The NEM Initiative is very pleased to announce Ideal-ist as a new Silver sponsor and exhibitor at the 2013 NEM Summit.

Ideal-ist is an international ICT partner search network, with more than 85.000 contacts in line with the international cooperation strategy of the European Commission. Today the Ideal-ist network consists of 70 ICT national partners from EU and Non-EU Countries, such as Associated States, Eastern European Partner Countries (EEPC) and Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPC) and emerging countries like China, Brazil, India, and South Africa in line with the international cooperation strategy of the European Commission.

Further information is available on Ideal-ist website.

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Media Synchronization workshop
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 11:00 – 17:30, room G+H

The 2013 NEM Summit will host the Media Synchronization workshop, co-organized by CWI, TNO and UPV on October 29, 2013.

Overview

Media synchronization has been a challenge in A/V transmission for quite some time. Over the years, many techniques to achieve intra- and inter-media synchronization in various network conditions have been developed. In many cases, synchronization between different streams of media is crucial for a satisfying perceived Quality of Experience (QoE). Currently, many new media synchronization issues arise. On the one hand, novel media technologies such as HTTP streaming protocols, media encoders and HDTV often require new synchronization techniques. On the other hand, new patterns in media consumption often introduce specific synchronization issues. For example, internet applications evolving around broadcast TV content may need synchronization between the application and the broadband stream. Synchronization between different TV receivers may be needed in Social TV (inter-destination media synchronization). In some interactive TV cases synchronization between handheld devices and the TV screen may be needed. Moreover novel 3D technologies for TV broadcasting and tele-presence (3D tele-immersion) may require the adoption of various of these synchronization techniques to achieve a satisfying user experience. This workshop addresses various synchronization issues and requests contributions from different perspectives.

Workshop scope

Any recent work in the area of Media Synchronization is welcome, including for example Inter-Destination, Inter-Media, Inter-Device, Intra-Media and Multi-Source Synchronization.

Organizing Committee

CWI (The Netherlands): Pablo Cesar, Jack Jansen

TNO (The Netherlands): Hans Stokking, Omar Niamut

UPV (Spain): Fernando Boronat, Mario Montagud

For more information, please visit the MediaSync workshop website.

The NEM Initiative is proud to announce today that Inria joins the 2013 NEM Summit as Silver Sponsor for the 5th year in a row.

Inria in a few words

Public science and technology institution established in 1967, Inria is is the only public research body fully dedicated to computational sciences. Combining computer sciences with mathematics, Inria’s 3,400 researchers strive to invent the digital technologies of the future.

Educated at leading international universities, they creatively integrate basic research with applied research and dedicate themselves to solving real problems, collaborating with the main players in public and private research in France and abroad and transferring the fruits of their work to innovative companies. The researchers at Inria published over 4,400 articles in 2012. They are behind over 270 active patents and 105 start-ups. In 2012, Inria’s budget came to 229 million euros, 26% of which represented its own resources.

NEM Initiative, the Networked and Electronic Media European Technology Platform invites all stakeholders of networked and electronic media to submit scientific, technical as well as business-oriented papers to the 2013 NEM Summit Call for Papers.

Building on successful previous Summit editions, this NEM Summit will address various issues, such as research and business challenges, societal and user needs, implementation requirements, regulatory and standardisation environment, etc., related to Implementation of the Future Media Internet towards New Horizons.

Programme of the NEM Summit 2013 will consist of a number of key notes and invited talks, an exhibition focused on presentation of research results in the NEM area achieved by various projects and organisations, three Scientific and Technical Summit Tracks, as well as an Application, Experimentation and Market Summit Track.

The NEM Summit 2013 will have the following three Scientific and Technical Tracks:

• Enhanced Media Content Generation, Transmission and Consumption
• Experience, Inclusion and Environmental Responsibility in Networked Media
• Networked Media Analytics

To access further details on the Call for Papers, including important deadlines and submission guidelines, please visit the Call for Papers section of the web site.

Download pdf version of the Call for Papers here.

In a welcome letter at the attention of all future event delegates (available here in pdf format), they state: “The 2013 NEM Summit conference and exhibition, and all co-located events, will together offer event delegates with a key opportunity to learn, discover, share, and network. They will also give them the right occasion to build or reinforce partnerships, and get ideally prepared to answer the upcoming calls for projects and proposals, namely those to be launched in the framework of the EU-funded Horizon 2020 programme.”

The NEM Initiative is proud to announce today that Orange, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators, joins the 2013 NEM Summit as Gold Sponsor.

Orange at a glance

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. At 31 December 2010, the Group had a total customer base of almost 210 million customers in 32 countries. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number three provider of broadband internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

Further information about Orange, please visit the corporate website.

The NEM Initiative is proud to announce today that Technicolor, a major contributor to the networked and electronic media field, joins the 2013 NEM Summit as Gold Sponsor for the 4th year in a row.

Technicolor at a glance

Technicolor, a worldwide technology leader in the media and entertainment sector, is at the forefront of digital innovation. It has more than 16,000 employees operating in 28 countries.

The company also operates an Intellectual Property and Licensing business unit managing more than 40,000 patents.

For further information about Technicolor, please visit Technicolor website.

NEM Summits provide a key opportunity to research laboratories, companies and other organisations addressing the area of networked & electronic media, to exhibit their developments and results and thus be in a position to more intensely interact with event delegates.

R&D projects funded under the FP7 programme of the European Commission (or other related programmes), addressing network and electronic media technologies and ICT at large are offered the opportunity to exhibit at cost at the 2013 NEM Summit.

Projects are proposed a special package, offered at 1850 euros, including:

• An exhibition booth (up to 4m2) thoughout the NEM Summit
• Two delegate passes including welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks, networking dinner and delegate package
• Visibility prior and during the event (small-size logo on the NEM Summit website and on all marketing collaterals)

Interested projects are invited to contact us.

Details on the exhibition area and exhibitors’ guidelines will be made available in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

The NEM Summit welcomes co-located workshops organised by EU-funded projects and other initiatives. Such workshops are planned to take place during the thematic sessions of the NEM Summit. The conditions for the organisation of co-located workshops are detailed below.

Workshops are proposed a special package, offered at 3000 euros, including:

• A workshop room
• An exhibition booth (up to 4m2) thoughout the NEM Summit
• Five passes including welcome reception, lunches, coffee breaks, networking dinner and delegate package
• Visibility prior and during the event similar to the NEM Summit Silver Sponsors

Interested projects are invited to contact us.

More information about the event structure, please see the Overview section.

Mark your calendar!

In the next weeks, details on the 2013 NEM Summit will be made available: call for papers, sponsorship opportunities, keynote speakers, event structure and agenda, registration facilities, etc.

Stay tuned!

We look forward to welcoming you in Nantes on October 28, 2013.