The 2008 Euro-Southeast Asia Cooperation Forum on ICT research was successfully held yesterday and today in Brussels, under the aegis of the European Commission and of ASEAN. It was the first event of its kind ever organized in Europe and attracted around 250 delegates, including over 100 representatives from leading Southeast Asian organizations in the ICT area. The event started with a video message from Ms Reding, European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, while delegates were provided with written messages from Ms Reding and Dr Surin, Secretary General of ASEAN. The event structure (please click here to get a view of it "at a glance") included an opening session with the participation of several European Commission's DGs and of the ASEAN Secretariat, 15 parallel thematic sessions, a "5' to convince" session, a training session on "How to be involved in and prepare a FP7 proposal", and various networking moments. During the closing plenary session, reports presented by the rapporteurs of each session indicated that a total of 30-35 well-advanced potential cooperation projects had been identified, which should lead to a great number of proposals, with the participation of Southeast Asian organizations, to be presented at future FP7 Calls. The final attendee list can be downloaded here. Contact