It is with great pleasure we invite you to the opening ceremony of the Software Center on Tuesday February 14th. The event location is the first floor in the building Kuggen at Campus Lindholmen, Gothenburg.

The ceremony is officiated by Karin Markides, president of Chalmers University of Technology, and Pam Fredman, vice chancellor of University of Gothenburg.

The agenda is as follows

14:00 Room open and informal welcomes

14:30 Opening ceremony;

• Introduction of Software Center and Partner companies by the Directors Jan Bosch and Jörgen Hansson
• Speeches by Karin Markides, president, Chalmers University of Technology and Pam Fredman, vice chancellor University of Gothenburg

15:00 Poster presentations of research projects

15:30 Speeches by Executives from Founding Partner Companies

16:00 Official opening of Software Center

Background information

The software center is a new research center established with Chalmers University (host) and University of Gothenburg in close collaboration with industry partners. Thefounding members are Ericsson, Saab Group, Volvo Cars Corporation, and Volvo Group.

The mission of the center is to conduct scientifically excellent research in industrially strategic research areas and thus contribute to the competitiveness of the industrial partners, and advance the state-of-the-art in research and practice, nationally and internationally.

Welcome!

Jan Bosch and Jörgen Hansson

Directors of the Software Center

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