business & innovation

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit Paris 2010

C’est à eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit, à Paris, que se rencontreront les grands acteurs de l´optimisation marketing, les leaders d´opinion, les analystes de marché et les utilisateurs.

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Date: 15 June 2010
Location: Hilton Arc de Triomphe, FR

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit London 2010

Marketing managers, web analysts and business intelligence experts have been meeting at the eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit since 2002 to learn how to increase the return on online investments. It's your turn to join the discussion.

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Date: 17 May 2010
Location: Grand Connaught Rooms, UK

eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summit SAN JOSE 2010

Digital Marketing Success Social Media Metrics * The most insightful thought leaders * The most up-to-date tools and techniques * The most compelling face-to-face networking * The most current best practices and lessons learned * The most thought provoking subject matter

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Date: 3 May 2010
Location: The Fairmont San Jose, US

Monetising Mobile

ME presents the Monetising Mobile conference - putting the focus on how to make actual money from the apps revolution.

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Date: 26 May 2010
Location: BAFTA, UK

ReputationOnline Live - Social media in a B2B environment explained

We'll be discussing how to best capitalise on social media, using it to build stronger relationships with those that matter and secure management buy-in along the way.

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Date: 7 May 2010
Location: Hesperia London Victoria, UK

MiniBar Finance Innovation

This month we will talk about innovation in payment systems sponsored and in collaboration with Paypal X . We will also again have 5 x 20 sec pitches. If you want to do one pls send your request, including a 1 page ppt slide to info at openbusiness.cc. At the event then we will select the 5 pitches by pulling them out of a hat ;-)

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Date: 30 April 2010
Location: Truman Brewery, UK

Find, Pitch & Close: The Art of Securing Investment

The seminar will cover 3 hours of sessions and Q&A; followed by a live and interactive 60-minute Dragon's Den style "entrepreneur surgery" global S4Stv webcast.

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Date: 19 April 2010
Location: Engineering Front Building, UK

CIPR Digital Impact conference

During this one-day conference you will look at the communications landscape and how the digital world fits within it. You will have an opportunity to discuss ideas, hear the thoughts of some of the industry’s leading digital gurus and look at practical examples of how companies have successfully embraced social media.

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Date: 24 May 2010
Location: Chartered Institute of Public Relations, UK

JULY - Apple-Accredited Course - Logic 101

MusicTank is pleased to now offer training in Apple Logic with University of Westminster’s Apple-accredited Lab. These three days, hands-on courses are designed for those who want to learn music production Logic Pro 9 or Logic Express 9. Don’t let technology strangle your creativity!

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Date: 10 July 2010
Location: University of Westminster, UK

MAY: Apple-Accredited Course - Logic 101: Introduction to Logic Express 9 and Logic Pro 9

MusicTank is pleased to now offer training in Apple Logic with University of Westminster’s Apple-accredited Lab. Don’t let technology strangle your creativity! These courses are not only designed for those striving to be professional producers but also anyone who is looking to get a better insight into home studio recording.

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Date: 29 May 2010
Location: University of Westminster, UK

HAVE YOUR SAY! DEBATING DOUG RICHARD’S “ENTREPRENEURS’ MANIFESTO”

On the 22nd April, a panel of business experts will be discussing the eight key demands to post-election government that Doug Richard puts forward in his “Entrepreneurs’ Manifesto and Declaration of Rights”.

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Date: 22 April 2010
Location: The Royal Institution, UK

Never Mind The Boxset: The Album Post-iTunes

This think tank will look at just what the recordings industry can do to revive the album's flagging condition. Full details: http://www.musictank.co.uk/events/album-format

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Date: 20 May 2010
Location: The Basement, PRS for Music, Copyright House,, UK

Digital Surrey at Surrey Sports Park, 29 April 2010

First meeting of Digital Surrey, 29 April, 7pm-11pm at the Surrey Sports Park in Guildford, Surrey to explore 'The myths of measurement in social media: how numbers and people relate.'

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Date: 29 April 2010
Location: Surrey Sports Park, UK

Digital Internships & Work Placements Summer Round-up

Daffodils in Nowton Park by Andrew StawarzSpring has sprung. Even the plant life inside Chinwag Towers is showing signs of life despite its usual mistreatment.

It's also the time of the year when soon-to-be graduates, and those about to embark on their gap year start the hunt for a worthwhile pursuit to fill the coming months.

Following our call for internships and work placements a few weeks back, here's a round-up of the response we got. For enterprising souls, there's certainly plenty of experience to be gained at some great digital companies, check out the list of available placements: 

This list was put together purely as a rough'n'ready trial, it's a list of internships and work placements only. If you're looking for a full-time or freelance role, check out the full listings on our sister site, Chinwag Jobs (hint: there's a list of the latest and greatest to your right-hand side).

We'd also love to hear from employers and interns on their experiences, so do leave a comment or drop us a line. It's always good to get a steer on the state of the industry, both good and bad.

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Internet World 2010

Internet World is Europe's longest running, best attended and biggest annual event for digital marketing and online business.

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Date: 27 April 2010
Location: Earls Court 2, UK