LONDON, May 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Leading figures and enthusiasts from all industries are to
gather at Harwell Oxford Science
Park this weekend for the International
Space Applications Challenge.
The event is being jointly hosted by the UK Space Agency and The
International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) which is based at the
vibrant scientific community at Harwell Oxford. It will see leading
scientists rubbing shoulders with students, entrepreneurs and
engineers, all working together to solve challenges relevant to
both space exploration and social needs.
The event starts at 9.00am on
Saturday 21 April and continues through the night finishing
at 4pm on Sunday 22 April. ISIC is
also working with NASA and other organisations to make this an
international and unique event.
Barbara Ghinelli, ISIC's
Executive Chair, explained: "We are adopting a
"Codeathon-style" event which is a type of technology
development marathon, drawing on the talents and initiative of the
best and the brightest software developers, engineers, designers
and technologists from around the world. They take part on a
volunteer-basis and respond to real-world problems by developing
new types of software."
Dr Sally Ann Forsyth, Director of
Harwell Oxford said: "This challenge event provides a fantastic
opportunity for the UK Space industry to work in collaboration and
illustrates the supportive environment provided by the Space
cluster Harwell Oxford."
"The Harwell Oxford Science Park recently hosted the
7th Appleton Space Conference in January and the calibre
of events that we are attracting is testament to our status as
world-class hub for science, technology and innovation that the
site continues to host such distinguished events.
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