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Key Account Management

27 January 2009 (9.30am - 5pm)
University of Westminster, New Cavendish Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 31 October 2008


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Make the most of your client relationships in an economic crisis for greater revenue opportunities, by learning how to better manage your key accounts. As the media marketplace becomes increasingly competitive and the need to achieve more with less becomes more acute, making the most of the re... read more

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What Happens to Radio?

27 January 2009 (6 - 9pm)
The Lukin, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 03 December 2008


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Radio listening figures remain exceptionally high while other media are falling and failing left, right and centre. But the story isn't entirely rosy - younger people are moving away from the medium. Why is that, and how do radio companies innovate to meet the Facebook generation? Radio has lo... read more

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User Centered Design

16 February 2009 (10am - 5pm)
University of Westminster, NW1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 03 December 2008


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Are you planning to redesign your site or want it to work harder for you? Would you welcome the opportunity to learn some really good guidelines for successful UCD? This course takes you through a User Centred Design process, looking at both theory and practice, giving you the confidence to commi... read more

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Social Media for Business

19 February 2009 (10am - 5pm)
University of Westminster, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 03 December 2008


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A one-day course designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the latest web trends for talking about your brand, business or organisation, as well as your own professional profile. Social Media is the next generation of communications, going beyond the traditional media to personal communi... read more

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past events


Let's Sell Recorded Music- part 4

02 December 2008 (6.30 - 9pm)
MCPS-PRS Alliance, Berners Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 10 November 2008


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Squaring the Circle. The final think tank in this series will look to pull together the conclusions from the series. How can the different stakeholders better understand each others’ needs in order to develop the most effective and compelling new services? Is further consumer researc... read more

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Project Management - Two Day Course

27 November 2008 (9.30am - 4pm - November 27 & 28)
University of Westminster, New Cavendish Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 10 November 2008


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You want to improve your project success rate, and need practical dos and don'ts that you or your staff can implement immediately, but don’t want to pay huge consultancy fees….where do you begin? This course is a chance for you to learn to use basic and advanced project management tools and te... read more

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Sanky – D&AD president's Lecture

27 November 2008 (7pm)
Logan Hall, The Institute of Education, Bloomsbury

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 10 November 2008


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Sanky is a founding partner of interactive agency AllofUs, and a dynamo member since its inception in 2006. AllofUs, founded in 2002, focuses on how technology can be used alongside more traditional practices such as interior design, architecture, exhibition design and identity as well as work... read more

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Behavioural Targeting: The Fire and The Fury

25 November 2008 (6 – 9pm)
Bath House, Soho

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 12 November 2008


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Behavioural Targeting - the saviour of internet publishing or the death of privacy? Our panel debates the benefits, drawbacks, options and threats created by this new path for advertisers. What are the issues? How will greater behavioural targeting affect advertising, publishing, privacy and c... read more

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Let's Sell Recorded Music- part 3

18 November 2008 (6.30 - 9pm)
MCPS-PRS Alliance, Berners Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 10 November 2008


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Coalition of the billing. The third in a series of four special MusicTank debates on music licensing in the digital era asks "what's the way to license compelling alternatives to filesharing?" After many a false dawn record labels are now embracing digital media with a passion and it... read more

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onedotzero adventures in motion

14 November 2008 (daily until 16 November)
BFI Southbank

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 20 October 2008


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Tickets are now on sale for onedotzero_adventures in motion festival at BFI Southbank + BFI IMAX, london Fom 14 until 16 november, onedotzero_adventures in motion will take up residency at BFI Southbank, bringing together groundbreaking cinematic work, sensory installations, explosive l... read more

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Let's Sell Recorded Music- part 2

04 November 2008 (6 – 8.30pm)
MCPS-PRS Alliance, Berners Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 22 October 2008


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Following on from part 1, "Here we are now, entertain us', earlier this month MusicTank brings you 'We have the technology, what's the solution?', the second in a series of four special evening Think Tank panel discussions, addressing the whole range of issues that face musicians and label... read more

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What happens to newspapers?

28 October 2008 (6 - 8.30pm)
NEW VENUE: Lansons Communications, Clerkenwell

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 30 September 2008


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How can newspapers survive falling circulation figures and spiraling ad revenues? Has new media led to their destruction or can it help to reinvent and rejuvenate the format? Join the debate to learn more. Evening Panel Event - 6.00 - 8.30 (and drinks and networking until late). The pa... read more

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Let's Sell Recorded Music

21 October 2008 (6.30 - 9pm)
MCPS-PRS Alliance, Berners Street, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 20 October 2008


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The first of four evening ThinkTank discussion panels aimed at facilitating legitimate alternatives to unlicensed digital distribution. Part 1 - 'Here We Are Now, Entertain Us' Kicking off the series, panel one will take a long hard look at what music consumers actually want and how ... read more

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Cybersonica Social

10 October 2008 (7 - 11pm)
The Flea-Pit, E2

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 09 October 2008


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Cybersonica Social (formerly known as Çonic Social) relaunches after a summer break and at a new venue - The Flea-Pit - a cafe-bar on Columbia Road. Cybersonica Social creates a slice of Cybersonica for a few brief but enjoyable hours once a month in the friendly, vibey surroundings of ... read more

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BT Digital Music Awards

01 October 2008 (7pm)
Roundhouse, Chalk Farm

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 05 August 2008


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Although there still time to enter - deadline 26 August - the ticket desk for *the* music awards night of the year (forget the Brits) is apparently already open. As well as those tedious musicians and their songs and records and stuff, these awar... read more

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In converstation with Jane Tranter

30 September 2008 (7pm)
Princess Anne Theatre, BAFTA, Piccadilly

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 30 August 2008


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Discussion and Q&A with Jane Tranter, Controller of BBC Fiction, and Sophie Balhetchet, Women in Film & TV. This promises be an event of interest to all of us working in media, interactive or not, and might just give us the chance to hear first hand how the BBC, who have shown as... read more

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This Happened #5

19 September 2008 (other details not yet posted)
Design Museum, Shad Thames SE1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 05 August 2008


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The next in Chris O'Shea's great This Happened series, will be held at the Design Museum, just two days after i-design 08. Check out Chris's website, or the Design Museum we... read more

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i-design 08 – it's all about meaningful interaction

17 September 2008 (9.30am - 4pm)
Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 06 May 2008


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on 19 September 2008

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i-design 08 is the UK’s leading conference for interactive design. This year "it's all about meaningful interaction". i-design 08 will showcase the best and most innovative work in the field and feature keynote speakers at the top of the profession. The programme is designe... read more

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i-design 08 – Portfolio Clinic

17 September 2008 (4 - 6pm)
Queen Elizabeth Hall foyer, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London SE1 8XX

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 29 July 2008


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This is a free event, but registration is essential. Overview: The iDesign 08 Portfolio Clinic, part of the iDesign 08 conference, will bring together established and emerging digital design talent with the ... read more

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Y Design Awards

17 September 2008 (8pm)
Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, SE1 8XX

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 29 July 2008


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The Y Design Awards 2008 invites submissions in all nine categories up until 15 August 2008, after which time a panel of expert judges, including dynamo london's creative director Malcolm Garrett, will select the winner for each category. The winners of each category will then be re... read more

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V&A ThinkTank: The Future Object

12 September 2008 (7.30pm)
Hochhauser Auditorium, Sackler Centre for Arts Education, Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 30 August 2008


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The V&A invites you to ThinkTank: the Future Object. Admission is free, but advance booking is essential. Debate. Discuss. Disagree. Decide? With no 'right answers' only great ideas, weigh in on the future of museum objects with leading designers and critics. As design increasingly moves t... read more

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Management and leadership for Creatives

10 September 2008 (9.30am - 1pm)
University of Westminster

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 22 August 2008


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Aimed at managers in digital or creative agencies, this half-day course aims to empower delegates with an improved knowledge of management and leadership tools. It will also provide delegates with a set of practical steps that they can use put their new knowledge into immediate use. Who sho... read more

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DBA Business Briefing - Surviving the Credit Crunch

09 September 2008 (3 - 9pm)
CBI Conference Centre, Centre Point, New Oxford Street

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 05 August 2008


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Looking forward to 2009? There are not many forecasters who are predicting a happy time for the design industry in 2009. The credit crunch is now upon us and talk has turned to the dreaded “R” word – recession. Our friends at the DBA are presenting a full Business Briefing which will featu... read more

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Visual Effects

22 August 2008 (6.20pm)
NFT 1, BFI Southbank

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 05 August 2008


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'Paul Franklin and Eamonn Butler on Visual Effects' is the first event in a partnership between BFI and BAFTA. Paul and Eamonn, of visual effect company Double Negative, will discuss the role of visual effects in two of the year’s biggest Comic Book adaptations, The Dark Knight a... read more

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Paul Davis – Graphic Design on the Radio

22 August 2008 (4pm until 5pm)
Resonance FM 104.4

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 21 August 2008


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Paul Davis chooses 8 songs he likes at the moment. Also blathers on about stuff. Hosted by Adrian Shaughnessy. http://resonancefm.com/ read more

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Stefan Sagmeister – Graphic Design on the Radio

01 August 2008 (4-5pm)
Resonance FM 104.4

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 30 July 2008


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Graphic Design on the Radio is back for another 6 week run - the radio programme that plucks GRAPHIC DESIGN'S nasal hair. Brought to you by the inimitable Adrian Shaughnessy. Adrian's first guest is the shy, retiring Stefan Sagmeis... read more

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Project Management

09 July 2008 (10am - 5pm on July 9 and 10)
University of Westminster

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 21 May 2008


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You want to improve your project success rate, and need practical dos and don'ts you or your staff can implement immediately, but don’t want to pay huge consultancy fees….where do you begin? This course is a chance for you to learn to use basic and advanced project management tools and techniq... read more

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Social Media for Business

03 July 2008 (10am - 5pm)
University of Westminster

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 21 May 2008


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A one-day course designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the latest web trends for talking about your brand, business or organisation, as well as your own professional profile. Social Media is the next generation of communications, going beyond the traditional media to personal communi... read more

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Writing for Games

11 June 2008 (6 - 9pm)
Central London venue (tba)

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 21 May 2008


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Writing for games is an often-overlooked career path, but it’s a great opportunity for writers who want to flex their creative muscles. It can involve plot development, script-writing, copywriting, dialogue creation, project documentation, humour writing, characterisation and character developmen... read more

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Beers and Innovation: Coming of Age

27 May 2008 (6 - 8.30pm)
CC Club, Trocadero

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 20 May 2008


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Boomers, silver surfers, 50+, third agers, the mature market - whatever you call them, they’re a group that can’t be ignored. They have good incomes, great social networks and they’re getting online like never before. The Panel David Noble, MD of age-positive social networking site W... read more

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Celestial Jukebox: free streams or pipe dreams

06 May 2008 (6.30 - 9pm)
The basement, MCPS-PRS Alliance, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 15 April 2008


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The next in the popular MusicTank series asks the question: “given the huge potential of on-demand streaming, should the music industry offer discounted licences to streaming startups that negate the very concept of music ownership?” Keynote speaker: Ryan Regan (CFO & Chief Digital Of... read more

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I'll Show You Mine ...

22 April 2008 (6.30 - 10pm (plus late bar))
The Escape, Soho

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 25 March 2008


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Part showcase, part confessional - ten of the UK’s finest digital designers bare their creative souls and share their work and wisdom. Each will reveal - in less than seven minutes - ‘the best advice I’ve ever been given’. Dynamo London is delighted to announce an evening of rapid-fire ... read more

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Creative Juice

15 April 2008 (9.30m - 5pm)
University of Westminster, New Cavendish Street

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 12 March 2008


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A full day event. Creative companies and individuals based in London are being offered a unique opportunity to develop their business skills, gain a better understanding of how to put their creative skills to the best use of their businesses, and how to maximise the revenue derived from their tal... read more

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Social Media for Business

02 April 2008 (10am – 4pm)
University of Westminster, W1

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 26 February 2008


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A one-day course designed to give delegates a thorough grounding in the latest web trends for talking about your brand, business or organisation, as well as your own professional profile. Social Media is the next generation of communications, going beyond the traditional media to personal ... read more

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Beers and Innovation 14: VRM

18 March 2008 (6 – 8.30pm)
CC Club, Trocadero, Piccadilly

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 26 February 2008


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Announcing the next in the NMK series of early-evening topical debates for members of the digital industry, featuring top speakers, free drinks and a laid back atmosphere. At the next event, the topic of VRM, vendo... read more

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This Happened #3

04 March 2008 (7.30 – 10.00pm )
Roxy Bar & Screen, Borough

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 20 February 2008


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Now read the reports of the third 'This happened'. It took place on 4th March, with presentations from Jussi Ängeslevä, Schulze & Webb, Kenichi Okada and Snug & Outdoor. It was held at Roxy Bar & Screen, 128-132 Borough High Street, SE1 1LB Here is the blog cover... read more

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Beers and Innovation 13: Developers and Designers

12 February 2008 (6-8.30pm)
CC Club, Trocadero, Piccadilly

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 09 January 2008


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In the old days, the developers made it work and then the designers made it pretty. But that’s no longer quite what happens… Developers are becoming more agile, keeping sites in a state of perpetual beta. Features and functionality are changed continually as new ideas emerge and user-testing ... read more

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The NMK / Cybersalon / SMARTLab Xmas Lecture

06 December 2007 (7 pm)
The Pavilion, University of Westminster

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 04 December 2007


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Martyn Ware: A Journey Through Sound. This was the seventh Cybersalon/NMK Xmas Lecture, hosted this year in partnership with the SMARTlab. The lecture was established in 2001 as an opportunity for leading members of the UK new media industry to talk freely about their work and speculate... read more

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This Happened #2

02 October 2007 (7.30 – 10pm)
Rich Mix, Bethnal Green

posted by Malcolm Garrett
on 26 September 2007


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The 2nd event from the 'This Happened...' team had presentations from Crispin Jones, Rory Hamilton, Massimo Banzi, Karsten Schmidt and Science Of. Pictures of the event are available here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixelsumo/sets/72157602248214645/ The... read more

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iDesign: design for life

18 September 2007 (9.00am - 5.30pm)
Purcell Room, Southbank Centre

posted by Zoe Black
on 24 July 2007


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This event took place last week. A full report is posted in the discussion section. This was the day's line up:: Part of the London Design Festival (www.londondesignfestival.com), this one day conference will explore the effe... read more

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