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Dear all,

Today is the LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER for our free SASNet one day event on 'Shaping Data Standards for Future Cities': http://ubdc.ac.uk/outreach-plus-training/events-workshops-training-more/upcoming-events/shaping-data-standards-for-future-cities/   

Future cities face many challenges as urban populations increase. Physical resources - such as energy and water - along with healthcare, traffic, public transport and other logistics need careful management in order to meet the needs of citizens, maintain economic growth and ensure sustainability. The effective use of data and new technology solutions are providing new tools and opportunities that can help overcome these challenges.

Standards support the widespread adoption of common approaches to the implementation of products and services in future cities. A range of standards are required to help the smart city meet its potential and to help address issues at different levels, from the decision-making at the city level to the interoperability of particular devices.

This event aims to bring together local authorities, researchers and innovators to identify the challenges facing cities, discuss potential solutions to common problems and look at the role and future of smart city standards.

This free event will take place on 19 May 2017 in the Still Room at the IET Glasgow: Teacher Building - a landmark venue in the heart of Glasgow city centre.

Speakers include:

Tim McGarr, Market Development Manager (Digital), and Tom Digby-Rogers, Lead Programme Manager Sustainability - both from BSI Group Professor Jacqui Taylor, CEO and Co-Founder of FlyingBinary Dr Matthew Cook, Open University Professor Vonu Thakuriah, Director, Urban Big Data Centre Trevor Gibson, Smart City Leadership and Development Manager, Opportunity Peterborough Barteld Braaksma, CBS Dr Ilpo Laitinen, Director of Administration, city of Helsinki

View the programme: http://ubdc.ac.uk/outreach-plus-training/events-workshops-training-more/upcoming-events/shaping-data-standards-for-future-cities/   

There are no specific pre-requisites for attending but the event is likely to be of most interest to standards professionals and urban planners from the academic, consultancy and public sectors.

Registration for this free event is available via Eventbrite and is necessary due to limited space and for catering arrangements: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shaping-data-standards-for-future-cities-tickets-33494678485   

We hope you can join us.

Rhiannon Law
Business and Communications Officer, Urban Big Data Centre
Phone: +44 (0)141 330 3126
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Twitter: @UrbanBigData



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