a r n i n g e n v i r o n m e n t O p e n D i s c o v e r y S p a c e

(www.opendiscoveryspace.eu).

The official website of the European Student parlia-

ment: www.student-parliaments.eu

If you want to join: Register HERE.

Click on the QR code to be

transferred in the Greek website!

The European Student Parliaments is an initiative by

and co-funded by the

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Science View is proud to announce the launch of

the Educational Activity called “Greek Student Par-

liament” for the first time in national level in Ath-

ens, Greece!

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Science View will be in Corfu on April and May!

SV NEWS

T he 1st World Congress "GeNeDis" 2014 on

"Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Research" will be held in Corfu, Greece, from 10-

13 of April 2014 and is co-organized by Science View.

This is the first time that this world congress is being

held in Greece and it is probably the most important

medical event of the year because three of the most

modern and popular scientific areas coexist in a con-

ference, at the 1st World Congress on Genetics, Geri-

atrics and Neurodegenerative disease research.

Nobel laureates, leading scientists and researchers

from the whole world will dis-

cuss about the recent develop-

ments in these areas from pro-

gress in the research field and

the latest scientific discoveries

to the clinical and pharmaceuti-

cal applications

GeNeDis 2014 will focus on a strong scientific pro-

gram combined with teaching, training and live work-

shops to inform and educate scientist on the latest

major challenges in scientific research, the new drug

targets, the development of novel biomarkers, the

new imaging techniques and the novel protocols for

early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, and

several other scientific achievements. The strong con-

gress program will be the major factor attracting dele-

gates to attend this imperative event.

It has to be noted that GeNeDis 2014 will take place

during the Greek Presidency of the Council of the Euro-

pean Union (January-June 2014).

For more information contact info@genedis.eu or visit

the online website

http://www.genedis.eu

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Science View co-organizes the 1st World Congress

"GeNeDis" 2014 on "Geriatrics and Neurodegen-

erative Diseases Research" that will be held in

Corfu island, from 10- 13 April 2014. SV will also

be disseminating the First International Confer-

ence on “New Developments in Science and Tech-

nology Education” that will be held in the island

from May 29th to May 31st, 2014!

T he First International Conference on “New Devel-

opments in Science and Technology Education”

that will be held in Corfu Island, Greece, from

Thursday, May 29th, to Saturday, May 31st, 2014.

Science and technology education research, influenced

by constructivist thinking, not only concen-

trates on the teaching of science concepts

and addressing misconceptions that learn-

ers may hold, but also emphasizes how

students learn and tries to find out ways to

achieve better learning. New developments

in science and technology education rely

on a wide variety of methods, borrowed from many

other sciences such as computer science, cognitive

science, sociology and neurosciences.

The First International Conference on “New Develop-

ments in Science and Technology Education” has two

objectives.

The first objective is the sharing of new practices within

the area of research in science and technology educa-

tion. The second objective is to provide international

researchers a significant and friendly opportunity to

network and collaborate so as to improve ideas and

processes.

The conference will be structured around (but not lim-

ited to) five main thematic axes such as:

Modern Pedagogies and New Technologies in Sci-

ence and Technology Education

Interest, Attitude and Motivation in

Science and Technology Education

Neuroscience and Science Educa-

tion

Assessment in Science and Technol-

ogy Education

Teaching and Learning in Specific Disciplines

The conference is organized by the National and Kapo-

distrian University of Athens and Université du Québec

à Montréal (UQÀM).

Proposal ideas, submissions and inquiries about the

Conference content should be sent in electronic form to

NDSTE2014@gmail.com

More info:

http://ndste2014.weebly.com/

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W ebIS learning powered by Science View is a

team of instructional designers, a user Inter-

face designer and an e Learning manager

launching a series of online products and services

based on your needs.

Our main activities are:

Design and Development of e Learning courses for

organizations that need to eliminate time and money

for training their employees or students.

Development and customization of your education

web platform.

Provision of Synchronous Distant Learning Courses

via Web conferencing tools.

Organization and management of your training pro-

grammes.

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e Learning courses.

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