Space: The ECIT Summit 2012

The ECIT Space Summit 2012, taking place on 12th September 2012, will be a ‘thought leadership’ event for key industrial and academic players involved in antenna and millimetre/sub-millimetre front-end technologies for space and derivative applications. The event will provide a forum where future requirements and means for effective delivery of advanced research and technology development can be discussed. The event will also showcase the technical capabilities in advanced antenna, mm/sub-mm wave front end technologies and high power available at The Institute of Electronics, Communications and Information Technology (ECIT), Queen’s University of Belfast.

Keynotes

• ECIT Space Technology: Professor Vincent Fusco, Director of High Frequency Electronics Laboratories, ECIT
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• ESA Roadmap: Cyril Mangenot, Head of Antenna and Sub-Millimeter Wave Section Electromagnetic Division, European Space Agency, ESTEC
• Download, ESA/ESTEC Material Characterization Brochure download
• TSB and Catapult Centre for Satelitte Applications Overview: Paul Febvre, Project Director - Satellite Applications Catapult Centre
• TSB - Download, Sat Apps Catapult Download
• UK Space Sensing Roadmap: Mick Johnson, Chair Space Sensing NTC
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Panel session

ESA Roadmap for Antenna and mm / sub mm-wave technology requirements.

• Chair: Professor Vincent Fusco
• Panel members: Dr Leslie Orr (ADS Northern Ireland), Paul Febvre (Inmarsat), Yvonne Munro (Astrium Ltd), Brian Moyna (STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)

Briefing document

The briefing document for this Summit is available to download here.

Summit report

The Summit report will be produced and available for download shortly after the event here.

News releases

The news release for this event is available in our news section here or as a download here.

Fringe events

Those attending the Summit may also wish to attend two other events which will be of interest and are happening at ECIT in the days before and after the Summit.

They are:

11 Sept - IET Seminar - “Millimetre wave technologies for gigabit per second wireless communications” - Details here.
13 Sept - Seminar - “Technology Strategy and Innovation” delivered by Marco Guglielmi, ESA, ESTEC - Register here.