Businesses in the South West can get hands on practical advice about social media, working with the ‘cloud’, understanding analytics and the benefits of utilising other digital technologies at two separate events taking place in February. Specialist Business support services from Superfast Business, The Digital Marketplace, Heart of the South West Business Support and Get up to Speed, all delivered by Peninsula Enterprise, have joined forces to deliver Technology Mega Trends 2015.
Taking place in Barnstaple on Tuesday 24 February and Exeter on Thursday 26 February, business owners...
Join us on Friday 30th January for the first b2b Breakfast of 2015.
A networking morning for all to enjoy a hearty breakfast and listen to our special guest speaker, experienced journalist, editor and media commentator and CEO of the award-winning PR and Marketing agency Astley Media, Marc Astley.
The morning will also include a Q&A with Ali Hepher, Assistant Coach of the Exeter Chiefs.
Topic:
Embracing Chaos: How the business world is changing faster than you think and what to do about it
The morning will begin with networking from 8.15am...
With just two weeks to go, limited places are still available for the annual Michelmores Employment Law Conference − aimed at businesses and organisations looking to keep up-to-date with the very latest changes in employment legislation.
The conference, which takes place on 13 November 2014 at Sandy Park Conference Centre, draws a wide range of delegates from across the South West, including employers, HR professionals and directors from the public, private, education and charitable sectors.
Topics under discussion will include holiday entitlement and calculations, and...
Devon and Cornwall Police are hosting a regional Modern Slavery Conference today to coincide with Anti Slavery Day on Saturday (18 October).
The conference is the first wave in building awareness for partners to try and combat the growing issues of slavery across the South West region. The purpose of the conference is to outline the current national context in respect of Modern Slavery and gather ideas on how the national action plan can be implemented regionally and locally. It is also an opportunity for practitioners to share best practice and identify the opportunities to work...
Visitor registration is now open at www.childcareshow.co.uk for this new event. It will be a unique forum for educators and child carers in the southwest to discover more about the hot topics and issues in early years education and childcare.
The South West Childcare & Education Show is an essential two-day free exhibition for teachers, head teachers, senior leaders, child minders, nursery owners/managers, childcare workers and parents, in fact anyone involved in early years education and childcare. It will be the perfect forum to meet experts and peers from the region, with an...
The Exeter Initiative for Science and Technology is launching its first conference on 4th September at the University of Exeter Forum, bringing together leading figures from business and academia to raise awareness and discuss the impact of data, science and technology on food security and production.
Inside the last 30 years, Britain’s self-sufficiency has fallen from 78% to just 60% in food production, and the conference aims at evaluating farming techniques, and addressing the challenge of securing self sufficiency for the future. Yesterday (Thursday 7th August) was when the...
VIP rugby weekends in Exeter up for grabs at the meetings show
Sandy Park is doubling in size and will be able to accommodate up to 1000 delegates as from September, so what better time than to fly the flag at next month’s Meetings Show.
Delegates at next month's prestigious Meetings Show in London will have the opportunity to win the ultimate VIP weekend in Exeter as part of the various attractions on offer at the Sandy Park stand.
Representatives from Exeter's award-winning venue will be heading to the capital to fly the flag for the Westcountry at the three-day...
The world’s top climate change experts are meeting in Exeter this May to present and critically reflect on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5).
The Transformational Climate Science conference will see world-leading researchers using the IPCC report’s findings to explore the next steps for climate science research.
The report assesses scientific, technical, and socio-economic factors concerning climate change, its potential effects and the options for adaptation and mitigation.
Symposium, Beyond the Book Thursday 15 May, 10am-5.30pm This day-long event investigates what happens when artists consider the matter of books and asks if there is a UK book art movement. It is held in association with the exhibition at the Devon Guild of Craftsmen 'Beyond the Book (5 April-June) and is supported by Exeter University's Arts & Culture dept.
Located at: Queens Building, Queen’s Drive, University of Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QH, UK
Chair: Dr. Nicola Thomas (University of Exeter) Confirmed keynote Su Blackwell.
Tourism businesses across Devon are being offered expert advice and support in a series of ‘Open for Business’ conferences organised by Visit Devon as part of the Government backed extreme weather recovery programme. The conferences are open to all tourism businesses across Devon and neighbouring counties. Each conference will commence at 9:00am until 4.30pm to include a morning programme of presentations from leading experts followed by an informal afternoon session of Business Advice and networking. Refreshments and lunch will be provided free of charge.
