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You, your friends, colleagues and all interested persons are cordially invited to attend a free symposium at the University of Cape Town entitled:
 
NUCLEAR POWER: 
 GLOBAL TRENDS AND SOUTH AFRICAN SCENARIO
 
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The event is presented at the University of Cape Town and is co-hosted by the IET South Africa Network and the IEEE South Africa Section in association with EE Publishers.
 
DATE: Tuesday 11 May 2010
TIME:  13h30 for 14h00, to 17h15
VENUE: Department of Electrical Engineering, UCT
COST: No cost, free-of-charge, including light refreshments
 
PROGRAMME
 
14h00 - 14h10: Inauguration by Prof. Francis Petersen
 
14h10 - 14h20: "Nuclear programme in UCT: the present and future", Prof. Bob Tait
 
14h20 - 15h50: "Nuclear Programmes and Nuclear Power Plants: Global Trends", by Dr. Radek Skoda, Department of Nuclear Reactors, Faculty of Nuclear Sciences  and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic
 
15h50 - 16h20: "Eskom New Build Nuclear Programme (PWR)", by Mr. Christo Olivier, Business Performance Manager for Eskom Nuclear Division
 
16h20 - 16h50: "PBMR: Overview of Technology, Current Status and Future of Program", by Ms. Yerishca Mudaly, Technology Manager, PBMR Client Office, Eskom
 
16h50 - 17h15: Discussion
 
FURTHER INFORMATION AND REGISTRATION
 
For further information and registration, please contact:

Prof. SP Chowdhury, email sp.chowdhury@uct.ac.za,
Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town

Please indicate the names, affiliations, email addresses and phone numbers of those that will be attending.
 
 
Vision Systems:
A series of free training webcasts
The 2010 Vision Webcast Series of training webcasts is now available free-of-charge "on-demand".
 
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Hosted by National Instruments, the 2010 Vision Webcast Series features eleven top presentations by acknowledged industry experts.
 
The presenters, from integration firms and leading tools providers, lend their expert advice on how to choose the components of systems - industrial cameras, optics, hardware systems and more - and how to take advantage of emerging technologies in areas such as 3D and infrared.
 
Session topics available for viewing free online are as follows:
 
  • "Specify Vision System Hardware", presented by National Instruments (keynote introduction by John Hanks, vice president of Industrial/Embedded). View the Webcast
  •  "The Sum and Substance of 3D Vision", presented by SICK Inc. and Cyth Systems. View the Webcast
  • "Fundamentals of Optics and Illumination", presentated by Edmund Optics and Advanced Illumination. View the Webcast
  • "Machine Vision Beyond the Visible", presentated by FLIR Systems Inc. and MoviTHERM. View the Webcast
  • "Cameras in Machine Vision", presentated by Basler Vision Technologies and Graftek Imaging. View the Webcast
  • "Image Processing for Medical Applications", presentated by National Instruments. View the Webcast
  
Get started with machine vision by joining industry experts as they share insights about the latest imaging technologies and strategies that can help you save money, ensure quality, and improve yields.
 
Explore fundamentals of industrial cameras, lighting, optics and hardware systems. Also learn about specialty technologies such as infrared, 3D and medical imaging.
 
CD copies of the webcast series are also available on request for anyone having problems streaming the webcasts. To get the CD, to discuss the featured technologies, or to request further information, please contact National Instruments South Africa on freecall 0800 203 199 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0800 203 199      end_of_the_skype_highlighting or email ni.southafrica@ni.com.
 
National Instruments is a leading machine vision and scientific imaging hardware and software tools provider.
 
From inspecting automotive parts to researching advanced medicines, engineers and scientists use vision software and hardware to solve a diverse set of application challenges, faster and at a lower cost.
 
Learn more and download a free "Vision eResource Kit" at http://www.ni.com/vision/  
Read an introductory white paper on "Software for Machine Vision" at http://zone.ni.com/dev=zone/cda/tut/p/id/8007
 
 
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