Wellness events in June, 2009

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1. Web 2.0 Opportunities for Wellness and Health

   Jun 09 12 Start: 09:30 End: 12:45

   The demand for Web-based services for wellness and health consumers, caregivers, patients, health professionals and researchers is growing rapidly.  It is now widely recognised that utilising Web 2.0 technologies, as well as semantic web and virtual reality tools, for Wellness and Health 2.0 applications, services and tools opens endless possibilities. In particular, applications that, for example, allow individuals to take charge of their own health or those that provide mobile solutions have huge potential.

   Wellness and Health Innovation are delighted to be able to bring together an exclusive group of experts that will inform, discuss and debate the market needs and opportunities for web 2.0 in the Wellness and Health market.

   This event will allow you to:

   • Gain access to this exciting new market opportunity
   • Get an exclusive insight into the wellness and health market and its potential, predicted to treble by 2012
   • Network with like-minded individuals and companies with relevant, complementary expertise in this area
   • Access fantastic free services from Wellness and Health Innovation
   • Find out about the membership benefits of ScotlandIS

    

   Agenda

    

   0930 - 1000	Registration, Tea & Coffee
   1000 - 1015	Welcome from Wellness and Health Innovation Tom Ogilvie, CEO, ICS Ltd
   1015 - 1100	Scene Setting Tola Sergeant, Ovum
   1100 - 1120	Microsoft HealthVault
   1120 - 1140	Coffee Break
   1140 - 1200	Mobilising Wellness and Health Nick Hunn, Mobile Data Association
   1200 - 1230	Scottish Business Case Studies
   1230 - 1245	Question and Answer Session Facilitated by Polly Purvis, ScotlandIS
   1245 - Close	Lunch and Networking

    

   Join the Wellness and Health Innovation Project and ScotlandIS in investigating the exciting opportunities in web 2.0 for wellness and health.

    

   www.innovationcentre.org/wellness                                                                                        www.scotlandis.com

   Please email forums@innovationcentre.org or call 0141 585 6300 to register for this FREE event

   This event will take place at Microsoft Edinburgh, Waverley Gate, 2-4 Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EG.