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20 Oct. London: Bus. Development China, by Guilian Zhang, deputy mayor Yangzhou

This event will cover: * How to recognize market opportunities in China * How to spot and avoid the minefields in China’s economic, cultural, and political context * How to capture the market demand and build meaningful relationships in China’s business world

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Date: 20 October 2011
Location: Regus Portland House, UK

5 Oct. London: Michael Blakey (investor) teaches entrepreneurs on Funding!

Learn the Funding do's & dont's from Michael Blakey (informal) and Charles Delingpole (serial entrepreneur). Tips & tricks from the best in the field and meet with other entrepreneurs, legal advisors and informals. Send me an email, and I will put you on the list for free! www.efactor.com/fundingviews

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Date: 5 October 2011
Location: Regus: Broadgate Tower Conferencing, UK

London Connected TV Event

This event is free to attend. Registration starts at 3pm, the event starts at 5pm followed by drinks and canapés. To RSVP please visit: http://www.iabuk.net/en/1/internetmarketingeventsconnectedtv.mxs

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Date: 13 October 2011
Location: Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), UK

One New Notification: Facebook F8 Heralds Dramatic Evolution

Timeline Video Screenshot

As we all know – yesterday was the Facebook F8 Developers Conference in San Francisco. After lots of speculation and rumours, I have boiled down the announcement and described what this means for the future of Facebook.

There are two things you need to know about from yesterday’s conference - The Facebook Timeline and Social Apps.

Facebook didn’t say when it will launch; the company merely said that it “won’t be available for a few weeks.”

However, you can get the Facebook Timeline immediately, if you submit yourself as a developer (which a lot of people are doing and I am also in the process of doing).

So…

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Mobile Monday Belfast: Accessibility workshop

Accessibility workshop looking at the business opportunity of making digital services more accessible to those with any kind of impairment or disability. We'll also be sharing tips and tricks on how to make mobile applications and services more accessible.

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Date: 26 September 2011
Location: The Black Box, UK

All Work and No Play Makes a Business Worth Less

Google London

To successfully cultivate plants you need the right tools. Cultivating the potential of talented people and their ideas is no different. You need the right tools and the right environment to encourage and support their growth.

Digital businesses are often incredibly creative businesses – and the working environment can play a huge part in harnessing or hindering this.

Here’s the advice I give to any business (established or starting out), on how to make sure that their workplaces do what any business asset should: generate value for the company by making the most of human potential. 

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Dog Digital social media drop-in surgeries

Digital communications agency Dog Digital is pleased to announce the launch of a series of social media drop-in sessions to coincide with Social Media Week Glasgow. Dog Digital’s Social Media Week Glasgow social media surgeries are free to attend and will take place between 12.30pm and 2pm, from Monday 19 September to Friday 23 September, 2011.

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Date: 19 September 2011
Location: Dog Digital Head Office, UK

Over the Air 2011

OTA11 is a grass-roots mobile developer event that features two days of technical workshops, inspirational Ignite Bletchley Park talks and an over-night hack-a-thon. It's free to attend, other than a small £5 donation to Bletchley Park, and a breeze to reach from London Euston Station - so no need to hesitate, register now!

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Date: 30 September 2011
Location: The Mansion, Bletchley Park, UK

mediaPro Expo

mediaPro 2011 take place at Olympia, London on 1st & 2nd November and is a FREE to attend exhibition and conference programme with over 100 hours of seminars about delivering effective integrated communications across digital, social and print media for marketers, brand managers, agencies and the media.

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Date: 1 November 2011
Location: Olympia 2, London, UK

Cyber-Duck celebrate a Birthday, a New Office and The Duckies Awards

Award winning digital agency Cyber-Duck are hosting a threefold celebration as we mark our 6th birthday, the inauguration of our new office and the birth of ‘The Duckies’ UX Awards. The Duckies Awards has been designed to recognise the outstanding new talent from this years New Designers ceremony.

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Date: 10 September 2011
Location: Elstree House, UK

UKTI Pitch Workshop

The UKTI series of pitch workshops are FREE to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups & small/medium sized businesses. It also gives you a chance to possibly pitch to an audience of investors, journalists and peers at a forthcoming techpitch 4.5 event.

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Date: 7 September 2011
Location: Central London, near Silicon Roundabout, UK

Casual Connect Kyiv 2011

Casual Connect is the place to learn more about an industry which entertains 300 million people each month. Learn all about iPhone, Social, Android, Flash, Browser MMO and Download Games.

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Date: 19 October 2011
Location: RUS Hotel, UA

Vote Now: 80+ British Sessions Proposed in SXSW Panel Picker

I voted!

I'm pretty sure it happens earlier each year, but maybe it's age. Policemen are all looking younger, too. The annual 'vote for me' fest that is the SXSW Panelpicker has opened its doors.

SXSW 2012This year sees over 80 panels submitted from this side of the Atlantic from organisations big and small including the BBC, Iris Worldwide, FutureGov, TechHub, BBC, PeerIndex, mydeco, Somethin' Else, Madgex, Clearleft, The Economist and heaps more.

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ad:tech London

ad:tech London is the UK's essential free to attend event for professionals seeking to stay ahead of the latest interactive media, advertising and marketing trends.

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Date: 21 September 2011
Location: National Hall, Olympia, UK

User Centred Design: Techniques to Improve the User Experience

Learn techniques to help you understand your users better and design products which are effective, efficient and engaging, to time and budget.

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Date: 7 September 2011
Location: System Concepts Ltd, UK