Speaker: Roberto Cencioni Head of Unit INFSO. E2, European Commission Title: Integrating knowledge, content and semantics. Research directions and priorities Abstract The strategic objectives of the IST Unit E2 will be presented. The focus will be the convergence of knowledge and content engineering for the production of smart and agile content. The vision of R&D work for the remaining part of the 6th and the entire 7th Work Program will be outlined. The revised Work Program, for the remaining calls in FP6 will be launched. Speaker: Brian Macklin, Albert Gauthier, INFSO. E2 Title: From project ideas to successful proposals: hints and tips for prospective proposers