Launch of the “Space for Med” Initiative

The organizers invite you to the launch of the Space for Med Initiative, a joint undertaking by the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB), on 23^rd November 2012, at the Casa Llotja de Mar, Barcelona, Spain.

This event is organised by ESA, EIB, and the Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean (ASCAME), in the context of the 6th Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders (programme attached). It will provide a unique opportunity to meet with service providers and developers, as well as end-users and relevant user organisations. Together we will bring forward needs and ideas in the information technologies and communication sector that can benefit from space-based technologies, focusing on infrastructure projects in the Southern Mediterranean.

http://www.eib.org/infocentre/events/all/space-for-med-initiative.htm

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMPC18YJ6H_index_0.html

In a separate dedicated session, the results of a new study on the commercial and technical aspects for “Broadband Mediterranean Development” will be shared. The study evaluates the market, business and financial aspects of developing telecom broadband access in the Mediterranean Partner Countries.

More information is available online at: http://www.medaeconomicweek.org/. Please find attached the draft programme for the Conference.

Should you have any questions, please contact: secretariat@ascame.org.

We propose the following draft agenda for the Mediterranean Aerospace Forum.

Download the complete draft programme.

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VI MEDITERRANEAN WEEK OF ECONOMIC LEADERS: 19 – 23 November 2012 - Casa Llotja de Mar, Barcelona

The Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders is one of the major economic events in the Mediterranean region. Bringing together Businessmen, businesswomen, representatives of multilateral agencies and international institutions, it offers a unique platform for thinking and exchanging experiences. In other words, this event is aimed at consolidating and defending the euro-Mediterranean integration and collaboration as the driving forces behind social and economic development of the region.

This year, the sixth edition will play a vital role in line with the latest regional transformations, offering a unique platform for reflection and exchange of experiences, addressing critical issues like good governance, the Arab Spring opportunities, SMEs' development, city management values, green strategies and the possibilities offered by space based services. This will be obtained by sharing good practices, proposing concrete projects and creating new business opportunities.

The Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders will include forums focused on key aspects for the development of the Mediterranean region:

• North Africa Business Development Forum: NABDF 2012
  
• Arab Spring Economic Day (Country Invited: Egypt)
  
• Economic Forum of the Mediterranean City: Meda City Forum 2012
  
• Green Entrepreneurship Forum
  
• Mediterranean Aerospace Forum: Space for Med Initiative