[aaloa supporters] AALOA press release
Mohammad Reza Tazari
saied.tazari at igd.fraunhofer.de
Fri Nov 12 14:21:59 CET 2010
Dear all,
also Reiner Wichert has added a statement; I tried to gather all the
statements and the original text by Francesco & Joe in one document for a
better overview of all the text to be translated (attached).
Regards,
-- Saied
> Dear all,
>
> I have discussed with Francesco that Gunnar quote will be the following
>
> The MonAMI project objective is investigate, specify, validate and
> promote an approach based on mainstream technologies so that AAL
> applications can be deployed in a cost effective manner. We believe
> that this can only happen if a widely used AAL platformbased on
> standards is available. This is the reason why we have participated
> to the creation of AALOA. We intend to play an active role in
> ensuring that building blocks made availble in AALOA platform can be
> integrated into future industry solutions.
>
> I have also translated the press release in French. Bruno is to check
> it again.
>
> Antonio
>
> On 10/11/2010 17:32, Francesco Furfari wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>> here a first version already reviewed by Joe.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>>
>> *A new Ambient Assisted Living community is born and wants you.
>> *
>> Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) is a new term referring to one of the
>> most important societal challenges facing us in the coming years.
>> Starting from the problem of population aging, AAL is about
>> intelligent systems that use technology to provide assistance for a
>> better, healthier and safer life in the preferred living environment.
>> Starting in 2006, various research projects funded by the EU FP6 and
>> FP7 research programmes have been developing ideas in this field.
>> Seven of these projects have now joined forces and decided it is time
>> to start a convergence process to build a consensus on the
>> standardization of AAL systems. To do so, the projects now support the
>> incorporation of an AAL Open Association -- known as AALOA.
>>
>> The mission of AALOA is to provide a shared open framework for
>> developers, technology and service providers, research institutions
>> and end user associations to discuss, design, develop, evaluate and
>> standardize a common service platform for Ambient Assisted Living.
>>
>> The call for action is expressed in the AALOA Manifesto
>> (http://www.aaloa.org/manifesto), and was distributed publically for
>> the first time in September 2010 at the AAL Forum in Odense, Denmark
>> (http://www.aalforum.eu/).It has attracted subscriptions from more
>> than fifty individuals coming from the academic world and industry.
>> The first project initiated by the AALOA community is EvAAL
>> (http://eval.aaloa.org), an international competition aimed at
>> evaluating AAL systems and creating recognized benchmarks for the
>> assessment of the research results in this field.
>>
>> AALOA invites you to join the community, and to participate in its
>> activities: to bring fresh ideas, to propose workshops and new
>> projects and to contribute actively to the growth of the association.
>> For details of how to join, please visit: http://www.aaloa.orgor write
>> to info at aaloa.org_
>> _
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> Francesco Furfari from CNR, Italy the first subscriber of the
>> Manifesto says:
>>
>> "It's the first time that independent research projects have decided
>> to join their efforts and share their findings before the projects
>> have even finished. This is possible thanks to a common Open Source
>> policy which may produce a strong impact on the market. Several
>> industrial alliances have recently demonstrated how OSS can quickly
>> open new markets, especially when the costs of developing a platform
>> are spread over a multiplicity of stakeholders".
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------
>> Joe Gorman coordinator of EU project universAAL says:
>>
>> "As the latest and largest AAL project in the series funded by the EU,
>> one of the main objectives of the universAAL project is to work
>> towards establishment of a standard platform for AAL.And not just the
>> platform itself:also a community of people and organisations
>> contributing to its development and uptake.We see AALOA as playing a
>> central role in this, by putting us in touch with key stakeholders in
>> the field, and providing a forum for real discussion and synergy with
>> them".
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------
>> *Gunnar Fagerberg coordinator of EU project MonAMI says:*
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------------------
>> *anybody else ????*
>>
>>
>>
>> - Francesco
>>
>>
>>
>> Il 20.59, Antonio kung ha scritto:
>>> Dear all,
>>>
>>> Next week we will have one of the big days : announcing AALOA to the
>>> press.
>>>
>>> Here is a list of actions that are pending:
>>>
>>> * Francesco to provide a text. Note that Gunnar Fagerberg will
>>> provide a quote for inclusion (something like /MonAMI supports
>>> the AALOA initiative and we are delighted that this workshop is
>>> the event where AALOA is announced/)
>>> * At least 3 translations in French (Trialog), Italian (CNR) and
>>> German (Rainer/Saied)
>>> * Contacting the press. France (Trialog), Italy (CNR), Germany
>>> (Fraunhofer), Sweden (SIAT) will announce the event to
>>> Journalists and inform them that a facebook videostream will be
>>> available
>>> * Gerald, can you provide the details on the facebook videostream
>>> * Press release to be make public on AALOA, UniversAAL, MonAMI
>>> websites on tuesday afternoon
>>> * A joint statement to be provided concerning AALOA/OpenURC (see
>>> e-mail that follows)
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Antonio
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