KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

Sponsorship of KeyWATER
Editorial Policy
Mission of KeyWATER
How to use the chessboard 
Username and password
Some History
Do I pay for KeyWATER?
Contents of LATEST NEWS

Editor's policy

How to subscribe?
About the duration of my subscription
When does start my subscription?
Who can be a subscriber?
Do I receive an invoice?

TECHWARE

Introducing TECHWARE
Relationship with KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

ETNET21

Introducing ETNET21
Relationship with KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

Sponsorship of KeyWATER ?

KeyWATER is an independent, non-commercial initiative partially sponsored through projects of the European Commission.

Editorial policy ?

KeyWATER is dedicated to all water-environment issues in the learning society.

Therefore KeyWATER focuses on education & training (E&T), information and transfer of RTD-results:

• programmes ,projects and networks,,

• products and learning material, including specifically internet-applications,

• academic courses, continuing education and training courses, professional development courses, workshops, seminars, conferences specifically dedicated to E&T and RTD-results,

• assessment and evaluation of E&T and RTD-needs and opportunities,

• mobility of students and staff, training placements and job-opportunities

• best practices.

The Editor, Prof. P. Holz, Institut für Bauinformatik, Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus, is Coordinator of the ETNET21Dissemination Project. The information contained in this Newsletter has been drawn from material supplied to the Editor. Neither the Editor nor any person acting on its behalf is responsible for the use which might be made of this information. LATEST NEWS is sent automatically free of charge to all subscribers, for their personal use only. Commercial use or redistribution in any form, printed or electronic, requires prior approval.

Mission of KeyWATER ?

KeyWATER considers research and technological development as producers of knowledge and skills and therefore should be always linked to E&T activities for the benefit of the end-user who pays for the research.

KeyWATER aligns to the mission of TECHWARE:

• facilitate European co-operation.

• network people effectively.

• enhance research co-operation.

• facilitate industry-university co-operation.

• facilitate the exchange of scientific knowledge.

• stimulate a European attitude

How to use the Chessboard ?

KeyWATER's chessboard is a unique feature allowing for an automatic updating of the information contained in this website.

When clicking on a chessboard position, a dynamic database opens and you'll find the latest updated information related to the THEME/ TOOL chosen, retrievable by title, date of event or deadline, country and keyword. You can also use the general SEARCH button for the whole archive of articles in the chessboard.

Username and password?

All subscribers to KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS receive a personal username and password by e-mail from the KeyWATER web manager.

The username and password are case sensitive and can not be changed.

Some history ?

1989
PANTA RHEI ("all things are in constant flux") was a quarterly information bulletin, published from September 1989 onwards and edited on behalf of the project-partners in ERASMUS, COMETT, TEMPUS and other European education and training programmes. It was distributed free of charge on 2.000 copies till March 1994. It became a web site in February 1996.

1990 (July, 6)
TECHWARE (TECHnology for WAter REsources) was founded by 35 partners from 11 countries. It is a legal international non-profit association of member bodies under Belgian law with its seat at the Brussels Water Company CIBE/ BIWM.

1996 (March, 22)
World Water Day
LATEST NEWS was launched as an e-mailing to members of TECHWARE.

1996 (September, 1)
ETNET
EC-DG XXII (Education, Training and Youth) accepted the European Thematic Network of Education and Training ETNET-WATER, renamed ETNET.ENVIRONMENT-WATER in 1997.

KeyWATER
Ten years after! The year of the EURO and the start op the KEY-Action "Sustainable Management and Quality of Water" in the 5th Framework Programme RTD of the European Commission (EC).

2000 (October, 1)

ETNET21 (2000-2003), successor of ETNET, is accepted by EC-DG Education and Culture. ETNET21 is now fully responsible for KeyWATER/LATEST NEWS : subscription fees are due to the Free University Brussels, contractor of ETNET21.Members of TECHWARE receive KeyWATER/LATEST NEWS free of charge.

2003 (October, 1)

KeyWATER and LATEST NEWS will be distributed by the Institut für Bauinformatik at Brandenburg University of Technology at Cottbus (Germany)

Do I pay for KeyWATER?

KeyWATER is a "free for all" web site. The Latest News Articles are for SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.
We strive to update and improve KeyWATER daily and to get information transmitted between the water people "just in time/ just enough"

Therefore we need your support and , some sections are "for SUBSCRIBERS ONLY".
Those SUBSCRIBERS receive weekly by e-mail LATEST NEWS. All articles in LATEST NEWS are archived one week later in KeyWATER's chessboard.

Contents of LATEST NEWS ?

This newsletter features sections such as:

1. Education and Training

2. Calls for proposals

3. Vacancies

4. Networking

5. European News

6. World News

LATEST NEWS is sent automatically to your e-mail address through a mailing list server, in html-format with clicks within the document directly to Internet.

How to subscribe?

Easy steps for subscription

 

1. Click the Subscription button at the top of this page
2. Subscribe with Application Form and follow instructions.

About the duration of my subscription

Subscribers can choose between periods of 6 or 12 months.

When does start my subscription ?

Your subscription starts within 5 working days. This means that you will receive by e-mail

• Your username

• Your password

You will have access to the restricted web pages of KeyWATER "for subscribers only" and
you will receive the latest issue of LATEST NEWS and of course you will receive subsequently all future issues of LATEST NEWS on your personal e-mail address.

Who can be a subscriber?

Subscribers may only be an individual.
Subscriber's rights to use the information in LATEST NEWS/ KeyWATER is personal to the subscriber. Subscriber agrees not to resell or make any commercial use of the information and communication offered.

Password trading is not permitted.
KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS reserves the right to discontinue access if any misuse is noticed.

Do I receive an invoice?

No, LATEST NEWS is free. You do not need an invoice.

TECHWARE

Introducing TECHWARE

TECHWARE (TECHnology for WAter REsources) is an independent, international non profit-making organisation. It was founded on July 1990 under Belgian law in Brussels, Belgium by 35 organizations from 11 countries. Its seat is the Brussels Water Company.
 

TECHWARE is a well-established, Europe-wide collaborative network of members who are involved in all cross-sectoral aspects of the water environment. The members include companies, universities and research institutions, public authorities, professional associations, and individual consultants. Networking offers a quick and efficient means of disseminating knowledge, skill, information and technology, thus bridging the gap between research, results and their application.
 

By involving training institutions TECHWARE links RTD with education and training at all levels.
 

TECHWARE offers a platform for projects by providing a forum for direct dialogue between participants themselves, professional and scientific associations and European and international authorities.
 

TECHWARE is recognised by the European Commission as a cooperation network of Universities and Enterprises and, in fact, the majority of TECHWARE's varied activites receive funding from the Commission. It is one of the biggest and most successful sectoral cooperation networks.
 

TECHWARE is frequently approached to take part in collaborative projects funded by international organisations such as the European Commission, agencies of the United Nations, etc. In such cases, it uses its extensive network to identify members who may be interested in participating in funded projects which either they might never have been aware of or for which they cannot apply individually.
 

Relationship with KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

All Members of TECHWARE receive, free of charge, LATEST NEWS and have full access to KeyWATER.

The Member-Representative identifies the individuals of the Member body who will be subscribers to LATEST NEWS/ KeyWATER.

More about TECHWARE and its projects on its website http:hydrocontrol.com/techware/

ETNET21

Introducing ETNET21

ETNET 21 is the short name of the European Thematic Network of Education and Training for ENVIRONMENT-WATER, focusing on the "Relation between education and research with a perspective of life long learning" during the period 2000-2003, sponsored as a "shared-cost" project by the EC-SOCRATES Programme.
 

More about ETNET21 and its projects on its website http://etnet.vub.ac.be or http://etnet21.bauinf.tu-cottbus.de

Relationship with KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS

ETNET21 Partners subscribe to KeyWATER/ LATEST NEWS as a token of their commitment. The subscription cost is reported to the SOCRATES Programme as an "own resources" contribution of the Partner's institution..

Thank you for your interest.

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