IRCSET Symposium

The Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Eamon Ryan was the keynote speaker at the recent IRCSET Symposium (Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering & Technology) held in Dublin on Friday, 25th September. The event provided an opportunity to showcase the potential of Green IT and the “Green Tech” sector, as well as the talent and potential of highly skilled researchers.

Rosheen McGuckian, NTR’s Group Corporate Development Director, was one of the panellists on the day and discussed “Making It Real - from concept to realisation and building a post-carbon energy company”.  Other international speakers included Intel’s Director of Environment and Energy Policy, Stephen Harper, and Microsoft’s Cloud Computing expert, Debra Chrapaty, as well as leading Irish researchers in the areas of sustainable IT and green tech.