Events in October, 2010

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MIPCOM

Oct 10 4 Start: 08:00 End: 18:00

MIPCOM is the single best place to buy, sell, finance and learn.
Join 12,000 of your peers at the world’s leading entertainment content marketplace. Do business with players across the value chain: from major studios and independent producers to leading international distributors, broadcasters, thematic channels and digital platforms.
Spread over 20,000 m², 4,000 companies trade the world’s most diverse selection of programmes: youth, doc and factual, formats, series and TV movies, new media content, and more.
Internet, Mobile & Technologies professionals converge in Cannes to source the newest cross-platform content, and share new business models & technologies. Get a head start on the competition at MIPCOM, the world’s entertainment content market. Trade the newest content for the newest platforms, from the most diverse selection of programmes. Build bridges with entertainment studios, broadcasters, operators, and service & solution providers.
Attend 5 days of extraordinary conferences exploring the endless potential of TV’s cross-platform convergence. 12,000 participants, 4,100 companies, 102 countries: unmissable For more info - http://www.mipworld.com/en/mipcom/
Interactive Scotland event: - Music Business Innovation

Oct 10 7 Start: 09:00 End: 09:30

Date of Music Business Innovation event has changed to 18th Nov. More info at http://www.innovationcentre.org/interactive-scotland/events/2010/11/
WIPJam @ OSiM

Oct 10 20 Start: 08:00 End: 18:00

Come on and Jam with us at OSiM. Be prepared – WIPJAMs are known to be noisy and boisterous because we open up the ecosystem and get everyone talking! We connect experienced and talented developers, with industry experts and decision makers.
And remember... No PPTs, No Panels, No Ties! Registration is FREE for Developers and includes OSiM registration.
Register at http://www.wipconnector.com/wipjam/osim10_registration For more information on OSiM, go to http://www.osimworld.com
Digital Media Conference West

Oct 10 27 Start: 08:00 End: 19:00

Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the music industry gather in Los Angeles each year for this incredible 2-day deal-makers forum to network, do deals, and share ideas about the business.
Digital Music Forum West – now in its 4th year – features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive companies in Hollywood, Silicon Valley and beyond. We invite you to join us at this year's event and take part in the discussion. The event is designed to be interactive like the world we live in giving delegates the opportunity to share their ideas live at the event via our Twitter board and in moderated roundtable meetings. Do you Tweet? Use #dmf for event connections.
Who's Coming? Join Music Industry Leaders - including major label execs from Universal, Warner, EMI and SonyBMG; top digital executives from MySpace, AOL, Rhapsody, MTV, Topspin, ARTISTdirect, Amazon.com, Slacker, Live365, Nokia, Pandora, Yahoo!, iLike, Eventful, Rovi, imeem, RealNetworks, Consumer Electronics Association (CEA); and many more.
For more info - http://www.digitalmusicforum.com/west/index09.shtml
Glasgow Techmeetups

Oct 10 27 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00

ICS sponsors the Glasgow Techmeetups which take place on the last Wednesday of every month at the GMAC, Glasgow where developers meet to discuss new developments and advancements in technology.
It is free to attend, find out more at www.techmeetup.co.uk
Seminar: Digital Inspirations – Investing in Creative Ideas Seminar and Pitching for Funding event

Oct 10 27 Start: 09:00 End: 13:00

Wednesday 27th October, Scottish Youth Theatre, The Old Sheriff Court, Glasgow
This FREE event will be made up of a full day of workshops and seminars from a range of industry experts, including live discussions on the future development of public investment in the digital media sector and will provide an opportunity to network with colleagues and financiers.
For the selected finalists, the pitching for funding event will take place during the seminar where the finalists will pitch to a panel of industry experts for the chance to secure development investment.
Please reply to debbie.mccutcheon@innovationcentre.org indicating your interest in taking part in either the Creative Workshop on the 6th October, Submitting an Application for your idea (deadline 12th October), and/or attending the full day Seminar on the 27th of October. Further info on the content of the seminar will be confirmed soon.
Spaces will be limited, so register your interest now!
Tech Meetup Oct

Oct 10 27 Start: 19:00 End: 21:00

The next Glasgow Tech Meetup will take place at the 27th October. This one will feature two main speakers:
Colin Gemmel, Ruby on Rails
Aaron Bassett, Django
Ruby on Rails Top 5
Ruby on Rails has many great features that allow for some rapid application development. In this talk we will look at 5 of what I consider to be the best features just to 'wet your appetite' for what rails can do and how quickly you can go from nothing to a working application.
10 Tips for starting Django development.
Aaron will be discussing some amazing features of Django which don't get enough praise as well as a few add-ons and techniques to ease development.
No need to register, just turn up @ 7pm at GMAC, Level 5 @ 103 Trongate.
Beer and Pizza provided.
Ageing

Oct 10 28 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00

In partnership with Nexxus, Wellness & Health Innovation investigates and discusses how ageing affects cognition, and how mental ability in youth affects health and longevity.
The event will also look at potential innovations for this sector.
Talking Directly to Your Customer: How to use mobile apps to target customers

Oct 10 28 Start: 09:00 End: 17:00

Companies utilise internet applications, social media tools and websites to promote their message to a wide audience, but have you considered how powerful mobile could be?
Most of the mobile operators have now developed their own apps stores and are encouraging developers to create apps, software and content for their individual platforms which are targeted directly at end consumers and businesses. Therefore your brand could be put in front of targeted customers who are interested in buying from you.
This event will look at what apps are applicable in the mobile world, who wants to buy them and how do you ensure you develop the right type of apps for the right mobile platform.
@Mobile - Talking directly to your customer

Oct 10 28 Start: 09:15 End: 17:15

@Mobile brings together the mobile sectors leading experts to discuss the use of mobile services and applications to target customers and make them a commercial success.
Through a series of keynote visionaries, discussions groups, developer workshops, brokerage meetings and interactive demo night, businesses and developers have the opportunity to find out the latest market trends, cross-industry insights and design platforms within the mobile space that will help you interact with your customer and promote your brand.
But have you considered how powerful mobile services and applications are for your customer?
Focussed on connecting you with the latest service, application and platform developments, @Mobile has been created specifically for businesses and developers across Scotland’s mobile, new media and online sector seeking to get the latest information from the sector.
With inspirational speakers and analysts from the likes of Samsung Mobile, Analysys Mason, O2, Microsoft Mobile, Qualcomm, Orange and Sony Ericsson, @Mobile is sure to be an event not to miss, so register to confirm your place now at www.interactivescotland.org
Partnering with Scotland’s tech community; Edinburgh University’s School of Informatics, Mobile Monday Edinburgh and Wellness and Health Innovation, Interactive Scotland brings this leading event which provides unique networking opportunities and debate around mobile its applications, content, marketing, services and monetisation.
Simply everything mobile!!