Hi Folks,

Sorry about the short notice, but the DTI are holding a series of meetings "TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMME INFORMATION DAYS, 24th November - 9th December 2005.

"The Information Days will provide delegates with the opportunity to hear from and meet with DTI Technology Managers and co-ordinators as well as network with business and academics sharing similar interests in the technology areas of the Autumn 2005 Competition."

The competition has £63 M as prize money, aimed at business not Universities, though collaboration might not be impossible?

Venues range across the country, with the first in Edinburgh (I plan to attend):

* Edinburgh, 28th November with Scottish Executive - focus on energy

* York, 30th November with Yorkshire Forward - focus on waste minimisation/resource efficiency

* Manchester, 1st December with NWDA - focus on data and content storage, management, retrieval and analysis

* London, 5th December with EMDA – focus on design of electrical and electronic control power systems

* London, 8th December with Invest NI – focus on materials modelling

* London, 9th December with SEEDA & LDA – focus on regenerative medicine

Info at: http://www.dti.gov.uk/technologyprogramme/November_2005_information.htm

Slainte, Mark

Dr Mark Wilkinson

UKCCSC website administrator

University of Edinburgh