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European Regional INJO Conference in Ljubljana on June 14-15, 2007

On June 14-15, the European Regional Conference on Innovation Journalism "Stanford after Stanford 2007" will be held at the faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.

Eleven Slovenian news outlets, among them the major business and technology publications, are supporting the event that will present the first ever award for the best InJo contribution in Slovenian media.

With the purpose to deepen the understanding of new dimensions of innovation ecosystems empowered by the concept of Innovation Journalism at local, regional and global level, the conference offers the opportunity to listen to speakers from news media, universities, and the innovation ecosystem.

David Nordfors, Stanford University, is adressing the opening session and Janez Potocnik, European commissioner for Research and Development is scheduled to come to the conference to present his perspectives on innovation in European Union and what role media can play.

For more information, visit the conference's web site.