News & Events
27 April 2010- ISEA Student Project Competition 2010 launched!
Details of Competition
12 April 2010- Sports Materials Seminar, 14 April 2010- The EMMAT Materials Hub Office, Nottingham
The event is open to anyone. All attendees must register prior to the event. There is an advance fee of £5+VAT to attend the event. To register please contact Maria: maria@babel-mpr.com or call: 0116 259 1000
30 March 2010- JETS (Junior Engineering Technical Society) article with Leon Foster -Student ISEA Member
Follow the link below:
Junior Engineering Technical Society
15 May 2009 - Flying Start Sports Business (technology, service or product related) Programme, 8th – 10th June 2009
In conjunction with the University of Wolverhampton, the National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship is offering a FREE national Sports Business (technology, service or product related)’ Programme for final year students, postgraduates and graduates (within five years of completing their studies) with a business concept or idea they want to develop and launch within 12 months.
The FlyingStart Programme begins with a 3-day course at the Molineux, Wolverhampton Wonderers Stadium, on the 8th, 9th, 10th June 2009.
Candidates must be currently studying or graduated from a Sports or technology related subject or have a product or service or process idea which is technology or sports related.
The main aim is to have graduates trading or growing businesses with 12 months. The Programme ensures that all new graduate businesses:
• Understand the business model - how to make money
• Have a ready-made national and regional network;
• Have a dedicated mentor and business support;
• Understand the ‘know-hows’ and ‘know-whos’ of practical business.
The Programme will take up to 30 participants, and provide the one-to-one mentoring, support and training needed to turn every idea into a business. It is customised to suit the needs of each participant and individual one-to-one mentoring is provided free for a full 12 months following the course.
The programme is completely free to participants and includes:
• 3-day residential course where participants acquire business skills and build their contacts network;
• personalised 1-2-1 mentoring – support and guidance for 12 months;
• focused follow up meetings where participants can receive further help.
The deadline for all applications is 17:00 on Monday 25th May 2009.
For more information or to chat about whether or not this FlyingStart Programme is right for you, please contact Flying Start Events Co-ordinator David Benson – david.benson@ncge.org.uk.
Please visit the following link to apply:
http://private.flyingstartonline.com/calendar/programmesview/17
20 April 2009 - Sports Engineering Student Project Competition 2009 launched!
Details of eligability and how to apply.
21 January 2009
Arising from an error in the processing of a paper by Paul Ewart, Testing the Unconventional; The Ergonomic Paddle Shaft ( Paul Ewart, Johan Verbeek), for the Biarritz conference it only appeared in draft form in the conference proceedings. For the convenience of the delegates at the conference, the correct final form of the paper has been made available on the website.
4 March 2009 - SportSURF workshop on 'Maintaining Performance of Synthetic Surfaces'
Who should attend?
The workshop is aimed at the sport surface industry and the wider related community, including: Sport surface Suppliers and Manufacturers; Consultants; Contractors; Architects; Owner/operators; Funders, National Governing Bodies, Researchers, Users, and other parties interested in sport surface science and behaviour.
The SportSURF network is in its fourth year of existence, and currently has approximately 280 members and a further 150 contacts in its community. In the initial 3 year subsidised period it ran or co-hosted twelve events that directly impacted on over 800 attendees, inaugurated a new sport surfaces conference in 2007 and helped catalyse many new research projects.
SportSURF membership?
Membership to the SportSURF network is still currently free, and as a member you qualify for a discounted workshop registration fee. If you would like to become a member please visit our website and complete the online membership form (http://sportsurf.lboro.ac.uk/signup.php) . Membership benefits include email updates of the network activity, an annual newsletter, and substantial discounts to attend the workshops/seminars.