For details of this general science conference, see the ESOF2014 website: http://esof2014.org. Note that the call for session proposals in the science programme is now closed. However, the call for sessions in the Science-2-business programme is open until 11 August 2013, and this may be of interest given the increasing need for science organisations to work with businesses (e.g. the requirement for partnering with SMEs in Horizon 2020 calls).

'The Science-2-Business Programme: Why great ideas aren’t enough is the track that provides opportunities for business leaders, researchers and policy makers to engage with one another. The ESOF 2014 Programme Committee invites original and excellent session proposals on the relation between science and business. A proposal can focus on one industrial sector or discipline, or cut across many.' See: http://esof2014.org/calls-for-proposals/science-2-business-session-proposals.