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Here, you will find details of forthcoming events of particular interest taking place locally and further afield.
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September 2010 06/09/2010 - 10/09/2010 Valencia, Spain The 25th European Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition will take place as part of the wider 5th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC-5), together with the 36th US IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference and the 20th Asia/Pacific PV Science and Engineering Conference. This unique PV solar gathering, bringing together the three most important global scientific and strategic PV Conferences, will constitute the world’s leading science-to-science, business-to-business and science-to-industry forum for the global PV Solar sector. The European PV Solar Energy Conference is coordinated by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC). Giovanni de Santi, Director of the JRC Institute for Energy (IE), is chairing this event. 07/09/2010 Cardiff University, Bute Building, Cardiff, CF10 NB Rising complexity in the design of computing systems provides a set of engineering, environmental and mathematical challenges. At the same time the capabilities of such systems may offer commercial opportunities and a gateway into the understanding of intelligence itself. Funding for these ideas is available from the European Commission, regional and national Governments. Locally and the host for the day: The £40M pan-Wales University project HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING WALES recognises the challenge and is designed to give support to businesses working independently or in collaboration with academics.
Researchers and Experts speaking at this event include those from Cardiff University, the Technology Strategy Board and from active units within the European Commission’s Directorate General for Information Society and Media, They will help attendees gain an understanding of the current and future research challenges and opportunities in the High Power Computing domain. 13/09/2010 - 17/09/2010 Munich, Germany IFAT ENTSORGA is a comprehensive environmental sector trade fair focusing on the fields of water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. It is one of the biggest trade shows in the world in this field, and in 2009 had 2,560 exhibitors and nearly 120,000 visitors. Conferences, symposia, workshops and forums at IFAT Entsorga In 2008, there were around 300 events with 350 speakers. This year includes the 15th International Symposium on Water, Wasterwater, Waste and Energy. European Brokerage Event of the Enterprise Europe Network on 15 September 2010 Take the chance to initiate business cooperations in pre-arranged bilateral meetings with SMEs and research institutes all over Europe. The one-day brokerage event is an excellent platform for SMEs and institutes of the environmental sector to establish contacts and initiate international co-operations. Participants of the brokerage event select in advance interesting profiles from an online catalogue containing competence profiles of all participating organisations and request meetings. The EU Co-operation Unit of Bayern Innovativ schedules bilateral 30-minute meetings. All participants receive their individual meeting schedules a few days prior to the event. The European Brokerage Event is taking place on 15 September 2010 in the conference rooms B21 and B22 in Hall B 2 at the Fair. Direct access to the online registration and further details will be available at http://ifat.b2bmatchmaking.com/p_index.php If you have any problems following the above link or registering online the please contact Nick Ward 14/09/2010 Cambridge, UK
This workshop is aimed at researchers, research managers and advisors who have attended an FP7 introductory event, such as an Information Day, and now need to understand the FULL requirements. 16/09/2010 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Keeping abreast of developments and opportunities in challenging times is important. This conference will help Welsh businesses do that - with a special emphasis on leadership and skills. The conference takes place at the Millennium Stadium on Thursday 16 September on the opening day of 'SkillsCymru' - a major interactive skills and careers event, that will take place in the Stadium over 3 days. Interactive throughout the day, the conference will be chaired by the BBC Newsnight's Gavin Esler and feature prominent speakers with an insight into the Welsh and UK economies and business opportunities. • Rachel Lomax’s outstanding career has included time as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Vice President of the World Bank and as the top Welsh Civil Servant • Laura Tenison founded and grew the extremely successful JoJo Maman Bebe retail and online business from a Newport base • Lesley Griffiths AM - Deputy Minister for Science, Innovation and Skills You will be updated about how the Welsh Assembly Government is responding to the downturn, and about the latest developments available through the Economic Renewal Programme. You will be asked for your views on how things are working, and asked to share ideas on what businesses themselves can do to fight back. The conference will also launch the Assembly’s new Enhanced Leadership and Management Skills programme. So if you want to help your business: 20/09/2010 - 22/09/2010 Glyndwr University, Wrexham The Conference program will cover a range of topics concerned with the supply, material properties, structure and functionality of gum Arabic. The conference will be split into sections addressing the following subjects: Supply, Sustainable and Sourcing of gum Arabic, the Material – its Structure, Analysis and Properties, Health and Nutrition Aspects, Special Products and Industrial Applications Gum Acacia is the most versatile of materials for improving the functionality of foods. Recent research has led to new structural information, which ushers a new era of quality control in its industrial processing. Innovative companies have taken advantage of this new information to develop new more efficient products which still retain their clean and natural label. It is timely, therefore, to launch this new era with a global conference and demonstrate the new methods, products and processes which have enabled this gum to move ahead of the synthetic alternatives which strive still to catch up. The Conference will show how gum arabic is winning this race.
20/09/2010 Tre -Ysgawen Hall, Country House Hotel, Capel Coch, LLangefni Angelesy
LL77 7UR
During the Anglesey Business Week 2010 Eirian Harrison of Enterprise Europe Network Wales is giving a presentation on the EENW network, and how you can access the world's largest network connecting business to Europe. Eirian will also demonstrate how the EENW offers information and practical advice on operating in Europe. Throughout the day Eirian will be manning the EENW stand and will be available to answer any questions. 21/09/2010 - 25/09/2010 Husum, N. Germany Besides being the most important international wind energy trade fair, HUSUM WindEnergy has also been the most important meeting place for the industry's actors, movers and shakers for a good 20 years. Every two years HUSUM WindEnergy, as both shop window and market place, provides the best environment for making new business contacts and consolidating existing contacts. HUSUM WindEnergy (21-25 September 2010) is expecting around 800 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors from 70 nations, continuing the success and enjoyment of past exhibitions. HUSUM WindEnergy's trademark is the optimistic, happy and infectious atmosphere that serves as the best possible foundation for concluding major deals and presenting successful projects. To register please go to event website, if you encounter any problems then please contact Nick Ward 23/09/2010 University of Glamorgan
Llantristant Road
Treforest
Pontypridd
CF37 1DL Several recent announcements highlight the growing recognition of the potential which fuel cells and hydrogen offer across various parts of Government. These and other initiatives are helping the UK fuel cell and hydrogen industry to develop strong businesses able to compete globally and help the delivery a variety of policy goals. The way in which support evolves over coming months will be critical in shaping future success. The Energy Generation and Supply Knowledge Transfer Network, in collaboration with Welsh Assembly Government and University of Glamorgan, would like to invite you to join us for an event which will give you the opportunity to update on strategic thinking on fuel cells and hydrogen, and its implications, across key high level public sector funding stakeholders. By attending the event you will: Learn about the factors influencing strategic thinking on fuel cells and hydrogen at both the UK and European level; Gain insight into how this is translating into support policies and actions; Explore potential short and medium term developments in the funding landscape; and Update on recent and planned fuel cell and hydrogen activity in Wales Speakers will include representatives from: The Department of Energy and Climate Change, The Technology Strategy Board, The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, The Carbon Trust, The European Hydrogen Association, The Welsh Assembly Government / University of Glamorgan
This event is free to attend. If you would like to join us, please register at http://emergingstrategies.eventbrite.com/. Please be aware places are limited and are allocated on a first come first served basis. Admission will be restricted to registered delegates only. A detailed agenda for the day, together with directions to the venue, will be circulated to registered attendees shortly. If you are not already a member of the Energy Generation and Supply KTN, please join the fuel cell and hydrogen priority area at https://ktn.innovateuk.org/web/energyktn. 23/09/2010 Brussels, Belgium
This workshop is essential for finance and administration staff involved in EU research projects, whether as a coordinator or partner. It is also suitable for project managers and professional advisors working on these projects. 27/09/2010 - 28/09/2010 Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9. This conference; held in Dublin; will focus on new trends in waste management in terms of new legislation and business development. There will be parallel sessions to include presentations on specific emerging technologies, calls for partners in R&D and a technology brokerage event focusing on emerging technologies. The keynote speaker will be Bartosz Zambrzycki of the EU’s DG Environment, talking about EU policies on biowaste, including the possibility of a new Directive. The venue will be the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Santry, Dublin 9. Matchmaking event To register please follow the above link, if you have any problems then please contact Nick Ward. 27/09/2010 - 29/09/2010 Brussels-Expo, Heysel in Brussels, Belgium This biennial event has become a unique gathering point for researchers, business people, investors, and high level policy makers in the field of digital innovation. ICT 2010 will focus on policy priorities such as Europe's Digital Agenda and the next financial programme of the European Union. The two main themes for the event will be ICT for sustainable growth in a low carbon economy and ICT for and by the citizen. 30/09/2010 Novotel (Grand Place), Brussels The theme of Companion Robotics Research was first proposed as a Workshop Themes include: 1. Human-Robot Communication, Robotic Dexterity and 2. Robot Cooperativity and Coordinative Capability to support Teamwork 3. Robot Sociability: Process Integration, Social Acceptability 4. Robot Learning Capability 5. Future Internet of People, Robots Things and Services Sociality 6. Companion Robotics Technological Convergence and Integration 7. Dynamic Usability Relationship Based evaluation of Assistive Researchers are invited to submit their short (4 pages) or long papers Important Dates: 11th September: Deadline for submission of papers by email to 18th September: Deadline for notification of accepted papers 23 September: Deadline for Final Camera-Ready Submission Accepted papers will be encouraged to be developed for publication in |
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