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Press Conference - GMES Graz '06

Space applications will increasingly be used to tackle the world's social, technical and environmental problems. In this context, the GMES Conference in Graz, hosted by the Austrian EU Presidency and organized by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology and the European Commission, will address the question of how a market for GMES services can be created. The role of Europe's regions and public authorities will be analysed as crucial users of GMES services.

A press conference with the participation of EU Commissioner Günther Verheugen and State Secretary for Research Eduard Mainoni will take place during this conference "A Market for GMES in Europe and its Regions - the Graz Dialogue" at the Karl-Franzens University Graz, A - 8010 Graz, Universitätsplatz 3 on 20 April 2006 from 1.15-2.30 pm.

A press registration form and a hotel booking form are available on the following websites:

Press registration

http://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/eu_rat/innovation/downloads/gmes_registrationpress.doc

Hotel reservation

http://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/eu_rat/innovation/downloads/gmes_hotelbooking.doc

Please send

* the press registration form by email to gmes.graz06@bmvit.gv.at by 13 April 2006 and

* the hotel registration form by email to af@graztourismus.at or by fax to: +43/(0)316/80 75 55 by 28 March 2006.

You can find more information on the event here:

http://www.bmvit.gv.at/en/eu_rat/innovation/events/space.html

Contact for queries

GMES Graz'06 Conference Office
Phone: +43/(01)/718 11 18-78
Fax: +43/(01)/718 11 18-99
Email: ConfGMESGraz06@espi.or.at