La Feria Madrid por la Ciencia (The Forum for Science) is a key part of the Programa de Ciencia y Sociedad (Science and Society Program) that the Regional Government of Madrid launched in 2000, through the Dirección General de Universidades e Investigación (Directorate-General of Universities and Research). This Program seeks not only to promote dialogue between citizens and scientists, but also to increase the public’s participation in science.

On July 11th INDEA Networks held the Annual Inaugural Meeting of its Scientific Council in Madrid. The meeting marked a milestone in the establishment of the research foundation. This prestigious Council is comprised of eleven of the World´s top researchers in network technology.

The Council was introduced to dignitaries, including senior representatives from the Regional Government of Madrid, who created and founded the IMDEA initiative. Having formally accepted their positions as Members, these eminent experts proceeded to discuss various aspects of the Foundation’s scientific strategy, which will help to steer the direction of research to be pursued over the coming years.

La Feria Madrid por la Ciencia (The Forum for Science) is a key part of the Programa de Ciencia y Sociedad (Science and Society Program) that the Regional Government of Madrid launched in 2000, through the Dirección General de Universidades e Investigación (Directorate-General of Universities and Research). This Program seeks not only to promote dialogue between citizens and scientists, but also to increase the public’s participation in science.

The objective of these symposia is to celebrate idea-sharing sessions on the importance of the technological medium of telematic networks in general, and of the REDIMadrid network in particular, for the development of leading research activity at World level. The collaborative support on the activity of distributed research groups, GRID environments, distributed super-computers and scientific databases are examples of its application to almost any field of scientific research.

The Madrid Audiovisual Cluster is a member of the steering committee of BROADCAST, the professional forum for audiovisual technology, which this year is adopting a new approach: the event will experience a quantum leap from the traditional exhibition of products to the proposal of emerging solutions and contents. In this manner, BROADCAST aims to adapt to the specificities of the audiovisual technology industry today.

• Dr. Sergey Gorinsky (Senior Researcher, IMDEA Networks)
• Prof. Dr. Arturo Azcorra (Director General for Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurial Development (Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation)
• Paul Patras (Research Assistant, IMDEA Networks)
• Dr. Mary Luz Mouronte (Division Manager, Telefonica Research, Madrid)
• Dr. Albert Banchs (Deputy Director, IMDEA Networks; Associate Professor, UC3M)
• Prof. Dr. Narasimha Reddy (Cátedra de Excelencia, University Carlos III of Madrid; Visiting Researcher, IMDEA Networks, Madrid; Texas A&M University, USA)
• Alejandro Javier Tosina González (Spanish Representative in ICT Committee – EU Framework Programme; CDTI – Ministry of Science and Innovation)

Location: Basement Floor, “Sala de Audiovisuales”, Room 3.1.S08, Building: Rey Pastor (Library), University Carlos III of Madrid, Avda. Universidad, 30, 28911 Leganes – Madrid
Date: November 11^th, 2009, 15:00 – 18:00
Organization: IMDEA Networks in collaboration with the Higher Polytechnic School, University Carlos III of Madrid, Leganes Campus

The conference will be conducted in English
Advanced registration: rebeca.demiguel imdea.org

Under the title La Ciencia es mi Vida (Science is My Life), a roundtable will be held between 19:00 and 21:00 of Friday 28th September 2012 in the Residencia de Estudiantes de Madrid (street Pinar 21-23), moderated by the Professor of Theoretical Physics Mr. Alfredo Poves, gathering a number of researchers from the Madrid Institutes of Advanced Studies (IMDEA, Institutos Madrileños de Estudios Avanzados).

The objective of these symposia is to celebrate idea-sharing sessions on the importance of the technological medium of telematic networks in general, and of the REDIMadrid network in particular, for the development of leading research activity at World level. The collaborative support on the activity of distributed research groups, GRID environments, distributed super-computers and scientific databases are examples of its application to almost any field of scientific research. Two emerging areas of research will be the focus of attention: the e-medicine and the e-participation.

Handoff is a key element in the wireless cellular networks in order to provide Quality of Service (QoS) to the users and to support users’ mobility. Handoff failure will result in the forced termination of an ongoing call. From the user’s point of view, the service of a handoff request is more important, as the forced termination of an ongoing call is more annoying than the blocking of new calls. Therefore, in order to support QoS to the users and to provide ubiquitous coverage, the handoff procedure should be further investigated. The aim of this lecture is to provide a comprehensive survey of the basic elements, the different types and phases of the handoff procedure.

Find out what's inside a cellphone, a television set, the human body, ... with the help of researchers from the IMDEA Institutes.

Discover the huge amount of science and technology that surrounds our lives, making them more comfortable, simpler and safer, and meet those who are engaged in advancing science and technology every day.

Science in Your Living Room is the activity of the IMDEA Institutes in European initiative The Researchers' Night 2013. Its main objective is to present to the public the large amount of science and technology involved in almost every object and service around us. The audience is invited to interact and discover the appeal of the work of the researchers. The goal of this activity is to analyze, with the help of the audience, how different our life would be without science, stress the importance of science and technology for social welfare, and show how rewarding and interesting is getting involved in science and technology.