Trade Shows, Seminars and Exhibitions


Lovebytes festival of art, science and technology. Sheffield 22nd - 24th March 2012

Festival : Lovebytes Digital Spring. Festival of Art, Science and Technology
Date: Thursday 22nd-Saturday 24th March 2012
Venue: Across the city of Sheffield
Event Website: www.lovebytes.org.uk
This inspiring programme of events includes interactive art, music, performances, films, talks, workshops and educational projects for all ages. The events are open to everyone and many are free of charge.
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The Great British Business Show comes to London 17th-18th May 2012

Business Exhibition: The Great British Business Show
Date: Thursday 17th-Friday 18th May 2012
Venue: ExCeL London, Royal Victoria Dock, London, E16 1XL
Event Website: www.greatbritishbusinessshow.co.uk
Growing your business isn’t just about buying that bit of machinery or leasing that new building. Growing too quickly can be your downfall, so careful financial planning and the right advice is key to [...]

Media Law - Lunch time talk by Mark Stephens - The Mall, London - 24th Feb 2012

Lunch time talk: Mark Stephens discusses his work as a solicitor specialising in media law, intellectual property rights and human rights.
Date: Friday 24th February 2012
Time: 1:15 pm at,
Venue: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), The Mall, London SW1Y 5AH
Mark Stephens joins the ICA for this lunch time talk to discuss his work as a solicitor [...]

Essex Business Seminar - The Bribery Act - implications for your business, March 6th 2012

Business Seminar: The Bribery Act - implications for your business
Date: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Time: 08.30 am to 10.00 am at,
Venue: Birkett Long, Basildon SS14 3EZ
The organisers, Birkett Long solicitors say:
The Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2011 surrounded by a great deal of hype and uncertainty. Rather than jump in at the [...]

Essex Business Seminar - Weathering the storm, March 2nd 2012

Business Seminar: Weathering the storm
Date: Friday 2nd March 2012
Time: 10.00 am to 12.30pm at,
Venue: Firstsite, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1JH UK
The organisers, Birkett Long solicitors say:
This seminar is a must for all investors.  In a challenging economic environment, investment choices can be difficult.  Our panel of experts will look at a range of investment opportunities. In [...]

QCon Software Development Conference comes to London March 2012

QCon, the Software Development Conference will be taking place at The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre in London from March 7th to March 9th 2012  and would be of interest to enterprise software developers, team leads, architects and those involved in project management.
The organisers list Martin Fowler, one of the industry’s most influential authors,  [...]

LibrePlanet 2012 conference announced: March 24th-25th

BOSTON, Massachusetts, USA — Monday, December 12, 2011
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) today announced the dates for its upcoming LibrePlanet 2012 conference as March 24th and 25th, 2012, at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. A call for papers has also been announced. The conference will include talks from the FSF staff and board, GNU project [...]

Free Business Seminar - Essex - Build A Better Business

A free seminar provided by Colchester Business Enterprise Agency, Colbea and Mamut Business Software Solutions will be held on 26th November 2010 at COLBEA Business Centre, 1 George Williams Way, Colchester, CO1 2JS.
Topics covered include:
9 - 11 am:  For Start Up Businesses & New Businesses - Give Your Business the Start it Deserves!

E-commerce
Contact Management & [...]

Free Business Event Comes to Birmingham - Fri 8th October

Being held at the ICC on Friday, 8 October, from 12 noon-7.30 pm, the Birmingham Business Show will bring together exhibitors representing each key area of business, free seminars, networking opportunities and one-to-one advice to help you propel your business to the next level.
Just like at Business Startup, the organiser’s national event, you will have [...]

Sue Lawley to chair question and answer session with a panel of leading business figures

One of the UK’s most talented broadcasters Sue Lawley is to host the inaugural Freelance Lecture at Stationers’ Hall (Ave Maria Lane, London EC4M 7DD) on 23rd November.
Ms Lawley has always been a freelance journalist, first in newspapers and then at the BBC where she is best known as the anchor of the nation’s main [...]

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