Agenda
MONDAY The Hellenic Society for the Protection of the Environment and Cultural Heritage is hosting a conference on «Sustainable Development of Rural Life and Spaces,» as part of the program «Sustainable Development in the Aegean.» The conference takes place on the island of Amorgos. For further details, log on to www.diktioaigaiou.gr. The Municipality of Patras is holding a conference on «Public Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Urban Development in the Cities of the Greek Regions,» at 10.30 a.m. at the conference hall of the Technical Chamber of Greece’s western Greece branch. For details, log on to www.uop.gr. Patras University’s Research Academic Computer Technology Institute is hosting a conference on «Broadband: Promotion, Strategy and Best Practices,» starting at 9.30 a.m. at its premises in Rio. Tel. 2610.960.200 or log on to www.upatras.gr. The 16th «Modeling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution» conference begins on the island of Skiathos. The conference is organized by the UK’s Wessex Institute of Technology. To Wednesday. For further information, log on to www.wessx.ac.uk. TUESDAY The National Technical University of Athens holds a conference on «Management and Improvement of Offshore Zones,» to be held on the eastern Aegean island of Mytilene. To Saturday. For further details, call 210.772.2367. WEDNESDAY The first World Summit on Knowledge Society is being held by the NGO Open Research Society at the American College of Greece’s Aghia Paraskevi campus. To Sunday. For details, log on to www.open-knowledge-society.org/summit.htm. THURSDAY The Foreign Ministry hosts a conference on «Europaid Programs for Development Cooperation: Opportunities for Work Contracts,» to take place at 10 a.m. at Zappeion’s Aigli venue. Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis will speak. For further details, log on to www.acci.gr. FRIDAY Researchers Night 2008 is to be celebrated in Athens and Volos, and includes many cultural events. A lecture on «Nature as a Source of Inspiration for the Discovery and the Design of Innovative Medicines,» will be held at 7.30 p.m. at the National Research Foundation. For further details, call 210.727.3868 or 24210.74607, or log on to www.liaison.uth.gr. SATURDAY World Tourism Day. The Greek-Bulgarian journalists’ network Open Horizons holds a series of events at the Thessaloniki Journalists’ Union. A 24-hour live radio broadcast will be held from noon to midnight, aiming to promote a dialogue with representatives of the tourist industry. For details, call 2310.270.826. The 16th annual fair on Industry, Manufacturing, Handicrafts and Trade begins in Kavala (Nea Karvali exhibition center) through Friday. For further details, call 2510.223.325 or log on to www.kcci.gr.
