The inaugural edition of the Central and Mediterranean European Conference on New Technologies, Innovations, Society and Development’ – ‘PulaTechConf2024’ took place at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia, July 15-17, 2024. The gathering brought more than 100 in person participants and 50 online guests from various scientific disciplines, promoting cooperation and the cultivation of groundbreaking ideas. In order to enhance technological understanding, researchers and industry specialists from several fields of expertise convened. The research presentations and debates were carried out with scrupulous professionalism, fostering collaboration among specialists from several disciplines. This conference was a cooperative initiative between academic institutions and international technological and biotechnological organizations, showcasing a mutual dedication to progressing and spreading knowledge in the area of innovations, technology, medicine and society in general.
One of the organizers of the conference was Assistant Professor Sven Maričić. MEDRI team members participated under Medicine, society and innovations session, disseminated HORUS project with the following presentations:
- Denis Juraga, Tomislav Rukavina, Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Darko Roviš, Lovorka Bilajac, Hein Raat, and Vanja Vasiljev
Title: Implementing an Online Mindfulness-Based Community Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Quality of Life in Older People2. Lovorka Bilajac, Vanja Vasiljev, Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Denis Juraga, Sven Maričić, Tomislav Rukavina, Zlatko Trobonjača
Title: Leveraging New Technology to Enhance Health and Well-being in Urban Areas3. Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Vanja Vasiljev, Denis Juraga, Lovorka Bilajac, Zlatko Trobonjača, Bojan Jelaković, Tomislav Rukavina
Title: Salt Reduction Through New Technologies4. Zlatko Trobonjača, Lovorka Bilajac, Vanja Vasiljev, Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Denis Juraga, Tomislav Rukavina
Title: Vaccination Against COVID-19 and a Higher Risk for Arterial Hypertension5. Vanja Vasiljev, Tomislav Rukavina, Denis Juraga, Lovorka Bilajac, Mihaela Marinović Glavić, Zlatko Trobonjača, Sven Maričić, Darko Roviš, Ruth Gow McLenachan, Alfonso Gallego Valadés, Tamara Alhambra Borras
Title: Health Outcomes from Raised Urban Settings (HORUS)– Study design in the city of Rijeka
HORUS Leaflets with the main info of the project has been distributed to the participants of the conference.
The conference has been disseminated through media and web links:
- HRT radio Pula: Konferencija o znanosti, tehnologiji i društvu ‘PulaTechConf2024’ u Puli – HRT
- Glas istre: Trodnevna konferencija okupila IT stručnjake iz cijelog svijeta: Spajanje znanosti, tehnologije i društva – Glas Istre
- Faculty of Engineering, University of Pula: Central and Mediterranean European Conference on New Technologies, Innovations, Society and Development (unipu.hr)
- Calucem: We participated at the first Central and Mediterranean European Conference on New Technologies, Society, and Development – Calucem
Few photos from the conference:
