EVENTS

 

Regenerate! East Midlands Conference, East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, 8th May 2008 This one-day event will explore regeneration activity taking place across the East Midlands region and the opportunities for development and investment. The day will bring together an expert speaker line-up to provide the most comprehensive analysis of the region to date. Contact Property Week: tel: +44-(0)20 7921 8039; web: www.regenerateeastmidlands.com IFSEC 2007, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, 12th/15th May 2008 Premier annual global event for the security industry, covering everything from traditional security products through to the latest technology launches. Over 700 exhibitors are expected, along with 28,000 visitors. Contact: CMP Information Ltd; tel: +44-(0)20-7921 8073; email: prichards@cmpi.biz; web: www.ifsec.co.uk Derby Property & Business Investment Show, Pride Park Stadium, Derby, 14th May 2008 Derby's premier event for property, business and investment professionals includes an exhibition and seminar. Contact: tel: 0775-466 4523; email: martin.freeman@showbizgroup.co.uk; web: www.businessshowsgroup.co.uk All-Energy, Aberdeen, Scotland, 21st/22nd May 2008 The UK's largest renewable energy exhibition and conference covering all renewable sources, and the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. Contact: All-Energy; tel: +44-(0)20-8241 1912; fax: +44(0)20-8940 6211; e-mail: info@all-energy.co.uk; web: www.all-energy.co.uk BioDundee International Conference 2008, Dundee, 22nd May 2008 The theme for this year is 'Concept to Customer'. Speakers will give examples of best practice and present case studies covering concept, maximising value through design, investment and selling strategies. Contact: Hilary Tasker, BioDundee Coordinator; tel: +44-(0)1382-434913; email: info@biodundee.co.uk; web: www.biodundee.co.uk Global Financial Services Week, Scotland, 26th/30th May 2008 The aim of the week is to showcase the strength and depth of the industry in Scotland to stakeholders in Scotland, the rest of the UK and the international markets; and to provide a forum for top level discussion about the future for this most internationalised of industries. Visit: www.globalfinancialservicesweek.com North Lincolnshire Business Week 2008, various locations, 30th May/6th June 2008 Back for its fourth year, this region-wide event offers a week-long series of seminars, exhibitions, networking and business development opportunities aimed at small businesses, large companies, educators and public sector organisations. Events will be hosted by a wide range of venues across Hull, the East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. Highlights include the Yorkshire International Business Convention, at which Sir Bob Geldof will be the main speaker, and the Business Celebration Dinner, cooked by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay. Contact Kate Carroll, Humber Economic Partnership; email: kcarroll@humberep.co.uk; web: www.bizweek.biz The West Midlands Property & Business Investment Show, National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, 4th June 2008 New event for professional service providers engaged in business finance, property and construction along with inward and indigenous investment. Contact: tel: 0775-466 4523; email: propertyshow@showbizgroup.co.uk; web: www.businessshowsgroup.co.uk The World Forum for Direct Investment, Canary Wharf, London, 11th/12th June 2008 The World Forum 2008 will focus on the attraction of inward investment in ‘new century’ cities. Media cities, digital cities, airport cities, financial cities, waterfront cities and science and technology cities will all be on the agenda. This global event is expected to attract cities and regions from every continent, national inward investment and economic development agencies, companies planning expansion into such developments, real estate developers and intermediaries specialising in tax and finance. Visit: www.redhotlocations.com/wfdi_2008.cfm Microscience 2008, ExCel, London, 23rd/26th June 2008 Europe’s premier microscopy, imaging and analysis event: a scientific conference with a world-class line-up of speakers; a large-scale exhibition with all the world’s major light and electron microscopy companies represented; sponsored workshops led by conference speakers; the RMS Learning Zone; a Poster Village and Competition where scientists can present their work; and the RMS International Micrograph Competition, the final of this prestigious international competition. Contact: Allison Winton, Royal Microscopical Society; tel: +44-(0)1865-254760; email: allison@rms.org.uk; web www.microscience2008.org.uk FDI Expo 2008, ExCel London, 24th/25th June 2008 Supported by FDI Magazine, FDI Expo is a new exhibition dedicated to the business of globalisation. Presenting corporate executives with the opportunity to gather information and grow their knowledge of all aspects of foreign direct investment. FDI Expo will bring together key decision makers and senior corporate executives from MNCs and SMEs with government bodies, investment promotion agencies, intermediaries, consultants and advisors. Contact: Nav Mann, Event Director, FDI Expo 2008, tel: +44-(0)20-8230 0066; fax: +44-(0)20-8230 0067; email: info@fdi-expo.com; web: www.fdi-expo.com Farnborough International Airshow, 14th/20th July 2008 The biggest, most internationally attended aerospace event in the world – a globally renowned showcase of aerospace equipment and technology by the world’s civil and military aerospace suppliers. This year marks a double anniversary celebration in the UK aviation calendar. The Farnborough International Airshow will celebrate 60 successful years at the Farnborough Aerodrome. It will also be 100 years since Samuel Franklin Cody made the first successful sustained, powered flight in the UK from Farnborough Airfield on 16 October 1908. Visit: www.farnborough.com BA Festival of Science, University of Liverpool, 6th/11th September 2008 The BA Festival of Science, the UK’s largest science festival, has been taking place since 1831. Hosted this year by Liverpool for the seventh time, it will bring together over 350 of the UK’s top scientists. A wide variety of events includes family days, debates on current hot topics and opportunities to discover Liverpool’s maritime history. The festival is organised in partnership with the University of Liverpool and the Greater Merseyside SETPOINT. Visit: www.the-ba.net/festivalofscience London Design Festival, 13th/23rd September 2008 The London Design Festival has been held annually since 2003 - its aim is to ‘Celebrate and promote London as the creative capital of the world, and as the gateway to the UK’s world-class creative community’. The Festival acts as an umbrella brand, working with and encouraging participation from individuals and organisations across the design spectrum and around the world. The ten-day programme is made up of over 200 events and exhibitions staged by 160 organisations across the city. Projects staged as part of the Festival range from major international exhibitions to trade events to local showcases, installations to talks and seminars, product launches to receptions, private views and parties. Visit: www.londondesignfestival.com The Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition, NEC, Birmingham, 16th/18th September 2008 Over 450 companies will be exhibiting at the show covering all aspects of the recycling and waste industry. Plus free seminar sessions, live outdoor demonstrations of waste machinery and vehicles and the Talking Climate Change area. Contact: Andrea Smith, Marketing Manager; tel: +44-(0)751 579 4663; email: andrea.smith@emap.com; web: www.rwmexhibition.com Call Centre Expo 2008, NEC, Birmingham, 16th/17th September 2008 This call and contact centre solutions event will showcase over 250 suppliers of the latest customer contact and call centre solutions, plus a free education programme, conference, networking opportunities, and other new features. Contact: CMP United Business Media; tel: +44-(0)20-7921 8544; email: sweller@cmpi.biz; web: www.callcentre-expo.com The Property & Business Investment Show Leeds, Royal Armouries, Leeds, 17th September 2008 The North’s premier event for professional service providers in property, construction and inward investment offers a high-profile opportunity for networking and deal-making across the property and corporate finance sectors. Contact: Business Shows Group; tel: +44-(0)7754-664523; email: propertyshow@showbizgroup.co.uk; web: www.businessshowsgroup.co.uk Partners4Automotive 2008, University of Sunderland, 17th/18th September 2008 The two-day Partners4Automotive 2008 event will highlight the issues and challenges facing companies involved in developing alternative fuel devices for vehicle and transportation systems. Over 100 companies from the North East, the rest of the UK, Europe and further afield are expected to attend the event, which takes place at the University of Sunderland’s St Peters Campus. Visit: www.partners4automotive2008.co.uk