Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union

The annual Security Research Conference (SRC) is a meeting place for security research, technology development and innovation stakeholders in Europe. This year’s edition is organised under the Belgian Presidency by the Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO) in cooperation with the European Commission through cofunding by the FP7 European Security Research Programme.

SRC’10 is part of the actions undertaken under the FP7 European Security Research Programme (ESRP), aiming at the development of knowledge and new technologies to improve the security of European citizens while enforcing the competitiveness of Europe’s economy.

The goal of ESRP is to make Europe more secure for its citizens. By cooperating and coordinating efforts on a Europe-wide scale, the EU can better understand and respond to risks in a constantly changing world.

Therefore, SRC’10 aims at facilitating the dialogue between research and innovation actors, policy makers and end-users.

SRC'10 will showcase the importance of security research for citizens in view of the research agenda beyond FP7 and the 2020 perspective. Leading experts will give their view on the consequences and opportunities for security research following the Lisbon Treaty and facing new global security challenges.

Special attention will be given to presentations of successful FP7 projects in the diverse security fields, involving in particular users and SME’s.

A brokerage event and an exhibition will facilitate networking between companies, scientific experts, operators and policy makers from Member States, Associated states and Third Countries.

SRC'10 is an event of the Belgian EU Presidency, organised with the support of the European Commission’s DG Enterprise, the Belgian Science Policy Office, the Federal Ministry of Mobility and Transport, the department of Economy, Science and Innovation of the Flemish Government and the Walloon Region.

22/09/2010 : 02:00 PM– 05:00 PM

23/09, 24/09 : 09:00 AM – 05:00 PM