What's on
Below you will find details on any upcoming workshops run by us and a selection of events that we felt might be of interest to creative industries companies looking to exploit technology.
Date: 26 May 2010
Time: 09:00 -17:00
Location: Hall 3, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow
Scottish Technology Showcase is Scotland’s only national cross-sectoral technology showcase. This is a free to attend event. This event has widen its remit to incorporate a broader range of technologies applicable to a wider audience across Scotland’s Key Sectors.
The showcase will focus on Innovation, Collaboration and Commercialisation based on the four themes: Digital Industries, Low Carbon Economy, Health Innovation and High Value Manufacturing.
This event is an ideal way to identify new business opportunities through collaboration in technology as well as to discover new solutions to your business problem.
Date: 24th March 2010
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Organiser: Nicola Laidlaw
Location: WRDC, Newton Stewart, 6-8 Queen Street, NEWTON STEWART DG8 6JL
Do you know how to get your website listed in the search result in the search engine such as Google or Yahoo? If the answer to this question is 'no', then this workshop is for you. This workshop will give you the knowledge and skills to use search engine optimisation techniques to improve your search engine ranking, attract more visitors and improve your website's performance.
Within this FREE workshop you will learn how search engines work, the importance of good copy and metadata, how to register your site with major search engines, how to update your website with appropriate content, where to find and how to use site statistics to measure improvement.
Date: 19 - 20 March 2010
Time: 10:00 - 17:00 (Fri) and 10:00 - 16:00 (Sat)
Location: Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Glasgow
If you want to get your new business idea up and running or you want to protect and grow your existing business in this difficult climate, New Start Scotland Exhiition offers face to face advice from more than 150 exhbitors. All of them under one roof. New Start Scotland Exhibition also offers an extensive range of free seminars, workshops and live features.
Date: 16 March 2010
Time: 09:00 - 14:00
Location: Marcliffe Hotel, North Deeside Road, Pitfodels, Cults, Aberdeen AB15 9YA
"Innovation is not the preserve of high-technology companies or high-volume manufacturig businesses. Any business - any organisation - can benefit from injecting a culture of innovation into what it does."
Last year event was well attended by companies from a wide range of idustry sectors. Through discussion delegates were challenged to think outside the box to grow and energise their business. This event intends to help you to take a new exciting direction for 2010.
This year keynote speakers is Doug Hall - founder and CEO of Eureka! Ranch International. This event is hosted by Mike Southon a Fellow of The Professional Speakers Association and a Saturday Financial Times “My Business” columnist.
Date: 16th March 2010
Time: 09:30 - 13:00
Organiser: Brian Welsh
Location: Burnside Business Centre, Burnside Road, PETERHEAD AB42 3AW
Effective IT and e-business adoption can significantly help companies operate more effectively and take advantage of new opportunities that may otherwise not exist. This FREE workshop will help you to:
- Determine where your business could benefit from ICT and e-business
- Develop hardware and software requirements
- Plan your website and how best to market your business
- Consider efficient and effective ways to use the skills and resources at your disposal to best develop the business
- Choose the right internet connection
- Keep your data and information secure
Date: 12th March 2010
Location: Glasgow Science Centre, 50 Pacific Quay Glasgow G51 1EA
Once again the Glasgow Science Centre will host to the best of Scotland’s innovators to showcase and celebrate their achievements.
The John Logie Baird Awards will recognise forward-looking innovative businesses and individuals who have demonstrated and outstanding level of commitment and determination to drive their business forward.
The advertising mogul John Morgan will host and preside over the event. Distinguished guests on the evening will include Iain Baird – grandson of the great inventor himself as well as our surprise keynote speaker.
Date: 11th March 2010
Time: 14:00 - 16:30
Organiser: Elaine Kerr
Location: Atrium Business Centre, North Caldeen Road, COATBRIDGE ML5 4EF
Create a Website workshop gives your business an initial presence on the web and the skills to develop a website for your company in one day. Subjects covered in this FREE workshop include:
- Understanding how to get started
- Registering domain names
- Creating the site
- Entering and editing content
- Raising awareness of additional features of a website such as shopping cart, photo galleries and email contact forms
Date: 9 March 2010
Time: 9:00 - 19:00
Location: University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Paisley Campus, High Street, Paisley PA1 2BE
This Festival is a full day event focusing on Creative and Cultural Industries. Various events such as conference, workshops, talk and many others will take place all over UWS Paisley Campus. The main streams of events are
- Creative Economy Scottish Policy Conference (9am – 4pm)
- Creative Industries Festival and Careers Fair (10am – 6pm)
- Creative Industries Inspiring People Event (6-7pm)
Date: 9th March 2010
Time: 09:30 - 12:30
Organiser: Carron Smith
Location: Dunfermline Business Centre, Izatt Avenue, DUNFERMLINE KY11 3BZ
This workshop will give you the knowledge and skills to set up, and manage, an effective e-commerce website. Also addresses what is required from a legal and regulatory perspective.
Date: 8th March 2010
Time: 09:30 - 16:30
Organiser: Nicola Laidlaw
Location: Business Gateway, 39 Castle Street, Dumfries, DG1 1DL
Pay Per Click is a critical element of your online marketing strategy. This FREE workshop will equip you with the skills required to successfully plan, launch and manage your Google AdWords campaign. Google AdWords has instant impact and will deliver highly targeted visitors to your website.
Some of the topics covered at the workshop are the Google keyword research tool, campaign management, budget control, market targeting, ad serving and click fraud. No IT skills are required, just a desire to see a return on investment from your website.