Automotive Days 9 & 10th October 2013 in Saarbrücken Germany

The five automotive clusters in the Greater Region (Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Wallonia, Luxembourg and Lorraine) organize since several years an annual information day dedicated to the automotive industry of this region including a brokerage event.  As Syntens Innovatienetwerk and Agentschap NL are the Dutch organisations to participate in the Enterprise Europe Network, this brokerage event will be co organizing by Syntens Innovatienetwerk to support Dutch companies that are interested and willing to participate in the fair visit and brokerage event. Each year, a specific thematic is discussed. "Secure the economic future of the Greater Region in the era of global competition" will be the topic of this year. The Automotive Day takes place at Michelin in Homburg, a major tyre manufacturer which produces new LKW tyres and recycles used ones. By taking part in the automotive day, participants will be able to develop new collaborations with possible business partners and visit plants like Michelin, Schaeffler, Bosch, ThyssenKrupp, Eberspächer etc Geographic area of participants : Wallonia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Luxembourg, Lorraine and other European regions are welcome! The Automotive Day 2013 with its brokerage event will be embedded in the EEN sector group meeting "Automotive". Registration and Program : www.b2match.eu/automotiveday2013 Industrial sectors: Industrial manufacture Transport Construction technology Event Information: Event Type: Brokerage Events Start Date: 8-Oct-2013 End Date: 9-Oct-2013  City: Saarbrücken Country: Germany Local contact: Name: Messerschmidt   First Name: Carine   Telephone: +49 681 95 20 452   Fax: +49 681 58 46 125   Email: carine.messerschmidt@zpt.de   URL: www.b2match.eu/automotiveday2013   For companies from the Netherlands that want to participate: Dutch companies interested or willing to participate in this matchmaking and fair visit can contact Olaf ter Haar at Syntens Innovatienetwerk to have further information, assistance and help to write the company matchmaking profile and arrange for the matchmaking. ing. Olaf A.M. ter Haar Innovation consultant Syntens / Enterprise Europe Network Enschede - the Netherlands Phone:   +31.88.444 0064 Fax:         +31.88.444 0158 Mobile:  +31.6.5162 7373 Mail:       oth@syntens.nl / www.olafterhaar.blogspot.nl

Enterprise Europe Network Sector Group Automotive, Transport and Logistics, gear up for co operation!

This Enterprise Europe Network expert group supports small business in the automotive, transport and logistics sectors. It has 19 members from twelve countries: Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Sweden, Turkey and the UK.

The Group's services are:

• Finding partners for joint European research and commercial projects, sourcing new and innovative technologies, licensing, joint ventures, technical cooperation and other formal business agreements across Europe;
• Information and intelligence on new markets; 
• Advice and support on European policies in all aspects of automotive, transport and logistics, including safety, efficiency, low emissions and traffic congestion issues; 
• Covering many services in the sector as well as all products and underlying transport technologies from intelligent transport systems, downstream applications of GPS technology, telematics, production of commercial road vehicles, motorsport technologies, to rail networks and regional public transport systems.

Interested in collaborating with this Sector Group?
The Automotive, Transport and Logistics Sector Group welcomes all SMEs and entrepreneurs who are looking for information and collaboration. If you are seeking companies, universities or research centres to work together on European research programmes, wanting to be better informed about potential new markets, looking to buy or sell products within the automotive, transport and logistics sectors or to license technology and IP in new markets, contact your local Sector Group member. 

Local contacts to the EEN_EU Network:
The sector group co-ordinator is Mrs. Gonda De Bruin, Manager European and Technological Development at CRCI Centre Orleans France at mail address gdebruin@centre.cci.fr or visit us at Enterprise Europe Networkand find new business for your company. Enterprise Europe Network Netherlands is a project delivered and supported by Agentschap NL and Syntens Innovatienetwerk.

Would you like to brouse the profiles and see what might suit your business?
With this QR code you will get direct access to the database with automotive related co operation profiles and trade opportunities to browse hundreds of technology offers and requests related to automotive, transport or logistics. You can display them by date and by sub-sector or do a detailed search or leave a reaction to get in contact with the profile owner.

eCall: automated emergency call for road accidents mandatory in cars from 2015

To help mitigate the consequences of serious road accidents across the EU, today the European Commission adopted two proposals to ensure that, by October 2015, cars will automatically call emergency services in case of a serious crash.

The "eCall" system automatically dials 112 - Europe's single emergency number - in the event of a serious accident. It communicates the vehicle's location to emergency services, even if the driver is unconscious or unable to make a phone call. It is estimated that it could save up to 2500 lives a year.
This draft legislation will ensure that from October 2015, all new models of passenger cars and light duty vehicles would be fitted with 112 eCall and the necessary infrastructure would be created for the proper receipt and handling of eCalls in emergency call response centres - ensuring the compatibility, interoperability and continuity of the EU-wide eCall
service.

European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas, responsible for Transport, said: "Today's proposals are a milestone for safer roads in the EU. Last year, 28 000 persons were killed and 1.5 million were injured on EU roads. When an accident happens, every minute counts to rescue injured victims. The eCall technology has great potential to save lives in shortening dramatically the time of intervention of emergency services and this across the EU."

European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, said: "The deployment of an interoperable EU-wide eCall system is an important progress in road safety. EU citizens can be reassured by this time and life-saving system which will help prevent loss of lives and injuries on our roads. It is also an important step forward to make our vehicles more intelligent and enhance our competitiveness.”
European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes, responsible for the Digital Agenda, said: "EU-wide eCall is a big step forward for road safety. When you need emergency support it's much better to be connected than to be alone, that's the value of ICT."

Further information please check HERE.