News and Events from InfoLab21
InfoTextX
News and Events from InfoLab21
November 2008 Issue 38
Welcome to the November issue of InfoTextX – the e-newsletter from the Knowledge Business Centre at InfoLab21, keeping you informed about developments inside InfoLab21 and other news which we hope will be of interest to you. To subscribe or contribute news items to InfoTextX and our website, please contact the editor – Sarah Maginness.
This newsletter and previous editions are available here: InfoTextX
Here are the latest companies to submit their profile online to our Associate Company Scheme section of the website and take advantage of the eMarketing benefits of having a weblink from the InfoLab21 site:
Alan Howarth Productions have wide experience of producing corporate documentary along with several previous broadcast documentaries. As a single camera, self-op producer Alan Howarth can deliver a powerful corporate documentary at a very reasonable budget.
Anyword are a document translation agency with offices in the UK, France and Spain exploiting a network of around 2500 specialised freelance translators translating into most languages.
Moore and Smalley is one of the North West's leading independent firms of chartered accountants, providing accounting and business advisory services to corporate and private clients.
Connect and Catalyse - Innovation through Collaboration
Tuesday 16th December 2008, 0900-1200
Room C74, InfoLab21, Lancaster University
Please join the Digital Communications Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) and InfoLab21 at this the launch of the Digital Communications KTN in the North West. Presentations will be followed by a Networking buffet lunch. Technology Matters events are free.
Following the launch of the ICT JobShop last month, several students and graduates have added their profiles to the site, and companies have been advertising employment opportunities for free. If you would like to advertise a vacancy or are looking to bring new skills to your company please go to the ICT JobShop website:
InfoLab21 resident company Kinetic Cubed has been selected by the North West Development Agency as one of the few private sector Knowledge Providers for the newly launched Innovation Voucher Scheme. This scheme offers vouchers to companies, up to the value of £3000, which can then be used to access expertise through one of the selected knowledge providers in the region, to achieve their goals.
InfoLab21 resident NuBlue are continuing a steady stream of achievements and have further expanded into an extra office in the Knowledge Business Centre. 2008 has been a year of exciting growth for NuBlue, with the company expanding to a 6-strong team and winning contracts from clients such as SHS International and the NHS, it has also seen their Web Hosting team expand from part of the Web Design service to a fully fledged, award winning department in its own right.
An awards event to celebrate the successes of the InfoLab21 Graduate Academy and the InfoLab21 Student Academy brought together businesses that had benefited from the Academies, InfoLab21 staff and past and present members of the academies. Academy members were presented with certificates by the Vice Chancellor, Professor Paul Wellings. The event has been documented in the new gallery section of our website.
A new website www.lcictcluster.org has been created to provide a unique central resource for the region's technology led businesses. The new site provides an overview of the six current ICT cluster groups in Lancashire and Cumbria, which are free to join. Check the website for upcoming meetings.
Enhance you expertise by booking on some of the upcoming courses at InfoLab21's Training Centre, ICT Focus. Discounts are available for our associate companies.
The deadline is approaching for entry into the Northwest Women in Business Awards 2009. Entries must be submitted by 30 November 2008.
Friday 5th December 2008, 1600-2000
Novas Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool
Developers are invited to find out what skills they need to develop for iPhone, and how to build on related skills when moving to iPhone. Business owners and strategists are invited to learn about the changing landscape of mobile.
Saturday 22nd November 2008, 0915-1730
Manchester Central
PHPNW08 is a 1 day conference for developers, designers, managers or anyone else with an interest in the PHP programming language.
Wednesday 26th November 2008, 1430-1830
Lancaster University
If you're thinking about studying for a postgraduate qualification, Lancaster University would like to invite you to its Open Day.
The £15m InfoLab21 building was made possible with funding from Lancaster University, the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA), the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE).
Project part-financed by the European Union, the European Regional Development Fund & the North West Regional Action Plan Partnership.
