THE EUROPEAN IDEA

The European Day of the Entrepreneur is an initiative which has long traditions in the EU. This event is organised in the frames of the PAXIS Network (The Pilot Action of Excellence on Innovative Start-ups)aimed at dissemination of best models for establishing new technology based companies. The concept of this forum is introduced by EUROCITIES (Network of the European Towns) and the European Commission.

EUROPEAN DAY OF THE ENTREPRENEUR, October 25 - 26, 2007

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" and Sofia Municipality the pleasure to invite you to participate in the European Day of the Entrepreneur. This year it will be held on October 25 - 26 in Inter Expo Centre, Sofia.

INNOVATION AND ENTREPREUNERSHIP will be the slogan of this year EDE initiative.

PROGRAMME

In plenary and panel sessions the participants will have the opportunity to discuss challenges for improving innovation infrastructure in order to answer the technology and innovation needs of industry. The perspective for encouragement of technology transfer process to practical requirements of SMEs will be sought. In the concomitant events special attention will be paid to the cooperation between research and business for establishing knowledge based society.

REGISTRATION

To receive materials at registration, please register by 22 October 2007. Late registration will be accepted and EDE 2007 materials will be distributed as available.

There is no registration fee.

25 October 2007

• Academia – Industry Cohesion
  Technology Transfer Centers in Bulgarian Universities
• Presenting a Collaborative Platform to Support SME Participation in European Manufacturing Networks
• Entrepreneurship in universities:
  Sofia University St.Kliment Ohridski
  City University of Seattle
• Good e-Business Practices Leading to More Effective and Efficient SMEs
• TEL in Central and Eastern Europe - Challenges and Opportunities
• TENCompetence
  Building the European Network for Lifelong Competence Development

26 October 2007

• ECOSPACE – eProfessional Collaboration Space
• TOOL-EAST – Open Source Enterprise Resource Planning Application

• European Day of the Entrepreneur,
  November 7-8, 2006
• European Day of the Entrepreneur,
  November 28 - 29, 2005
• European Day of the Entrepreneur,
  November 4 - 5, 2004
• Knowledge Economy,
  May 19 - 20, 2004
• European Day of the Entrepreneur,
  October 8 - 9, 2003