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1. Mobile Marketing....beyond SMS

   Jan 07 26 Start: 11:00 End: 14:00

   Wireless Innovation, Scotland's national initiative for wireless and mobile technologies, would like to invite you to one of the industry's key events looking at the changing world of mobile marketing on Friday 26th January 2007 at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh.
   
   If you work for an agency or are a brand or advertising manager you need to know how mobile marketing can be used to differentiate your product and make it ‘stand out from the crowd'. With the development of new technology, mobile marketing has moved well beyond simple SMS text messages and is now using MMS, WAP Push and other emerging technologies to create some really outstanding, creative campaigns.
   
   The event will be delivered as follows -- the first half will involve speakers from various aspects of the mobile world outlining trends, what's new and what the future holds for mobile marketing.
   - The second half will include a discussion forum which is your chance to ask questions to the industry experts on the key issues surrounding mobile marketing.
   
   Running alongside the event there will be a showcase of mobile content/applications companies demonstrating various technologies that are available for use in mobile marketing campaigns.
   
   SPEAKERS
   James Oliver from Shake will compère the event
   With over 15 years in Marketing James has worked for various agencies establishing a digital division. As Co-Founder of Last Orders.com, James has seen the various cycles of the digital revolution and its effect on marketing across a variety of industries.
   
   Phil Taylor from Strategy Analytics will give an analysts view of the mobile marketing industry, looking at trends, new developments and Strategy Analytics' future predictions for this market
   
   Nick Heller, Head of Mobile for MTV will discuss Broadcasting and Mobile focusing on MTV's unique perspective on mobile marketing.
   
   Richard Smuts, Advertising and Communications Manager for BP and Wild Bean Café in Europe. Richard will give an overview of a successful pilot mobile vouchering campaign recently run in the UK for the Wild Bean Café.
   
   Annabel Hembry, Head of Mobile at Associated Northcliffe, Annabel was the former Business Development Director at Enpocket and Founder and Co -Director at The Direct Mailing Group. Annabel will talk about Mobile CRM and the impact on UK business.
   
   Dave Barker from Enpocket, one of the first companies to enter the field of mobile marketing, will discuss what brand managers and advertising agencies are demanding from the Enpocket technology. Since 2001, Enpocket have developed the industry leading technology platform for delivering rich and relevant mobile marketing and advertising.
   
   Jim Evans from Shake will tell the story from the Agency side - how Mobile fits within the marketing mix. What are clients doing in the mobile marketing space and what do they expect from mobile application and content developers?
   
   A key individual from the Mobile Marketing Association will give an overview of what types of mobile marketing campaigns are becoming more popular and what type of clients are using mobile marketing in their campaigns
   
   After lunch, you will be able to view some of Scotland's leading mobile marketing content and application developers who will demonstrate their mobile marketing technology.
   
   RSVP: Please confirm whether you plan to attend by emailing us at
   wirelessevents@innovationcentre.org or contact Lindsey on 0141 585 6306.

   Lunch will be served at the event and full parking is available at the venue.
   
   RSVP: Please respond asap by email to wirelessevents@innovationcentre.org
   
   Tel: 0141 585 6306 For directions go to www.dynamicearth.co.uk

    

2. Meet the Tenants (internal event)

   Feb 07 23 Start: 12:00 End: 14:00

   Gary Ennis from NS Design will speak about his experiences of being a tenant at Hillington Park Innovation Centre.

   This is your opportunity as a new tenant of Hillington Park Innovation Centre to meet and network with like-minded individuals. You will also be able to meet some of the staff and advisory team at the Centre.

3. Listing on US Markets in association with DeBondo (internal event)

   Mar 07 7 Start: 14:00 End: 16:00

   This event will explore the processes of listing companies on US markets and the pros and cons of this as a fund raising option for Scottish technology businesses

4. From Concept to Market in association with Plexus (internal event)

   Mar 07 13 Start: 10:00 End: 14:00

   This is the first in a series of 3 events exploring best practice in product design and prototyping and, via case studies, looking at common pitfalls and how to avoid them. Lunch included

5. Innovation? Creationism vs. Commercialism (internal event)

   Mar 07 16 Start: 09:00 End: 12:30

   In the first of our "expert series", we are pleased to welcome to the Innovation Centre two of the UK’s leading innovation experts, Jay Chinnadorai and Professor Colin Burns, and a leading specialist R&D tax planner Bruce Wilson.

   Jay will focus on the tight link between what the market wants and what the lab can deliver. Colin will focus on the practical elements of how to achieve best practice innovation. Bruce Wilson will then discuss how to effectively fund innovation through the Inland Revenue’s R&D Tax Credit scheme

6. European Mobility Forum 2007 (internal event)

   Apr 07 11 Start: 00:00 End: 00:00

   ICT SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY
   
   The European Mobility Forum is an initiative promoted by the Torino Chamber of Commerce and the Torino Wireless Foundation, which for years have been
   investing in organising a specific event targeted at the players of this specific sector, and in promoting the Piedmont area as technological centre of excellence, enhancing Piedmont's resources in an international context together with IDC, the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets.
   
   A two-day event including conferences and an exhibition area is organised to take stock of the situation concerning the use of electronic, IT and telecommunications technologies in the transport and mobility sector. The aim is to gather, within the same event, representatives of the research world, users and the offering available in this sector in terms of infrastructures, vehicles and goods.
   
   - International Seminar on trends in the sector (11 April 2007) - if necessary, in partnership with Il Sole 24 Ore or Nova24.
   
   - 900-sq meter Expo Area; meeting desk/booth; demo area; over 60 Italian and foreign exhibitors; over 1000 expected visitors.
   
   - Presentation of new projects and initiatives on mobility management launched in the Piedmont cluster, such as the "mobility credits" system to manage vehicle access to city centers (rights of access), the analysis and management of mobility in small and medium-sized municipalities, etc.
   
   - International Brokerage event: a real event within the event, with no additional cost, that will allow Italian operators to come into contact with realities all around the world where innovative products and services are experimented in the info-mobility area.

7. Plexus European Design Centre Opening (internal event)

   Apr 07 26 Start: 11:00 End: 17:00

   Plexus would like to invite you to the official opening of the company's expanded European Design Centre at the Alba Campus in Livingston on Wednesday April 25th. The centre is being officially opened by Jack Perry, Chief Executive at Scottish Enterprise and Andy Allen, Plexus VP Europe at 11 am, after which we would like to invite you to join us for lunch. The new 3,670 sq metre design centre, located in the heart of Scotland's technology corridor, will offer state-of-the-art design services to the burgeoning local technology sector alongside major branded corporations throughout Europe. During the opening celebrations Plexus is inviting product innovators to participate in free half hour design surgeries. The surgeries are being hosted by the in-house engineering team and are open to anyone who has a design problem to solve or a great product idea that they need help to bring to market. We look forward to welcoming you on the day. Please confirm your attendance by emailing kirsty.brown@plexus.com or calling 01506 424 847.

8. Project XYZ (internal event)

   May 07 18 Start: 09:30 End: 13:00

   Project XYZ - A Wireless Communications Test-Bed for Scotland

   Project XYZ is one of Scottish Enterprise’s Priority Industries key projects delivered by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothians and is focussed on building a wide area, state-ofthe-art, next generation wireless test network for Scotland. The purpose of the network is to create an environment where a range of users and developers, both industry and academia,can develop and validate emerging products and applications using leading-edge wireless technologies. 

   The outline objectives of the network is to provide a neutral Wireless test network that is ableto simulate realistic multimedia traffic and enable product and application validation in ‘real’ live environments. In addition, the network is aiming to provide an ecosystem that fosters leading knowledge share and transfer, encouraging greater collaboration between industry partners and with academia.

   If your company is involved in developing or using Wireless, Mobile, Gaming or Digital Mediasolutions, products, technologies or applications, and are interested in being involved with thisinitiative, Scottish Enterprise, Wireless Innovation and the Project XYZ Consortium invite you to this free seminar. At the event you will hear and learn about the proposed plans for this initiative. You will also have the opportunity to discuss your company needs and influence the proposed structureand use of the network. 

   If you would like to attend this event, please reserve your place by sending an email to wirelessevents@innovationcentre.org or by contacting Lindsey Boyle on 0141 585 6306.

    

    

9. Strategic Selling & Negotiation Event

   Jun 07 14 Start: 08:45 End: 12:30

    

   In the second of our expert series we are pleased to welcome two of the UK's leading experts in strategic selling and negotiation to the Innovation Centre.

   John Leach will deliver a highly practical sales development session based on the concepts of strategic selling. John is an experienced salesman and entrepreneur, MD of Winning Pitch Ltd., founder of the Winning Business Academy and author of the best-selling book "Pitch Perfect - Feel The Impact of A Winning Sales Approach". Working with some of the world's most successful entrepreneurs John has developed a sales methodology based on the practices of high performing sales organisations and individuals. His business works with a number of leading FT250 companies, SMEs and high technology fast track business start ups.

   David Webb will focus on negotiation. David has been training and coaching negotiators around the world for almost 20 years. With a background in sales and sales management David runs workshops specialising in the buyer/seller interface for people who have not had the benefit of a sales career but are expected to sell and negotiate with customers and clients. A senior member of the PMMS Consultancy Group, recent clients include PWC, Orange, Young & Rubicam, and DTZ.

   The event structure means numbers are very limited. To book please contact Lindsey Boyle on 0141 585 6306 or events@innovationcentre.org

10. Motorola Market Visit (internal event)

    Jun 07 20 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00

    Andrew Till, Motorola’s Director of Strategy and Portfolio for Motorola's Mobile Device Business in Europe, is visiting Scotland on the 20 and 21st June with the objective to hold individual meetings with companies developing mobile applications to uncover potential new applications for Motorola’s mobile devices. This is an ideal opportunity for developers to get in front of senior managers from Motorola and to present your products. Motorola are primarily interested in consumer applications, but will also be happy to receive submissions from enterprise mobility developers as well.

11. ICC 2007

    Jun 07 24 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00

    Welcome to ICC2007

    On behalf of the Organising Committee it gives me immense pleasure to invite you to the IEEE International Conference on Communications 2007 - ICC-2007, which will be held on 24-28 June 2007 at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) in Glasgow, Scotland.

    To participate at this Conference, please register online at www.ieee-icc.com/register.html.

    For further details about the conference, please go to the website www.ieee-icc.com Places at the event are limited and early registration is recommended.

12. From Concept to Royalty Cheque (internal event)

    Jul 07 5 Start: 10:45 End: 13:00

    Wireless Innovation would like to invite you to meet two leading professionals in the world of digital media, mobile content and gaming on Thursday 5^th July 2007 at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre.

     

    Gillian Cordall is a partner in the IP & Technology Department of Maclay, Murray and Spens and specialises in IT, intellectual property and commercial contracts.  Gillian has particular expertise in digital media, internet issues and data protection and is known for her work in the interactive media sector, particularly in computer games where she is recognised in the Legal 500 and Chambers directories.
     
    Andy Campbell, CEO of Specialmove graduated in design in 1994, and has amassed a wealth of corporate and business development knowledge within the creative and IT industries.  Andy founded Red Lemon Studios and established the company as one of the UK’s leading game development companies.

     

    This event will cover all aspects of IP and securing royalties within the digital media, mobile advertising and gaming industry.  Gillian will discuss keeping IP within the company, infringement, IP licencing and assignation, development milestones, royalty payments, liability and risk.  Andy will look at the various stages of developing and selling content, applications and games including how to secure a meeting with publishers and the do’s and don’ts of the perfect pitch.

     

    Gillian and Andy will be available for 1:1 meetings in the afternoon from 1pm to discuss your individual requirements.  Please book your place early as spaces are limited.

    RSVP:  Please confirm whether you plan to attend and book your 1:1 meeting by emailing us at wirelessevents@innovationcentre.org

13. Open Doors 2007

    Sep 07 28 Start: 12:00 End: 12:00

    Open Doors 2007 is an high profile exhibition which brings Scotland’s technology community together with the market makers in one room to discuss opportunities in partnering, technology licensing, commercial opportunity and strategic relationship building.  As this is the first of this type of event ever in Scotland, ICS Ltd aims to make this into 'the annual technology partnering event for Scotland'.  This event gives Scotland's leading SME's the opportunity to discuss their requirements with the market makers during 1:1 meetings which will be held throughout the day and you can register your attendance here.

14. 10 Big Things

    Oct 07 4 Start: 12:00 End: 12:00

    Bringing together the industry leaders innovation from around the world, ICS Ltd in conjunction with Scotland IS will be the driving forces behind providing a platform for Scotland's business community to hear first hand what these experts see as the future of innovation for Scotland. 

    The 10BigThings Global Forum provides software and ICT professionals with cutting-edge ideas, and insights from leading industry figures. It consistently attracts high-level decision-makers, providing an exceptional forum to meet and explore industry trends and opportunities.

    A dynamic forum for lively conversations and penetrating questions about the business of technology, innovation and opportunity.

     Global Forum, Royal Museum of Scotland,Edinburgh, Thursday 4th October

    To register for this event, contact Karen Meechan, Scotland IS on karen.meechan@scotlandis.com

     

15. Delivering the Future of Mobile and Wireless Communications

    Oct 07 10 Start: 12:00 End: 12:00

    The future of Mobile and Wireless Communications will consist of different devices, numerous services, co-existing business models, different connectivity modes, and cross-industry interfaces.  This event will provide the opportunity to LEARN where members of the “e-Mobility” European Technology Platform; companies such as Ericsson, Telefonica Moviles and Nokia, believe European R&D in the mobile and wireless sector will be going in the next 10 – 15 years. 

    UNDERSTAND how the EPISTEP project can benefit you by connecting you further to the e-Mobility platform and to a number of companies across 15 European Union countries.  BUILD relationships with key sector players who are interested in and preparing collaborative research proposals for the EU’s FP7 Research and Development Programme.  DELIVER tangible business opportunities with companies, including multinationals, by booking meetings with relevant partners based on pre-published profiles.

16. Technology Marketing Workshop

    Nov 07 8 Start: 16:00 End: 19:00

    Need high impact marketing for your technology business, but don’t have a massive budget, then come to a special marketing workshop with Karen Hewitt of Ogam Marketing to find out how to achieve a lot with a little. ScotlandIS and Alba Innovation Centre have joined forces to address the needs of a growing number of Scottish technology businesses in need of a marketing strategy tailored to technology, designed for maximum impact, and within a small budget.

    Marketing technology has its own challenges, and requires specialist tools and techniques. The workshop will demonstrate marketing messages, tools and techniques that really work for your kind of business. This workshop will address technology marketing challenges, adopting a strategic approach, understanding your target audience, useful marketing techniques and convincing marketing messages, along with real life examples of how these have helped previous clients.

    Edit, a leader in the field of bulk document capture, will provide a client case study on their experiences in identifying a very successful strategic marketing campaign for their target markets.

    Each company attending will be entitled to a follow up one-to-one session on Friday 9th November at the Alba Innovation Centre where you get your own personal half hour to help you focus on the right areas, and get individual advice on YOUR business.

    Sign up now, places will be limited.  Register for this event by emailing karen.meechan@scotlandis.com

    Venue: Alba Innovation Centre, Livingston Time: 4-7pm Cost: £40+vat ScotlandIS Members, Hillington Park Innovation Centre tenants and AIC tenants; £55+vat Non-members.

    Presenter’s Bios: Main Speaker - Karen Hewitt, MBA (Marketing), DipM, BSc (Hons) Karen Hewitt has 15 years experience in Sales, Marketing and Strategic Management; she has lectured in Strategic Management, and spent two years in Latin America working on technology marketing projects. She was latterly Marketing Director for Gael Ltd, an award-winning Scottish software company, and instrumental in finding international markets for the company’s MindGenius software. Karen founded Ogam Marketing Ltd., a specialist technology marketing company, in July 2006 with her brother Paul, and since then, has helped a number of technology companies to scale up their business with marketing techniques designed to achieve high impact on a low budget. Karen writes regularly on technology marketing topics, and was recently involved in Scottish Enterprise’s Global Companies Development Programme, giving a series of workshops on Global Marketing Research.

    Paul Hewitt, MSc, BSc (Hons), MCIPR Paul Hewitt, has 15 years’ across PR, internal communications and marketing roles, primarily for the IT and financial services sectors. A former journalist, and experienced B2B PR copywriter, Paul has extensive experience of producing the compelling copy which is the foundation of any good marketing or PR programme. Paul’s has written a paper on the impact of e-mail on internal communication in the International Journal of Corporate Communication and a series of articles for Internal Communication magazine.

17. CEO Masterclasss Innovation in Internet Advertising (internal event)

    Nov 07 15 Start: 12:00 End: 12:00

    The Edinburgh-Stanford Link is pleased to announce another in our series of CEO MasterClass for Autumn 2007.

    These are complimentary, invitation only, gatherings restricted to no more than 20 senior directors of innovative technology companies.
    The classes focus on a singular topic and sessions are interactive.

    The CEO Master Class will be held on Thursday 15 November and our speaker will be serial entrepreneur William Urschel, CEO of AdECN.

    The discussion topic will be on 'Innovation in Internet Advertising'.
    Bill is going to talk about innovation in internet advertising, the markets for internet advertising, as well as his recent startup company that was sold to Microsoft, AdCEN.

    The venue for this Master Class will be the Boardroom,Paterson's Land, Old Moray House, Holyrood Road, EH8 8AQ.  Directions to venue.

    The nearest car parking is in the St John's Hill NCP which is close to the venue.

    The meeting will begin at 2pm and run through to around 5pm.

    Schedule:

    13:45:  Guests arrive (Coffee and biscuits will be available from
    1.45pm.)

    14:00:  William Urschel, CEO of AdECN

    15:15:  Interactive session - discussion of specific situations relevant to attendees

    16:00:  Coffee and networking

    16:15:  Further Q&A

    17:00 : End 

    Please note, this is a free, invitation-only event, places are very limited, and only for those running innovative technology companies.
    Register your attendance at this event NOW

    Further information on the Edinburgh Stanford Link and its activities can be found on our website.  If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.
    

    Please note, this event is being run in association with Alba Innovation Centre.

18. Mobile Social Networking - Opportunities for Business!

    Nov 07 23 Start: 09:00 End: 13:00

    Mobile Social Networking is tipped to become one of the biggest transformations in how we use our mobiles and the internet today and with increased use in both businesses and for pleasure, how can your business get its’ share of this growing market?

    With recent statistics indicating that the UK leads Europe in usage of Social Networking services and that Social Networking will drive mobile user generated content revenues tenfold by 2012*, its now time to develop, adopt and get your share of this ever increasing market.

    Wireless Innovation, Scotland’s national initiative for mobile and wireless technologies are hosting a seminar, “Mobile Social Networking, Opportunities for Business” at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre on Friday 23rd November from 9.00 – 1pm to explore the impact of social networking on today’s businesses.

    With the upsurge in Internet Social Networking sites like Youtube and Myspace, this seminar brings together an exclusive panel of speakers and case studies to address the questions you are asking yourself ……….

    • Why is social networking important to my business?
    • Does it not exclusively target teenagers?
    • What are the legal requirements when using social networking sites?
    • How can I use it to help grow/promote my business?
    • Mobile Internet - What’s driving its use?
    • What are the routes to market for this sector
    • How do I make money from it?

    The line up of speakers spans the whole social networking scene and includes:
    • Phil Taylor of Strategy Analytics who will give an informed ‘state of the nation’ on the growth of this market over the last few years and advise on Strategy Analytic’s predictions for the future of social networking 

    • Simon Vaughan from BT who will answer the question “Are you Mobile Networking in the Office?”

    • Mike Kinsella, Founder of Weeworld will provide an overview of their experience as Scotland’s first social networking company

    Register your attendance at this free event NOW!

    Directions to the Hillington Park Innovation Centre can be found at http://www.innovationcentre.org/hillington/location/

19. Expert Series - From SMART to Success

    Nov 07 29 Start: 08:45 End: 14:00

    Hillington Park Innovation Centre, 29th November, 8.45 - 2pm 

    Receiving innovation support funding through schemes such as SMART is a great achievement for young technology companies.  But what happens next?  How do you turn great innovation into commercial success?  Where do you go for the next round of funding?

    In the third and final installment of our acclaimed Expert Series of events for 2007 we aim to answer some of these questions and help accelerate the growth of your company.  Once again we have a tremendous line up of speakers, including companies who have been through this process and funders who have helped them along their way, who will share their insights as to how to make your company a success.

    Dr Colin Urquhart - Dimensional Imaging
    Colin Urquhart is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dimensional Imaging Ltd, a Glasgow, based technology company, which provides high-speed, high-resolution 3D surface image capture and analysis solutions for medical, entertainment and other applications.  Dimensional Imaging was established in 2002 to commercialise world leading human body 3D capture and modelling technology developed at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh. Colin led the Scottish Enterprise “Proof of Concept” funded commercialisation project at the two universities, before becoming the Chief Executive Officer of the spin-out company. Dimensional Imaging initially received a SMART Award from the Scottish Executive, followed by three rounds of equity funding led by Braveheart Ventures and two rounds of debt finance from the Bank of Scotland. Dimensional Imaging has grown sales by over 700% in the last three years and has recently broken into profitability.
    

    Andrew Richards - Codeplay
    The founder of Codeplay, Andrew both manages the company and provides ideas for development of new products to meet emerging market needs. He graduated with a degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Cambridge and subsequently gained six years experience as a developer of hit games (including Pete Sampras Tennis) at Eutechnyx, a game development company in the North East of England. He founded Codeplay in 1997.   Andrew will be talking about what Codeplay did once the SMART grant was approved: securing matching funding, developing the technology, filing for a patent and finding customers.
    

    Dr Sandy McKinnon - Pentech
    Sandy McKinnon is a director of Pentech Ventures who focus on investing in early stage technology companies in Scotland. Sandy has nearly 10 years experience in helping successful commercialisation of defensible technology innovations. As Director of Knowledge Transfer & Technology and Research Services (TRS) at Heriot- Watt University he helped incubate twelve spin-out companies and helped them raise over £4.6M in funding. As a freelance consultant and also whilst he was with Scientific Generics in Cambridge - where he helped evolve and finally ran their Advance Technology Group - he provided due- diligence services over a wide range of sectors for a variety of blue-chip companies, institutions and VC funds. Sandy is on the boards of Sonaptic, CacheLogic, Omniperception, SeeWhy and RapidMobile. Sandy will give an investors point of view on the many considerations a high growth technology company has to consider when raising successive round of funding, the pitfalls to avoid and what an investor looks for.

    Brendan Waters - ICS Ltd
    Brendan leads the Innovation Advisory Services team at ICS, which encompasses the advisory teams at the Hillington Park Innovation Centre in Glasgow, the Alba Innovation Centre in Livingston and Wireless Innovation, a national project supporting wireless and mobile technology companies across Scotland.  Brendan has worked with over 70 growing technology businesses, and will share some of his insights into their successes and how they have avoided common pitfalls at the Innovation Centre. 

    To register your attendance for this event please contact Lindsey Boyle on 0141 585 6306 or events@innovationcentre.org

20. Alba Innovation Centre….1 year on (internal event)

    Dec 07 7 Start: 12:00 End: 12:00

    Now a year in operation, we look back over the last year of Alba Innovation Centre, the current and graduate tenants and all the partners involved in making Alba Innovation Centre the success that is it to date.  We will also focus on the future plans of Alba Innovation Centre and where we see the long term plans for company incubation in Scotland.