The UK Galileo Masters Competition opens next month, to identify
applications and technologies for Galileo, the European GPS-like
satellite navigation system due to operate in 2008.
There are two events, one at EADS Astrium in Stevenage on May 9,
and one the next day in Nottingham University. Dates for workshops
in Cardiff, Edinburgh and Portsmouth are to be announced.
Entries will be accepted from May 1 to June 30 and the winner
will go on to the European competition, said Helen Ashby,
spokeswoman for Hertfordshire Business Incubation Centre which is
co-ordinating the UK competition.
Speakers at the launch included, across from the top left:
Richard Peckham, EADS Astrium; Richard Bergander, Billing
Components; Dr Derek Harris, HBIC; Christian Stammel, Galileo
Masters; and Thorsten Rudolph, Galileo Masters. Then the front row:
Lyn Dutton, Thales; Adam Tucker, HBIC; Colin Paterson, Cobra
Telematics; and Anton Mayer, Nechneo.
Tel: 01438 310047
www.galileomasters.co.uk