‘SHAPE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS – and let your tools shape you,’ the final conference of the EFORWOOD project was held in Uppsala on 23rd and 24th September 2009.The conference brought together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all over the world in discussion about Sustainability Impact Assessment of the Forest-based Sector.

‘SHAPE YOUR SUSTAINABILITY TOOLS – and let your tools shape you,’ the final conference of the EFORWOOD project was held in Uppsala on 23rd and 24th September 2009. The conference brought together researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all over the world in discussion about Sustainability Impact Assessment of the Forest-based Sector.

Due to a technical problem with the electronic proposal submission service (EPSS) on the 9th September 2009 applicants may have experienced difficulties submitting their project proposals for the 2009 Eco-Innovation call. In response to this incident the deadline for submissions has now been extended to Tuesday, 15th September 2009, at 17:00 CET.

Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs is a pilot project initiated by the European Union (EU). It aims at helping new entrepreneurs to acquire relevant skills for managing a small or medium-sized enterprise (SMEs) by spending time in a business in another EU country. It contributes to improving their know-how and fosters cross-border transfers of knowledge and experience between entrepreneurs.

In 2010, the Commission intends to publish a Communication on possibilities for simplifying the implementation of the EU RTD Framework Programme(s). For gathering ideas and suggestions from stakeholders, Commission has opened an online consultation. The online questionnaire is accessible here
All stakeholders are welcome with their suggestions.