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Students showcase research at SATNAC 2013

The South African Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (SATNAC) is recognised for the platform afforded to young scientists and engineers to share views on key challenges facing the industry and to discuss the progress achieved in their applied research.

This year the conference will host 70 full paper presentation; 20 work in progress presentations and 25 poster presentations from students at the 16 Telkom Centres of Excellence (CoE).

Mr Alphonzo Samuels, Telkom's Managing Executive for Network Infrastructure Provisioning and Conference chairman says, "SATNAC offers these students the ideal opportunity to showcase their research and network with industry leaders. The conference also provides industry the opportunity to come and see these future industry leaders in action."

The Telkom CoEs have been established across the country, at various universities, making it the largest coordinated research effort in the ICT sector in South Africa. To date the programme has produced approximately 2500 Doctoral and Masters level graduates.

In the last year, 41 Telkom bursars conducted their research at the various Centres of Excellence. This year, 15 of these students completed their research and have been employed at Telkom. Currently, 33 Telkom bursars are conducting their research at the 16 CoEs across the country.

"It is often said that there is too little interaction between academic institutions and industry. SATNAC provides that opportunity for industry to influence tertiary institutions to become more outcome-focused and prepare engineers for their roles when they enter the workplace," concludes Mr Samuels.

SATNAC 2013 will be held from 1 to 4 September at Spier Wine Estate in the Western Cape. The conference starts with a Welcome Function on Sunday evening. The traditional icebreaker golf day will begin at 09:00 on Sunday at the De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate.

BDTV, the official broadcast partner for the conference, will broadcast the plenary sessions live and will also broadcast a highlights package in the week after the conference. BDTV is available on DSTV Channel 412.

All registrations have to be completed online (www.satnac.org.za). Information on hotel accommodation can also be found on the website.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Telkom Park, The Apex 92 Oak Avenue Technopark Highveld Centurion

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