events

events

City University HCID Open Day 2011

City University's HCID department will showcase research and technologies in the areas of usability, accessibility, UX, creativity and more! We have professionals from industry providing their insight into challenges and lessons learnt whilst working with user-centred design

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Date: 19 April 2011
Location: City University London, UK

Keeping digital advertising compliant with changing regulation: what you need to know

From March 1st 2011, digital advertising and marketing faces full regulation. Lead by specialists from Kemp Little LLP, the session will consist of an interactive presentation, allowing delegates the opportunity to raise any particular concerns and share experiences, as issues are addressed.

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Date: 23 March 2011
Location: Kemp Little LLP, Solicitors, UK

SXSW Interactive: Networking with an International Twist

SXSW BBQ

Everyone knows that there is no such thing as a free lunch. Or breakfast. Or drinks...

That is, unless you're in Austin for South by South West (SXSW). The Chinwag team will be heading out to Austin along with UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) and 31 of the UK's leading digital companies on the UKTI Mission to SXSW.

Alongside the 200+ conference sessions, the trade show (where the Brits have a stand so big, it's been dubbed the British aisle - geddit?) and dozens of evening events, there's more than a handful with an international flavour. 

For those heading in to Austin from abroad, it's a great chance to meet fellow travellers, and the Americans interested in making connections overseas. Here's a few we're involved with (and if you know of more, please feel free to add them in the comments):

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Social Gaming to Gamification - March 14th

Gamification uses the same mechanics that hook gamers but applies them to your daily interactions. It is seen by marketers as an effective way to create loyalty, increase the value of the customer and generate new business.

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Date: 14 March 2011
Location: Olswang, UK

Great British Booze-up

The best party of SXSW returns! Expect much merriment courtesy of your British cousins, CitySocialising, Headscape, Pusher, The Team, Lanyrd Inc, Chinwag, and of course, Clearleft.

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Date: 14 March 2011
Location: Shakespeare's Pub, US

Chinwag's Global Grill @ SXSW Interactive supported by UK Trade & Investment

Join us for Chinwag's Global Grill supported by UK Trade & Investment, an official SXSW party, for all the international folks heading to Austin for South by South West (SXSW). What better way to bring together the the best people in digital from across the world? Enjoy some classic BBQ and discover opportunities beyond your own borders.

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Date: 13 March 2011
Location: East Tent, Brush Square Park, US

a4u Affiliate Marketing Awards

With a total of 25 awards up for grabs there are ample opportunities to ensure your business and brand receives the recognition it deserves.

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Date: 17 May 2011
Location: Grosvenor House Hotel, UK

JellyLiverpool

Jelly is open to anyone who works independently / freelance or home worker. Its an opportunity to expand your contacts. Free coffee free wifi free desk space.

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Date: 3 March 2011
Location: Leaf Tea Shop, UK

Cloud and Mobile - All change!

Clouds and Sun rays by Prashanth dotcompals

Who would like to be in a market whose device base is larger than the currently installed base of PCs and is set to grow by 4.5 times in the next 3 years?

I attended the Mobile Cloud Computing Forum last week thanks to Chinwag (apologies for the delay in posting this - Ed), and these predictions, based on a
Gartner paper made me sit up and listen.

There are currently close to 5 billion mobile phones in the world, this is going to rise to 6 billion in 2013. In 2013 there will be 1.82 billion smartphones on the planet, up from 400 million today, and surpassing the 1.78 billion PCs predicted for then.

Advertising globally is worth some $368 billion with $1 billion being spent on mobile. This is set to rise to $30 billion in 2013. Machine to machine communication has a potential for up to 60 billion devices. This market is yet to take off but does have some interesting applications within vending, gaming and smart monitoring, so one to watch for the future.

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Mobile Cloud Computing Forum 2011

2011 show highlights will include: 2 Day Conference on Cloud Computing and SaaS, Over 2500 Attendees Anticipated, Featuring combined streams including Virtualization, Enterprise 2.0, Mobile Cloud Computing, CDN and Green IT and more

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Date: 21 June 2011
Location: RIBA, UK

Personal Branding from the Inside Out

This one-day workshop is designed to help you develop a unique Personal Brand. The work we do will enable you to position yourself so that you stand out from the crowd, raise your profile, enhance your career prospects and have a greater sense of well-being.

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Date: 6 April 2011
Location: The Leonard Hotel, UK

London Funding Conference

Each year the expert speakers from the London Funding Conference address the key issues in raising finance and explain how to avoid the many pitfalls that await ill informed businesses.

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Date: 9 March 2011
Location: British Library Conference Centre, UK

Beyond HD - the future of digital film made clear

Film, TV and Media Conference, 26-27 Feb Discover how the film industry is pushing the boundaries of digital film and embracing the very latest digital technology including 3D

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Date: 26 February 2011
Location: Ravensbourne, UK

Swedish Beers - Barcelona Edition 2011

I can hardly believe it. It’s that time of year again and it’s all systems go for Mobile World Congress. And as part of that, your favourite networking party of the week is back to bring you more beer and more chat.

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Date: 16 February 2011
Location: Dostrece, ES

Great British Breakfast: SXSWi

UK Trade & Investment and Chinwag are hosting a networking event with the best and brightest from the UK digital media industry along with US investors and international media.

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Date: 15 March 2011
Location: Cedar Street Courtyard, US