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E3 is a 1-day forum organized by MIT Portugal students seeking to add value to knowledge through the creation of synergies between academia, industry, entrepreneurs and policy makers. It will take place at Faculdade de Ciência e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, in Lisbon, on the 30th of June. Daniela Couto, a Bioengineering PhD student at IST, is one of the organizers, and talked to us about the event. Further details are available at the website www.e3forum.org.

Merkebe Getachew Demissie is a second-year PhD student at IST, under the MIT Portugal Program, in the field of Transportation Systems. He is  part of the research team that focuses on Intelligent Transportation Systems, working under the project CityMotion (Data Fusion for Mobility Consumers, Providers, and Planners).  He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Textile Engineering at the Engineering Faculty of Bahir Dar University, in Ethiopia. Right after finishing his bachelor’s degree, in July 2005, he became a professor and research assistant at that same institution. Two years later, he joined the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, Sweden, where he was awarded a scholarship for the Masters’ Programe for Key Personnel in Developing Countries (MKP) by the Swedish Institute and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency to pursue a Masters’ degree in Transportation Systems. His masters’ thesis was on ‘‘Simulation Based Performance Assessment of Mini Roundabout’’.

Dear all,

We are delighted to announce that Richard Saul Wurman - founder of TED Conferences and TED MED - will be joining us at the E3 Forum. This is a unique opportunity to think out of the box with one of the most well known motivational speakers of our time. Now it is time for you to join us at e3forum.org and grab this opportunity. Please find more information about Mr. Wurman here.

We have also confirmed the following speakers: Paul Stein (Rolls Royce), Zeinal Bava (Portugal Telecom), José Salcedo (Multiwave Photonics), Claúdia Ranito (MedBone), Mackey Craven (Bessemer Venture Partners), and Tony Knopp (MIT Industrial Liaison Office).

The E3 Forum website and Facebook page were launched early this week. Remember that the forum is FREE for all students and MIT Portugal students also have free accommodation and transportation (within Portugal) to Lisbon. Prizes will be awarded for the best posters in each "focus area" - call for posters will start next week.

Stay tuned for exciting updates in the next couple of days!

What - E3 Forum
When - 30 June 2011
Where - FCT UNL (Caparica)
Registration - on the website starting soon;
Website - e3forum.org
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/ForumE3

Do you want to help organize the event? Just send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and join the team! You are more than welcome!

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The E3 Forum Organization

Second International Conference of Young Urban Researchers (SICYUrb) aims to gather recent researches on urban contexts from many different areas of social sciences, to discuss current theoretical and methodological issues and to promote interdisciplinary and international networking. It is intended that the meeting should be boosted by young researchers who work in urban studies and develop research in the cities - especially those who are studying in post-graduate programs but also those carrying out technical and intervention activities.

The conference is in charge of the Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, CIES-IUL) and co-organized by the Centre for Studies in Sociology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (CesNova, FCSH-UNL) and the Institute of Sociology - University of Porto (ISFLUP). The organising committee is composed by Graça Índias Cordeiro, Gonçalo Gonçalves, Inês Pereira, João Nunes, Lígia Ferro, Patrícia Pereira and Rita Cachado.