events

events

GROW 2010

GROW 2010 is a technology conference that will bring together leading entrepreneurs, thinkers, influencers and investors from Silicon Valley and Canada to inspire innovation and entrepreneurship.

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Date: 19 August 2010
Location: Vancouver Convention Center, CA

IABUK Social Media Forum

So we at the Internet Advertising Bureau fancied doing something a little different to change the formula and break the conference mould. Please join us on Thursday 8 July for some hardcore learning and worthwhile co-creating to help you understand the true power and reality of social media.

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Date: 8 July 2010
Location: LBI Offices, Atlantis Building, Truman Brewery, UK

Shift Happens: ALT Shift

Delegates can find out about the latest developments and applications in digital technology, try them out in workshops, discuss inspiring case studies, network, find partners for future collaborations and explore how working digitally can open up new areas of funding and sustainable working for organisations

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Date: 5 July 2010
Location: York Theatre Royal, UK

The Children's Media Conference

All you need to know about the business of creativity in kids’ content, and everyone you need to meet in one place at one time. Reboot your business thnking, re-charge your creative energies, with speakers and delegates from every sector of kids’ media.

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Date: 30 June 2010
Location: Showroom Cinema, UK

Techcelerate Funding - Seed to Growth Capital

On 15th June 2010, the North West Development announced the appointment of fund managers to manage its £185 million venture capital fund. With so much public money available within regions, what are the options for setting up and growing high growth businesses?

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Date: 29 June 2010
Location: Horwath Clark Whitehill, Arkwright House, UK

COINS CODING - A FREE SEMINAR on 2 JULY

A short seminar on 2 July from 0930 to 1230 aimed at developers and others that are using the released COINS data to generate systems or other on-line capabilities to allow the public to access the released data.

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Date: 2 July 2010
Location: The Treasury, UK

Lessons in Open Metadata

the tube by realSMILEY

The recipe? A large public(ish) organisation (TfL) opens its data kimono to developers. Six days later, a group of geeks gather for a hack-day and a thing of beauty is born, the live tube map.

Have a look. It's rather addictive, like watching the download bar on a browser slowly creep across the screen (just me?). Congratulations to Matthew Somerville (@dracos) for hacking this together so quickly.

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Music 4.5 goes practical

How to use local, social and cultural content and grow globally: The focus is to discuss different business strategies for music and music tech companies, and what their implications are from a legal, financial and international point of view.

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Date: 16 September 2010
Location: Central London location TBA, UK

MiniBar workshop: Effective Software Development Management

The workshop will cover different management methods such as ‘agile software management’ and what processes to use to arrive at a web development plan that translates business goals into achievable and workable web implementation.

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Date: 7 July 2010
Location: Young Foundation, UK

MOO Summer Party 2010

For our 4th year of summer celebrations we've picked 93 Feet East as our venue, and it's a real cracker: with a large outdoor patio, full BBQ action and 3 well-stocked bars.

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Date: 29 July 2010
Location: 93 Feet East, UK

Facebook's Zuck Live from London

SAN FRANCISCO - APRIL 21: Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the opening keynote address at the f8 Developer Conference April 21, 2010 in San Francisco, California. Zuckerberg kicked off the the one day conference for developers that features breakout sessions on the future of social technologies. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

London does seem to be very much on the radar of the US-based tech heavyweights, seeing visits from both Zuckerberg and Google CEO Eric Schmidt, who joins the line-up for The Guardian's Activate summit later this month (10% discount for Chinwaggers).

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Digital Genius? Prove It At The Online Marketing Show And Win An iPad

94.365 - WHOO HOO IPAD! by josh.libaWith all the coverage, hype and hyperbole, it's hard to believe it's been less than a month since the iPad hit UK stores.

Whilst the debate rages on whether the iPad is the saviour of the publishing business, a game-changer or merely an hors d'oeuvre until Android Pads arrive, they're flying off the shelves.

Want to get your mitts on your very own piece of shiny Apple bling? Visit the Online Marketing Show and give your digital knowledge a whirl in the Digital Genius Quiz sponsored by Propel London.

The quiz covers general knowledge of the digital space, and contains a series of challenging questions about the internet, web advertising, and new technology.

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Partnering for Innovation (Metadata), Cambridge

Join us at this FREE information event to find out how to enter the £5m Collaborative Metadata R&D competition.

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Date: 9 September 2010
Location: TBC, UK

BLN Growth Forum

Our speakers have collectively created over $10 billion of value from scratch. Join us at an exclusive, one-day, high-level forum to learn from their mistakes...

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Date: 15 July 2010
Location: The Hauser Forum, UK

Partnering for Innovation (Metadata), London

Join us at this FREE information event to find out how to enter the £5m Collaborative Metadata R&D competition. Meet other businesses and find the right technology or academic partners, learn more about eligibility and how to submit a proposal.

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Date: 6 July 2010
Location: Internet Advertising Bureau, UK