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What will the network of the future look like? What can we expect from it, what are the implications of the Future Internet on our economic development and societal progress? Why should you be interested?

Understanding the implications of this emerging connected society is critical for Ireland’s academic and industrial success. The TSSG would like to invite you to a National Irish Future Internet event to be held on the 29th October 2008 in the Digital Exchange, Digital Hub in Dublin 8. The purpose of the event is to create a forum for discussing the challenges and opportunities for ICT in Ireland relating to the research and development of the Future Internet, both in terms of managing the network infrastructure, and in terms of enabling flexible service creation and deployment

The event will feature a number of keynote presentations from internationally renowned speakers, including a talk from Rainer Zimmermann, Head of Unit “Future Networks”, European Commission, DG Information Society and Media (DG-INFSO).

The event starts at 1.30pm and will end with a cocktail / networking session at approximately 6pm.

To register, please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at TSSG
+353-(0)51-302935).

The series kicks off on September 25 with a 1-day session on Intellectual Property and Licensing. This workshop is run by one of our client companies, Stratagem Innovation, who provide a range of training programmes in the areas IP and innovation management and whose clients include leading Irish businesses, third-level Institutes and Enterprise Ireland. This workshop will be delivered Dr. John McManus, a highly experienced trainer, educator and consultant with a wealth of expertise in intellectual property management and commercialisation. John is part of the NovaUCD team and his bio is in the attached course brochure.

Workshop_on_IP_and_Licensing.pdf
Registration_Form.doc

Next up in the series is Internet Marketing on October 22. I’m looking forward to having Damien Mulley back again to run this session with his unique style and approach.

In November, the team from the Centre for Design Innovation will be back with us, this time to deliver a workshop on Designing Services. If for some reason you think your company is not in the service business, this workshop will make you think again. The Centre’s programmes and research are focused on user-centred design and branding and on helping organisations to create value for their users through design thinking. Expect the unexpected in this workshop!
The December workshop (date to be announced) will be on Investment Readiness. Early-stage and more mature companies will meet with entrepreneurs who have been through the process of successfully raising investment finance for their companies and will share their insights into this crucial aspect of growing a business.

On January 28, the ubiquitous Damien Mulley returns with a workshop on Business Blogging. Damien is probably Ireland’s best known blogger and his commentary and news aggregation covers technology, politics and food. He is also the organiser of both the Irish Web and Blog Awards.

By the way, we don’t use the term “workshop” lightly. These sessions are both challenging and informative. They are all about learning-by-doing, about engaging in the conversation - and about having fun along the way. Brochures and application forms for each workshop will posted about a month in advance.