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SUMMARY:'Space and satellites: markets and opportunities - Cambridge's con
 tribution' - Speaker to be confirmed
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DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear about the European Satellite Navigation Compet
 ition (ESNC)\, an international competition open to anybody with an idea w
 hich involves the use of satellite navigation technologies\, with guest sp
 eakers discussing their role in this area.\n\nThe European Satellite Navig
 ation Competition (ESNC) 2010 has a deadline of 31 July 2010 for businesse
 s to enter\, with a first prize of £10\,000 going to the overall winner p
 lus numerous other prizes to be won. Join us at this Cambridge Network Ope
 n Meeting to find out more about this exciting competition and what it cou
 ld mean for Cambridge companies\, and to hear inspiring guest speakers fro
 m the Satcoms arena.\n \nWe all use satellite communications everyday\, pe
 rhaps without realising it. Satellites for navigation\, positioning\, comm
 ’s etc are increasingly important for all aspects of business\, with inn
 ovative technology critically important for next steps. By 2011 there will
  be a European satellite system launched to replicate the US GPS system we
  presently use. In support of this\, the EU runs this annual business comp
 etition: the European Satellite Navigation Competition - see the ESNC web 
 site for full information. \n \nCambridge Network has arranged an Open Mee
 ting on 20 May at Robinson College to explore the business and technology 
 aspects of Space and Satellite Communications. We are delighted to have sp
 eaking: \n\n- Clive de la Fuente\, from GRACE\, who will be presenting an 
 outline of the ESNC and explaining how Cambridge companies can participate
 . \n \n- Richard Peckham\, Business Development Director\, EADS Astrium di
 scussing the Space Innovation and Growth Team (Space IGT). Space IGT is a 
 collaboration between Government and the UK space industry and in February
  this year published its 20-year Innovation and Growth Strategy. The strat
 egy sets out a clear vision for the UK to grow its share of the global spa
 ce market from 6 to 10 per cent\, creating a domestic industry worth £40 
 billion a year in revenue and supporting 100\,000 new jobs by 2025. \n\n- 
 Andrew Mackenzie\, Principal at Scott & York\, one of the leading patent a
 nd trade mark attorneys\, talking on the importance of protecting IP in th
 is field. Andrew specialises in patent-related matters and has acted for m
 any of the biggest names in the telecommunications\, software\, and electr
 onics industries (companies such as Microsoft\, Nortel\, Ericsson\, Vodafo
 ne\, Alcatel\, Qualcomm\, The BBC\, Northrop Grumman\, NeXt Computer and S
 cientific Atlanta).  \n\nThe Q&A after\, chaired by Hugh Parnell\, will st
 imulate discussion of how Cambridge technology is and can increasingly del
 iver commercial success in the satcoms arena.\n \nPlease join us for an in
 teresting evening of talks and discussion\, and hopefully we can ensure th
 ere is a Cambridge winner of the European Satellite Navigation Competition
  2010!\n\nThis event is FREE to all members of the University of Cambridge
  but we do like you to register. To sign up please see our website at: htt
 p://www.cambridgenetwork.co.uk/events/article/default.aspx?objid=69258
LOCATION:Robinson College\, Umney Theatre
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