BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260329T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251026T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=10 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260213T111709Z UID:4AB8C781-CAF3-48A5-AF76-F3E8F890E71E DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T133000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251126T143000 DESCRIPTION:City (and Growth) Deals: the Why\, When\, Where and How\n\nA Ci ty (and Growth) Deal is a package of funding and decision-making powers ag reed between central government\, devolved government and local councils a imed at helping to harness additional investment\, create new jobs and acc elerate inclusive economic growth. There are currently 4 City (and Growth) Deals in Northern Ireland with a £1.3 billion package of capital investm ent funding for over 50 projects to be delivered over the next 10-15 years . Ulster University is a key partner in 3 of the 4 City (and Growth) Deals as Project Promoter for key aspects of the innovation strand which will e nable Northern Ireland to better compete in the data-driven knowledge econ omy of the future through new open-source facilities for research and deve lopment. The projects are designed to embed a culture of innovation in the region and act as catalysts for increased productivity. The Faculty of Co mputing\, Engineering & the Built Environment (CEBE) is leading on 2 major City Deal Innovation Projects\, one each in the Belfast Region Council De al (BRCD) and the Derry City and Strabane District Council City Deal (DCSC D)\, as well as being a partner with Queen's University Belfast in a third BRCD innovation project. This talk will provide details of the nature\, s cope and scale of the CEBE City Deal Projects and provide an up-to-date ov erview of their progress and expected timeline to completion. Key aspects of their impact on and benefits to Computing and AI will be highlighted.\n \n-------------------------------------------------------------\n\nThe Cen tre for Food at Drug Discovery Growth Deal for Coleraine: Building on Expe rtise for Future Success\n\nTo be confirmed.\n\nCo-sponsored by: Ulster Un iversity\n\nSpeaker(s): Brian\, Julie-Anne\n\nVirtual: https://events.vtoo ls.ieee.org/m/505626 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505626 ORGANIZER:h.zheng@ulster.ac.uk SEQUENCE:16 SUMMARY:City (and Growth) Deals: the Why\, When\, Where and How / The Centr e for Food at Drug Discovery Growth Deal for Coleraine: Building on Expert ise for Future Success URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/505626 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style= "color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: Garamond\, Helvetica\, serif\; fo nt-size: 18.75px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; f ont-variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 300\; letter-spacing: normal\; orp hans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; wi dows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space : normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: ini tial\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float : none\;">City (and Growth) Deals: the Why\, When\, Where and How</span></ p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51) \; font-family: Garamond\, Helvetica\, serif\; font-size: 18.75px\; font-s tyle: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\ ; font-weight: 300\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: sta rt\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0 px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoratio n-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-co lor: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;"><span style="co lor: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: Garamond\, Helvetica\, serif\; font- size: 18.75px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font -variant-caps: normal\; font-weight: 300\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphan s: 2\; text-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widow s: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: n ormal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initia l\; text-decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: n one\;">A City (and Growth) Deal is a package of funding and decision-makin g powers agreed between central government\, devolved government and local councils aimed at helping to harness additional investment\, create new j obs and accelerate inclusive economic growth. There are currently 4 City ( and Growth) Deals in Northern Ireland with a &pound\;1.3 billion package o f capital investment funding for over 50 projects to be delivered over the next 10-15 years. Ulster University is a key partner in 3 of the 4 City ( and Growth) Deals as Project Promoter for key aspects of the innovation st rand which will enable Northern Ireland to better compete in the data-driv en knowledge economy of the future through new open-source facilities for research and development. The projects are designed to embed a culture of innovation in the region and act as catalysts for increased productivity. The Faculty of Computing\, Engineering &amp\; the Built Environment (CEBE) is leading on 2 major City Deal Innovation Projects\, one each in the Bel fast Region Council Deal (BRCD) and the Derry City and Strabane District C ouncil City Deal (DCSCD)\, as well as being a partner with Queen's Univers ity Belfast in a third BRCD innovation project. This talk will provide det ails of the nature\, scope and scale of the CEBE City Deal Projects and pr ovide an up-to-date overview of their progress and expected timeline to co mpletion. Key aspects of their impact on and benefits to Computing and AI will be highlighted.</span></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;">- ------------------------------------------------------------</p>\n<p style ="text-align: justify\;"><span style="color: rgb(51\, 51\, 51)\; font-fami ly: Garamond\, Helvetica\, serif\; font-size: 18.75px\; font-style: normal \; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant-caps: normal\; font-weigh t: 300\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; text-align: start\; text-in dent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; word-spacing: 0px\; -webkit -text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; text-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text-decoration-color: initial \; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">The Centre for Food at Drug Discovery Growth Deal for Coleraine: Building on Expertise for Future Suc cess</span></p>\n<p style="text-align: justify\;"><span style="color: rgb( 51\, 51\, 51)\; font-family: Garamond\, Helvetica\, serif\; font-size: 18. 75px\; font-style: normal\; font-variant-ligatures: normal\; font-variant- caps: normal\; font-weight: 300\; letter-spacing: normal\; orphans: 2\; te xt-align: start\; text-indent: 0px\; text-transform: none\; widows: 2\; wo rd-spacing: 0px\; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px\; white-space: normal\; t ext-decoration-thickness: initial\; text-decoration-style: initial\; text- decoration-color: initial\; display: inline !important\; float: none\;">To be confirmed.</span></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR