(Cosenza, 2-9 March 2009)

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The idea comes from some ASI-UNICAL members, sure that we must bet on last technologies, such as applied computer sciences and mechanics, and on robotics and home automation as well. The project will host students from different European universities, who are interested in this topic. The project was welcomed by all the members, who soon started to organize the event during weekly meetings, involving the University of Calabria, local councils of Rende and Cosenza, the Confartigianato local comitee, local businesses and some EESA members. The association also offered its help concerning vistas, transfers and anything else needed to incoming students. The main task of the project is to widen robotics and home automation subjects in academic field, together with UNICAL and EESTEC students. This is: - To share knowledge and experience in applied technologies for home automation; - To make contact within EESTEC students’ universities, local and national businesses, local councils, UNICAL students and staffs. - To help students getting knowledge, skills, and understanding the value of such experiences. - To improve social integration and to encourage teamwork. - To promote a better comprehension of similarities and differences in our common European cultural heritage. - To introduce a European view in projects involving youths in local environments. The event is named "Home Automation: Back to the Future". The topic deals with home automation, a field within building automation, concerning technologies that aim to improve the home living. The interest in this subject is growing worldwide, especially in those countries where industrial development has reached high standards. Its purpose is to find new methods and strategies for better living, to improve security, energy efficiency, to simplify design, installation, use and maintenance of technologies, to reduce costs, to adapt old house parts and convert old systems. Home automation has an important role in making systems and equipments more "intelligent", creating what we call today "smart house". Europe believes this subject belongs to the new ICTs that guide the third industrial revolution, helping in create thousands of workplaces, inside a cutting-edge industrial system. If you have some questions or just to contact our organization committee you can use the following email addres: organizzazione@asiunical.org