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OpenAir Summer Announced, Rooftop Networking Session To Close Digital Mission to DC

OpenAir Summer, a night of networking, engaging conversations, cocktails and a rooftop sunset, what more could you want from an evening?

The event, taking place at 6pm on Thursday14th July, fits nicely with the end of the Digital Mission to Washington and is being organised by Tech and Innovation advisor Justin Herman and Director of FutureGov Dominic Campbell

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UK UPA July Event: Return on Investment (ROI) - Call for speakers now open!

One of the challenges we face in the field of User Experience is how do we prove the value of the work we are proposing to our clients or internal stakeholders and how can we increase their appreciation of our unique skills and expertise?

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Date: 21 July 2011
Location: Sapient Nitro, UK

Martin Odersky's Object-oriented meets functional: An exploration of Scala

Iulian Dragoș, Scala expert and right-hand to Martin Odersky, will be personally delivering Odersky's Scala workshop over two days this June.

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Date: 30 June 2011
Location: Skills Matter, UK

SXSW PanelPicker Opens for 2012

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The PanelPicker entry process for the 2012 SXSW Festivals and Conferences has officially opened, proposals will be accepted until the end of the day on Friday 15th July (11:59pm CST // 5:55am UK time).

The SXSW PanelPicker was developed to offer the community a chance to get involved in SXSW - not only by submitting panel, workshop and presentation ideas but also by reviewing, commenting and voting for the ideas they'd like to see become part of the SXSW festival.

Entering a solo presentation, workshop or panel to the PanelPicker is the best way to share your ideas, make sure your expertise are included and help shape SXSW 2012.

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The State of the Mobile Developer Nation

A discussion of the findings of the report: Developer Economics 2011 (free download) - covering the hottest issues, from app design and promotion to monetisation and user support.

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Date: 4 July 2011
Location: CBI Conference Centre, Centre Point, UK

Creating an enterprise Saas application in Adobe Flex – no small challenge!

BIMA and Sohnar would love to invite you to join us for breakfast at The Hospital Club where Jeremy Rudge, Development Director of Sohnar will tell you the warts and all account, of the two year journey to Traffic LIVE

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Date: 21 July 2011
Location: The Hospital Club, UK

Content and The Consumer: Making the connection

A rare chance to learn from Matt Atkinson, Tesco's new Group Marketing and Digital Officer (previously Global CEO of Agency network Euro RSCG 4D) about the methods and strategies used in engaging consumers with great content.

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Date: 14 July 2011
Location: The Hospital Club, UK

Ideas and Notes from 'The Ecology of Engagement' by the Tate Britain and Total Media

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The Ecology of Engagement, hosted by the Tate Britain and Total Media, took place during Social Media Week London on Tuesday 8th February 2011 at the Tate Britain.

The event looked at the basic components that constitute the eco-system of engagement and discussed how Social Media can be put to use in the Museums, Arts and Culture Sector, to successfully initiate continually engaged communities.

Below are some of the ideas generated from the workshop part of the seminar and a presentation from the seminar.

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b.TWEEN 3D

b.TWEEN 3D is no traditional conference. It is so much more than another expenses fueled jolly. It is a dynamic debate that will touch thousands of people across the world, wherever they are

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Date: 21 July 2011
Location: British Film Institute, UK

In this emerging multi-screen world who controls who?

Now that we have (probably!) arrived in a multi-screen world with TV, Mobile, Tablet, PC, notebook and screens in the home, car, elevator and plane there are new issues we face.

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Date: 15 September 2011
Location: Innovation Warehouse London, UK

Mobile Privacy - are they mutually exclusive?

With mobile being so personal does privacy exist?, what happens when you die to all that data?, can the data really be used in court?, if I get a second hand mobile can I find out who had it before me? and where is the balance in the minds of the consumer for privacy, security and user interface!

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Date: 5 July 2011
Location: GSMA, UK

Private Social Networking

Social networks by their very nature are public and open. With 10% of the world's population now on one big network (and the same 10% on numerous other small ones) where are the other 90%? Do they go for niche private social networks oriented to their specific need?

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Date: 23 June 2011
Location: Innovation Warehouse, UK

Practical Crowdsourcing + Crowdfunding - Engaging Citizens and Customers with Social Media and Web2.0

Crowdsourcing and Crowdfunding are not new, but their impact on the way organizations operate and make decisions or fund change is evolving more each day. In fact - some organizations are built around the wisdom of the crowd as part of their business model.

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Date: 20 June 2011
Location: Innovation Warehouse London, UK

Music 4.5: Brand discovery...

Music 4.5: Brand discovery... A showcase and discussion - in collaboration with Brand-e.biz

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Date: 28 September 2011
Location: Central London location TBA, 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: 5 July 2011
Location: The Auditorium, Pinsent Masons, UK