Activities
Thursday, May 30 2024
Dia · Setmana
18:30
Round table on the European Parliament elections
Description:
The AmicsUAB association, the Institute of European Studies of the UAB, and the Jean Monnet EUPOL Chair are organising around table to discuss the prospects for a change of cycle in the European Union in the context of the elections to the European Parliament. The event will take place on 30 May at 6:30 p.m., in Rooms 64 and 65 of the Barcelona Bar Association. Josep Maria de Dios, director of the Institute of European Studies of the UAB; Ana Mar Fernández, Jean Monnet Professor in European Policies of the UAB; and Núria González, Jean Monnet Professor in European Constitutional Democracy of the UB. Those interested in attending must fill out this form.
Place: Barcelona Bar Association (Carrer Mallorca 283)
Date: Thursday 30, May2024 - 18:30h
Friday, May 31, 2024
09:00
8th ACCID and APC Conference: New Technologies in Accounting and Management
Description:
The Catalan Association of Accounting and Management (ACCID) organises the eighth edition of the Catalan Conference on Accounting and Management, which will be held in a hybrid format (in-person and online). The event will take place at the UAB campus in Sabadell.
Montserrat Casanovas, president of ACCID, will talk about the emerging technology trends causing a significant impact on society, businesses and the global economy. These innovations are remodelling existing trends and bringing in new perspectives that will allow changing the current scenario. This annual conference, leader in accounting and management-related issues, aims to bring together independent professionals, academics, executives, and directors of these sectors from private, public, and non-profit organisations. The event willserve to debate upon the latest rules, trends, innovations, practical problems and solutions adopted. The conference will consist in talks, an awards ceremony for the 21st edition of the ACCID Awards, teaching and research workshops and working sessions, and other activities that can be viewed here in the programme.
To participate please register here.
Place: UAB Sabadell Campus (Carrer Emprius 2, Sabadell)
Date: Friday 31, May2024 - 09:00h
Monday, June 3, 2024
13:30
The UAB Orchestra presents the traditional spring concert
Description:
The programme of the spring concert of this course, presented by the UAB Orchestra, features the last symphony of the Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, followed by the intoxicating and fascinating Minuetto Serio, by Zolt'n Kod'ly, and ending with two evocative and charming songs by the English composer E. Elgar.
Date: Monday 3, June2024 - 13:30h
Wednesday, June 5, 2024
10:00
Dialogues focused on "Community Actions"
Description:
The activity "Diàlegs d'Acció Comunitària" represents a meeting point between professional practices and academic and research development at university. They are offered as a space for equal debates between professionals, activists and researchers, with the aim of foster collaborations and an exchange of knowledge.
The debates are organised by the Department of Social Psychology and the Department of Basic, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and the UAB Core in Mental Health, and include the support of the Fundació Autònoma Solidària.
Register to attend here: https://forms.office.com/e/44fkPUTNb7
More information: https://dialogos-accion-comunitaria.org/
Place: Casal de Barri Pou de la Figuera (Barcelona)
Date: Wednesday 5, June2024 - 10:00h
End date: Thursday 6, June2024 - 19:00h
Thursday, June 6, 2024
09:00
Self-driving cars and legal safety of transport on debate
Description:
On 6 and 7 June, the EPSI UAB will hold the International Congress on Autonomous Driving and Legal Safety of Transport, in the framework of the homonymous project funded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. The event will feature a panel of top-level speakers who will address issues such as: automation of automobile functions, regulatory challenges in various fields such as vehicle insurance, multi-purpose drone driving, and the navigability of autonomous ships.
The opening will be given by the director of Prevention and Integral Safety of the FUAB Training School, Montserrat Iglesias, and Eliseo Sierra, principal investigator of the Autonomous Driving and Transport Legal Safety (ADLAW) project. Registration is free and you can choose to attend in person or attend online.
Place: Edifici Blanc (Room 307) and Online via Microsoft Teams
Date: Thursday 6, June2024 - 09:00h
End date: Friday 7, June2024 - 13:30h
15:00
Inauguration of the 6th edition of the AI4ALL programme
Description:
The Computer Vision Centre (CVC) will be hosting the inaugural event of the sixth edition of AI4ALL, a training programme specialising in artificial intelligence applied to industry and organised by the Parc de Recerca UAB (PRUAB), the CVC, the School of Engineering and the CSIC's Artificial Intelligence Research Institute.
The welcoming speeches will be given by Lluís Juncà, director general for Innovation, Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Government of Catalonia; Rosa Maria Sebastián, vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship at the UAB and director of the Parc de Recerca UAB; Josep Lladós, director of the Computer Vision Centre (CVC); Ian Blanes, director of theUAB School of Engineering, and Lissette Lemus, innovation manager of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the CSIC. The event will also include a presentation of the RDI network in Artificial Intelligence and of a successful case. The second part of the event will focus on explaining the programme to participants and offering a motivational dynamics.
Programme
3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Institutional welcome
- Lluís Juncà, director general for Innovation, Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship of the Government of Catalonia
- Rosa Maria Sebastián, vice-rector of Innovation, Transfer and Entrepreneurship at the UAB and director of the Parc de Recerca UAB
- Josep Lladós, director of the Computer Vision Centre
- Ian Blanes, director of theUAB School of Engineering
- Lissette Lemus, innovation manager of the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (IIIA) of the CSIC
3:40 – 3:50 p.m. Presentation of the RDI-AI Network
- Sergi Besonias, head of the RDI-AI Network
3:50 – 4:00 p.m. Successful case
- Jordi Clarà and Albert Gil, participants of the 5th edition and founders of MIA Experts.
4:00 – 4:30 p.m. Description of the programme
- Júlia Palma, head of the Entrepreneurship Area of the Parc de Recerca UAB.
4:30 – 4:40 p.m. Break
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Motiviational dynamics
- Raquel Rodríguez, technician of the Entrepreneurship Area of the Parc de Recerca UAB.
Place: Computer Vision Centre (Sala d'actes), UAB Bellaterra Campus
Date: Thursday 6, June2024 - 15:00h
Organiser: Parc de Recerca UAB, CVC, UAB School of Engineering and IIIA CSIC