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July 27, 2010#

SHOWCASE Launches

As I’ve noted here a few times, we’ve been beavering away organising a technology conference to take place in Derry this September. Well we’ve finally worked out all the details and ready to unveil it.

Et voila … we have SHOWCASE

SHOWCASE is a free one-day conference showcasing fresh ideas in cloud,  mobile and web-based apps taking place at the University of Ulster, Magee campus on September 16th.

The event features project demonstrations and product launches from twenty of the most exciting developers, startups and growing companies from across the region, alongside industry workshops from Microsoft, Ubuntu and others.

The aim of the event is to showcase the best of NI technology and give those from outside the industry a chance to see how these technologies can be applied to their own work. For those working in the technology sector, it’s an unmissable opportunity to network, get inspired by exciting new projects being developed and get ‘hands on’ in industry workshop and panel sessions.

Due to the support of Derry City Council, InvestNI, Londonderry Chamber of Commerce, NORIBIC and the University of Ulster, SHOWCASE is completely free – but places are limited. So if you fancy a spot, head on over to the website and book it now.

www.showcaseconf.com

If you would like to apply to demo or launch your own project at Showcase you can contact me directly.

July 14, 2010#

Open Call for Presenters

Pic: christyxcore

As I’ve hinted here a few times, we’re hosting a technology conference in Derry this September (Thursday the 16th to be precise) – we’ll be announcing the details and opening up registration (it’s free) on July 20th 22nd (Thursday).

As part of the conference we’re looking for people with interesting and innovative new software projects to demo them at the event. Here’s the gist of it:

  • It should be a cloud, mobile or web-based app or startup business in this space
  • It doesn’t have to be the finished product, works-in-progress with an interesting angle will be considered
  • Client projects will also be considered but the demos will be very public so make sure you clear it with them
  • Demos will run to about 15 minutes + questions
  • The more innovative the idea the better

It’s worth pointing out that we’ll not be taking everything – just the stuff we think brings something new to the table – but we’re inviting anyone who’s interested to get in touch.

For those that do present it’ll be a great opportunity to get your new projects in front of a roomful of smart folk who can help you get the word out and provide feedback. Each project will also be featured with a profile on iddictive.com and in a very cool conference guide which we’ll be making available in both print and ebook format.

If you’ve something you’d like to present – or know someone we should be speaking to – then drop me a line to mark[at]ownbrandmedia.com for more info.

July 5, 2010#

Recently at Own Brand – July 5th, 2010

Last week the plan was to get stuck into the organisation of the tech conference we’re producing in Derry this coming September.

New week, same stuff.

The aim is to announce the event officially sometime next week, so this week the focus is on pinning down a venue and starting to pull together a running order. On the venue front, the debate is between an arts venue or a city centre hotel – the hotel would certainly be easier (as it’s well set up for conferences) but I think an interesting venue adds something to an event.

Logistics vs aesthetics really.

The running order might take a little longer to work out. The aim of the event is to combine both the business and technology angles of our chosen topic (more on that next week) but without boring anyone. The likely solution looks like a dual-track event with a single group session to kick things off and a central space for refreshments and lunch to help lubricate the networking. Again, I’ll make sure to let everyone know when we’re ready to ‘launch’ and your help in getting the word out will be hugely welcome.

NB: If you’re involved in the technology space in Ireland (the NW in particular) drop us a line for more info.

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