News:Living Labs: From 'Lab' to 'Reality' - European Experiences

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31 MARCH 2008, LUXEMBOURG

The upcoming Med-e-Tel conference in Luxembourg (16-18 April 2008, http://www.medetel.lu), an international networking conference and exhibition focusing on telemedicine and ehealth, will feature a session on Living Labs: From 'Lab' to 'Reality' - European Experiences. The session will obviously focus on 'healthcare' related topics and living lab experiences.

The session, which also does include 2 current ENoLL members, will be presided by Georges Klepfisch, Executive Director of the Belgian Centre for Domotics and Immotics, and will feature the following presentations, followed by a discussion:


Health@HomeLL: Integration of the Living Lab Approach in eHealth Projects
L.P. del Arbol Perez, P.A. Alarcon, L.C. Fernandez
Telefonica I+D, Spain

The Digital Life Centre: A Living Lab for Education in Real World Conditions
B. Kröse
Professional University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

A Living Lab Approach Towards Innovation in the Healthcare Sector
M. De Colvenaer
i-City, Belgium

More Intelligent Smart Houses for Better Care and Health
I. Bierhoff, A. van Berlo
Smart Homes Association, The Netherlands

In-HAM - Innovationcentre in Housing for Adapted Movement
P. Deboutte
In-HAM, Belgium


Also the rest of the Med-e-Tel conference program will include topics that may be of interest to the Living Labs community, especially to those who are involved in health and social care related projects and activities (see http://www.medetel.lu/index.php?rub=educational_program&page=program).


Frederic Lievens
International Coordinator
Med-e-Tel

mailto:info@medetel.lu
http://www.medetel.lu