Digital Events in June
How to become a Google adwords expert in three hours
Dates and time: 03 Jun 2010 1:00pm – 5:00pm
Organised by: The Small Business Marketing Centre
Venue: Old Trafford Empress Business Centre, 380 Chester Road, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16 9EA
This interactive seminar outlines the eight essential principles Google adwords experts use to attract hundreds of customers every day. During this seminar you’ll be able to set up and optimise pay per click campaigns like a professional.
Cost: Free
Maximum number of attendees: 12
Further information visit http://www.learningadwords.co.uk/ or contact Chris Jenkins on 0161 408 6555 or email chris@learningadwords.co.uk
Media Foundation Placement Scheme Awareness Session
Start Date: 08th June 2010 6pm – 8pm
Venue: BBC Manchester, Oxford Road
The aim of this session is to find out about what the scheme offers and what placements are available for you to apply for. You will also have the opportunity to meet, and speak to our current MFPS trainees about their experiences and achievements so far.
This is a brilliant chance to meet the MFPS team, seek guidance, and gain clarification on the training profiles which interest you the most.
For further details and to RSVP to this event. Please email MFPS@visionandmedia.co.uk
GeekUp Manchester
Date: 18:00 Tuesday June 08 2010
Venue: MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street, Manchester M4 1HN
GeekUp Manchester takes place on the second Tuesday of every month. It’s a grass-roots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in all forms of technology and creative media.
MadLab is a bring your own drinks venue but there is also an honesty bar if you come empty handed.
Like usual Paul Robinson should be collecting the USB Drives and redistributing them for GeekUp “MixTape” Shuffle.
If you have any questions about GeekUp Manchester get in touch with Andrew Disley 07921040857 or Dan Hardiker
Powerful ways to reach your audience using social media
When: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 18.30pm – 21.00pm
Venue: Marriott Renaissance Manchester City Centre
E-Mail: northwest@national-womens-network.co.uk
Phone: 01928 711800
Cost: £20 members, £25 non members incl buffet supper
The internet has changed the way that we communicate with our clients and customers. Social networking has come of age, and many businesses are using sites like YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and iTunes as a channel to market services and products. Can these exciting developments help you and your business? Jonathan Bowers will talk about the companies thriving on the social media explosion, and explain some of the dangers and pitfalls of misusing the world’s fastest growing medium. You will also have the opportunity to network.
OpenSpace networking & social
When: 10 June – 18:00 – 21:00
On June 10th OpenSpace will be opening its doors for an evening of socialising and networking.
During the event, we’ll be showing off our new space and hoping to meet and network with other likeminded, creatives, social enterprises and freelancers. The event will be from 6pm to 9pm with refreshments and nibbles.
As space is slightly limited, please email info@openspace.coop by 5th June if you’d like to come.
ICT Best Practice & Opportunities
When: Monday, June 14, 2010 09:30 – 13:30
Cost: Free
The event is aimed demonstrating ICT best practice and associated opportunities of funding ICT research. This will give delegates an introduction to FP7 collaborative research and showcase business case studies. There will be an opportunity for the attendees to participate in an FP7 ‘Best Practice Forum’ from which the results will be published and circulated after the event. There will be a look forward to some of the future European Initiative opportunities as well as an overview of the guidelines to writing a good, solid FP7 proposal.
Event Website: http://www.business-support-solutions.co.uk/events/887/
Tech Mission London 2010
Date: 2010-06-15 13:00 – 19:00
More Information: http://www.techcelerate.org/jun10
Tech Mission London 2010 (#TML10) provides a dynamic environment for Northern Tech community (tech entrepreneurs, investors, deal makers and service providers) to engage with their counterparts from London. Key objectives of this mission are to build new relationships and partnerships with access to markets, share knowledge and best practices, and explore investment opportunities.
Up to eight companies will pitch to a panel of investors in the evening. Each company is given 5 minutes to deliver a razor-sharp pitch and the investors have 10 mins to evaluate the opportunity for follow up during networking and beyond.
Get in touch immediately if you wish to pitch
Innovation Summit – How innovating together can improve your customer service
Date: 16th June 2010
Registration: 9:30am
Venue: Concorde Conference Centre, Aviation Viewing Park, Manchester Airport
The innovation summit will provide first class speakers, a Q&A panel session and a world leading technology showcase with over 25 companies.
The event is free to attend and will also include the announcement of the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce/Weber Shandwick Innovation Award Winner.
More information http://outthereevents.cmail1.com/T/ViewEmail/r/76F3CCB320C1D21E
InProcess:ing v1.4
an open forum for sharing creative coding and practice a scheme by Madlab and Cybersonica
Date: Thursday, 17th June 19:00 – 22:00 (and third Thursday – or thereabouts – of the month thereafter)
Venue: Madlab (Manchester Digital Laboratory)
madlab.org.uk
inprocessing.cybersonica.org
‘In-the-flesh’ presentation by London based live video performance artist or “pixelist” Evan Raskob a.k.a. PixelPusher – demonstrating his homemade software that generates video out of a controlled chaos of photographic images, simple shapes, animations, sounds, and live video feeds;
Informal ‘show-and-tell’ and ‘open-laptop’ sessions (go on… bring some of your own work along).
InProcess:ing focuses on the Processing language, environment and community (though not exclusively) as a vehicle to support and encourage creative collaboration and meaningful exchange between a diverse group of practitioners, creatives and hobbyists. It aims to create a playful, experimental space and a supportive framework in which people can share their work, realise new technological ideas, be inspired, challenged and stretched.
Join us at the next session to see Processing in action, meet other interested and like-minded people and find out more about the project and how to get involved;
For full biogs, photos and links visit the InProcess:ing website inprocessing.cybersonica.org.
Manchester Wired City Reconnected
Date: 17.06.10 – 18:00 – 20:00
Venue: The Cafe, Enterprise House, Lloyd Street North, Manchester Science Park, Manchester
The Wired City Reconnected events are ‘collaborative’ networking events aimed at the digital, creative and ICT businesses interested in potential collaborations or the chance to share and exchange ideas.
The list of potential business collaborations is growing and would be pleased to receive yours. We are particularly keen to hear from .net developers, drupal developers and wordpress experts…to address current calls.
Book a place: please follow this Link to Manchester WCR Event; www.albaassoc.com/events
Delegates are charged £15.00. However if you book online up to one week before the event delegates are only charged £12.50. This fee covers liquid refreshment, buffet and an business introductory / matching service.
Intro Processing for Everyone
Date: Friday, 18th June 10.30am-4.30pm
Venue: Madlab (Manchester Digital Laboratory)
InProcess:ing and Madlab are pleased to welcome Evan Raskob – founder and organiser of Openlab Workshops – making art and music with open source/free software around London and the UK.
This condensed one-day version of the regular Openlab’s 5-evening course will be a relaxed but project-focused introduction to programing in Processing and interactive art and design in general. We will spend the bulk of the day on basic methods of working with code, general workflow and feeling your way around the Processing environment, along the way building some small projects and gaining inspiration from art, design and technologies such as Wii remotes, RFID, OSC, video and more. The material is flexible, based on the needs and wishes of the people attending.
£15/£10 students – buy your ticket via Eventbrite http://introprocessingforeveryone.eventbrite.com
The Drum B2B Marketing Forum
Where: Old Trafford, Manchester
When: 9am – 3pm, Thursday 3 June 2010
The Marketing Industry Network would like to invite you to an exclusive marketing forum for senior b2b marketers. Delegates will be able to listen and debate with leaders in the marketing industry on key issues of today. The b2b forum will feature four keynote presentations, a grand debate and interactive panel discussions on PR, digital, creative and sales & marketing developments and issues within the marketing industry.
If you would like to attend this free event please contact Caroline Lotinga on 0141 559 6066 or caroline.lotinga@marketingindustrynetwork.com
Internet Espionage
When: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 8am – 10am
Venue: The Park Inn Manchester Victoria
Contact: marilyn.nicholson@business-support-solutions.co.uk
A virus could start when an employee opens an infected e-mail message. As the virus spreads, confidential documents are made public, personal information is disclosed & e-mail delivery is halted, eventually even causing total data loss & limitless damage to your company and its reputation. Take some preventative action now & minimise the risk by booking onto this FREE breakfast seminar.
Partnering for Innovation Regional Events
When: Thurs, 24th June – Bridgewater House, Manchester
The Technology Strategy Board (TSB) has recently announced a fund of £18m to be used for collaborative R&D across the UK’s digital industry. To support the fund and provide information about the application process, the Creative Industries KTN have organised a series of six regional events taking place throughout May and June 2010.
The events are free to attend but space is limited so do register to secure your spot. For more information and to sign up please see:
Organiser website: creativeindustriesktn.org
Contact: Anita Onwuegbuzie – a.onwuegbuzie@arts.ac.uk
1-2-1 Creative Business Surgeries
When: 30.06.10 – 12:00 – 16:30
Where: Waterside Arts Centre, Sale, M33 7ZF
Come and discuss your creative business concerns with Paul Shambrook, Digital&Creative Services Broker with Business Link North West. Paul is highly experienced both as a business advisor and from running his own successful jewellery design business.
Call 0161 912 5616 to reserve your place. Places are free but you do need to book in advance.
