Acropolis
People are always asking me, “What’s going on in Athens?” Well, yes, there have been intentional fires to assist developers in building expensive mountainside homes (as building here is otherwise prohibited by forest growth and natural species). Yes, there have been postal strikes, taxi strikes, bus, rail, and the most recent 7-day truckers’ strike. Is Athens, Greece another Watts, California waiting to happen? It could be, but in the shadows of it all, technology and innovation prevail. In Athens—like Los Angeles—you just have to know where to go and when to go.
So, if you are planning on coming to Athens this fall, join GIT Athens in covering the following events: In September, the European Symposium on Research in Computer Security is holding its 15th symposium. The symposium is meant to inform the IT community and encourage research in the areas of malicious tech-based intrusions. The symposium will run from September 20th – 22nd.
In October, Athens will host one of the largest energy exhibitions in Greece, the 5th International Exhibition Energy Photovoltaic ’10. The exhibit boasts products from over 160 enterprises representing 15 countries. It will run from October 21st – 24th alongside Envirotech, which highlights the use of water, environment and green building technologies.
Those exhibitions will follow the 2nd Sustainability Summit: The Green Agenda after Copenhagen, which will be held in Athens on October 20th. This summit will cover everything from who is driving the “green” industry to job growth in green technologies.
And finally—the best for last, from October 14th – 18th at the Technopolis, Athens Digital Week will take place. Last year over 35,000 people visited the event. This year, it will cover the latest in Gaming, Social Networking, Robotics and more! It is free to the public, making it one of the best events to attend in Athens this fall!
Mark your calendars…that’s Athens in the News.
