In order to overcome these drawbacks the novel Cambridge Weblab has been designed, and set up, in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cambridge. The Weblab builds on the kind of software for remote operation that is widely used in industry. It consists of a small reactor, auxiliary equipment, and a state-of-the-art industrial control system. With the Weblab, students can get laboratory experience at any time and perform their work from any location that has internet access. The experimental equipment can be easily shared and used around the clock from anywhere in the world. This drastically changes the economics of providing laboratory experiments to students and, potentially, a huge number of experiments can be available for use.

The Weblab opening ceremony brings together people from various backgrounds such as process control, plant operation, and e-learning originating from industry and education.

Further information about the Weblab please click here.

Please note that attendance at this event is by invitation only. If you are interested in attending, please email Andreas Braumann, ab589@cam.ac.uk

Agenda

10:30	Arrival & Coffee	30 mins
11:00	Welcome Markus Kraft,The Cambridge Weblab Ian Leslie, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research, University of Cambridge Lynn Gladden, Head of Dept of Chemical Engineering Mike Gregory, Executive Director, CMI Siemens	25 mins
11:25	Introduction to the Cambridge Weblab	30 mins
11:55	Siemens and the UK	5 mins
12:00	The Cambridge Weblab goes live His Excellency Wolfgang Ischinger, German Ambassador to the UK	15 mins
12:15	Discussion and Demonstration	30 mins
13:00	Lunch in The Old Library, Emmanuel College	1 hr 30mins
14:30	Close	David Good, CMI

Venue

This event is being held in the Pitt Building, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.

Lunch will be held in the Old Library, Emmanuel College.

Parking & Directions

If travelling by car, please note that there is no on-site parking. The nearest car parks, costing approximately £10, can be found at:

• The Garden House Hotel, off Mill Lane
• Lion Yard car park
• The Royal Cambridge Hotel, off Trumpington Street

However, the easiest means of travel round the city is by bus using the Park & Ride facilities at Madingley Road (coming from the north) or in Trumpington (coming from the south). Park at the Park & Ride car park and then take the citi4 or uni4 from Madingley Road OR the Park & Ride bus from Trumpington - these services will take you to Trumpington Street.

For directions to the Pitt Building, and a map, please click here.