Saturday 26 May 2012: SCIFI Bicycle Tour

SCIFI invites you to join for a bicycle tour to La Trappe, the only Trappist brewery [1] in the Netherlands. The bicycle tour will take place in the afternoon of May 26th. In case of bad weather on that day, it will be postponed to June 16th. La Trappe is approximately 30km (about two hours cycling) from Eindhoven. At our destination, we will have time to relax, drink some beer, and to enjoy the surroundings. On the way back, we plan for a stop in Middelbeers to have ice cream. We will leave at 12:00pm from outside the main entrance of the main building (HG) and expect to be back at approximately 7:00pm. Food will not be provided, so either eat before-hand or bring some snacks. More information...

Tuesday 29 May 2012: Lunchlecture Accenture

All across the world governments are pushing towards an unprecedented technological overhaul of the electrical grids in a major initiative that is known as smart grids.

Smart grids promise many benefits, including reduced energy consumption and costs and increased reliability and transparency. But as utilities increase their capabilities by transforming their analog, one-way digital power grids to bi-directional, digital smart grids, certain risks increase and utilities will have to devote more resources and attention to protecting the reliability of the grid.



Accenture will highlight some of the interesting trends and roadmaps as well as networking and security challenges coming with the move towards smart grids. The presentation will focus on the practical way the energy industry is dealing with the challenges. This will not only provide you with insights into this hot topic, but also give you the opportunity to learn more about Accenture and the kind of work they do. More information... Subscribe...

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