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ETP Annual Conference 2017
ETP is hosting its 6th Annual Conference on Tuesday 10th October 2017 at the John McIntyre Conference Centre at the University of Edinburgh. The keynote speaker is Professor Sheila Rowan MBE, Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) for Scotland. With the part-time position of CSA within the Scottish Government, Sheila also remains Director of the Institute for Gravitational Research, University of Glasgow, a position she has held since 2009. Sheila’s research is targeted at developing optical materials for use in gravitational wave detectors, and her recent work has been a crucial part of the Advanced LIGO upgrades, carried out between 2010 and 2015, that contributed to one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of this century: the first detection of gravitational waves announced in February 2016. This resulted in a share of the 2016 Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for her and the members of her team in Glasgow.
As CSA Scotland, Sheila champions the use of science to inform policy development. She works closely with the Scottish Science Advisory Council, of which she is an ex officio member, to help ensure that the Scottish Government has access to the best scientific advice to inform its work across all policy areas.
The CSA is also a keen advocate – across Scotland and further afield – of our world-leading science base, and its potential to benefit the Scottish economy, people and environment.
The day will feature breakout Theme Sessions hosted by the ETP Theme Coordinators and ETP Business Development Managers. At last year's conference, these sessions provided an opportunity to engage with other academics and students working in the theme, each session becoming a mini-conference spotlighting the current thrust of research in the Scotland.
09:00 Registration - Networking and poster exhibition
09:30 Welcome and Introduction - Professor Sir Jim McDonald, Chair ETP
Speaker TBC
10:00 Break
10:30 Breakout Session 1
A1 Energy Systems
A2 Bio-energy
A3 Wind Energy
A4 Heat/Carbon Capture and Storage
A5 Oil and Gas
12:30 Lunch and Networking
13:30 Keynote Speaker
14:00 Plenary Lecture - speaker TBA
14:30 Breakout Session 2
B1 Oil andf Gas
B2 Solar/EUB
B3 ECS/Heat
B4 Marine Energy
B5 Power Networks and Grid
16:30 Presentation & Poster Prize Giving & Closing Remarks
17:00 Conference Closes
Register:http://www.etp-scotland.ac.uk/NewsandEvents/Events/ETPAnnualConference2017.aspx
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