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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2017 17 Events GO launches Business Infinity plans for business customers GO plc has launched Business Infinity, fibre internet and te- lephony plans tailor made for business. The new plans, offer- ing internet speeds of between 35Mbps and 500Mbps through fibre-to-the-premise connec- tions, and unlimited calls, start from just €40 per month. Clients benefit from further discounts when Business Infinity is taken in conjunction with GO's Limit- less Business mobile plans. Pete Grivas, Business Market- ing Manager at GO, said, "GO Business Infinity offers busi- nesses employing up to around 10 employees a straightforward option for all their communica- tions needs. With fibre internet connections directly to their premises and unlimited calls to fixed and mobile numbers, the plans are easy to understand and cost effective. With Business In- finity GO reinforces itself as the leading connectivity gateway for the business community, put- ting Business in the fast lane" More information on GO Busi- ness Infinity is available from the website www.go.com.mt/ business. Entrepreneur Xandru Grech fronting GO's Business Infinity campaign EuroNanoForum 2017 – Europe's largest Nanotechnology conference to be hosted in Malta Literary Art Contest: Call for artists MALTA will host the eight edi- tion of the EuroNanoForum – Europe's largest Nanotechnolo- gy conference - on the 21st to the 23rd of June 2017 under the aus- pices of the Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Union at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta. EuroNanoForum 2017 is or- ganised by Malta Enterprise, the Malta Council for Science and Technology, the University of Malta and Spinverse from Finland in cooperation with the European Union's Directorate- General for Research and Inno- vation and has received funding from the European Union's Ho- rizon 2020 research and innova- tion programme. The forum will focus on Euro- pean technology development in nanotechnologies and advanced materials industries, discussing the latest progress in nanosci- ence and nanotechnologies and their contribution to innova- tion in manufacturing across all industrial sectors. The applica- tions of nanotechnology in low carbon green energy, electron- ics, healthcare, consumer goods, transportation, construction in- dustry, machinery and process tools, electromechanical and f luidic systems and printing will all be looked into. Framework conditions such as standardisa- tion, regulations, IPR and safety issues as well as entrepreneur- ship and industrial policy will also be discussed. ENF2017 will feature sessions on finance and funding through European and national pro- grammes, in particular Horizon 2020. The programme includes 3 Plenaries, 15 Sessions, 50 exhibi- tors and more than 70 high-level speakers from industry, govern- ment and research and offers multiple occasions for industry leaders, researchers and students to get involved. EuroNanoForum will offer the opportunity to companies and researchers willing to exploit the latest developments in na- notechnology as well as to share their visions for industry and re- search. Nanotech Europe, an exhibi- tion organised by Spinverse, will showcase the latest achievements in projects whilst conference delegates have the opportunity to participate in several Work- shops and a Brokerage event. In addition, the 'Best Poster' and 'Best Project' awards will put young talents and promising new solutions in the spotlight. Registrations are open until the 20 June 2017. Queries on regis- tration may be sent to registra- tion@euronanoforum2017.eu . For more information on the Eu- roNanoForum 2017, please visit http://euronanoforum2017.eu/. THE National Book Council is issuing a call for artists to submit artwork for a Literature and Art contest, in which com- petitors will be asked to create a work of art based on a Maltese literary text of their own choice. A total of ten artworks will be chosen by an independent jury based on a set of criteria listed below. The chosen artworks will be exhibited in the Perel- los Suite of the Mediterranean Conference Centre for the du- ration of the upcoming edition of the Malta Book Festival, 8-12 November 2017. The submitted works may in- clude paintings, digital art, pho- tography or sculptures. All the submitted works will be offered for sale during the exhibition at a price stipulated by the artist him- self, who will be the sole benefi- ciary of the sale. In addition, the same independent jury will select an exceptional work to be the re- cipient of the jury's special com- mendation. All the artists whose work is selected will be honoured during the opening of the exhibi- tion on 8 November, where they will be handed a certificate. The artist whose work receives the special commendation of the jury will also receive a monetary prize of 1000 euros. Interested artists are required to read carefully the selection cri- teria and the rules as they appear hereunder. Applications should include high resolution photo- graphs of the original work and a quote from the literary text that inspired the artwork. The Criteria a. Originality of concept: Spe- cial consideration will be given to works that show a genuine attempt to capture, in visual terms, the themes and motifs of the literary work in an original and sur- prising manner. b. Technique: Technical accom- plishment in the medium of expression will be carefully evaluated by the jury. c. Literary value of the chosen text: Artists are encouraged to think about the literary value of the text that they choose as their source of in- spiration. While it should be clear that this criterion does not carry the same weight as criteria (a) and (b), the jury must also evaluate the chosen artworks in terms of their ap- propriateness in an exhibition which will feature in the cul- tural programme of the Malta Book Festival. The Rules a. All submitted works must be original works of art, created by the artist submitting them and must not have appeared in previous exhibitions or in print form anywhere before. b. Only works illustrating local- ly-published literary texts will be considered. c. In case of paintings, digital art or photography, the artworks should not exceed 90x90 cms and in case of sculptures they should not exceed a height of 180 cms and occupy a width of more than 30 cms radius. d. The decision of the jury re- garding both the selection of the works for the exhibition and the attribution of its spe- cial commendation is final. e. Only applications which will provide the required informa- tion will be considered. Every application should include: 1. High resolution photos of the artwork (in case of sculptures, it is advisable to have at least three photographs of the work). 2. The title of the literary text referenced by the artwork and a quote from the text. 3. A signed declaration by the artist in which it is declared that the work is original and has not appeared in previous exhibitions or in print form before. Applications should be ad- dressed to Mr.Joe Debattista at National Book Council, Central Public Library, Prof. J. Mangion Street, Floriana, FRN 1800, Malta and must be received by 31 July 2017. For further information members of the public are advised to con- tact John Grech at john.f.grech@ gov.mt or Simona Cassano at simona.cassano@gov.mt