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Enterprise Apps World – Bringing Apps into the Enterprise

Enterprise Apps World – Bringing Apps into the Enterprise http://www.apps-world.net/enterpriseapps/ where: Olympia National, London when: 17-18th June 2014 contact: [email protected]

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Date: 17 June 2014
Location: Olympia National, London, UK

Future Of Web Design FOWD 2013 New York

We're coming back to the Big Apple for yet another rousing week of talk about HTML5, CSS3, Responsive Web Design, touch screen design, UX, accessibility, and all the amazing work you can accomplish in the future. All of it set in the theatrical environment of a multiplex movie theater.

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Date: 7 October 2013
Location: AMC EMPIRE 25, US

SMWLDN 2013: Hubs, VIP Passes and Sponsors Announced

Social Media Week London

Social Media Week London 2013 is approaching rapidly, and we're celebrating the release of two of our three Official Hubs!

Our SMWLDN HQ location is still being kept a secret, although we can confirm that it will be located in Covent Garden! Bloomberg's tech savvy offices in East London will serve as the location of our Business & Entrepreneurship Hub, while Virgin is hosting the Disruptors Hub in Paddington.

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Forget-Me-Not: Can A Computer Remember For You?

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Forget-Me-Not: Can A Computer Remember For You?
We spent a morning at NESTA debating and demonstrating the relationship between people and digital memory, with an expert panel:
Sebastian Groes (Lecturer and Memory Network Researcher) 
Holly Pester (Sound Poet) 
Jon Silas (Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Roehampton) 
Elad Ben Elul (The Album People) 
Michela Magas (Scientific Director, MIReS: the future of music tech)
It began with an experiment on how we access and store data. The room was divided into two groups and each were presented with a series of words to process and then remember. A simple task... or so we thought! Turns out one group were actually being tested on their capacity to forget. Presented with the first set of words and asked to then forget that they saw them. Results showed that when told to forget we actually tend to remember better. Who knew?! 
The panel then went on to discuss the roles of memory in music, poetry and psychology.
Human memory's incompleteness is its greatest strength. We filter, connect and prioritise information. We do not store it like a hard drive does. The way we do this varies from person to person: abilities at the extreme ends of the spectrum can be debilitating or brilliant (or both). 
Cognitive services such as mapping and memory aids can fill in some of the gaps. But how will these change our sense of self and how we learn? What could they do for impaired or ageing brains?  
Knowledge has always been distributed between brains, tools and infrastructure. London taxi drivers' memory centres measurably swell as they learn the city's layout, but those of New York cab drivers and minicab drivers with Sat Navs don't. 
Technology is changing our memory. Whilst relying on prosthetic memories expands the amount that we can know it also leaves us vulnerable - data we can't find is lost from history, data we cannot control might be changed: false memories may be implanted or product placement slipped in. Will our shared photographs become permanent, public evidence and surveillance culture spread? Who owns this information? Do we have the right to be forgotten?
Will we look through Google Glass at our grandchildren's faces surrounded by status updates, health information, highlights of their school reports, prompts for caring questions and algorithmically-chosen presents? 
How far will this go? 
The event was one of a series leading up to Nesta's FutureFest, a weekend of events challenging us to imagine and shape the years ahead. We asked participants to answer the following question: How would you live your life differently if all your experiences were digitally stored, searchable and retrievable?

We spent a morning at NESTA debating and demonstrating the relationship between people and digital memory, with an expert panel:

Sebastian Groes (Lecturer and Memory Network Researcher)
Holly Pester (Sound Poet)
Jon Silas (Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Roehampton)
Elad Ben Elul (The Album People)
Michela Magas (Scientific Director, MIReS: the future of music tech)

It began with an experiment on how we access and store data. The room was divided into two groups and each were presented with a series of words to process and then remember.

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Digital Domination Summit

Digital Domination Summit - 28/07/13 - A FREE on-demand online event featuring pre recorded video from over 30 digital thought leaders and influencers, including Sir Ranulph Fiennes. Digital Domination Summit brings together brightest minds in digital for a free online event open to all - #DDS2013 http://digitaldominationsummit.com/

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Date: 28 June 2013
Location: Online, XX

Win a Ticket to Admonsters OPS - London (23 April 2013)

Admonsters Ops

Admonster OPS, April 23,  takes place at Etc Venues, 200 Aldersgate, London, and one lucky Chinwag reader will be attending free.

Admonsters OPS have given one ticket worth £395+VAT. The competition closes on April 12th - see below for entry details.

Can't Wait? Admonsters OPS have given us a discount code for all you readers of 15% off.

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Shout Out to the Second Wave of Psych Speakers

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Make up your Mind Brain.

Chinwag Psych (@ChinwagPsych) is coming to London on Thursday May 9th.

It is a conference and online publication covering psychology, neuroscience and machine learning for business and marketing.

We have some super special speakers to share with you Leigh Caldwell, William Higham, David Stillwell and Benjamin Ellis.

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Applications Open: UKTI India Trip to Big Tent Activate Delhi - 21 March

Indian Posters

UKTI and Guardian Activate have joined forces to provide a fantastic opportunity to visit India for a special invite-only day conference on Mar 21 - Big Tent Activate Summit New Delhi at the Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.

Space is very limited for this high profile event which features Google's Chairman, Eric Schmidt, reknowned commentator Jeff Jarvis, new TCIO boss Joanna Shields, Google's MD India Rajan Anandan, advisor to India PM Sam Pitroda, Guardian Editor, Alan Rusbridger amongst a host of others.

UKTI

Apply to join the trip and secure a place at the event, a travel grant of £550 towards flights/hotel and additional activity planned by UKTI's team in Delhi.

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BBCW Labs Launch Digital Media Mentorship Event March 5th

BBC

Last year BBC Worldwide launched, BBC Labs a mentoring scheme, for digital media startups. Following the success of the current program which comes to a close next month a second program has been announced for 2013.

To kick-start this fantastic opportunity,there is an induction session to be held on March 5th from 6-8pm at Wayra's London Academy. Giving applicants the chance to meet hear from the Labs team.

If you want to participate, you can reserve a place at the induction session on March 5, or you can just go ahead and submit an application. The deadline for submissions is midnight (GMT) on April 4, 2013.

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Are you Taking it Personally?

Shopping Arcade

Retailers have a priority: personalisation. Forrester says a majority are fast-tracking their plans - great timing for Mixing Digital’s Are you Taking it Personally? The Reality of Personalisation & Relevance for Retailers.

Taking place next week - on Wednesday 13 February - it promises insight into enhancing the customer experience, delivering appropriate content and driving ROI.

See results from other brands, enhance your strategy and face the challenges.

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Enterprising Fashion Redux - Fashion in Technology [video]

LCF Fashion

Enterprising Fashion was a one day event bringing together experienced entrepreneurs, recent startups and individuals eager to join the fashion industry.

Covering everything from data-driven fashion to 3D printing, fast fashion and sustainable brands. Join us as we take a look back over the talks from the industry leaders.

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On The Edge Digital London

The London conference will take place, 30th April, at the Britannia International Hotel. We guarantee you will walk away with the knowledge and tools necessary to implement an effective Digital Marketing Strategy. Topics include; mobile, content marketing, SEO, PPC, Facebook, email marketing, and Google+

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Date: 30 April 2013
Location: Britannia International Hotel, UK

SES London 2013: Keynotes from Twitter & Microsoft and Discount for Chinwag Readers

SES London

Europe’s leading digital marketing event hosts a stellar line-up of experts as they address the key challenges, opportunities and strategies for marketers.

Search Engine Watch and ClickZ, the 14th annual SES London event which takes place on 18-21 February at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London. (Map)

SES London is Europe's leading digital marketing event, covering the latest trends and challenges facing the industry. The three day event helps you navigate the digital landscape with guidance from leading experts on Search, Social MediaDisplay, Mobile, Email and more.

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Hitting the Mark Email Marketing Seminar - Manchester - February

We will take a look at engagement metrics that will show you how to target your very best customers, convert your very hottest prospects and reactivate contacts you thought you had lost for good. Learn how to automate a process to clean and purge your email database to create a lean, mean, revenue-driving machine.

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Date: 6 February 2013
Location: Onthe7thFloor, UK

Hitting the Mark Email Marketing Seminar - January

We will take a look at engagement metrics that will show you how to target your very best customers, convert your very hottest prospects and reactivate contacts you thought you had lost for good. Learn how to automate a process to clean and purge your email database to create a lean, mean, revenue-driving machine.

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Date: 29 January 2013
Location: Adam street, UK