EUROPEAN SATELLITE NAVIGATION COMPETITION 2010

UK Challenge

Officially opening the UK leg of the European Satellite Navigation Competition, the UK-ENSC launch event incorporates talks from a range of experts covering every element of the competition, plus opportunities for networking , discussion of ideas and meetings with the judges to obtain invaluable advice and an excellent chance to meet the sponsors, judges, organisers, and people from around the industry.

The UK-ESNC: Let the journey begin...

Date & Time: 4.30pm, Tuesday 20th April, 2010

Venue:  Royal Geographical Society, 1 Kensington Gore, London, SW7 2AR

Speakers at the UKESNC launch event include:

* Richard Peckham of EADS Astrium

* Paul Bhatia and Terry Moore of GRACE

* Ulrike Daniels and Thorsten Rudolph organisers of the European Satellite Navigation Competition

* Boris Kennes, GSA. EGNOS and the GSA Special Topic Prize

* Tim Just from the Technology Strategy Board

* David Lewin of SciTech Systems (previous UK winners of the UK and European Challenge)

* Rachel Jacobs of Active Ingredients, 2009 UK winners with ‘Heartlands’

* Andrew McKenzie of Scott and York

There will also be 5 other ‘Local Information Days’ around the UK,  these will be held on:

Friday 7th May - UK Astronomy Technology Centre, Royal Observatory, Edinburgh

Tuesday 11th May - GRACE, Nottingham

Monday 17th May - Surrey Space Centre, Guildford

Thursday 20th May - Cambridge Networks, Cambridge

Wednesday 26th May - STFC Innovations, RAL, Harwell