UKIVA director is elected to European role

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(2003), "UKIVA director is elected to European role", Sensor Review, Vol. 23 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/sr.2003.08723dab.007

UKIVA director is elected to European role

UKIVA director is elected to European role

Keywords: Machine vision

Don Braggins, Director of the UK Industrial Vision Association (UKIVA) and Associate Editor for 'Sensor Review' has been elected to the Executive Committee of the European Machine Vision Association (EMVA) at its inaugural business meeting held in Barcelona which was combined with a mixture of market reviews and technical workshops. He joins representatives from Germany, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland on the committee. The appointment, made by the general assembly of the EMVA, is for a 3 years period.

Mr Braggins commented: "I am honoured to join the committee whose role is to ensure the smooth running of the EMVA. Our chief objectives include the enhancement of the reputation of the machine vision industry throughout Europe, the establishment of a Europe-wide network of contacts and the provision of a channel of communication both between member companies and between the EMVA and individual country vision associations such as the UKIVA. This new role will complement my activities at the UKIVA in actively promoting vision to manufacturing industry."

The inaugural meeting was highly successful with 41 companies representing 14 different European countries attending, including seven UKIVA members from five countries. The EMVA is delighted to welcome the companies from Slovenia and Hungary, which will be joining the European Union in May 2004. With the United States and Canada also represented, a truly international forum for information exchange was created.

For further information, please contact: Jennie Harris or Don Braggins, UK Industrial Vision Association, PO Box 25, Royston, Herts, SG8 3TQ. Tel: +44 (0) 1763 261419; Fax: +44 (0)1763 261961; E-mail: jennie@ukiva.org; Internet : http://www.ukiva.org