And while we are talking about "competitions", if you have an AR technologies knocking around, this may be of interest to you or your colleagues:
Call: Invitation for Submission to Technology Demonstrator 3 Augmented Reality Trials Closing date for Registration: 23rd November 2010 Logica, a leading business and technology service company, has launched a challenge to uncover the leading Augmented Reality (AR) technologies for use in UK security and counter terrorism operations. The project, titled Technology Demonstrator 3 (TD3), aims to identify current and future AR capabilities, whilst evaluating them against various security and counter terrorism scenarios. TD3 is part of the Innovative Science and Technology in Counter Terrorism (INSTINCT) cross government approach that seeks innovative solutions to support CONTEST, the UK’s Strategy for Countering International Terrorism. Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute at the University of Nottingham is a partner in the project. Technology providers from across industry and academia are being invited to submit their AR technologies which will be evaluated and shortlisted by Logica and its partners, before being demonstrated to the Home Office and Law Enforcement Agencies at a Showcase Event in February 2011. Please be aware that the technologies need only be at an early stage of development, as long as they can show the essence of the idea. Where appropriate, Logica will also be providing advice and support to technology providers who are looking to take their AR technologies to market. TD3 is open for submissions now, and will close on the 23rd November 2010. You are encouraged to visit www.td3-ar.com for further information and to submit registrations of interest. If you have any questions, please email instinct-...@logica.com. Feel free to forward this to any colleagues (industry or academia in any country) who you think may have an interest in showcasing their work. Best wishes, Sue Dr Sue Jones Transformation Manager Horizon Digital Economy Research Sir Colin Campbell Building University of Nottingham Innovation Park Triumph Road Nottingham NG7 2TU Tel: +44 (0)115 951 4242 Mob: 07771 388786 E-mail: s.jo...@nottingham.ac.uk Web: http://www.horizon.ac.uk Before printing, please consider the environment! -----Original Message----- From: Derek M Jones [mailto:de...@knosof.co.uk] Sent: 18 November 2010 23:36 To: PPIG Discuss Subject: Mozilla data visualization competition All, This data visualization competition does not seem to be getting much publicity: http://design-challenge.mozillalabs.com/open-data/OpenDataCompetition.php -- Derek M. Jones tel: +44 (0) 1252 520 667 Knowledge Software Ltd mailto:de...@knosof.co.uk Source code analysis http://www.knosof.co.uk -- The Open University is incorporated by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). This message and any attachment are intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to me, and immediately delete it. Please do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. Any views or opinions expressed by the author of this email do not necessarily reflect the views of the University of Nottingham. 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.