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The EC's fourth report on the coordination of activities to assist SMEs and the craft sector gives an overview of all EU activities, both those aimed at improving the business environment for SMEs and the programmes and measures giving support to SMEs. It provides an insight into the experiences and views of fellows, supervisors and administrators, and gives an overview of how fellowships work, on the number of people involved, and on how the fellows and their supervisors perceived the fellowships and their benefits in terms of future career opportunities. The proceedings provide an overview of the policy-relevant results which can be drawn from the CIS, demonstrating how the CIS has made a substantial contribution to innovation measurement and has provided researchers with new indicators at the firm level for firms across Europe. Brussels The 'Women in Science' conference is being organised by the Commission and the European Parliament to formulate concrete actions to promote equality of opportunity in science, particularly within the Fifth Framework Programme, which will get under way this year. After opening presentations from the Parliament and experts in the field, the first Round Table will bring together a number of eminent women scientists and engineers to outline both the problems women face pursuing a scientific career and the contributions that women can make to research.