The Association holds and plans a number of public events, alongside board, executive committee and Workgroup meetings where the running of the Association and decisions on policy and best practice are discussed.
Public events — like ISV Day and security awareness seminars — are where ESA brings its policy positions to a wider audience of members, officials and press. In parallel, board, executive committee and Workgroup meetings are where those positions are actually decided, drawing on the priorities set out in our mission.
Member companies are represented at these meetings by their CEO or an authorised board-level official, consistent with the representation rules described on Membership.
For information on the meeting schedule of the Board, Executive Committee and Workgroups, please contact the Secretariat.
Details are added as they’re confirmed — check back, or contact the Secretariat to be notified directly.
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A look back at the Association’s recent public events, seminars and member gatherings.
The 3rd European ISV Day put together by the European Software Association took place in Brussels on 27 May 2008. The event focused on the Association’s contribution to an EU Software Strategy in the form of a whitepaper.
Presentations and more information →The BSA, with the support of the European Software Association, organised the second European Information Security Awareness Day on 8 April 2008 in Brussels. The event was intended to stimulate the ICT sector’s culture of security and to provide a forum to discuss ways to raise security awareness, exchange views on recent developments and reflect on the most effective approaches.
More information under www.eusecurityday.org
The European Software Association organised a networking evening in London on 5 March 2008, held at the Institute of Directors. The event gathered 20 members and contacts, including network partners BASDA and Intellect. Participants heard speeches on “Options for protecting your Intellectual Property Rights as you grow your business across Europe” by Andrew Shepherd of Ernst & Young, and Vincent Smyth of Macrovision.
The European Software Association attended the 2nd European ISV Convention, with a members’ dinner on 6 February, keynote speeches by our Chairman and Vice Chairman on 7 February on “Growth in Europe – How to make your ISV a success”, and Association presence throughout the event. Meet the speakers on our board biographies page.
Our Vice-Chairman Eilert Hanoa represented the Association at a High Level Seminar on “Raising Security Awareness” organised by the European Commission. He made a presentation on “Secure User Experience”.
The Association organised a Workshop with its members and national associations. Topics for discussion included an exchange of best practices and national initiatives in SaaS. The workshop also focused on software liability, with a presentation from the European Commission (DG Information Society and DG Health & Consumer Protection) and an introduction to the “Safecode” initiative.
The European ISV Day, held together with the Annual General Meeting of the European Software Association, in Brussels.
Materials shared at the 2nd European ISV Day — the predecessor to the 3rd ISV Day covered above.
Every event above builds on the last. Browse the complete archive, or join ESA to receive invitations directly from the Secretariat.