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CeBIT tries to coin "Webciety"
I cringed when I saw that the organisers of CeBIT were using "Webciety" as a "trend topic" for 2009. Maybe I'm not young and trendy enough to…
IEE appoints new editor-in-chief
The new editor-in-chief of IEE Automatisierung + Datentechnik is Harald Wollstadt. Harald comes to IEE with an extremely strong CV, having previously…
Reed launches e-NEPCON
Although NEPCON UK is consigned to the past, European engineers can still get part of the NEPCON experience by logging on to the new e-NEPCON site…
Domotechnica Istanbul
Turkey has quietly become a the key European countries for consumer electronics, and you'll be able to find out more and reach Turkish engineers at…
Luke Collins returns to the IET
Luke Collins, who edited the features section of the IEE Review a few years ago has returned to the Institute (which is now the IET) to edit the…
Call for papers – Batteries 2009
After the success of the Batteries show in 2008, the organisers have issued a call for papers. An abstract, which should be sent as a pdf file to…
What’s new in mobile?
Laurence Marchini, former Editor of Electronics Express and Electronicstalk and proof that editors can work remotely (he edited UK-based…
New medical technology journal
Beam Verlag, publishers of a number of electronics titles including HF Praxis and RF & Wireless Europe, launched >Meditronic Journal in October.…
SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 breaks records
Despite the poor economy, the SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2008 show attracted 48,105 visitors, more than any previous year. I'm amazed that the organisers can…
SupplyFrame signs Nick Walker
Nick Walker has been signed as the SupplyFrame sales representative for Europe. SupplyFrame claims to be "the largest and fastest growing content and…