RoboFesta-UK Inaugural Open Meeting

1st November 2001
The Berrill Building, The Open University,
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, UK

Speakers included:

Dr Jeffrey Johnson, Open University & RoboFesta-UK
Prof. Henrik Hautop Lund, Lego Professor, USD, Denmark & RoboFesta-Scandinavia
Prof. Noel Sharkey, Sheffield University & Creative Robotics Unit at Magna
Prof. Martin Smith, University of Central England & Robot Wars & TechnoGames
Dr Adrian Johnston, University of London & Micromouse-UK
Tony Kesten, Engineering Policy Unit, DTI
Jessica Palmer & John Bentley, BBC Robots

Purpose of the Inaugural Open Meeting

The Board and Committee of RoboFesta-UK are planning to hold a major series of RoboFesta events as part of RoboFesta-Europe celebration in 2004. Our intention is that local committees will organise these events, with our help, in all parts of the UK: from Exeter to Glasgow, From Norwich to Belfast.

To make this happen, it is essential that RoboFesta works with the many established robotics and educational groups in the UK. The purpose of this meeting was to bring together as many groups together as possible, from UK robotics organisations, university robotics specialists, educationalists, museum curators, robot manufacturers, school equipment suppliers, local authorities, government organisations, broadcasters, and others to see how we can best work together to make RoboFesta a success in 2004.

RoboFesta stresses teamwork and working together for mutual benefit and to make contribution to education and science and technology in the UK. We hope that others will want to join with us and help to shape and direct this exciting initiative.

Anyone can join RoboFesta, and everyone is welcome to help us undertake the massive task of making RoboFesta-UK-2004 a major success and a milestone in British science, technology, and education.

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