SUMMA user day, held on 3rd July 2017 at BBC Monitoring in Caversham.
SUMMA User Day - Details and Agenda
10.30-10.45 | Introduction to the workshop and the SUMMA project Steve Renals, University of Edinburgh, SUMMA Coordinator |
10.45-11.15 | Motivation and Vision for automated technologies at BBC Media Monitoring
Sara Beck, head of BBC Monitoring, |
11.15-11.30 | Media monitoring at Deutsche Welle
Peggy van der Kreeft, Deutsche Welle, Innovation Manager |
11.30-12.00 | Demo of SUMMA Platform
Guntiz Barzdins, LETA Latvian Information Agency |
12.00-12.30 | Selected technical talks:
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12.30-1.30 | Lunch |
1.30-3.00 | Tours of BBC Monitoring to be arranged on arrival with Chris Hernon
Technical posters: What are the challenges?
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3.00-3.30 | Coffee |
3.30-4.30 |
Panel discussion/Feedback session
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4.30-5.00 | Wrap Up
Steve Renals |
BBC Monitoring is located in Caversham Park, in the Caversham area of Reading. If you arrived in a car or taxi, there is a barrier with two traffic lights and an intercom. Wait till the first light is green, move forward on to the yellow hatching, and press the intercom. Give them your name, if you have registered with EventBrite, and mention SUMMA and they should let you through. Wait for the barrier to go down AND for the second light to turn green! If walking, there is a gate on the path to the right of the barrier with an intercom. Occasionally some taxi drivers will ask to set you down outside the barrier rather than call and go through.
Address:
BBC Monitoring Caversham Park, Reading, RG4, United Kingdom
Air
Heathrow is the best airport to fly into. There is a fast and frequent special coach from all terminals to Reading station. Timetables and ticket booking here: http://www.railair.com/
Rail
There are fast and frequent trains from London Paddington station to Reading (about 25 minutes journey).
Taxis
Taxis are abundantly available from the station, and BBC Monitoring is about 15 minutes ride from there.
Buses
If you want to challenge yourself to figure out the buses, you need the 24 or 25 (not that complicated really).
Town centre bus stop map http://bit.ly/1VLPScI
get on at bus stop FL http://bit.ly/1NFnIs7
get off at http://bit.ly/1NSBVal
Number 25
get on at bus stop FJ http://bit.ly/1WhcTmN
get off at http://bit.ly/23mfjAY