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    4th November 2010, London

    Westminster eForum Keynote Seminar: "Building 21st century broadband - paying, laying and stimulating demand"

    This seminar will examine the barriers to the rollout of NGA (next generation...

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    Monday 11th - Tuesday 12th October, 2010, Horizon, Nottingham

    Following the success of the UK eScience All Hands Meetings, we are pleased to announce the inaugural All...

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    Monday 11th - Thursday 14th October 2010, Bristol

    Due to popular demand, the Science Communication Unit at UWE is delighted to announce that the Masterclass in Science Communication will take place for a second time this year.
     
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    Thursday 23rd September 2010, Portlethen Library, Portlethen

    Brian Masson* of dot.rural will review the development of Demand Responsive and Flexible Transport Services utilising ITS systems, exploring the links with dot.rural’s Accessibility & Mobility...

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    Saturday 18th September - Sunday 19th September

    Ever wondered what one of the world's first computers looked like and what it could do? Want to find out how mobile phones can shrink? Curious to discover the link between musical drums and a...

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    Thursday 16th September 2010, Satrosphere Science Centre, Aberdeen

    "Call of the Wild" presented by Gina Maffey of dot.rural will look at how our National Parks came to be and why they are more important than ever today. In particular the talk will focus on...

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    11th September 2010, London

    OpenTech 2010 is an informal, low cost, one-day conference on slightly different approaches to technology, politics and justice. Talks by people who...

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    Thursday 2nd September 2010, Central London

    This timely seminar will examine the challenges facing the development of the UK's digital economy, bringing a wide range of senior stakeholders and commentators...

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    23rd - 27th August 2010

    A free, fun-packed new lecture entitled ‘Energy, Technology and the Environment’ will be delivered to hundreds of school pupils, in remote or rural locations across the Highlands.

    Co-...

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    Wednesday 4th - Thursday 5th August 2010, Mannsfield Showground, Ross-Shire

    Researchers from dot.rural will be hosting a stand at this year's Black Isle Show!Dr Claire Thorne (dot.rural Training & Outreach Officer) and Dr Lizzy Tait (dot.rural Impact Research...

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    16th July 2010

    As part of Horizon research into the connected journey made possible by ubiquitous computing, we consider how the benefits of journey sharing might be reaped by reducing barriers to sharing...

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    Thursday 15th – Friday 16th July 2010, Horizon, Nottingham

    "The Lifelong Contextual Footprint" Summer School for Doctoral Training Centre & Digital Economy Ph.D. Students

    We are perhaps already familiar with the idea that many of our everyday...

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    Monday 12th - Friday 30th July, 2010

    A team of dot.rural researchers are delivering four different guest workshops at the Duthie Park FREE summer festival this July. Come along to get 'fractalled', save the ducks and see Mr...

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    9th July 2010, 12.00-13.00, MacRobert Building, Room 919

    “Getting Over the Wow Factor: The Iterative Development of a Mobile Health Application”

    In this presentation Dr Siek will describe the design and evaluation of a dietary intake...

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    Thursday 8th July 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    K. Sycara et al., Agent support for policy-driven collaborative mission planning, The Computer Journal, 53(5), pp528-540, 2010.

    Alice Toniolo, dot.rural Computer Science Research Student....

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    July 2010

    Run by a group of students from the first intake of the HighWire Doctoral Training program at Lancaster University, this workshop considers new and innovative forms of data, its representation and...

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    1st July 2010, King's Place, London

    The Guardian's Activate Summit is back. After an incredible first year, this unique and powerful gathering of global visionaries returns to the Guardian's headquarters in London for another packed...

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    28th June 2010

    Welcome to dot.rural's MIME vodcast! In this vodcast, Alasdair Mort (dot.rural Healthcare Research Fellow) and Hien Nguyen (dot.rural Computer Science Research Fellow) discuss the Healthcare...

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    Between 22nd June and 17th September 2010, Horizon, Nottingham

    This summer, Horizon Digital Economy Research is seeking enthusiastic postgraduate student interns. Internships will attract a bursary of £300 per week, and interns will be given office and lab...

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    Monday 21st June 2010, 11.00am - 1.30pm, UHI Millenium Institute, Inverness

    A joint seminar on Innovation in Rural and Remote Areas has been organised by the UHI Centre for Remote and Rural Studies in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde and the Highlands and...

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    Thursday 17th June 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    J. Jackson, The Interplanetary Internet: NASA researchers quarrel over how to network outer space, IEEE Inside Technology Spectrum, August 2005.

    Dr Arjuna Sathiaseelan, dot.rural...

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    Wednesday 16th June 2010, 7 pm, Waterstones, Aberdeen

    "Journey into the Future of Cyberspace" by Prof David De Roure, Southampton University

    In a change to the advertised programme, the Summer/Autumn City season is launched with Prof David De...

  • S & I 2010
    Wednesday 16th June 2010, QEII Conference Centre, London

    At Science and Innovation 2010 join over 20 expert speakers, carefully selected suppliers and over 300 delegates from across the UK to discuss next steps for key strategies designed to ensure that...

  • SICSA
    Wednesday 9th – Friday 11th June, 2010, University of Edinburgh

    All computer science/informatics PhD students who are registered with a Scottish university are members of the SICSA Graduate Academy, and are invited to participate. Members of the Graduate...

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    Tuesday 8th June 2010, 6 - 8 pm

    The University of Aberdeen's Public Engagement with Science Unit will be hosting an exhibit at the Scottish Parliament, co-presented by dot.rural, TechFest-SetPoint and Satrosphere.

    The...

  • Centre for Health Science
    Tuesday 8th June 2010 4pm - 5.15pm with BBQ

    As part of the Centre for Health Science Public Open Day, UHI HI Links is delighted to be hosting a business seminar ‘Tomorrow’s Healthcare Today’, featuring exciting speakers from Heriot-Watt...

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    Thursday 3rd June 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    Phan Minh Dung: On the acceptability of arguments and its fundamental role in nonmonotonic reasoning, logic programming and n-person games. Artificial Intelligence: 77(2), pp321-357, 1995.

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    Tuesday 1st June 2010, The Lighthouse, Brighton

    This is a one-day hands-on introductory physical computing workshop specifically designed for beginners to this field. It is aimed at students and members of the public (max 15) interested in...

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    27th May 2010, 11 am, MacRobert

    Claire Thorne will be presenting the work of dot.rural and the wider Digital Economy Programme during an informal seminar. This follows the Centre for Learning and Teaching seminar (Wednesday 21st...

  • Telehealth & Telecare Conference
    Monday 24th May 2010, Grosvenor Hotel, Edinburgh

    With the Scottish Centre for Telehealth having merged with NHS 24 on 1 April this conference comes at a particularly opportune time. The conference will specifically look at the current and...

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    Thursday 20th May 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    E. Gilbert et al., The Network in the Garden: Designing Social Media for Rural Life, American Behavioral Scientist: 53(9), 1367-1368, 2010.

    Alasdair Mort, dot.rural Healthcare...

  • Word 10
    15th May 2010, 1pm, King's College Centre, University of Aberdeen

    An Interview with Jeff Forshaw, presented by dot.rural’s Dr Claire Thorne.

    Why does E=mc2? What is the Theory of Relativity? And why does it matter to the rest of us? In his new...

  • Word 10
    Friday 14th – Sunday 16th May, 2010

    Word – University of Aberdeen Writers Festival will take place in the grounds of the University of Aberdeen and at some of the major arts venues throughout The City and Shire.

    This year’s...

  • SMART
    14th May 2010, Warwick University

    Stimulating Co-Creation for Smart Environments - Following the successful SMART cities event, the International Digital Lab, Warwick University is hosting a broader conference on SMART...

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    Thursday 13th May 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    J. E. Malo et al., Can we mitigate animal-vehicle accidents using predictive models?, Journal of Applied Ecology: 41, pp701–710 , 2004.

    Gina Maffey, dot.rural Natural Resource...

  • eHealth
    Wednesday 12th May 2010, The Barbican, London

    eHealth, Revolutionising Healthcare is a pertinent event for all healthcare professionals to attend. By attending this event, you will witness how eHealth initiatives combined with innovative...

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    Friday 23rd April 2010, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University

    As well as keynote speakers, the conference will also feature exhibitors from organisations such as NESTA, The British Council, Vitae, Business Gateway, Scottish Government and a special "...

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    Thursday 22nd April 2010, 1.00pm - 2.00pm, MacRobert, Conference Room 2

    Hawkins R.P. et al (2008). Understanding tailoring in communicating about health. Health Education Research, 23(3), 454-466.

    Hien Nguyen, dot.rural Natural Language Generation Research...

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    Thursday 22nd April 2010, 9.00am - 7.00pm, Edinburgh Conference Centre, Heriot-Watt University

    A Knowledge Transfer Training Day for early career researchers will precede the main conference. Training in areas of Knowledge Transfer into Policy, Business and Outreach will be provided by...

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    Wednesday 21st April, 2010, 4-5 pm, MacRobert

    Claire Thorne will be presenting the work of dot.rural and the wider Digital Economy Programme during an informal seminar.