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Paris, 11 March 2010

 International Space Station Heads of Agency

The heads of the International Space Station (ISS) agencies from Canada, Europe, Japan, Russia and the United States met in Tokyo, Japan, on 11 March 2010, to review ISS cooperation.  With the assembly of the ISS nearing completion and the capability to support a full-time crew of six established, they noted the outstanding opportunities now offered by the ISS for on-orbit research and for discovery including the operation and management of the world's largest international space complex.  In particular, they noted the unprecedented opportunities that enhanced use of this unique facility provides to drive advanced science and technology.  This research will deliver benefits to humanity on Earth while preparing the way for future exploration activities beyond low-Earth orbit. The ISS will also allow the partnership to experiment with more integrated international operations and research, paving the way for enhanced collaboration on future international missions.

The Heads of Agency reaffirmed the importance of full exploitation of the Station's scientific, engineering, utilisation, and education potential.  They noted that there are no identified technical constraints to continuing ISS operations beyond the current planning horizon of 2015 to at least 2020 and that the Partnership is currently working to certify on-orbit elements through 2028.  The Heads of Agency expressed their strong mutual interest in continuing operations and utilisation for as long as the benefits of ISS exploitation are demonstrated. They acknowledged that a U.S. fiscal year 2011 budget consistent with the U.S. Administration's budget request would allow the United States to support the continuation of ISS operations and utilisation activities to at least 2020.  They emphasised their common intent to undertake the necessary procedures within their respective governments to reach consensus later this year on the continuation of the ISS to the next decade.

In looking ahead, the Heads of Agency discussed the importance of increasing ISS utilisation and operational efficiency by all possible means, including finding and coordinating efficiencies across the ISS Programme and assuring the most effective use of essential capabilities, such as space transportation for crew and cargo, for the life of the programme. 

Global Knowledge partners with The SIP School™

Birmingham, Wednesday 10^th March 2010

The SIP School™ has gained another big ‘thumbs up’ for its SIP training and SSCA® certification service and this time it's from Global Knowledge.

From March the 10^th 2010, people will be able to purchase SIP training licenses from Global Knowledge that will give them access to the most comprehensive and engaging training on SIP, the Session Initiation Protocol as well as the ability to take the industry standard SIP certification exam, the SSCA®. 

Graham Francis, CEO at The SIP School said: “Making our SIP eLearning and certification program available to all Global Knowledge clients greatly increases our visibility to people who need education on this most important of protocols.  It’s great news for us and it again shows that forward thinking companies understand the need for top class training on SIP along with a method for proving skill levels through our SSCA® certification program. 

Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business training. Founded in 1995, Global Knowledge employs more than 1,200 people worldwide and is headquartered in Cary, N.C. The company is owned by New York-based investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson, and Stowe.

The SIP School™ is owned by Vocale Ltd and was founded in April 2000.  It’s SIP training and SSCA® has become the world’s leading training and certification program, endorsed and used by the likes of the TIA, Bisci, Mitel, Panasonic, Audiocodes, Avaya and the DevConnect Community, British Telecom, Telematrix and many more.

04.03.2010

 CERN to celebrate International Women’s day

Geneva, 4 March 2010. On Monday 8 March, CERN* will take on a distinctly feminine look as the laboratory celebrates the role of women in physics. Often seen as a male preserve, the reality is rather different, with women playing key roles across all areas of CERN activity.

“At CERN, and in particle physics the world over, talent is the only criterion that counts,” said CERN Director General Rolf Heuer. “Gender, race and religion have no part to play in finding the right person for the job.”

On women’s day, CERN will be sending a clear message to any young women interested in science and engineering that this is a field for them. In the CERN Control Centre, half the Engineers-in-Charge who take responsibility for operating the Large Hadron Collider, the world’s most powerful particle accelerator are women. In the experiments, in all CERN departments and in the management, women are increasingly represented.

For women’s day, CERN is encouraging its staff and users to enable as many women as possible to be on shift in the control rooms of the laboratory’s experiments and accelerators, to staff the IT helpdesk and to guide official visits.

“The fact that we can do this easily may come as a surprise to those who don’t know us better,” said Heuer, “but it’s no surprise to me. Curiosity, the main prerequisite for being a researcher, is a shared characteristic of all humankind and that’s reflected in the CERN community.  Men and women from all over the world come here to pursue their research, and the diversity they bring is one of our greatest assets.”

The US laboratory, Fermilab, is also celebrating women’s day in similar style, and at 15:30CET, there will be a videoconference link between the two labs.

Full details of International Women’s’ Day at CERN can be found at: http://cern.ch/womensday

Monday 22 February 2010

Marcus du Sautoy1, a look at forensic science, local street dance champions Step2, Dr Death and

the Medieval Medicine Show, Superhero Science and an attempt to break the World Record for the

longest game of Chinese whispers to raise awareness of Motor Neurone Disease. ‘Science In Your

World’ will open 16 days packed with science events across Oxfordshire and neighbouring counties.

Professor du Sautoy, OSF Festival Patron and Advisor says “Oxfordshire is world famous for

outstanding scientific discoveries and we have some of the greatest minds working on our

doorstep. The Oxfordshire Science Festival gives you the opportunity to meet and talk to worldclass

scientists and have a go at science yourself.”

people who would not normally think science is for them “We try to make the festival interesting

for everyone. We are doing science in a pub, in shopping centres and on farms to show that

science is a part of everyone’s world no matter where you are from. We saw a really diverse

audience participate last year and we want the festival to become even more of a wholecommunity

event.”