SKA - Meet the teams - evening event March 24th in Manchester - The SKA is one of the most advanced development projects being undertaken jointly by academics and industry. With teams spread throughout the globe it is very difficult to meet all the experts who are interested in working with industry. We are holding an event on Wednesday 24th March at Manchester Museum between 6pm and 9pm to give UK companies the opportunity to make contacts with the experts. To register go to: www.regonline.co.uk/ska_meet_the_teams By Nigel Rix (11/03/10) ... more

SKA 2010 - Unique opportunity to meet the SKA developers from round the world - register by 5th March - The SKA is an iconic project for the electronics sector as it brings together the skills of both academics and industry to meet one of the most challenging developments of our time. To design and build the world's largest radio telescope is a project that requires global collaborations - and 1.5 Billion Euros! However the advances required to achieve the project's goals are also those advances required by industry for tomorrow data communication and data processing solutions. High speed communications, low noise & low power electronics, data processing based on multicore DSP and supercomputing technologies. SKA 2010 is being held in Manchester between 22nd and 25th March. This year's event may well mark the tipping point from academic research into engineering - and so is an ideal time for companies to participate in a unique conference bringing together the world's leading developers to discuss current progess and the next steps. See the attached files for the full pro By Nigel Rix (02/03/10) ... more

Autonomous Systems Conference - 26th and 27th Nov - Autonomous Systems - Challenges, Developments and Opportunities A major 2 day event at Hilton London Euston Hotel 26th & 27th November 2009 By Daniel Dearing (02/11/09) ... more

Electronics KTN Autonomous Systems Cross Sector Event – November 26th & 27th 2009 - Call for Speakers - At the end of November the University of Hertfordshire, Oxford Innovation and the EKTN are holding a 2 day seminar designed to encourage interested parties from across the broad spectrum of the autonomous systems community to present, network and share with contacts from all commercial sectors. Our aim is to facilitate greater awareness of each sectors technology capabilities and needs, acting as a catalyst for technology and knowledge transfer opportunities. By Dominic Bellamy (23/09/09) ... more

Digital Britain and Technology Inspired Feasibility Study Competitions are a hit with UK industry - The recent announcement by the Technology Strategy Board of two competitions to fund Feasibility Studies in particular areas has proved very popular. With over £3m on offer in grants and an easy application process many companies are welcoming these as very positive examples of support for the innovative, but smaller, UK enterprises. By Nigel Rix (16/09/09) ... more