[IEE EC3 News] Reminder of EC3 Lecture TONIGHT about the Watchkeeper pilotless aircraft

[Bill Pechey]

Dear Colleague,

You are being sent this reminder message because either you gave your
email address at one of our previous lectures or you signed up on the
web site associated with this email list:

http://www.ourshack.com/mailman/listinfo/iee-ec3-news

I have appended the details of our next lecture and hope to see you there.

Details of our other lectures may be found at:

http://www2.theiet.org/OnComms/Branches/UK/England/SEastE/EC3/lectures/

I have attached a PDF file containing a poster about the lecture which
you may find useful.

Best wishes,

Bill Pechey
IET Thames Valley Specialised Section

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Thames Valley Specialised Section - Electronics, Control, Computing &
Communications

WATCHKEEPER - Delivering the UAV (ISTAR) Technology needs of the
customer
 
Nick Miller - UAV Systems, Thales UK

Thursday 23rd October 2008 at 19:30

Cantley House Hotel, Milton Road, Wokingham RG40 5QG

Light refreshments available from 19:00-19:30 

The focus of this presentation is an update on the ISTAR capability
that Thales UK will be delivering in the future to its principal user,
the UK MOD. It will be explained how WATCHKEEPER is satisfying the
needs of the customer today, in theatre, through Project LYDIAN, a
service based UAV capability that utilises the Hermes 450 UAV System.
The presentation will cover Thales technology System perspective and
some of the challenges that face the UAV fraternity.

If you want to know more, come along. All are welcome and no ticket
is required. Simply turn up on the night. For more details please
contact Dr Richard Mitchell at rjmitchell at theiet.org, or 0118 378 6790
 
Directions: From Rectory Road (on one-way system – with Waitrose),
turn left at lights into Glebelands Road, follow the road bearing
right into Milton Road, go straight over the mini roundabout: the
Hotel entrance is 200 yards later on the right. See also
http://www.cantleyhotel.co.uk/

The hotel is here:
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=480875&Y=169685&A=Y&Z=3
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