32nd Institute for Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference
Celebrating 3 decades of excellence in education, research and practice: at the cutting edge of international entrepreneurship
When?
3rd – 6th November 2009
Where?
Novas Centre Liverpool, UK
What’s happening?
Our annual conference builds on our leadership in entrepreneurship and small business education, research and practice over 3 decades. We invite delegates to join us in exploring the leading perspectives in entrepreneurship and discuss how they can be applied in practice. This year the Conference brings a fresh approach to the entrepreneurship debate with a brand new track on Creative Industries Entrepreneurship & a Workshop exploring Entrepreneurship in this area.
Why attend?
- Network with Leading Researchers, Policy Makers and Practitioners from across the Globe.
- Find out what cutting edge research has been conducted within this field and speak with those who have conducted it.
- Join lively debates on current themes in Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Who will be there?
We invite:
- Educators
- Financiers
- Policy-makers
- Practitioners
- Researchers
- SME Bodies
PLUS: Gala dinner & Awards Ceremony to be held at the prestigious St Georges Hall
Register now at
http://www.eventsforce.net/isbeconference2009
UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies 2009
Building Partnerships for Commercial Success
Registration opening soon!
3 - 4 November 2009, London Hilton on Park Lane Hotel
A Unique Global Partnering Opportunity
UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies 2009 will showcase the latest technologies and commercial opportunities.
Reflecting the international business dimension, the event will be opened by distinguished keynote presenters Professor Anthony Ryan and Christos Tokamanis.
Professor Anthony Ryan OBE of Sheffield University presented the 2002 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures on Channel 4 and in 2006 was made an OBE for ‘Services to Science’. Christos Tokamanis is Head of Unit "Nano converging Sciences and Technologies" for DG Research, European Commission.
Global business opportunities
Leading companies from 21 countries represented at UK NanoForum 08, such as Hyundai Motor, Shell Global Solutions International, Kings College London and Nokia Research Center.
Sector focus
This year’s event will be ideal for businesses with nanotechnology product and services in the following areas:
- Life Sciences & Healthcare
- Energy & Environment
- Materials & Devices
In addition, we will showcase two further emerging technologies:
- Photonics, electronics and plastic electronics
- Precision surfaces and complex structures
With a focus on trade, investment and collaborations, UK NanoForum & Emerging Technologies 2009 is ideal for companies, academia, technology purchasers and those seeking to develop joint ventures to develop new business relationships through:
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Networking – global business opportunities with over 100 overseas senior delegates and 350 UK delegates
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Promoting your business effectively through technology pitches
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Technology Updating – gain insights on key developments in nanotechnology
Featuring
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Business Innovation Awards 2009 – raise your profile and be the next ‘UK’s Best Nanotechnology Company’
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University Poster Presentations – see the latest cutting edge ideas from Universities, with awards for research excellence
”The UK Nanoforum is an excellent event to explore new business opportunities. Also because this event attracts many international organisations, there are great networking possibilities in many new industry sectors.”
- Victor Higgs, Director, Applied Nanodetectors Ltd, winner of Business Innovation Award, UK NanoForum 08
Registration opening soon
Delegate: £75 + Vat
Exhibitor: Early Bird offer £400 + Vat (up to and including 16 September) 20% saving (Thereafter: £500 + Vat)
Register your interest at uknanoforum2009@brackenevents.co.uk or call +44 (0) 115 947 5666, or visit www.uknano.biz for further information
create ‘n’ innovate 2009
When? 10-12 November 2009
Where? W5 Innovation & Discovery Centre, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
What’s happening?
2 days of presentations, panels and workshops highlighting and exploring ideas and good practice in creativity and innovation, and its importance for our economies, our societies and our futures.
Why attend? If you want a dialogue with those who have experience in creating and innovating – in the arts and culture, in education, in the creative industries, in business, this is the place to be.
Speakers and panelists from across the UK - keynote from Feargal Sharkey, CEO of UK Music, and panel discussions with creative practitioners, representatives from the business sector , educators, researchers and policy makers.
An amazing array of 12 workshop and presentation sessions where you will be stimulated and challenged – led by people such as Baba Israel, New York hip hop emcee, poet and beatboxer who now runs Contact Theatre in Manchester; Cathy Hunt from Australia who will present the development of Australian indigenous art; Stephen Feber who will be creative about the amazing new Heartlands development project in Cornwall; Marek Banczyk who has worked on a development strategy for Poznan, a “second city” in Poland; Jan Runge, one of the authors of the recent “Creativity in Europe” report; Venu Dhupa, who will challenge us on our understanding of what these words mean; Sharon Taylor who will look at the relationships between creative professionals in schools; Raj Isar who will take examine some of the assumptions sometimes made about the successes and failures in this area; and Pia Alebrad from TILLT in Sweden which works on projects where artists are based in everyday workplaces.
Who will be there? Artists and practitioners, representatives from organizations in the arts, culture, the creative industries, and business; decision makers from government at local, regional and national level, and from key economic and social development agencies and funding bodies.
Register now at www.createninnovate.eu
Creative Industries and Creative Communities Conference 2009
When?
11 November 2009
Where?
Best Western Stoke-on-Trent Moat House, Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5BQ.
What’s happening?
We are now inviting papers for our 2009 conference on Creative Industries and Communities. Whilst we welcome any innovative and interesting presentations on the broad heading of the conference, most papers should aim for one of three primary themes:
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Promoting the creative industries sector – which policies work?
The importance of a thriving creative sector to the economy of cities is well recognized. In this theme we are interested in how we might promote the growth of creative industries. What types of policies have been successful? What types have been unsuccessful? We are particularly interested in ‘organic’ approaches to growing a creative sector vs. ‘top-down’ policy approaches which aim to rapidly develop a creative sector from new.
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Attracting, training, and supporting culturally creative workers
Culturally creative workers are central to promoting creativity in cities and growing the creative industries sector. In this theme we are interested in these workers, what do they do, and their importance to the creative sector. How can we attract these types of workers to our cities? How can we best support creative workers so that we foster rather than smother their creative tendencies and abilities? How do we train new creative workers for our cities?
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Fostering cultural creativity within creative communities
Successful creative cities both provide the spaces in which creativity happens, and sustain the networks that support creativity. These creative networks, especially at the very local, grass-roots level, can be extremely fragile, and can easily be smothered by over-prescriptive policy. In this theme we are interested in how creative communities at the very local scale can be supported and grown. We are particularly interested in local initiatives that have proven to be successful in supporting and promoting creativity.
Why attend?
The aim of the conference is to focus on a wide a range of creative sectors, including ceramics, art, media, film, music, and the performing arts. The conference will bring together a wide range of groups with an interest in promoting and growing creative industries and communities.
Who will be there?
- Academics
- Creative businesses
- Policy managers
- Planners
- Local authorities and other public sector organizations
- Creative workers
More details at
www.staffs.ac.uk/iesr
