The University’s IT Futures conference returns this year with a theme around IT horizons in research and a title of “Research: doing it faster, doing it differently”.

It will take place on Thursday, 17th December 2015 0830-1600, in G07 Informatics Forum.

Dec 17th 2015 : Unfortunately Prof Alan Bundy could not join us on the day for his presentation. An edited programme is below.

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Confirmed Programme

All speakers are University of Edinburgh colleagues unless otherwise stated.

08.30 – 09.15	Registration, with coffee
09:15 – 09.30	Welcome
09:30 – 10.00	Opening Address: Sir Prof Timothy O’Shea
10.00 – 11.00	Prof Susan Halford, University of Southampton
	with Invited Respondent – Prof Sian Bayne
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00	Prof Burkhard Schafer
12.00 – 13.00	Dr Peter Murray-Rust, University of Cambridge
	with Invited Respondent – Melissa Highton
13.00 – 14.00	Lunch
14.00 – 14.30	Dr Shaun Bevan
Cancelled	Prof Alan Bundy – Alan could not attend.
14.30 – 15.40	Gavin McLachlan and Prof Mark Parsons
15.40 – 16.00	Prof Richard Kenway, Closing Address
16.00 – 17.00	Please join us for Mince Pies and Mulled Wine