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Invitation to the meetings of the Silicon Alps Cluster Focus Groups in July 2020

  • 1. July 2020
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What are the Silicon Alps Cluster Focus Groups (CFGs)?

Silicon Alps cluster focus groups are communities of experts from both research and industry, who share  competences and interests on technological topics that are definitory and strategic for Silicon Alps. They pursue the following objectives:

  • Developing and spreading competences & capabilities, best practices, new knowledge
  • Fostering technological innovation and cooperation in key Silicon Alps technological competence fields
  • Eliciting broad awareness for the key technologies of the region

How do they conduct their activities?

Mainly by means of preparatory  meetings (usually twice a year)  and special events, which content is collaboratively developed by the group members. The purpose of the special cluster focus groups (CFG) events is to support cooperation on focal topics among members  my means of keynotes and group discussions.  To bring together challenges from various application fields and solutions coming from enabling technologies from Silicon Alps we aim at closely work with  application-oriented clusters and organizations.  The event design is usually discussed in operative CFG meetings. In addition, the groups initiate special projects, mainly to promote key Silicon Alps Technology, e.g. RFID movie, Video-demonstrator project, Silicon Alps Smart Systems Prizes .

Benefits for you if you participate:

  • Learning from the experience of fellows
  • Intensive networking over a longer period of time with expert colleagues who share the same interests and competences
  • Impulses and ideas for research and business as a result of technology keynotes or CFG meetings
  • Building of tacit knowledge and increase of mutual support
  • Direct discussions and partner searches for projects

CFG Meetings

You are cordially invited you to participate to the the physical/virtual CFG meetings in July 2020

Cluster focus group RFID
The hybrid (online+offline) meeting will take place on July 8th between 1:00 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in Graz. We have considered the eventual concerns due to the COVID 19 situation/travelling distance and will make your participation also possible by video conference.
AGENDA: Your ideas and proposals  are important to us and we would be happy to include other points that you would like to address spontaneously. The current plan is as follows:

  • Introduction of the participants
  • CFG self-organization concept: keynote speech by Dominik Berger, 2be1 Consulting KG + role allocation
  • Concept cluster focus group events + planning an autumn event on a topic relevant to the CFG (Spot on RFID)
  • Status update of the special project of the RFID group
  • Announcement and feedback:  #LetsCluster on Green Deal- Power Electronics 2021

Cluster focus group Sub Systems & Integration:

Both technology-oriented research (materials, packaging, sensors, power electronics, embedded systems, software, etc.) as well as corporate skills in the development of components, equipment, services and software for a wide range of applications (smart health, AAL, efficient energy, IT Smart Manufacturing) will be represented in this group.

The hybrid (offline+online) meeting will take place place on July 9th between 1:00 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. in Villach. We have considered the eventual concerns due to the COVID 19 situation/travelling distance and will make  your participation alternatively possible by video conference.
Your ideas are important to us and we are happy to take up topics that you would like to address spontaneously. The agenda includes so far the following topics:

  • Introduction of the participants
  • CFG self-organization concept: keynote speech by Dominik Berger, 2be1 Consulting KG +  role allocation
  • Concept cluster focus group events + planning an autumn event on a topic relevant to the CFG
  •  #LetsCluster on Green Deal- Power Electronics 2021: ideas for content and expectations
  • Video demonstrator “Skiing of the future”: implementation options

We are looking forward to your active participation!

If interested please contact Oana Mitrea, possibly until Friday 03.07 (if you plan to take part offline). The invitation with further details will follow.

Oana Mitrea: oana.mitrea@silicon-alps.at; 066488226252