| Events |
Avionics Europe 2012
21-22 March 2012; Munich, Germany
Avionics Europe is the premier platform for discussing commercial
and defence related avionics issues in Europe; bringing together the most
influential and high-ranking members from the market and has become the ‘must
attend’ event on the Avionics calendar. Avionics Expo allows key decision
makers, scientists, technologists, engineers and procurement specialists from
within the leading avionics manufacturers, suppliers, integrators, airlines,
operators and air-framers, prime contractors and end users to discover and
discuss the latest issues and developments affecting avionics technology.
Farnborough International Airshow
09-15 Jul-2012; Farnborough, UK
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the world's
most iconic global aviation events. Occupying a prominent position on the
aerospace calendar, the airshow takes place every other year for one week in
July. The first five days of the exhibition are traditionally trade days,
followed by a weekend where the show is opened up to the public.
AVFOP 2012
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference 2012
11-13 Sep-2012; Florida, USA
The aerospace industry has made great strides in recent years
deploying fiber optics and photonics technology on commercial and military
platforms. This trend will continue to grow as avionics fiber optic system
architectures, networking schemes, and components evolve and mature. This
application-oriented conference will provide a common international forum for
leaders, researchers, engineers, technicians, logisticians, manufacturers, and
instructors to convene and discuss aspects of severe environment.
ECOC 2012
38th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication
15-20 Sep-2012; Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ECOC is the largest conference on optical communication in
Europe, and one of the most prestigious and long-standing events in this field
worldwide. ECOC 2012 will be the 38th edition, showing the unbroken
attractiveness of this conference. In parallel with the conference, there will
be a major exhibition presenting a wide range of products and services related
to optical communication. Companies from all over the world will be happy to
show you their latest technologies, encompassing new materials, devices,
systems, networks, and services.
Recent events
Aerotech 2011
Aerotechn Congress and Exhibition
18-21 Oct-2011; Toulouse, France
Biennially, thousands of the world's top aerospace
professionals gather at the SAE AeroTech Congress & Exhibition — the essential
aerospace event where the aerospace community prepares for future challenges and
opportunities. This is an invaluable opportunity for you to renew and develop
important business relationships within the international aerospace industry.
SELEX will attend and promote the DAPHNE project.
AVFOP 2011
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference 2011
04-06 Oct-2011; San Diego, USA
The aerospace industry has made great strides in recent years
deploying fiber optics and photonics technology on commercial and military
platforms. This trend will continue to grow as avionics fiber optic system
architectures, networking schemes, and components evolve and mature. In parallel
with data and video transmission, photonics technology for analog/RF, flight
control, free-space communication, and vehicle monitoring applications will have
an increasing role in future aerospace platforms. This application-oriented
conference will provide a common international forum for leaders, researchers,
engineers, technicians, logisticians, manufacturers, and instructors to convene
and discuss all aspects of severe environment fiber optic component, systems,
reliability, maintainability, producibility and supportability technology, and
its future direction.
Geoff Proudley (BAES) will present an
overview of DAPHNE, with papers from INESC on RoF and DTU on wavelength
assignment in avionic WDM networks.
ECOC 2011
37th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication
18-22 Sep-2011; Geneva, Switzerland
Like every year, around 500 basic research scientists and R&D
engineers will present to an international audience the results of current
scientific work as well as major innovations in technologies related to optical
communication. ECOC 2011 supports an intense knowledge exchange within optical
communication technologies such as new fibre-based components, modulation
schemes for high speed transmission, 100 Gbps Ethernet and broadband access.
Don't miss the opportunity to participate in this world-class scientific event
and present your research, your potentialities in innovation and technology.
Mark Farries chairing
Optical Avionic Networks
session, with seven papers from DAPHNE members!
Paris Airshow
20-26 Jun-2011; Paris, France
The Paris Air Show has been the world's leading aviation and
space event for over 100 years. The 2011 Paris Air Show will take place at Le
Bourget exhibition centre from 20 to 26 June 2011, and will once again bring
together all the industry's players worldwide to showcase the latest
technological innovations. The first 4 days of the Show, exclusively for the
industry, are followed by 3 days for the general public. The Paris Air Show is
organised by Salon International de l'Aeronautique et de l'Espace (SIAE), a
subsidiary of GIFAS (the French Aerospace Industries Association).
Draka represented DAPHNE at this event.
FOHEC
Fibre Optics for Harsh Environments Conference
18-19 May-2011; Swindon, UK
With a larger venue and now spread over two days this is a unique
opportunity to exhibit/demonstrate your products and increase your presence to a
focused audience that will include MoD, System Integrators, Platform and
Capability suppliers and all levels of the supply chain. Due to requests from
people attending last year's conference the opportunities available for
sponsorship and exhibitors has also increased. Please see below for exhibiting
and sponsorship opportunities.
DAG Day! The second day of this event is dedicated to the
DAPHNE Advisory Group! Please come and find out more!
Aircraft Interiors Expo
05-07 Apr-2011; Hamburg, Germany
The global market leader for the world’s aircraft interiors
industry, Aircraft Interiors Expo is the launch pad for cabin programmes
showcasing tomorrow’s designs, in-flight entertainment, connectivity and
passenger services. Addressing the key industry issues such as weight saving
materials, space efficient designs and refurbishment solutions; Aircraft
Interiors Expo delivers 3 days of unrivalled networking opportunities where
buyers from around the world come to see the latest product innovation and seek
solutions for their business needs.
Stéphane Gauchy (Draka) attended on behalf of DAPHNE.
Aeroday 2011
30-Mar to 01-Apr-2011; Madrid, Spain
The Aerodays 2011 event also provided a world-class conference
for information exchange and dissemination of EU-funded R&D results in
aeronautics, developing strong links with partners around the world, so that
Europe could benefit from the worldwide progress of knowledge, contribute to
global development and take a leading role in international initiatives to solve
global issues.
AVOptics represented DAPHNE at this key EU aerospace meeting.
MWP 2010
2010 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics
5-9 Oct-2010; Montreal, Canada
Microwave photonics is an inter-disciplinary field that studies
the interactions between microwave and optical waves for generation, processing,
control and distribution of microwave, millimeter-wave and THz signals in the
optical domain. Microwave photonics technologies can find many applications such
as in high-speed wireless communications networks, radar, sensors, and modern
instrumentation. The goal of MWP 2010 is to provide an exciting forum for
researchers to exchange new findings and developments in the area of microwave
photonics.
DAPHNE member INESC will be presenting a paper on "UWB Radio over
Perfluorinated GI-POF for Low-Cost In-Building Networks".
AVFOP 2010
Avionics, Fiber-Optics and Photonics Conference
21-23 Sep 2010; Denver, USA
This application-oriented conference will provide a common
international forum for leaders, researchers, engineers, technicians,
logisticians, manufacturers, and instructors to convene and discuss all aspects
of severe environment fiber optic component, systems, reliability,
maintainability, producibility and supportability technology, and its future
direction.
Several members of the DAPHNE consortium will be attending and
presenting at this important event.
Farnborough International Air Show
19-25 Jul 2010; Farnborough UK
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) is one of the world's
most iconic global aviation events. FIA holds a prominent position within the
aerospace calendar taking place on a biennial basis (once every two years) over
one week in July. The first five days of the show are traditionally trade days
only, followed by a weekend where the exhibition is opened up to the public. The
most recent airshow, FIA 2008, was a record-breaking year for business with
US$88.7 billion worth of orders announced during the show. 2008’s event also
featured 165 aircraft in static displays and spectacular flying displays and the
public weekend attracted a staggering 153,000 visitors.
Joint FP7 project meeting
22-Jun-2010; Brussels, Belgium
DAPHNE has much in common with several other FP7 projects:
ALICIA,
SCARLETT and
ODICIS. A joint meeting was held in
Brussels with the EC and SESAM representatives to ensure that the projects
collaborate effectively, and to allow sharing of results.
NOC/OC&I 2010
15th European Conference on Networks and Optical Communications
5th Conference on Optical Cabling and Infrastructure
8-10 Jun-2010; Faro, Portugal
Networks and Optical Communications (NOC) combines fibre
optics systems, networks and technology within a single event, providing a forum
for the promotion of new opportunities from industry, institutes of technology
and academia. Optical Cabling and Infrastructure (OC&I) explores new alternative
optical fibre and infrastructure technologies to provide innovation and reduce
costs for the introduction of FTTN/B/H deployment.
DAPHNE member INESC presented
a paper on "Performance Evaluation of MB-OFDM UWB over GI-POF".
Wirtschaft trifft Wissenschaft
"Economics meets business"
02 Jun-2010; TU Ilmenau, Germany
This event was directed at industrial organisations that wish to work closer with the university.
DAPHNE member TU Ilmenau presented a DAPHNE poster at the event ("Economics
meets science").
FOHEC 2010
Fibre Optics for Harsh Environments Conference
18 & 19 May 2010; Swindon, UK
In recent years fibre optics have seen substantial growth
within the harsh environment market sector, with European industry often leading
the way. The Fibre Optics in Harsh Environments Conference is designed to ensure
industries in this market sector stay up-to-date with current practices and
recent developments in the market place.
The event was organised by DAPHNE member AVOptics, and several other members were at the event. Nigel Aldridge (BAE
Systems) gave a presentation on the project and it proved a very effective
recruitment event for the DAG!
DAPHNE is supported by the European Commission under
