Date

Event

2002 Sep

Presentation of European Commission discussion paper "Towards a network of Digital Ecosystems"

2003 Nov

Start of first major DE project "Digital Business Ecosystems" (DBE)

2004 May

Definition of Digital Ecosystems project cluster

2005 May

Cycles of seminars to review and re-tune DE research in Europe

2006 Jan

New Framework Programme projects join DE cluster

2006 Jun

OPAALS project starts, kick-off General Meeting held

2006 Oct

Integration meeting, Tampere

2007 Mar

First General meeting, Kassel

2007 Nov

First Conference, Rome

2007 Dec

Five additional partners

2008 Jun

First Summer School, Limerick

2009 Jan

Second General Meeting, London

2009 Apr

Three additional partners

2009 Jun

Final year kick-off conference

2009 Jun

Future Internet Enterprise Systems Meeting

2009 Sep

Final year review

2010 Mar

Third international conference, Brazil