News from InfoLab21
InfoTextX
News from InfoLab21
January Issue 74 | This newsletter and previous editions can be viewed online at: InfoTextX.
Welcome to the first InfoTextX of 2012, keeping you informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and other news which we hope will be of interest to our partners, associate companies and researchers in the digital and creative industries.
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Back by popular demand, the ‘Accelerator Programme’ is now being run in Merseyside on the topic of Social Media Technologies. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, You Tube, the use of video, strategy, implementation and the technologies behind social media will be covered by a variety of specialist presenters. Companies interested in attending the Accelerator Programme should register their interest with Carolyn Hayes (c.hayes2@lancaster.ac.uk).
More events are in the events section of our website.
Researchers at InfoLab21 have been using touch screen technology to help give teenagers more of a say in community life.
Mum and business woman Sarah Cooper, founder of resident company Black Zest Solutions, has been listed in the top 100 mumpreneurs of 2011. Sarah is currently running some free marketing events at InfoLab21.
The Brunch Bytes series of technical briefings had proven extremely popular over the last 12 months, with many events being fully booked. Brunch Bytes will come to a close after Spring 2012, with only 10 places remaining.
Ken Garner, speaker at our upcoming event Intellectual Property: Value Creation, discusses why IP theft is now the main threat from cyber criminals, and why they are targeting SMEs.
Inspired by the underground 80s hip hop scene, Graffito pays homage to guerrila street art and turns it into a celebration of pop culture on a massive scale.
Invitation for proposals: The Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC are to invest up to £6m in collaborative research and development that stimulates innovation in manufacturing. This is a two-stage competition. The deadline for registration is at noon on 22 February 2012.
We will soon be reviewing our Associate Company Scheme and will be contacting you for your feedback and ideas so that we can find out which parts have been most useful, and how the scheme could be improved so that you can make the most of the services offered by InfoLab21. If you have any immediate ideas for improvement you don't have to wait - please email what you would like from the scheme to Sarah Maginness s.maginness@lancaster.ac.uk.
