Dear Colleagues, GRACE (GNSS Research and Applications Centre of Excellence) http://www.grace.ac.uk of University of Nottingham is holding a workshop for organisations and individuals planning to submit an entry into the 2009 European Satellite Navigation Competition.
Details below: ESNC (European Satellite Navigation Competition) Ideas Workshop - University of Nottingham 1st July 2009 Location: Exchange Building, Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham Entry into the competition closes on the 31st of July and this is your opportunity to; • learn more about this year’s competition • hear from the experiences of previous winners • have confidential one on one discussions about your idea with • Competition judges • GNSS experts • Business advisors The overall winner will receive a €20,000 prize and this year, GRACE will provide the winner of the UK competition with up to £5000 worth of support in developing their idea further. In recent years, the winning innovations have included a rescue system for persons who have fallen overboard at sea; a mobile, GPS-supported social network; a mobile phone-based guidance system that aids more economical driving; a remote monitoring system for recovering heart patients; a Web 2.0 platform that delivers location-based videos in real time; and a flood prediction system. Cost: Free to SME's & budding entrepreneurs. Judging of the UK winner will take place during September 2009 with the overall European winner being announced at the Munich Systems Fair on the 21st of October 2009. Who should attend? The ESNC provides an opportunity for SMEs, new start-ups and budding entrepreneurs to enter the growing market for applications using satellite navigation technology in preparation for the advent of Galileo. This year GRACE will provide the winner of the UK competition with up to £5000 worth of support in developing their idea further. Further details about the competition can be found at www.galileomasters.co.uk More details of the event at http://www.grace.ac.uk/events/esnc09/index.php You can book online at http://www.grace.ac.uk/events/esnc09/booking.php Places are limited. To enter the competition, please visit www.galileo-masters.eu Best wishes, Suchith Anand Dr Suchith Anand Centre for Geospatial Science Sir Clive Granger Building University of Nottingham Tel: (0)115 846 8408 http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cgs/cgs_suchith_anand.html http://www.opensourcegis.org.uk/ http://ica-opensource.scg.ulaval.ca/ This message has been checked for viruses but the contents of an attachment may still contain software viruses, which could damage your computer system: you are advised to perform your own checks. Email communications with the University of Nottingham may be monitored as permitted by UK legislation.
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