It's not too late to register for the SISTER ITS and SatCom conference!
26 May 2010 - 27 May 2010
Belgium
Date: 26-27 May
Venue: The Volvo Centre, Hunderenveldlaan 10, 1082 Brussels, Belgium
It is not too late to register for the SISTER final project conference. An extremely interesting and relevant programme is on offer for all professionals working in the information technology, transport and satellite communication domains.
Our 2 key note presentations set the theme of the conference;
Mike Sena Vice President European Development, Hughes Telematics, Inc. is an internationally recognised expert in telematics, digital map databases, location-based services and navigation, and has been actively involved in bringing satellite digital radio to Europe. Since November 2008 he is responsible for the expansion of Hughes Telematics systems and services into Europe.
Andre Vites former head of unit at the European Commission studied electromechanical engineering and holds a PhD in Applied Sciences from the University of Leuven, where he became a lecturer on Traffic Control and Transport Management. In 1988 he joined the European Commission for the launch of the DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2 RTD programmes. He has been Head of Unit and in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Transport in Directorate-General Information Society and Media, before taking retirement in 2009. In November 2009 he received the eSafety Lifetime achievement Award 2009.
The final programme is as follows:
Day 1.
12:00 -13:30: Registration opens with a complimentary buffet Lunch
13:30: Welcome
13:45 Opening Key note from Mike Sena Vice President European Development, Hughes Telematics, Inc.
14:30: GNSS market in ITS applications: the role of EGNOS and Galileo
Latest developments in the GNNS market and how Galileo and EGNOS will support the growth of GNSS applications
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 The SISTER Project
The SISTER project brings together major players in the value chain for road transport telematics applications with key actors in the space infrastructure and service delivery industries.
16:30 GSC Project
GNSS-enabled Services Convergence project is working on the improvement of the commercial perspective for deployment of GNSS-enabled mass-market and tolling services.
17:00 S-band status
In May 2009, Inmarsat and Solaris mobile (a joint venture between Eutelsat and Astra) were awarded each a 2×15MHz portion of the S band by the European Commission. The two companies are allowed two years to start to provide paneuropean MSS services for 18 years, hear the latest status of S-Band in Europe.
17:30 Networking cocktail reception
19:00 Complimentary coach transportation to Brussels City Centre
Day 2
09:00 Breakfast coffee.
09:30 Opening Key note from Andre Vits former head of unit at the European Commission
10:15 ESINET
ESINET is the leading network of incubators focusing – wholly or partially – on space related technologies used in all sectors. Its members stand for high technology business incubator facilities with a proven track record.
10:45 Safetrip
SafeTRIP is a new European project launched in October 2009 and will last 3 years. SafeTRIP project’s general objective is to improve the use of road transport infrastructures and to optimise the alert chain in case of incidents by offering an integrated system from data collection to safety service provision.
11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 Relevance of an MVNO to Sister and Satcoms in ITS.
The possibility of combining the advantages of both satcoms and mobile to provide new and innovative services may provide a means of commercialising SISTER developments. With the emergence of mobile virtual network operators as a major telecoms growth sector, the opportunities for their use in ITS should be explored.
12:00 Expert panel discussion
12:45 Closing remarks
The event is organised free of any attendance fee
register at:
http://www.sister-project.org/en/news/sister_project_final_workshop.htm(opens in new window)
Venue: The Volvo Centre, Hunderenveldlaan 10, 1082 Brussels, Belgium
It is not too late to register for the SISTER final project conference. An extremely interesting and relevant programme is on offer for all professionals working in the information technology, transport and satellite communication domains.
Our 2 key note presentations set the theme of the conference;
Mike Sena Vice President European Development, Hughes Telematics, Inc. is an internationally recognised expert in telematics, digital map databases, location-based services and navigation, and has been actively involved in bringing satellite digital radio to Europe. Since November 2008 he is responsible for the expansion of Hughes Telematics systems and services into Europe.
Andre Vites former head of unit at the European Commission studied electromechanical engineering and holds a PhD in Applied Sciences from the University of Leuven, where he became a lecturer on Traffic Control and Transport Management. In 1988 he joined the European Commission for the launch of the DRIVE 1 and DRIVE 2 RTD programmes. He has been Head of Unit and in charge of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for Transport in Directorate-General Information Society and Media, before taking retirement in 2009. In November 2009 he received the eSafety Lifetime achievement Award 2009.
The final programme is as follows:
Day 1.
12:00 -13:30: Registration opens with a complimentary buffet Lunch
13:30: Welcome
13:45 Opening Key note from Mike Sena Vice President European Development, Hughes Telematics, Inc.
14:30: GNSS market in ITS applications: the role of EGNOS and Galileo
Latest developments in the GNNS market and how Galileo and EGNOS will support the growth of GNSS applications
15:15 Coffee Break
15:30 The SISTER Project
The SISTER project brings together major players in the value chain for road transport telematics applications with key actors in the space infrastructure and service delivery industries.
16:30 GSC Project
GNSS-enabled Services Convergence project is working on the improvement of the commercial perspective for deployment of GNSS-enabled mass-market and tolling services.
17:00 S-band status
In May 2009, Inmarsat and Solaris mobile (a joint venture between Eutelsat and Astra) were awarded each a 2×15MHz portion of the S band by the European Commission. The two companies are allowed two years to start to provide paneuropean MSS services for 18 years, hear the latest status of S-Band in Europe.
17:30 Networking cocktail reception
19:00 Complimentary coach transportation to Brussels City Centre
Day 2
09:00 Breakfast coffee.
09:30 Opening Key note from Andre Vits former head of unit at the European Commission
10:15 ESINET
ESINET is the leading network of incubators focusing – wholly or partially – on space related technologies used in all sectors. Its members stand for high technology business incubator facilities with a proven track record.
10:45 Safetrip
SafeTRIP is a new European project launched in October 2009 and will last 3 years. SafeTRIP project’s general objective is to improve the use of road transport infrastructures and to optimise the alert chain in case of incidents by offering an integrated system from data collection to safety service provision.
11:15 Coffee Break
11:30 Relevance of an MVNO to Sister and Satcoms in ITS.
The possibility of combining the advantages of both satcoms and mobile to provide new and innovative services may provide a means of commercialising SISTER developments. With the emergence of mobile virtual network operators as a major telecoms growth sector, the opportunities for their use in ITS should be explored.
12:00 Expert panel discussion
12:45 Closing remarks
The event is organised free of any attendance fee
register at:
http://www.sister-project.org/en/news/sister_project_final_workshop.htm(opens in new window)