GITEX Technology Week 2011
Venue: Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre
Date: Sat 8 — Wed 12 Oct 2011
Selling to the Middle East?
Take advantage of the Scottish Pavilion at this years GITEX, the major technology showcase in Dubai, providing opportunities for digital technology companies exporting to the Middle East or planning to open up Middle Eastern markets.
Byte Night 2011
Venue: Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, 81 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH8 8AU
Date: Thu 6 Oct 2011
Byte Night is the IT industry’s annual sleep out in support of Action for Children. Each year hundreds of individuals and teams from across the IT and business community spend a night exposed to the elements in a bid to raise sponsorship and awareness of Action for Children’s work.
It all began 12 years ago when 30 individuals from the IT industry slept out and raised £35,000. Since then the event has grown to over 700 sleepers raising almost £550,000 in 2009 alone. Patrons, sponsors and sleepers include celebrities and leading figures, CIOs, systems developers, business managers, marketers and more.
Online Video Strategies
Venue: Edinburgh
Date: Tue 4 Oct 2011
Online video has proven to be a powerful tool for increasing sales conversions on retail websites, generating traffic and increasing brand engagement and dwell-time. The problem is, you’ve got the great video content but it’s just not being viewed enough. This course will show you how to develop the right strategy, the right content and the right techniques for increasing traffic, views and, ultimately, conversions.