The KITE Project Launch
Kite Steering Group

The official launch of the KITE Project took place on 11th November 2010.
This high profile event, featuring
Ministers, Academics and Business Leaders from Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, took place in the Northern Regional College’s Ballymena Campus.

BY INVITATION ONLY

 

Launch Date:

Thursday 11th November

Launch Venue:

Northern Regional College
Farm Lodge Buildings
Farm Lodge Avenue
Ballymena
BT43 7DF

Itinerary

1.00pm: Registration & Tea/Coffee
1.30pm: Buffet Lunch
2.30pm: Welcome by Trevor Neilands, NRC Director / Chief Executive
2.35pm: Address by Mrs Catherine Bell, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Department for Employment & Learning
2.45pm: Presentation by John Cochrane, Human Resources Manager, Ryobi Aluminium Casting (UK), Kite Steering Committee Representative
2.55pm: Presentation by Professor Terri Scott, President IT Sligo
3.05pm: Presentation by Howard Keery, Director, Joint Technical Secretariat SEUPB
3.15pm: Closing remarks
3.20pm: Tea/Coffee
3.50pm: Tour of the Facilities




News

KITE Project wins the “Best in e-learning” category at the Digital Media Awards

IT Sligo has won a prestigious Satellite Broadband Ireland Digital Media Award.....full story

KITE project shortlisted for Digital Media Awards final

IT Sligo has been shortlisted as a finalist in the prestigious 2011 Satellite Broadband Ireland Digital Media Awards....full story

KITE Makes Innovation and Technology Available to Students and Businesses

The €3.2 million initiative was officially launched on 11 November at the NRC in Ballymena....full story

Events/Messages

KITE DVD 2009-2012 – click here to view

Excellence in Manufacturing Engineering Booklet – click here to view

Winter Edition EU! Newsletter – click here to view

Next meeting of the KITE Steering Group is scheduled for March 2012. The final date is to be confirmed.