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Events

euroLED 2010

euroLED 2010

Wed 09 June 2010 - Thu 10 June 2010

The 7th annual solid-state lighting conference, exhibition and gala dinner, euroLED 2010, is firmly established as Europe's premier event dedicated to solid-state lighting.

The 7th annual solid-state lighting conference, exhibition and gala dinner, euroLED 2010, is firmly established as Europe's premier event dedicated to solid-state lighting.

A highlight of the global solid-state lighting calendar, the event offers a unique opportunity for global organisations to penetrate, expand and understand the European and global LED & solid-state lighting markets and continues to generate unprecedented industry participation from leading organizations.

Join leading manufacturers, component and equipment suppliers, lighting specifiers and design engineers representing the companies who are shaping the future of LED technology.

The two day event hosted at the Ricoh Arena, West Midlands, UK will cover everything you need to know about LEDs and sustainable lighting.

With the positive feedback we received at the event and immediately thereafter, from sponsors, exhibitors and delegates, particularly regarding the number of business leads generated, we are really excited about next year's event.  Birmingham Science Park Aston are 100% owned by Birmingham City Council and for euroLED 2010 we have a new strategy set in place that is sure to make the show an event bigger success.  We have already secured premier sponsors for 2010 and over 50% of the exhibition space has been secured by 2009 exhibitors. 

As part of our new strategy Birmingham Science Park Aston are already developing a high quality, innovative and cutting edge conference programme, with support from LED and lighting experts and key players in the industry.

http://www.euroled.org.uk/

Interdependencies and Resilient Infrastructure

Wed 14 April 2010

Birkbeck College, London

Prof. Robin Bloomfield, Head of Centre for Software Reliability, City University, London and founder Adelard LLP

The interdependencies within systems are central to delivering resilience: they are also a potential source of vulnerability and risk. Prof. Bloomfield will examine the challenges posed by the need to understand and evaluate the resilience of infrastructures, including intangible ‘soft' infrastructures, and will discuss the potential contribution from the safety and computer science communities.

This evening seminar will be held at Birkbeck College, London, commencing at 5:45, with tea from 5:15. Robin Bloomfield will speak for about an hour, followed by questions. Attendance at the meeting is free of charge, but visitors must register in advance. After the seminar, attendees can, at their own expense, join the speaker for informal discussions over dinner.

Full details of the event are at www.scsc.org.uk/sss. To register, readers should email Paul.boca@googlemail.com.

For more editorial information, please contact
Chris Dale, SCSC Event Coordinator, on 01935 824966, and chris.dale@scsc.org.uk.

The seminar is organised jointly by the Safety Critical Systems Club (http://www.scsc.org.uk/) and the BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Formal Aspects of Computer Science Specialist Group, as part of SERENE 2010, the 2nd International Workshop on Software Engineering for Resilient Systems, April 13-16, 2010 (http://serene2010.uni.lu/)

Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics Europe 2010

Printed Electronics & Photovoltaics Europe 2010

Tue 13 April 2010 - Wed 14 April 2010

Dresden, Germany

Printed Electronics and Photovoltaics Europe 2010, put on by IDTechEx, with more than 1000 attendees and over 80 exhibitors expected this is the world's largest event on the topic. This event, once again being held at the Maritim Hotel and Congress Center, the event will run 13th-14th of April and will include Masterclasses on the 12th and 15th. Printed Electronics has become of vital interest to those involved in consumer goods, advertising, chemicals, printing, electronics, military, healthcare and publishing, among others. This IDTechEx event brings together these industries. Hear from major end users discussing their requirements and experiences, along with the full breadth of technologies from around the world. The printed electronics industry comes together at this conference and tradeshow. For full details on the event, visit www.IDTechEx.com/peEUROPE

http://www.IDTechEx.com/peEUROPE

Linear Technology Power µModule Seminars in UK & Ireland

Tue 16 March 2010 - Thu 29 April 2010

Linear Technology Corporation, a leading supplier of high performance analog integrated circuits, today announced a series of free half-day seminars on the use of its family of high performance DC/DC µModule regulators. Designers today are challenged with increased complexity of power design and a growing number of system voltage rails. These seminars will help designers solve their power design challenges with efficient, compact µModule power solutions. The seminars take place in March and April at the dates and locations below in UK, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. Seminars are supported by Arrow UK and NuHorizons Electronics with a guest presentation from Wurth Electronics at the Belfast and Cork events.

Linear's power µModule products significantly simplify power design and reduce time to market. The seminars, which include lunch, will provide information on such topics as efficiency, output ripple measurement, loop stability, noise and EMI, and system diagnostics. The seminars will provide an overview of high end power needs for complex systems, discuss the power µModule regulator concept, and include a design lab with demonstrations of tools and demo boards.

Following is the seminar schedule:

To sign up, e mail uksales@linear.com , or call +44 (0) 1628 477066

Electronics Yorkshire continues IPC courses programme

Mon 08 March 2010 - Mon 15 March 2010

Electronics companies are being given opportunities to develop IPC standards as Electronics Yorkshire continues its programme of IPC training courses at its headquarters in West Park, Leeds, throughout March.

The IPC A-610D Electronic Assemblies Application Specialist course is being held for four days from Monday 8th March. This course focuses on industry-accepted workmanship criteria for electronics assemblies and is invaluable for all inspectors, operators and trainers. Topics include lead free, component orientation and soldering criteria for though-hole, SMT and discrete wiring assemblies, mechanical assembly, cleaning, marking, coating and laminate requirements.

Electronics Yorkshire has also organised an IPC J-STD-001D Application Specialist four day course which starts on Monday 15th March. This course will enable candidates to gain knowledge of the IPC J Standard for producing high-quality soldered leaded and lead-free interconnections. It emphasises process control and establishes industry consensus requirements for a broad range of electronic connections.

The aim of these courses is to provide the ‘Application Specialists' with the knowledge to apply the relevant IPC Standard within their company.

In addition, an IPC A-610D Electronic Assemblies Certified Trainer five day course starts on Monday 22nd March. This course focuses on what line workers, operators, inspectors and buyers need to know to inspect or make acceptance/rejection decisions as well as providing expanded information and materials to prepare individuals to deliver training to appropriate staff. After this course, the resultant Certified IPC Trainers (CITs) will be able to return to their respective companies and instruct Certified IPC Specialists (CISs), or ‘Application Specialists', enabling them to apply the relevant IPC Standard.

Electronics Yorkshire now offers around 20 short skills-based courses ranging from industrial entry-level soldering to the advanced IPC trainer courses.

Peter Burnley, training centre manager at Electronics Yorkshire, said: ‘As a specialist IPC Master training body we are committed to IPC training excellence and continue to help electronics companies achieve the highest manufacturing standards. This can be an essential requirement when companies are looking to win new contracts or maintain existing ones.'

Electronics companies can arrange to send staff on this course by contacting Electronics Yorkshire on 0113 274 4270 or by visiting the courses section of its website at http://www.electronicsyorkshire.org.uk/

Electronics Yorkshire is a not-for-profit organisation part funded by Yorkshire Forward and European Union ERDF. 

Wireless Technology Seminar

Thu 04 March 2010

Sequoia Technology - the technology solutions company with over 20 years expertise in bringing highly technical products to market are holding a Wireless Technology Seminar to be held at the Sequoia offices in Reading - on Thursday 4th March 2010.

The event is free of charge to attend and confirmed speakers include, Jennic - representing ZigBee technology, Telit - representing GPRS and 3G technology and Wireless Logic - representing the Cellular Networks. Sequoia Engineers will discuss application specific products.

The aim is to share knowledge about the capabilities and future roadmaps on various wireless technologies and to identify markets and opportunities on which to focus future technical works. The seminar is pitched at engineers and technical management of organisations who have a requirement for wireless technology in their products.

Delegates can attend either morning or afternoon session however attendance at both would be preferred, as this would provide maximum benefits to learn more about this fast moving subject area. A light lunch is provided for all day delegates.

Morning Session                                                                      Afternoon Session

Short Range (sub 500m) Communications                Long Range (500m +) Communications

ZigBee                                                                                       GPRS

Bluetooth                                                                                 3G

WLAN                                                                                        LTE

ISM band                                                                                  Cellular Networks and Fixed IP

Wimax                                                                                      GPS

This is a technical event with many hands on demonstrations running throughout the day. Engineers are encouraged to bring their laptops as application downloads will be available. Evaluation and Development Kits will also be on sale at much reduced rates to delegates paying or placing orders on the day. It is limited to 25 delegates so early booking is advisable.

Interested delegates can either reserve their place by visiting the seminars section at www.sequoia.co.uk  or telephoning Liz Miles or David Taylor at Sequoia on 0118 976 9000.

Safety-critical Systems Symposium

Tue 09 February 2010 - Thu 11 February 2010

The 2010 Safety-critical Systems Symposium will run from Tuesday 9th - Thursday 11th February, 2010 at the Marriott Royal Hotel, Bristol. The sessions will feature presentations by leading practitioners in fields such as systems safety, transport safety, safety methods, competencies and standards and managing safety-related projects.

The first day will be a tutorial on modern developments in formal methods and automated verification and their application to safety assurance in both standards-driven and argument-based safety cases. It will be led by Dr John Rushby, Program Director for Formal Methods and Dependable Systems at the Computer Science Laboratory of SRI International in California.

On day two there will be an exhibition by leading vendors of tools and training for safety-critical systems development.

Full details and an application form are at www.scsc.org.uk/sss.

For more editorial information, please contact
Chris Dale, SCSC Event Coordinator, on 01935 824966, and chris.dale@scsc.org.uk.

Readers should contact Joan Atkinson, Phone: 0191 221 2222 and joan.atkinson@newcastle.ac.uk

Arrow Electronics UK, Analog Devices and ARM host “Healthcare Technology Day”

Wed 20 January 2010

January seminar at Cambridge University covers key design challenges for engineers developing medical applications

Arrow Electronics UK has teamed up with Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) and ARM® to run a UK seminar targeted at engineers designing advanced electronics products for the healthcare market.

The Healthcare Technology Day is being held at the University of Cambridge's Murray Edwards College on 20th January 2010 and registration for the event is now open at http://www.arrowuk.com/events-training/seminars_events/ad_medical  

During the day, speakers from Arrow, ADI and ARM will cover a variety of design issues relevant to healthcare applications such as patient monitoring, ultrasound systems, computer tomography (CT) and digital X-ray equipment.

Attendees will learn about topics such as power supply isolation requirements, signal conditioning and data conversion techniques, human interface technologies and sensor design. There will also be an introduction to embedded solutions for healthcare applications. During the session breaks, seminar attendees will have the opportunity to see live application demonstrations.

To find out more about the "Healthcare Technology Day" and to register interest in attending the seminar visit: http://www.arrowuk.com/events-training/seminars_events/ad_medical  

TechnologyWorld09 brings together global giants and UK innovation

Mon 23 November 2009 - Tue 24 November 2009

Ricoh Arena, Coventry UK

Innovative UK technology companies can meet global giants like Panasonic, Hitachi, Nokia and Kayagura Health Solutions without having to leave the country at the UK's largest business-matching TechnologyWorld09.

The UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) event gives UK companies a platform to build international business with last year's event securing 2,200 meetings with buyers and sellers from over 38 countries generating an estimated £30 million. Almost all (93%) of the international businesses that took part said they were likely to increase their trade with UK businesses as a result of attending.

Delegates can arrange one-to-one meetings with companies of interest prior to the event through the online meeting facility and sign up to relevant sessions of the conference programme.

This year TechnologyWorld09 bigger and better than ever, with more delegates, an expanded exhibition, more networking opportunities and a world-class conference programme. TechnologyWorld09 will focus low carbon technology; communications; electronics; enterprise software, systems & services; and mobile health.  

For more information and to register, visit http://www.technologyworld09.com/.

COG workshops outline best-practice in Obsolescence Management

Wed 14 October 2009 - Wed 10 March 2010

  Workshops help OEMs to minimise the risk, and cost, of component obsolescence:

   Long-term component storage: 14 October 2009, St Albans UK

   Measuring obsolescence strategy performance: 20 January 2010, St Albans

   Developing an obsolescence strategy: 10 March 2010, Leeds

The Component Obsolescence Group (COG) UK announces a series of three workshops for which will help OEMs to reduce the risk and cost of component obsolescence. The workshops will cover long-term component storage, development of an appropriate obsolescence strategy, and measuring the performance of an obsolescence strategy.

Ian Blackman, CEO of COG UK, explains; "The COG workshops are master-classes in obsolescence management, designed to give buyers and engineers, as well as obsolescence managers and company directors, the knowledge to implement best-practice in key areas of obsolescence management."

The workshop on long-term component storage will be held on 14 October 2009 in St Albans, UK. It will outline current long-term storage techniques for dice, wafers, components, modules and equipment, as well as comparing the advantages and disadvantages of each method.

The workshop on measuring the performance of an obsolescence strategy will be held in St Albans on 20 January 2010. Drawing on new procurement processes implemented in the defence and other sectors, this workshop will provide delegates with methods for assessing the return on their investment in obsolescence management, and for monitoring the performance of sub-contractors and suppliers. The metrics allow for a comparison of contractor performance at the bidding stage of a contract, and for the measuring performance against contractor incentives during the implementation of the contract. They also allow OEMs to assess risk management performance and ensure that the risk has been placed at the correct point in the supply chain.

Designed to help delegates to understand different approaches to obsolescence management, the workshop on developing an obsolescence strategy will be held on 10 March 2010 in Leeds, UK. During the workshop, delegates will discuss their own obsolescence objectives and learn how to define appropriate strategies for different corporate and product scenarios. The workshop will cover obsolescence notifications, procurement strategies, obsolescence in design and monitoring tools.

The workshops are open to any buyer, engineer or manager whose role includes responsibility for maintaining continuity of supply of components, or continuity of support for products in the field.

In addition to the scheduled workshops, COG also provides bespoke industry- or company-specific workshops on issues related to obsolescence management and counterfeit component detection and avoidance. More information about COG workshops is available on www.cog.org.uk/workshops.asp or via email to admin@cog.org.uk

New Wireless Seminar by Rutronik

Tue 13 October 2009

Due to the great interest in the wireless webinars held this spring, Rutronik Elektronische Bauelemente is arranging a new wireless seminar in co-operation with Telit, Nordic Semiconductor and Fastrax to be held in Coventry in the UK on October 13.

Application engineers for wireless solutions will present technologies, product families and user-friendly concepts for diverse applications. Topics to be discussed include RFID, UMTS, GPS and Bluetooth, as well as proprietary wireless technology. Module manufacturer Telit will present its solutions for GSM-based tasks and for local wireless paths. In addition to the intelligent 2.4GHz transceiver family, Nordic Semiconductor will present the latest products of the ANT family. Fastrax will explain the new MediaTek Chip based GPS receiver modules. At the in-house exhibition held at the same time, seminar delegates can find out more information about the products that have been presented, and discuss individual technical queries with the technical experts. This will provide an opportunity to strengthen their knowledge directly with the manufacturers.

Device communication can be very complex and demanding. New products, innovations and modern solution concepts are more in demand now than ever. "As leading wireless distributor we are happy to assist our customers, so they are the first to profit from new technologies and to identify and advantage from new market trends", states Lars Mistander, Head of the Rutronik Wireless Development Centre. "Apart from a comprehensive linecard, consulting, technical support and transfer of knowledge are essential to our customers."

Seminar location: October 13 - Coventry, UK. Participation in the seminar is free of charge, but participants need to register at www.rutronik.com/events

Microchip’s Worldwide Embedded Designer’s Forums come to UK and Ireland in November and December 2009

Microchip’s Worldwide Embedded Designer’s Forums come to UK and Ireland in November and December 2009

Thu 01 October 2009 - Sun 28 February 2010

* 6 seminars to be held in UK and Ireland
* Six detailed sessions per forum showing how to enhance embedded designs with the latest low-power, connectivity and user-interface technologies
* Attendees will receive substantial discount on select Microchip development tools

Microchip has announced the opening of registration for its Embedded Designer's Forum (EDF), a worldwide series of technical learning events focused on innovative technologies that will help designers stay ahead in today's competitive environment.  The forums will run from October 2009 through February 2010 at 120 locations across the world, with 51 forums located in Europe and 6 forums across UK and Ireland running in November and December.  All attendees will receive a substantial discount on select Microchip development tools, as well as a free, hands-on training class at any of Microchip's 37 worldwide Regional Training Centers.  To register or for more information, please visit http://www.microchip.com/EDF

Showcasing the latest PIC microcontroller (MCU) technologies, the Embedded Designer's Forums will teach designers how to add more features and functionality to their designs, for lower system costs and faster time to market.  Each forum will include the following sessions:

* Lower Your System Power With the World's Lowest Sleep Power MCU
* Getting the Most Out of the New 32 MHz PIC16F Enhanced 8-bit Core MCUs
* Expand Your Application With PIC32 32-bit Performance
* Add LCD and Graphics Displays to Your Products
* Improve Your User Interfaces Using Touch-Sense Technology
* Integrate USB Connectivity Into Your Embedded Design

Today's embedded designers are tasked to do more with less, at lower costs and in less time.

Microchip's Embedded Designer's Forums are designed to enable them to accomplish these goals.  Whether it is learning how to develop extremely low-power designs, or enhancing user interfaces with touch sensing and graphic displays, the Forums will give designers an edge to quickly differentiate their products in the marketplace.

EDF attendees will see demos of Microchip's easy-to-use development tools and free software libraries.  Discounted tools include the MPLAB Starter Kits for PIC18 8-bit, PIC24F 16-bit, and PIC32 32-bit MCUs; the F1 Evaluation Platform for Enhanced 8-bit PIC MCUs; the mTouch Capacitive Touch Evaluation Kit; and the PICkit 3 Debug Express.

For further information visit Microchip's Web site at http://www.microchip.com/EDF

Latest Powerstar seminar dates announced

Tue 29 September 2009 - Tue 08 December 2009

EMSc (UK) Ltd, the engineers behind the Powerstar  power optimisation system, have announced details of four seminars to demonstrate what makes Powerstar the most efficient system in the market and the potential savings in electricity consumption companies should be expecting.

The seminars will be the latest in the series of nine events held around the UK for company representatives with responsibilities for managing power consumption. The locations for the seminars are:

 

Nottingham      29 September             (University of Nottingham)

Aberdeen         28 October                  (Pittodrie Stadium)

Cardiff             26 November              (Millennium Stadium)

Edinburgh        8 December                (Murrayfield Stadium).

 

Dr Alex Mardapittas, Powerstar designer and Managing Director of EMSc (UK) Ltd says:

"Recent increases in energy prices have made the implementation of energy saving projects with short paybacks even more of a priority. Power optimisation can not only reduce energy consumption, but also extend the life of equipment by lowering the operating temperatures.

"These seminars are designed to clarify how power optimisation works. Of course it's also an opportunity to showcase Powerstar - a British built system using only UK manufactured components and with the highest efficiency of any power optimisation equipment in the UK. We have proven that electricity consumption savings of up to 26% are achievable with Powerstar, but just as importantly, for us it's about finding an engineering solution to an engineering problem and that underpins everything that we do."

Details about these free to attend seminars are available on the EMSc website http://www.ems-uk.org/ or by contacting Stephanie Gascoyne on 01709 836200.

The IET European Pulsed Power Conference 2009

The IET European Pulsed Power Conference 2009

Mon 21 September 2009 - Fri 25 September 2009

Incorporating the CERN Klystron Modulator Workshop

CERN | Geneva | Switzerland

Call for Papers

This is your opportunity to take your place among leading names to discuss the broad range of recent advances in research and applications for pulsed power. Submit your abstract online by 17 April 2009.

Abstracts are invited on relevant topics including:

 

All papers presented at the conference will be indexed by IET Inspec and IEEE Xplore.

Interested in taking part? Submit your abstract online at www.theiet.org/pulsedpower

Pan-European Silica/ADI Processor Seminar Series

Wed 09 September 2009 - Thu 10 December 2009

The free to attend workshops will help attendees become acquainted with the Blackfin family and its technical capabilities, and will also provide a chance to discover the ease of use of the VisualDSP++ toolchain (Analog Devices' dedicated tool chain for all DSP devices) during a hands-on training in combination with a Blackfin evaluation board (Ezlitekit).

Dates are as follows:

September 9th - Berlin, Germany

September 10th - Braunschweig, Germany

September 29th - Bilbao, Spain

September 30th - Barcelona, Spain

October 6th - Torino, Italy

November 17th - Padova, Italy

November 18th - Modena, Italy

December 9th - Breda, Netherlands

December 10th - Brussels, Belgium

More information (including details of how to register) is at http://www.silica.com/events/seminars/seminar-overview/analog-devices-blackfin-seminar.html

6th International COG Conference, 2009

Mon 29 June 2009 - Wed 01 July 2009

St John’s College, Cambridge, UK

‘Obsolescence and Maintainability Challenges in the 21st Century'

The electronics industry's only global opportunity to discuss obsolescence and maintainability challenges

The Component Obsolescence Group (COG) announces that the 6th International COG Conference, ‘Obsolescence and Maintainability Challenges in the 21st Century', will be held on 29th June to 1st July 2009 at St John's College, Cambridge, UK.

The event is the electronics industry's only global opportunity for discussing obsolescence and maintainability issues, including counterfeiting, and combines a two-day conference and exhibition with a one-day workshop and a gala dinner. Delegates from North America, Europe and Asia are expected to attend, representing every stage of the supply chain across a wide range of industry sectors.

Ian Blackman, CEO of the Component Obsolescence Group, explained; "Significantly shorter component lifecycles, the growing threat from counterfeiting and legislation such as REACH and RoHS, as well as the impact of the global downturn, means that obsolescence is a real and everyday threat for companies within every sector. The COG International Conference brings together experts from Europe, North America and Asia and provides an opportunity to share knowledge and discuss ways in which the global electronics community and government organisations can mitigate this threat."

The three-day event will begin with a workshop on ‘Managing Obsolescence in Legacy Equipment", followed by an evening reception for delegates on 29th June. Two days of presentations will provide in-depth analysis of a range of topical obsolescence issues, including counterfeiting, from leading industry figures in the manufacturing, distribution and service sectors as well as from Government organisations: the Ministry of Defence, UKEA, and IECQ. A gala dinner, held in the 16th century dining hall of St John's College, Cambridge, on 30th June, will feature, Ian Woodall, double Everest summit climber and four-times Everest expedition leader, as the guest speaker, presenting ' The Tao of Everest - The Lighter Side'.

The main sponsor for the 6th International COG Conference is the obsolescence management tools and services provider, CMCA (UK). Managing Director, Rob Crawford, commented; "By sponsoring the COG conference CMCA (UK) not only has the opportunity to promote our services worldwide, but also to identify and respond to emerging trends and issues by listening to delegates who are on the front-line of obsolescence issues".

Information on additional sponsorship options for the COG International Conference 2009, as well as details for exhibitors, or delegates to the workshop or conference, are available on: www.cog.org.uk/conferences.asp, or via email on admin@cog.org.uk.

6th Annual GSA & IET International Semiconductor Forum

6th Annual GSA & IET International Semiconductor Forum

Tue 02 June 2009 - Wed 03 June 2009

Join the 6th annual GSA & IET International Semiconductor Forum to be held June 2-3, 2009 in Hotel Bayerischer Hof Promenadeplatz 2-6, Munich, Germany. The 2009 Forum is focused on leveraging and maximizing European expertise in analog/mixed-signal, wireless and MEMS applications, as well as addressing the markets for ASICs and multi-die packaging trends. The forum will feature a town hall discussion on the future of the emerging company semiconductor business model and its impact on sourcing innovation. A table-top exhibition will run in parallel to the Forum, showcasing suppliers and service partners highlighting the latest technology developments. For more information visit the website: http://www.gsaietsemiconductorforum.com/

The 4th Institution of Engineering and Technology Professional Development Course on Railway Electrification Infrastructure and Systems (REIS 2009)

Mon 01 June 2009 - Fri 05 June 2009

Royal Institute for British Architects, London, UK

The case for railway electrification is gathering momentum.

This is your unique opportunity to attend a course focused exclusively on the areas of electrification, system design and infrastructure. With decisions on the electrification of key routes in the UK due by the end of 2009, it is vital that engineers understand infrastructure maintenance and the systems used in the process.

Our expert panel of lecturers will ensure attendees will:

 

 

Places are limited! For further course and tutor information, please visit www.theiet.org/reis