Technologies
Networks of Sensors - Post launch event summary
On 23 February 2010 NERC hosted a community engagement event to launch a new £5m research programme: Networks of Sensors - Demonstration High Resolution Networks. The event, held in London, was managed by the Technology Strategy Board's Sensors & Instrumentation Knowledge Transfer Network (SIKTN).
The meeting included a range of presentations given by a panel which was comprised of NERC and SIKTN staff, as well as representatives from the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and the Defence Science & Technology Laboratory (DSTL), both of which are supporting the programme with additional in-kind support. Following on from this, the panel answered questions during a structured plenary session. Information on a wireless environmental traffic monitoring system was also presented as a case study.
During the event, time was set aside for informal networking to provide delegates with the opportunity to discuss ideas for potential projects and develop working relationships.
Over one hundred delegates from the academic community, as well as public and private sector organisations, attended the launch event. The overwhelming response, assessed through formal and informal feedback from participants, was that the event had been very successful.
The programme for the day and event presentations are available below.
Network of Sensors launch event programme (38KB)
Launch event presentation 1 - Ally Lewis (473KB)
Launch event presentation 2 - Bill Eason (121KB)
Launch event presentation 3 - Catherine Ewart (1·9MB)
Launch event presentation 4 - Paul Thomas (1·1MB)
Launch event presentation 5 - Alex Efimov (289KB)
Launch event presentation 6 - Jeff Neasham (1·3MB)
For further information please contact:
Rachel Leader
Tel: 01793 411595
Blanche Coleman
Tel: 01793 442635
Jane Leeks (SIKTN)
Tel: 01223 422406