PATRONS

Scottish Enterprise is the main economic development agency for Scotland covering 93% of the population from Grampian to the Borders. The Scottish Enterprise Network consists of Scottish Enterprise and 12 Local Enterprise Companies. Working in partnership with the private and public sectors the Network aims to build more and better businesses, to develop the skills and knowledge of Scottish people, and to encourage innovation to make Scottish business internationally competitive.

web site: www.scottish-enterprise.com/
Platinum Patrons

Scottish Development International works to attract inward investment and knowledge to Scotland in order to help the economy grow. SDI also works to help Scottish companies do more business overseas and to promote Scotland as a good place to live, work and do business. It is jointly operated by the Scottish Executive and Scottish Enterprise. Its work is guided by the global connections theme of the Scottish Executive's Smart Successful Scotland strategy for economic development in Scotland.

web site: www.sdi.co.uk
Platinum Patrons

Picsel is the world’s leading mobile software solutions company. Founded in 1999, Picsel Technologies is a leading global player in the rapidly expanding mobile content industry. Headquartered in the UK, with offices in Japan, China, Korea, Malaysia and the US, Picsel creates revolutionary ways of engaging with a mobile-connected audience of billions. Working across the industry spectrum, with manufacturers, network operators and content providers, Picsel's software engineering capability is helping to shape the whole mobile device market - and keep their clients at the forefront of this dynamic industry.

web site: www.picsel.com
Gold Patrons

web site: www.scotland.org
Gold Patrons

QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies (QCT), a division of QUALCOMM, creates industry-leading integrated chipset solutions, system software, development tools and other products. QCT’s solutions enable many of the world’s latest 3G handsets and wireless devices that provide users with powerful features such as multimedia, position location, connectivity, security and content-rich applications.

web site: www.qualcomm.com/
Silver Patrons

web site: www.alcatel-lucent.com/
Bronze Patrons

The mission of the Office of Naval Research (ONR) is to: foster, plan, facilitate and transition scientific research in recognition of its paramount importance to enable future naval power and the preservation of national security. It coordinates, executes, and promotes the science and technology programs of the United States Navy and Marine Corps through schools, universities, government laboratories, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations. It provides technical advice to the Chief of Naval Operations and the Secretary of the Navy and works with industry to improve technology manufacturing processes.

web site: http://ww2.onr.navy.mil/
Bronze Patrons

Vodafone is the world’s leading international mobile communications group with operations in 25 countries across five continents and over 200 million proportionate customers by the end of January 2007, of which 100 million are in Europe, as well as 38 partner networks. For further information, please visit

web site: www.vodafone.com/
CEO Forum & General Chair

Nokia Siemens Networks is a leading global enabler of communications services. The company provides a complete, well-balanced product portfolio of mobile and fixed network infrastructure solutions and addresses the growing demand for services with 20,000 service professionals worldwide. The combined pro-forma net sales of €17.1 billion Euros in fiscal year 2006 make Nokia Siemens Networks one of the largest telecommunications infrastructure companies. Nokia Siemens Networks has operations in some 150 countries and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland. It combines Nokia’s Networks Business Group and the carrier related businesses of Siemens Communications.

web site: www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
Lanyards and Internet Cafe

The Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (EEE) is at the forefront of electronic and electrical engineering teaching, research and innovation. A long-established centre of academic excellence, with world class industrially focused research underpinning highly rated and professionally accredited teaching programmes.

web site: www.eee.strath.ac.uk

INSTITUTE FOR DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS.

The Institute for Digital Communications conducts basic and strategic research in digital signal processing and its application to communications, radio, radar, networking, biomendical and audio systems. We offer research services to industry through consultancies, funded studentships, joint government and industrial funded research, as well as large industrial consortia.

web site: www.see.ed.ac.uk/research/IDCOM

web site: www.gla.ac.uk/

web site: www.stir.ac.uk/