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03 Nov 23. The first Telford-based Specialist Defence and Security Convention UK is a runaway success. The Specialist Defence and Security Convention UK (SDSC-UK), formerly the Three Counties Defence and Security Expo (3CDSE), held its sixth show with great success on the 1st and 2nd November.
This year, as the event grows internationally, creating increasing demands in terms of proximity to airports, the event moved from its original home of the Three Counties Showground, Malvern to the Telford International Centre (TIC). Remaining in the West Midlands was key to the organisers and TIC provided the excellent transport links, exhibition space and facilities necessary to accommodate SDSC-UK in this next stage of its evolution as the UK’s premier specialist defence and security event.
SDSC-UK welcomed around 1000 delegates, and c 100 exhibitors who came together to network and collaborate in this conducive setting.
The event showcased innovations in communications, cyber, protective equipment and autonomy from companies across the security and defence tech and innovation space, as well as other digital transformation sectors, including Agritech, Fintech and Automotive.
Building on the exceptional level of support provided by both UK and US governments in previous years, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and US Department of Defence (US DOD) utilised SDSC-UK as a platform to launch the US Special Operations Forces Command (USSOCOM) Innovation Foundry. The Foundry is a collaborative initiative intended to bring together Special Operations Forces (SOF), industry, academia, national labs, government and futurists in an exploration, design-thinking, facilitated event to assist USSOCOM in decomposing future scenarios and missions.
Exhibitors were also given the opportunity to pitch themselves and their innovations to the US DOD’S U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (U.S DEVCOM) team.
Richard Morgan, president of SDSC-UK, said: “The great success of this year’s show has effectively demonstrated SDSC-UK’s role as the first UK-based specialist defence and security event for innovation and technology. The unique opportunity for industry to meet face-to-face with representatives from MOD, UK Strategic Command (UK StratCom) and US DOD means that SDSC-UK is now an important fixture in the calendar. We’re really excited for next year ”
Erica Dill-Russell, compere, and director of international operations of US-based company, Liberty Alliance, added “Strong collaboration between industry players is absolutely key to solving defence challenges. With representatives coming from across NATO countries and global industry, SDSC-UK is a great example of how collaboration will enable the very best outcome for all involved.”
Keeping TIC as its chosen venue, SDSC-UK is due to take place in November of 2024
02 Nov 23. USSOCOM announced at SDSC a new International Collaboration with the UK at an Innovation Foundry event to be held in London in April 2024. The event was held in Norway in 2023 and is the 215th in the Series. Doing Business With USSOCOM link: https://www.socom.mil/SOF-ATL/Pages/Doing-Business-With-USSOCOM.aspx
01 Nov 23. The 2nd International Explosives Conference of the United Kingdom is now open for the submission of abstracts for oral presentations and posters. The conference has as its overall theme ‘Next Generation Energetics’ with sub-themes to include, but not limited to:
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Simulation and Computing
- Synthesis and Manufacturing
- Space Programme
- Sustainability
- Novel Explosives
The deadline for abstracts for oral presentations or posters is Wednesday 31st January 2024. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by a panel from the Editorial Committee and its decisions should be announced by early March 2024. Successful submissions will be invited to present at the conference. Following the conference, you will be invited to submit a full paper which will be peered reviewed by the members of the Editorial Committee. The accepted papers will be published in a Record of Proceedings by the Royal Society of Chemistry.
To submit an abstract please complete the Paper Submission Form on or before the 31st of January 2024.
Keynote Speakers
There will be a number of Keynote presentations to be announced over the coming months.
- Prof Yogi Gupta – Washington State University – Detonics and shock physics
- Professor Peter Chung – Maryland University – AI in energetics
- Dr Carole Rossi – CNRS France – Nano – energetics
- Professor Carole Morrison – University of Edinburgh – Computational chemistry of energetic molecules
- Ali Sticklings – Frazer-Nash – UK Space Programme
Delegate
Early Bird Delegate until 31st March 2024
Three days, lunch and refreshments, networking drinks and dinner: £495
Delegate after 1st April 2024
Three days, lunch and refreshments, networking drinks and dinner: £595
Students and Early Careers
Student bursaries will require a short statement of support from your supervisor. Early Careers is defined as the first ten years of education or employment: £200 (max 20)
Spouse
Attendance at the drink’s reception and dinner: £150
Exhibit
There are also opportunities to exhibit at the event with a range of combinations by size and number of exhibitors. We are delighted that the Institute of Explosives Engineers will exhibit alongside the Centre of Excellence in Energetic Materials.
Single Space 3 Metres x 2 Metres – 1 Person – £910
Double Space 6 Metres x 2 Metres – 2 Persons – £1550
Extra person for display – £400 (Maximum of 2)
01 Nov 23. Nations and AI experts convene for day one of first global AI Safety Summit. Leading AI nations, organisations and experts meet at Bletchley Park today to discuss the global future of AI and work towards a shared understanding of risks.
- The US, France, Singapore, Italy, Japan and China among nations confirmed to attend Bletchley Park Summit
- historic venue will play host to crucial talks around risks and opportunities posed by rapid advances in frontier AI
- Secretary of State Michelle Donelan to call for international collaboration to mitigate risks of AI
Leading AI nations, businesses, civil society and AI experts will convene at Bletchley Park today (Wednesday 1 November) for the first ever AI Safety Summit where they’ll discuss the global future of AI and work towards a shared understanding of its risks.
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan will open the event by welcoming an expert cast list before setting out the UK government’s vision for safety and security to be at the heart of advances in AI, in order to enable the enormous opportunities it will bring.
She will look to make progress on the talks which will pave the way for a safer world by identifying risks, opportunities and the need for international collaboration, before highlighting consensus on the scale, importance and urgency for AI opportunities and the necessity for mitigating frontier AI risks to unlock them.
The historic venue will play host to the landmark 2-day summit, which will see a small, but focused group comprising of AI companies, civil society and independent experts gather around the table to kickstart urgent talks on the risks and opportunities posed by rapid advances in frontier AI – especially ahead of new models launching next year, whose capabilities may not be fully understood.
The US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and China are among nations confirmed as attendees at the AI Safety Summit. Representatives from The Alan Turing Institute, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Ada Lovelace Institute are also among the groups confirmed to attend, highlighting the depth of expertise of the delegates who are expected to take part in crucial talks.
As set out by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week, the summit will focus on understanding the risks such as potential threats to national security right through to the dangers a loss of control of the technology could bring. Discussions around issues likely to impact society, such as election disruption and erosion of social trust are also set to take place.
The UK already employs over 50,000 people in the AI sector and contributes £3.7bn to our economy annually. Additionally, the UK is home to twice as many AI companies as any other European country, and hundreds more AI companies start up in the UK every year, growing our economy and creating more jobs.
As such, day one of the summit will also host several roundtable discussions dedicated to improving frontier AI safety with key UK based developers such as Open-AI, Anthropic and UK based Deepmind. Delegates will consider how risk thresholds, effective safety assessments, and robust governance and accountability mechanisms can be defined to enable the safe scaling of frontier AI by developers.
Secretary of State for Technology, Michelle Donelan MP said: “AI is already an extraordinary force for good in our society, with limitless opportunity to grow the global economy, deliver better public services and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges. But the risks posed by frontier AI are serious and substantive and it is critical that we work together, both across sectors and countries to recognise these risks. This summit provides an opportunity for us to ensure we have the right people with the right expertise gathered around the table to discuss how we can mitigate these risks moving forward. Only then will we be able to truly reap the benefits of this transformative technology in a responsible manner.”
Discussions are expected to centre around the risks emerging from rapid advances in AI, before exploring the transformative opportunities the technology has to offer – including in education and areas for international research collaborations.
The Secretary of State will be joined by members of the UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce – including its Chair, Ian Hogarth – which was launched earlier this year to evaluate the risks of frontier AI models, and by representatives from nations at the cutting-edge of AI development.
They will also look at what national policymakers, the international community, and scientists and researchers can do to manage the risks and harness the opportunities of AI to deliver economic and social benefits around the world.
Day one will conclude with a panel discussion on the transformative opportunities of AI for public good now and in the long-term, with a focus on how it can be used by teachers and students to revolutionise education.
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan will also take to the podium to deliver closing remarks to delegates, before the curtain falls on what is hoped will be an historic first day of the first ever global AI Safety Summit. (Source: https://www.gov.uk/)
01 Nov 23. Nations and AI experts convene for day one of first global AI Safety Summit.
- The US, France, Italy, Singapore, Japan and China among nations confirmed to attend Bletchley Park Summit
- Historic venue will play host to crucial talks around risks and opportunities posed by rapid advances in frontier AI
- Secretary of State Michelle Donelan to call for international collaboration to mitigate risks of AI
Leading AI nations, businesses, civil society and AI experts will convene at Bletchley Park today for the first ever AI Safety Summit where they’ll discuss the global future of AI and work towards a shared understanding of its risks.
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan will open the event by welcoming an expert cast list before setting out the UK government’s vision for safety and security to be at the heart of advances in AI, in order to enable the enormous opportunities it will bring.
She will look to make progress on the talks which will pave the way for a safer world by identifying risks, opportunities and the need for international collaboration, before highlighting consensus on the scale, importance and urgency for AI opportunities and the necessity for mitigating frontier AI risks to unlock them.
The historic venue will play host to the landmark two-day summit, which will see a small, but focussed group comprising of AI companies, civil society and independent experts gather around the table to kickstart urgent talks on the risks and opportunities posed by rapid advances in frontier AI – especially ahead of new models launching next year, whose capabilities may not be fully understood.
The US, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and China are among nations confirmed as attendees at the AI Safety Summit. Representatives from The Alan Turing Institute, The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Ada Lovelace Institute are also among the groups confirmed to attend, highlighting the depth of expertise of the delegates who are expected to take part in crucial talks.
As set out by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last week, the summit will focus on understanding the risks such as potential threats to national security right through to the dangers a loss of control of the technology could bring.
The UK already employs over 50,000 people in the AI sector and contributes. £3.7bn to our economy annually. Additionally, the UK is home to twice as many AI companies as any other European country, and hundreds more AI companies start up in the UK every year, growing our economy and creating more jobs.
As such, day one of the summit will host several roundtable discussions dedicated to improving frontier AI safety with key developers such as Open-AI, Anthropic and UK based Deepmind. Delegates will consider how risk thresholds, effective safety assessments, and robust governance and accountability mechanisms can be defined to enable the safe scaling of frontier AI by developers.
This will run alongside discussions on the potential of the technology to negatively impact society through election disruption, erosion of trust, and widening global inequalities.
Secretary of State for Technology, Michelle Donelan MP said: “AI is already an extraordinary force for good in our society, with limitless opportunity to grow the global economy, deliver better public services and tackle some of the world’s biggest challenges.
“But the risks posed by frontier AI are serious and substantive and it is critical that we work together, both across sectors and countries to recognise these risks.
“This summit provides an opportunity for us to ensure we have the right people with the right expertise gathered around the table to discuss how we can mitigate these risks moving forward. Only then will we be able to truly reap the benefits of this transformative technology in a responsible manner.”
The second part of the day turns to discussions on improving frontier AI safety to unleash its opportunities responsibly. Delegates will consider how risk, effective safety assessments, and stronger tools for governance and accountability can be defined to work alongside the safe scaling of frontier AI by developers.
The Secretary of State will be joined by members of the UK’s Frontier AI Taskforce – including its Chair, Ian Hogarth – which was launched earlier this year to evaluate the risks of frontier AI models, and by representatives from nations at the cutting-edge of AI development.
Discussions will also look at what national policymakers, the international community, and scientists and researchers can do to manage the risks and harness the opportunities of AI to deliver economic and social benefits around the world.
Day one will conclude with a panel discussion on the transformative opportunities of AI for public good now and in the long-term, with a focus on how it can be used by teachers and students to revolutionise education.
Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan will also take to the podium to deliver closing remarks to delegates, as the curtain falls on what is hoped will be an historic first day of the first ever global AI Safety Summit.
27 Oct 23. Element Materials Technology (Element) is running a one day seminar on 6 Dec at our Wimborne laboratory, near Bournemouth Airport. This link gives greater detail and there is a registration form at the foot of the webpage – there is no charge for attendance. The event will be thought leadership covering various forms of EMC testing (DO-160), lightning testing, digital engineering and environmental simulation and testing. You would be most welcome, and we expect to have a cross section from the defence and aerospace industry and ADS Group membership there.
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