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Student Competition: Technology Trends In Broadcasting
The Broadcast Working Group of the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (DC-KTN) is looking to find five students to send to the IBC in Amsterdam this year.
The successful candidates will receive free entry to the conference and exhibition and up to £1000 to cover travel and subsistence expenses associated with attendance.
In return, they will be expected to run a workshop or seminar for their colleagues at their own institution on the theme:
"The most important technology trends in broadcasting over the next ten years and the opportunities they create for our institution."
To enter, please email up to 200 words explaining why you would like the opportunity to attend IBC, and what you and your university will gain from the experience. The closing date for entries is 5:00pm on July 19 2009. The email should be sent to IBCcompetition@dcktn.org.uk.
The competition is limited to members of the DC-KTN. Membership of the Digital Communications KTN is free, and participants are encouraged to register as members at www.dcktn.org.uk.
Thu 25 June 2009
Associated Links
- DC-KTN: IBC 2009 Competion
- Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network
- IBC - International Broadcasting Convention
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Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy
Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...
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Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
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How do we find out about cyber criminals?
Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.
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First, carbon footprints... now you can calculate your 'nitrogen footprint'
Scientists at Lancaster, Virginia and Oxford universities have produced a web-based tool that allows anyone living in the UK to see their own 'nitrogen footprint'.
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