events

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Inside the Firewall: The Social Business Revolution supported by Nokia

How social media trends, disciplines and tactics are being used inside organisations to revolutionise internal communications, collaborative working, customer care, product development and building profitability.

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Date: 17 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK

Dell Unconference on Social Media and Technology Trends in Small Business, March 8th in Texas

Dell is hosting a full day Unconference March 8th, 2012, on social and technology trends in small businesses- a fast-paced, intense and fun event environment that allows participants to control the agenda...Supported by Chinwag

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Date: 8 March 2012
Location: Dell Inc, US

GRIST! An exhibition of Work-In-Progress from the Animation department of the Royal College of Art.

An exhibition of Work-In-Progress from the Animation department of the Royal College of Art.

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Date: 31 January 2012
Location: Royal College of Art, UK

The Future of Sharing #smwldn

Beyond will be developing a study for SMW that offers a unique & substantiated perspective on the changes that lie ahead for the nature of online sharing. This study will comprise a consumer survey about attitudes towards sharing currently & looking ahead, as well as the curation of perspectives from a variety of industry leaders on this topic.

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Date: 16 February 2012
Location: Design Council, UK

Social Media For Business 2 Business

Our 1-day training session will show you how you can use LinkedIn and Twitter to pick up new clients. This course is aimed at companies that sell to other businesses. If you are selling to consumers, this will not be suitable for you. Both beginners and intermediate users of social media will benefit from this course.

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Date: 29 February 2012
Location: Lafone House, UK

Filling up Fast #smwldn

We're delighted to annouce that since event registration opened last week on the 17th January there have been over five thousand unique attendees register for events globally in the twelve key cities taking part in this year's Social Media Week 2012 which focuses on Empowering Change through Collaboration.

Over two thousand attendees are registered for events in London alone. Which events are you coming to? Keep an eye out on the schedule of events as more are being added every day! 

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How To Use Social Media To Pick Up New Clients

This hands-on workshop will show you how to set up and use the main social media tools, focusing on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. We will show you real-life case studies of how social media can be used to engage with potential as well as existing customers. This course is intended for both beginners and intermediate users of social media.

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Date: 27 February 2012
Location: Lafone House, The Leathermarket, UK

Enabling: Digital Development in the Arts

Get a grip on digital technology http://enablingdigitaldevelopment.eventbrite.co.uk/

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Date: 21 February 2012
Location: Bolton College, UK

Social Media World Forum Europe 2012

Two days of interactive & engaging conference featuring leading key figure keynotes, brand case studies, topical Q&A and debates, exhibition hall, workshops and networking.

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Date: 27 March 2012
Location: Olympia Conference Centre, UK

TestBash - 23 rd March Cambridge UK 2012

A TestBash is a one day conference from The Ministry of Testing. It is designed to inspire and educate, but equally as important it is about meeting other testers and building upon your knowledge & community.

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Date: 23 March 2012
Location: Cambridge UK at The Pitt Building., UK

Roll up, roll up! Social Media Week Event Registration is now OPEN!

SMW 2012 Registration Open

FINALLY! The day has come!

Event registration has officially opened for Social Media Week 2012 - in London and globally! And boy, are we excited.

SMW London 2012 (Mon 13th - Fri 17th February) boasts a HUGE list of exciting events which focus on all sorts of social media ideas, issues, strategies, etc. 

So - what event/s are YOU going to sign up for?

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No Event too Big or too Small, all are Welcome at #smwldn

Thinking of getting really involved in this year's Social Media Week and organising your own special event?

Now is your chance. You don't need to be a large company or an agency or even a professional event organiser. Anyone can submit a event for the week, all you need is our handy guide to event planning and some good ideas. 

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DigitalSurrey January 2012

On the 25th January, DigitalSurrey will welcome Surrey's Chief Superintendent for Neighbourhoods, Gavin Stephens, who will be discussing Surrey Police's use of digital.

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Date: 25 January 2012
Location: University Of Surrey, UK

techpitch 4.5

techpitch 4.5 is an evening pitch event created by 2Pears, in order to showcase some of the latest tech startups, including some of the startups that have taken part in the UKTI pitch-training workshops in the past 6 months.

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Date: 8 February 2012
Location: Pinsent Mason's Auditorium, UK

UKTI Mission to SXSW 2012: The Companies Announced

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Congratulations to the 40 leading UK digital companies selected for this year's UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) Mission to South by South West 2012.

The exciting mission will see the companies travel out to Austin, Texas for an action-packed 5 days at SXSW Interactive, one of the largest and most well known conferences focused on digital media and technology.

Each of the companies joining the mission are listed below, don't hesitate to drop them a line directly to arrange a time to meet up in Austin, or follow their progress via their Twitter accounts. You can follow the UKTI team's coverage of the mission on Twitter @uktiatsxswi.

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