MAA members meeting and AGM

Join us at our next members meeting and AGM at the Space Park Leicester.

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Stop press! Agenda published -- see below

Space Park Leicester is a world-leading hub for space research, innovation, and enterprise. Founded through a collaboration between the University of Leicester, industry partners, and government, their mission is to push the boundaries of space exploration, satellite technology, and Earth observation to benefit society and the economy.

Their role is to support and nurture this growth by boosting economic performance nationally and internationally, as we strive to become a strategic asset in delivering the UK’s industrial competitiveness. 

The event will be taking place at Space Park Leicester, 92 Corporation Road, Space City, Leicester. You will have opportunity to tour their cutting-edge facilities – from the CDF and flexible labs showcasing additive manufacturing, to the mini atrium displaying a wide variety of space instruments and Leicester’s 60 years of space innovation, before heading down the Tech Wing to experience our ISO 6 cleanroom and breakout areas, all guided by leading academics.

Agenda

Pre-meeting

15:00 Arrival, registration, refreshments, networking and voting

15:30 Tours of Space Park Leicester technical facilities

16:00 Part 1

• Rolls-Royce plans for a next-generation engine for future single-aisle aircraft. Andy Boyd, Vice President, Procurement, Rolls-Royce and MAA Director
• Managing rate increase, risk and resilience in the lower tiers of the aerospace supply chain: research results. Dr Andrew Mair, Chief Executive, MAA

16:50 Networking, refreshments

17:30 Part 2

• Capabilities and current research at the University of Nottingham, future aerospace technology trends that Midlands aerospace companies should be keeping abreast of. Chris Bennett, Professor of Solid Mechanics and Director of the Institute for Aerospace Technology at the University of Nottingham and MAA Director
• Is there a place for AI in the aerospace supply chain? Chris Weir, Chief Technology Officer, MAA
• MAA review, year ahead, announcement of MAA Board election results, Dr Andrew Mair

18:30 Close

Who can attend?

This event is mainly for MAA members.  Non-members are welcome, costs below:

Register now!