Cercia staff attended this year’s annual ICT Cluster conference in Birmingham’s motorcycle museum on Tuesday 21st November, chairing a session on data management and data mining. Cercia research fellow Colin Frayn spoke on ten steps to greater business understanding, whilst Dr Richard Leary from Forensic Pathways Ltd. discussed data management from his experience as a forensic expert. Forensic Pathways also received two awards for their work in innovation and with the public sector.