Event archive
The 2022 conference, taking place on September 26th - September 27th at Alsion in Sonderborg, will be the fifth conference to be held in Denmark. Following the Covid-19 break 2020 and the online issue 2021, this is the first conference with physical presence again. The conference is a successor of a series of conferences with the aim to present solutions and challenges on the way to 100% climate neutrality. The burning topic has never been more important than today.
After a one-year extension of the project duration, our sister-project mySMARTLife is finalised at the end of September 2022. The mySMARTLife Final Conference will take place on 14 - 15 September 2022 in Hamburg, Germany. The Conference will outline the transition of EU cities towards a new concept of Smart Life and Smart Economy. Furthermore, the consortium would like to share its experiences and project results with you.
Mobile Tartu conference is organised by University of Tartu and gathers leading scholars, researchers, and professionals to discuss the latest research and applications in human mobility and mobile big data. The conference features keynote speeches, presentations, panel sessions, and vibrant discussions about the conceptual, methodological, and empirical aspects of measuring mobility with the help of mobile big data and understanding related socio-spatial and human-environmental interactions.
After six years of project duration and joint efforts, SmartEnCity is now coming to an end. The consortium would like to celebrate the successful ending of the project and to share its experiences and results and cordially invites you to come to Lighthouse City Vitoria-Gasteiz to join the Final Conference on 14 - 15 June 2022.
You can expect two days packed with results, lessons learned and demonstrations - interesting, informative and interactive. SmartEnCity project partners together with representatives of the European Commission and high-level representatives of Smart Cities and Communities and related initiatives are giving the full picture to start your own journey toward zero carbon emissions.
Do not miss this opportunity and register now!
On 8 and 9 June, Sonderborg will host the International Energy Agency's (IEA) annual, international conference on energy efficiency.
This 2-day international event is taking place online and will give an overview of the current state of the art measures to achieve climate neutrality, closely linked to the results of SmartEnCity project. The 2nd day will be a virtual tour to our SmartEnCity demo sites Vitoria-Gasteiz, Tartu and Sonderborg. Do not miss your chance, registration is open!
This global event will comprise of the Smarter Together final event, the 2016 sisterprojects – Replicate, SharingCities and SmartEnCity– new beginning as well as an event presenting the activities of the SCALE Secretariat.
Together with its sister projects Smarter Together, Replicate and Sharing Cities, SmartEnCity will present a joint paper highlighting the results of the projects and giving recommendations to future cities following the smart zero carbon transition journey on day 2 of the event. SmartEnCity is also presenting citizen engagement strategies during the SmartEnCity Studion on the same day .
Mobility – Energy – ICT: The activities carried out within the mySMARTLife project aim at the transition of EU cities towards a new concept of Smart Life and Economy. Take part in the webinar series and learn more about the project’s exploitable results as well as the specific solutions presented in the European smart city projects MAKING-CITY, POCITYF, MatchUP and STARDUST.
This year's edition of the Forum will be an official partner event of the EU Green Week. It will be linked to the EU Action Plan towards a Zero Pollution Ambition as a key action of the European Green Deal. Note: 9 June 15:15 - 16:15 “Stories of replication” by the four Lighthouse Projects started in 2016.
The URBIS SMART CITY FAIR is an annual international trade fair, creating a unique space for sharing ideas and practical designs on how to bring to life and develop the concept of a smart city in central European towns and villages. This year, it will focus on solutions for cities and municipalities for a smart transport infrastructure for greater safety.
Pollution affects everybody – through the air we breathe, the water we drink or the land we grow our food on. But it can be prevented. The EU Action Plan toward a Zero Pollution Ambition is a key action of the European Green Deal scheduled for spring 2021.
Mobility – Energy – ICT: The activities carried out within the mySMARTLife project aim at the transition of EU cities towards a new concept of Smart Life and Economy. Take part in the webinar series and learn more about the project’s exploitable results as well as the specific solutions presented in the European smart city projects MAKING-CITY, POCITYF, MatchUP and STARDUST.
"Engaging and Empowering Citizens in the Energy Transition through Social innovation" is the title of the EERA online Webinar, taking place on 20 May from 09:30 until 16 CEST.
Join this year’s first matchmaking event “Smart Cities Marketplace Matchmaking – Kick start your idea with our experts!” on 27 April 2021 that takes place completely online!
Save the Date for this year's virtual Smart City Expo World Congress taking place in Barcelona, Spain from 17 - 19 November 2020.
Join this webinar to learn more about the work Sharing Cities has done to implement Urban Sharing Platforms.
Since 2019, participants from over 40 different countries and six continents have gathered in JPI Urban Europe knowledge hub events.
SCIS is ”ending” a part of its journey and will celebrate a final conference with input from many of the SCC01 projects. Join us for THE SCIS FINAL CONFERENCE A BEGINNING - NOT THE END!
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an three weeks event and showcases the capacity of cities and regions to create growth and jobs and to implement European Union cohesion policy and therefore proving the importance of local and regional level for good European governance. Meet SmartEnCity Lighthouse City Tartu on 21 October.
Join to learn about the implementation of E-Mobility solutions in the Sharing Cities project
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an three weeks event and showcases the capacity of cities and regions to create growth and jobs and to implement European Union cohesion policy and therefore proving the importance of local and regional level for good European governance. Meet SmartEnCity Follower City Asenovgrad on 15 October.
The European Week of Regions and Cities is an annual four-day event during which cities and regions showcase their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement European Union cohesion policy, and prove the importance of the local and regional level for good European governance. Meet SmartEnCity Lighthouse City Tartu on 21 October.
Held every three years, the conference is the multi-level interface between the European Union and sustainability actions at local level. A dedicated Smart City session will take place on October 2nd, 9.30-11.00 CEST called ‘Smart City solutions working with the users’
Join the free Urban Mobility Days to see clean and sustainable transport placed in the limelight like in no event before. Including the dedicated Smart City Session “The smart city as a sustainable city” on October 1st, 11.45-12.45 CEST.
Save the Date for the Nrdic Edge Expo World Congress in Stavanger, Norway from 22-24 September 2020 - this year in digital format!
As part of the URBIS Smart City Fair, the EIP-SCC will host its yearly General Assembly.
The URBIS Smart City Fair taking place in Brno, Czech Republic from 2.- 3. September 2020
Taking place in Brussels on 20 February (CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL, Rue Gineste 3), our matchmaking event – promoted by the European Commission under the EIP-SCC Marketplace initiative – brings together city/regional representatives and businesses, with investors. It focuses on exploring and shaping opportunities for people involved in Smart City projects.
On 10 December, the EU Energy Day at COP25 is taking place in Madrid, Spain. The Horizon 2020 Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse project SmartEnCity will be represented by its Project Coordinator Francisco Rodríguez Pérez-Curiel from Tecnalia as part of the thematic session on "Accelerating Innovation for the European Green Deal”.
Save the Date for this year's Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, from 19-21 November 2019.
Save the date for the 2019 edition of the Nordic Edge - the largest Smart City event in the Nordics!
Save the date! This year's EUSEW - the EU Sustainable Energy Week - is taking place in Brussels from 17 through 21 June.
Join us for a Workshop Day focussing on Integrated Energy Planning methods, experiences of our Lighthouse Cities and the transfer of SmartEnCity knowledge, so that cities can directly benefit from the project’s outcomes and start their own journey towards a low carbon future.
The 7th edition of Sustainable Places is Europe's no1 destination for dissemination of research, collaboration, networking and the creation of market opportunities.
This year's program will mostly focus on data and AI and how they are the game changers for the cities both today and in the future.
“In Brainport region Eindhoven, innovations that light up the world are realised. Smart, inquiring minds meet to challenge each other, collaborate and achieve the seemingly impossible.” - www.BrainportDevelopment.com
Explore, Shape & Deal - This year's EIP-SCC General Assembly & Matchmaking Event are taking place in Brussels on 16 and 17 May.
This year’s conference will focus on “Energy in Smart Cities” giving insights on energy-related platforms, trends and best practices... and SmartEnCity will be part of it! "The Smart Way to the big Zero" is the title of the presentation of Iben Nielsen, local projct coordinator of Lighthouse City Sonderborg. Iben was invited to give an overview about Sonderborg's transition to become a carbon free city and will be representing SmartEnCity project in the panel session "Best practices in Smart Cities" at 11 o'clock in the morning.
The Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona will take place from 13-15 November 2018.
The Horizon 2020 Energy info day will take place on 5 October (8:30 - 15:30) in Brussels, in the Charlemagne building. It will present the upcoming funding opportunities offered by the EU's H2020 Programme to projects focusing on smart energy systems and smart cities and communities concepts.
Our sister project Triangulum will be directly involved in the organisation of the event and will contribute to its programme.SmartEnCity and further SCC1 Lighthouse projects will be part of the event as well - come meet us there!
This event will gather local and national authorities, representatives from the European Commission and INEA, and experts involved in city transformation strategies from its different perspectives, covering smart city approaches, re-naturing of cities, circular economy or successful histories of innovation ecosystems setting the citizen at the centre of the city regeneration towards more sustainable and more liveable environments.
The EIP-SCC General Assembly is taking place from 27-28 June 2018 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The People's Political Festival or so-called Folkemøde is a 3-day event which will take place on Bornholm, Denmark starting on the 14th June. Its primary purpose is to strengthen democracy and dialogue in Denmark.
This year’s European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) is taking place from 4-8 June in Brussels at the Residence Palace (de la Loi 175, 1048 Bruxelles) and the Charlemagne building (Rue de la Loi 170) (Rooms tbc).
The next smart city conference Smart City for the Citizens 2018: Urban Mobility will take place on May 31, 2018 in Estonian National Museum, Tartu.
The mission of the conference is to explore major trends and developments affecting the bus industry and outlook for the future. It will cover adaptation of existing vehicles, decision making in bus technology selection based on total lifecycle cost, financing and procurement strategies, role of buses in multi-modal transportation, technology innovation as well as challenges and best practices in deployment.
Three days of events to share the findings from local and international Smart City projects through hands-on demonstrations, discussions, networking and art installations
In this workshop which is part of Heat Roadmap Europa - an European Project to redesign the heat and cooling sector - scenario building and energy system analysis will be presented to provide scientific evidence for different decarbonisation pathways in Europe.
The first important Networking Meeting of this year will be happening in Asenovgrad, Follower City of SmartEnCity, focussing on Bulgarian Cities. Following the General Assembly of the SmartEnCity project partners, the Network and other interested cities will meet on the 15th of March.
Meet SmartENCity at the 7th Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona!
The largest Nordic Smart Cities event.
Vakbeurs Energie is the largest live business to business event in the Netherlands on energy-saving technology and sustainable energy.
Cities are challenged by rapid growth, climate changes, job fluctuations and technological disruptions. However, ambitious cities can in a collaborative manner tackle these challenges and unlock new green growth opportunities. Technology solutions, citizen participation and policies that consider disruptions become key elements for cities to evolve into resource efficient and safe living & working places. There is a need to act now – what are we waiting for? Sonderborg and SmartEnCity Network invite ambitious mayors, city council members, urban planners, climate project managers, advisors, green solution providers, scientists, students, NGOs and all other people interested in creating smart and liveable cities to join the 100% Climate Neutrality conference at Alsion, Sonderborg – this year with a special focus on cities in a world of disruptions.
This event will offer the opportunity to discuss about the transformation strategies of European cities and learn more about innovative solutions and best practices of smart cities projects.
Nordic Edge aims at being one of Europe’s most important arenas for knowledge exchange and inspiration to creators of smarter businesses, smarter homes and smarter cities.
Learn more about the replication potential of SmartEnCity and the other Smart Cities and Communities lighthouse projects!
European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), launched by the European Commission, is a month-long series of activities to build a secure energy future for Europe.
Create a Low Carbon Mobility system in your city to improve the livability and to support your integrated transition towards a smart zero carbon city. Learn about the future role of city mobility systems, and learn from best practice examples from Denmark and Spain.
The annual conference will take place in the National Museum in Tartu. Hundreds of smart city enthusiasts are expected to listen to interesting speakers and benefit from best practices and examples from all over Europe.
The conference and B2B Matchmaking Event “FUTURE OF BUILDING” gives you a new perspective on the latest developments in the building and infrastructure sector.
The event focuses on practical, scalable applications of smart city initiatives to improve infrastructure and quality of life.
Setup under the frame of the EUREKA Spanish Chair (2016-2017), this event will be an opportunity for all the participants to meet, share ideas, interact and discuss with 400 stakeholders from European industry, SMEs, academy, policymakers, representatives from regional and local authorities and many more.
The 13th International Conference on Concentrator Photovoltaics (CPV-13) is the premier technical conference in the areas of high- and low-concentration PV components, modules, and tracker-based PV systems.
The International Passive House Conference brings together about 1000 passive house stakeholder from around the globe.
RENEXPO® in the Western Balkans is the biggest international trade fair for experts from the energy and water sector.
The 6th International Conference on Smart Cities and Green ICT Systems (SMARTGREENS) will bring together researchers, designers, developers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Smart Cities, Green Information and Communication Technologies, Sustainability, Energy Aware Systems and Technologies.
Strengthen your city’s cost effective energy transition by balancing efforts for Energy Retrofitting of Buildings in relation to the energy system. Learn about how cities benefit from the right balance and learn from best practice examples from Estonia and Denmark of how to unlock the potential of energy retrofitting of buildings in different contexts.
The Spanish Network of Smart Cities (RECI) and Tecma Red Group are ready for the second edition of Smart Cities Congress to be held on 13 and 14 April in Madrid. SmartEnCity will be presented in the congress brochure.
Technology and planning is not enough, people can speed up your transition. Learn about why cities should engage its citizens and stakeholders, and learn from best practice examples from Spain and Denmark.
Visit the SmartEnCity project at the TIMELESSCITY event on “Smart, Sustainable and Resilient Cities”! A joint booth with the other Smart Cities and Communities Lighthouse Projects funded under Horizon 2020 will be organised.
SmartEnCity Network is organising a Network meeting, inviting members and interested cities, municipalities and other key stakeholders to a day packed with information...
Building upon webinar 1, this webinar moves a step closer to the actions on city level, laying out a replicable approach for how to implement energy transition at city level. Based on learnings from Danish and Spanish cities this webinar will focus on the topics: stakeholder process, typical steps and relevant tools as three general principles in energy transition planning at city level. The focus will be elaborated in case examples from Denmark and Spain.
Today many cities are lowering their carbon emissions. This is by adding more renewable energy, improving energy efficiency and saving energy. Many cities are in the early stages of this transition. This webinar presents an approach that cities can use in their transition to becoming a smart low carbon city. A case example from Denmark is used to illustrate some of the action that is happening in this area and share specific experiences from that country.
The SCEWC is the leading event to get inspiration from the most advanced laboratories exploring the future of our cities
This year's conference addresses how the built environment can actively contribute to sustainable living and a more stable climate.