On 6th October 2011, The European Commission's Directorates Joint Researimpact ch Centre (JRC) and Research (RTD) jointly organise the 3rd European Conference on Corporate R&D (CONCORD-2011). The dynamics of Europe's industrial structure and the growth of innovative firm.

enue: Premises of the Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS), Seville / Spain

The European Commission's Conferences on Corporate R&D aim to link science and policy making by being structured around policy relevant questions, thus addressing the community of researchers, practitioners, industrialists, and policy makers. These Conferences form part of the Industrial Research Monitoring Analysis (IRMA) activities carried out jointly by the European Commission's Directorates Joint Research Centre (JRC) and Research (RTD).

CONCORD-2011 will be organised as a one-day event, constituting a forum for comprehensive academic discourse. Policy implications of the Conference' scientific findings and the resulting policy relevant messages will be summarized by the appointed Scientific Committee and presented to relevant policy-makers from the European Commission, Member States and industrial representatives during a dedicated workshop to be held in Brussels later in 2011 / early 2012 (exact timing will be announced in due time).

For further information on the event visit CONCORD 2011 website:          http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/concord-2011