-MONDAY JUNE 22 MONZA Italy- G8 Science and Technology ministers meeting toJune 24-THURSDAY JUNE 25 TRIESTE Italy- G8 Foreign Affairs

-MONDAY, JUNE 22 MONZA, Italy- G8 Science and Technology ministers meeting (toJune 24)-THURSDAY, JUNE 25 TRIESTE, Italy- G8 Foreign Affairs ministers meeting (to June27)-FRIDAY, JUNE 26 ROME- Ministerial level G8 conference on Afghanistan (to June27).-MONDAY, JUNE 29 HAMBURG, Germany- 17th European Biomass Conference andExhibition (to July 3). More than one-third were from firms with between $100 millionand $499 million under management. (Reporting by David Lawsky; Editing by Phil Berlowitz) Funds News ETFs News Private Capital France. "Thirty-six percent of the respondents surveyed intend to movetoward later stage investing" to support their existing companies,the survey found.

Of those surveyed, 44 percent were from the United States, 16percent from Asia Pacific countries, 21 percent from continentalEurope, 10 percent from the Americas outside the United States,two percent from Israel and seven percent from Britain. The survey also confirmed venture capitalists have backed awayfrom new start-ups during the recession. About one in four will increase their investments in newmedia, consumer business and bio pharma About one in five willincrease investment in software. Six in 10 plan to increase their investments in cleantechnology over the next three years and more than one-third planto increase their investments in medical devices. The survey of venture capitalists from around the globe foundthat many of those surveyed are looking to increase investments inwhat they see as growth fields. "Going around the country, I hear venture capitalists, by andlarge, think we have hit bottom and will be making our way out ofthis this year," said Mark Heesen, president of the NationalVenture Capital Association He spoke in a telephone interviewwith reporters.

At the same time, many remained optimistic about the future.More than half said that now is a good time to invest in newcompanies, and nearly half said they believed their futureinvestments would be larger than now. Funds News  |  ETFs News  |  Private Capital  |  France The National Venture Capital Association, working withDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu, said that 51 percent of 725 venturecapitalists surveyed are decreasing the number of companies theyplan to invest in By contrast, only 13 percent are making anincrease. SAN FRANCISCO, June 9 (Reuters) - A majority of venturecapitalists are cutting back on the number of investments theyhave but many remain optimistic in the long term, an industrygroup reported. NASA officials wanted to balance "good taste"from a world perspective, without implying U.S. Contact:RCETahir RahmanTahir Rahman, +1-913-385-9137, . State Department officialsscrambled to solicit messages of goodwill from many nations, engineers usedthe latest technology in 1969 to enshrine the messages on material suitablefor the harsh lunar environment.

Aldrin quicklyremembered that he had it in his sleeve pocket, removed it, and threw it ontothe Moon's Sea of Tranquility.The astronauts left the Stars and Stripes, a plaque declaring "We Came inPeace for All Mankind," and a tiny silicon disc with goodwill messages innative languages from many world leaders As U.S. What Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Almost Forgot to Leave on the Moon: KansanDiscovers Apollo 11 Untold StoryLEAWOOD, Kan., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty years ago, the Apollo 11astronauts were completing their checklist to leave the Moon when theydiscovered that they had forgotten something. Buzz Aldrin had already climbedback into the lunar module, Eagle, when Armstrong reminded him about a smallpackage that contained encrypted messages on a tiny disc. Please note: - All events/times provisional and in local time. - The inclusion of an event does not necessarily mean thatReuters will file a story based on it ECONOMIC INDICATORS DATEGMT/LOCAL INDICATORPERIODF/CASTPRIOR 10JUN 1300/1500 GDP final Q1-1.7 ------------------------------------------------------- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE DOUBLE-CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING CODES: [BE/DIA] for the long-term Belgian and Luxembourg diary [PRESS/BE] for today's Belgian press digest Stocks Bonds. Stocks  |  Bonds Reuters publishes a Western European company diary coveringearnings, shareholder meetings, news conferences and analystmeetings Click on [WEU/EQUITY] or type in the code and hit F9.