Date: 17 Dec, 2009 (Thu)
Venue: Microsoft Hong Kong Limited - Seminar Room Suites 2305-9, 23/F, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong
Time: 18:30 - 19:00 (registration)
19:00 - 20:30 (seminar)
Language: Cantonese
Admission: FREE
In this session we will look at the new features of SQL Server 2008 R2 and what they mean to developers. Join us and learn how it improves IT efficiency by reducing the time and cost of developing and managing applications; and empowers end users to make better decisions through Self-Service Business Intelligence capabilities.
Speaker:
Mr. Andy Cheung, Application Platform Architect, Microsoft Hong Kong
Andy is responsible for connecting Enterprises in Hong Kong to provide advice and guidance for software architecture and implementation using Microsoft Technologies. He is also actively involving in local developer communities, and has been awarded Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) for three consecutive years.
To register:
Please send email with your company name, participants' name, tel, email and subject "DEC 17 BizSpark Tech Talk : SQL Server 2008 R2 - A Developer's Perspective " to training@cyberport.hk by 12:00 nn, December 14, 2009.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
BizSpark Tech Talk : SQL Server 2008 R2 - A Developer's Perspective
Monday, November 16, 2009
Cyberport IncuTrain Pre-incubation Program – Presentation Skills
plus Free-of-charge Business Development Training
Call for Applications:
From now on until December 15, 2009, we welcome applications from any Hong Kong registered companies, particularly the start-ups, to join Cyberport IncuTrain program. Please visit http://www.incutrain.hk/ for details and application form download.
To learn more about IncuTrain program and get a chance to attend express training on “Presentation Skills”, please join Cyberport IncuTrain Pre-incubation program with details as follow:
Cyberport IncuTrain Pre-incubation Program ?Presentation Skills?details:
Date : December 7, 2009 (Monday)
Time : 12:00 to 17:30
Venue : Cyberport IncuTrain Centre
Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong.
Charge : Free-of-charge
Supported by: Hong Kong Maya User Group, iProA and WTIA
Rundown :
12:00 - 12:15 Registration
12:15 -12:45 Light lunch
12:45 -13:10 Introduction to Cyberport Incubation Program
13:10 -13:30 Experience-sharing by graduated incubatees
13:30 -17:00 Business Development Express Training on “Presentation Skills“.
To learn how to:
- present with confidence;
- communicate more effectively; and
- enhance your personal and professional impact.
17:00 -17:30 Q & A session and a Cyberport tour
To register, please email training@cyberport.hk with subject "Cyberport Pre-incubation Program – Presentation Skills on DEC 7, 2009” together with your name, tel and email address by November 30, 2009. Seats are limited and on a first-come-first-served basis.For more information, please visit http://www.incutrain.hk/ or http://cyberportincutrain.blogspot.com/
To apply, please download application form and brochure from http://www.incutrain.hk/
Learning Express trainer's bio:
Ms Cristina Rodenbeck,
Facilitator, Consultant & Coach, ACT Training International Pte Ltd. (HK based)
Cristina is an experienced and passionate communicator. Before joining ACT, she worked for two of the world’s greatest advertising agencies, Ogilvy & Mather and Leo Burnett. Cristina is able to aptly add the value of her extensive experience and knowledge into her training, consulting and coaching projects with ACT. Clients she has trained include: McGraw-Hill Companies, Prudential Asset Management, Shangri-La Hotels & Resorts, Ove Arup, EDAW, BASF East Asia, Ciba Specialty Chemicals (Taiwan), Citibank Private Banking, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Deutsche Bank, Hong Kong Cyberport, Huntsman Advanced Material, Huntsman Textile Effects (China), Internet Securities Inc, Swiss Reinsurance Company.
For enquiry, please contact
Tel : +852-3166 3907 Fax : +852-3166 3027
Email : training@cyberport.hk
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
SME Circle Training on November 20, 2009: Starting Businesses in China. Co-organizer: iProA
Venue sponsor: Cliftons Hong Kong Central Office
Under the current global economic situation, China becomes one of few economic entities still having positive and healthy growth. Additional with the blessing from CEPA, many are considering opening their businesses in China. Is China really a good place for establishing and running a business? Is there any good market to enter specifically for Hong Kong business people? We have invited speakers to share their experiences with you. Don’t miss this event and register for a seat first.
Date : 20 November 2009 (Friday)
Venue : Cliftons Hong Kong Central Office, Level 33, 9 Queens Road Central, HK(Venue sponsored by Clifftons, map:http://www.cliftons.com.hk/)
Time: 6:30pm for registration
6:45-8:00pm for presentation
Followed by practical discussion, experience sharing, and Q & A till 9:00pm
Organizers: iProA Offline Club and Cyberport IncuTrain Centre
Language: principally in Chinese
Topic: a) Telecom and communication business in China
Speaker: Mr. Albert Cheng (Bio Attached)
Centre Manager, IncuTrain Centre Hong Kong Cyberport
Management Company Limited
b) Internet business in China
Speaker: Mr. Kenny (Bio Attached)
Director, Global Business, ESRI China (Hong Kong) Limited
c) Mobile game business in China
Speaker: Mr. Kin Ko (Bio Attached)
CEO, Lakoo (北京拉闊遊戲軟體發展有限公司)
Charge: Free of charge (drinks and snacks will be available at own cost)
Capacity: 50 persons
Seats are limited (first come first serve). Please confirm your attendance via email to peter@iproa.org of iProA no later than November 18, 2009. For enquiries, please call Mr. Yu at 2778 0040.
Albert Cheng – bios
Albert Cheng is Manager of Hong Kong Cyberport’s IncuTrain Centre, responsible for the incubation programme, which helps start-up companies in the digital entertainment industry and creative digital lifestyle related areas. Albert has 20 years’ managerial experience, particularly in the technology, media and telecommunication sector (TMT) in Greater China. He has a proven track record in helping SMEs in the TMT sector to raise capital and grow their business.
Before joining Cyberport, Albert was Vice President – China of Cherrypicks Group, one of Asia’s leading mobile and Internet solution and service providers.
Albert’s previous roles included Vice-President of A8 Digital Music Group, where he played a key role in the company’s expansion from an SME to a listed company, and Senior Manager - Direct investment and Business Development of C S International Management, where he developed his expertise in private equity investment. C S International Management managed the investment of a consortium backed by World-Wide Investments (the direct investment arm of late Sir Y K Pao’s family), Wing Tai Holdings and Temasek Holdings (the investment arm of Singapore Government)
Albert holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences from the University of Hong Kong.
Kin Ko – bios
Kin ko co-founded Lakoo with Peter Tam in 1999 in Hong Kong. Lakoo is a mobile game developer and publisher, with a theme focus on mobile online role-playing games and geographic focus on China. Nowadays Lakoo has a team of 100 in Guangzhou.
Kin was graduated in CUHK in 1997, major in Computer Engineering and minor in Sociology as well as Government and Public Administration. kin was mostly based in China since 2003, and now have his time spitted among a few cities.
More information of Lakoo can be found in http://www.lakoo.cn/d/g while that of kin can be found in http://ckxpress.com/
About iProA Offline Club
iProA Offline Club, a functional subcommittee of iProA with a focus on humanity and cultural sharing, aims to promote the continuous public and corporate support of events which will bring more awareness of care to the people in need through the union of the online and the offline worlds.
About Cliftons
Cliftons is Asia Pacific’s #1 provider of computer training, conference, seminar and video-conferencing facilities. With over 200 state of the art rooms across nine cities in Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, as well as a host of affiliate venues in many cities throughout the region, Cliftons has provided the space for hundreds of small and large companies to train, update and develop their teams. Cliftons has facilitated international software rollouts, technical training, business planning workshops and professional development conferences for many of Asia Pacific’s leading organisations and government departments. With over eleven year’s experience assisting organisations deliver training solutions, Cliftons has developed a uniform international level of service, technical infrastructure and flexibility second to none.High levels of customer service, a strong team environment, integrity and commitment to its clients are but a few of the reasons why Cliftons is the industry leader. Cliftons has the resources, expertise and experience to assist corporations and government departments train, update and develop their teams, having assisted over 1500 organisations deliver their training facility requirements for organisational software rollouts, technical training, business planning workshops and professional development programs.Organisations can benefit from the delivery of a more streamlined training program by considering Cliftons as part of the end solution during a project’s initial planning stages. Central locations, state of the art technical infrastructure and a business philosophy built on service and flexibility have allowed Cliftons to develop a reputation for delivering its clients immediate and long-term financial and human capital benefits.
About Cyberport IncuTrain Centre
Funded by the Innovation and Technology Fund, Hong Kong Cyberport IncuTrain Centre is Hong Kong's first and only incubation and training centre for the digital entertainment industry. Dubbed as the "IncuTrain Centre", it aims to promote the commercial success of Hong Kong’s digital entertainment industry, foster entrepreneurship and competence amongst small-to-medium size businesses, and generate a pool of creative business talents for the local industry. IncuTrain also provides incubatee companies with fully equipped office spaces, advance digital production facilities, support in business development, training, legal advice, internship recruitment, and facilitates partnership matching and collaborations with local and overseas organizations. For more information, visit http://www.incutrain.hk/.
Monday, November 2, 2009
Animation Camp 2009 數碼娛樂培訓營 2009
Animation Camp 2009 Details
數碼娛樂培訓營 2009詳情
Date日期: 12 / 12 / 2009 (Saturday星期六)
Time時間: 14:00 – 18:15
Venue地點: Function Room 1-3, Level 3, Cyberport 3 (Core E), Cyberport, Hong Kong. 香港數碼港道100號數碼港3座(E區)3樓會議廳1-3
Language語言: English (with Cantonese simultaneous interpretation)
英語輔以廣東話即時傳譯
Admission Fee: HK$100
Current incubatees with 75% training expense reimbursement, just need to pay HK$25
Alumni with 50% training expense reimbursement, just need to pay HK$50
Cyberport Animation Camp is one of the largest digital media development events in this year. Sponsored by Autodesk, Inc., a world leader in 2D and 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, and co-organized by Cyberport IncuTrain Centre and supported by Mayan Hong Kong Maya User Group, leaders of the animation world including Imagi Studio, Lucasfilm Animation Singapore, Rhythm & Hues Studio and Rising Sun Pictures are invited to be the key speakers of the Camp. The camp will gather all industry practitioners focusing on animation production soft skills upgrade in areas of character design, story design, and features animation. It is aiming to bring the local animation production skills and quality to the next level.
數碼娛樂培訓營2009由全球最大的二維、三維數位化設計和工程軟件公司Autodesk（Autodesk Inc.）主辦，香港數碼港IncuTrain 聯合主辦，並得到瑪雅人—香港瑪雅用戶群，以及香港數碼港管理有限公司全力支持，將於12月12日假香港數碼港舉行，開於予公眾人仕參加，使成為本年度最大型數碼娛樂發展活動之一。主辦單位邀請世界級動畫界翹楚，包括意馬國際動畫公司（IMAGI）、盧卡斯電影公司（Lucas film）、美國著名特效工作室Rhythm & Hues Studio及澳洲特技製作公司 Rising Sun Pictures代表來港，提供大型講座予本地年青人、中小企業及專業人才，為匯聚全港動畫界精英一起學習交流，藉此提昇本地動畫製作專才與企業的技藝水平和知識，激發香港發展更優質的數碼創意產業。
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MORE ABOUT Animation Camp 2009
數碼娛樂培訓營2009詳情
Presentation Skills - Business Development Learning Express Training Program
Time : 13:00 to 17:00
Venue : Solution Lab
Charge : Free-of-charge
** with sandwich lunch and drink provided
By the end of the session participants will be able:
- To improve their ability to identify essential messages and design their presentations effectively.
- To improve eye contact, vocal projection, stance, gestures and animation.
- To refine their professional image and ensure that it matches the message to be sent across.
Trainer's bio: Ms Cristina Rodenbeck, Facilitator, Consultant & Coach, ACT Training International Pte Ltd. (HK based)
Cristina is an experienced and passionate communicator. After more than 11 years of successfully managing client relationships by receiving briefings, analyzing needs, negotiating budgets and presenting campaigns, research findings and ideas across three different markets (Asia, Europe and Brazil), Cristina is able to aptly add the value of her extensive experience and knowledge into her training, consulting and coaching projects with ACT.
To register, please send email to training@cyberport.hk by December 4, 12:00nn with subject "Business Development Express Training: Presentation Skills on December 7, 2009" together with company name, attendee's name, email and tel.
SME Circle Training: How to Start Game Business in China - Successful Case Sharing
Date: November 18, 2009 (Wednesday)
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 pm (35 mins for presentation, 25 mins for Q&A)
Venue : Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong
** Brown bread lunch and drinks will be provided.
Language: Cantonese
ppt: Chinese or English
Fee: Free-of-charge.
Reservation by first-come-first-served basis. Please go register while seats are limited.
1/ Entrepreneurship in China
- China paints a road paved with gold and rough diamonds to many foreigners whom had never been to China or for those that had just arrived. Is the road ahead really filled with easy money ?
2/ My Entry into Games Business
Quick Highlights of how I got into the business and the road I had taken from 1999 to 2009. Includes ;
- My arrival in China
- Years of World of Warcraft
- Joining Citic Telecom 1616
- Finally I m ready for China
3/ Was it Easy ?
China paints a road paved with gold and rough diamonds to many foreigners whom had never been to China or for those that had just arrived. Is the road ahead really filled with easy money ?
4/ Doing Business in China is Hard !
- Fallen International Giants
- Heavy Weight Competitors
5/ The Light of Hope
- Despite the hardship there is still a pot of gold at the end of the Rainbow.
Speaker's bio:
Calvin Ng
CEO
iLemon Group Inc.
Calvin Ng is the CEO of iLemon, a leading virtual world and Flash MMORPG online games company base in Shanghai and Beijing, China. He currently sits and act’s as advisors on the board of 2 MMORPG start-up in China. Calvin has extensive experience in the digital media, social networking, online games and virtual world space. He was a consultant to Sulake ( Habbo ) and the Vice President of Citic Telecom responsible for their new strategy and new media development. Prior Calvin was part of the team that successfully clichéd the deal for World of Warcraft in China in partnership with THE 9 and also developed China 1st digital comics magazine and 3G video comics on mobile. Back in 2000 Calvin master-minded the control of more than 85% of cyber cafes in Malaysia and is the only company that partners with all the major PC games publishers worldwide. A former veteran in the promotional advertising industry he had won numerous awards, During the Daytona USA craze back in 1994, Calvin took a video game company from USD 10 million in sales to USD 50 million.
To register, please send email to training@cyberport.hk by November 11, 12:00nn with subject "SME Circle Training: How to Start Game Business in China - Successful Case Sharing " together with company name, attendee's name, email and tel
BizSpark Tech Talk : Extending your Web Application with Web Application Toolkit
You are cordially invited to this FREE Tech Talk training:
Date: 19 Nov, 2009 (Thur)
Time: 19:00 - 20:30 (seminar)
Welcome Time: 18:30 - 19:00 (registration)
Venue: Suites 2305-9, 23/F, Three Pacific Place, 1 Queen's Road East, Hong Kong
Language: Cantonese
Target audience: Developer
Fee: Free-of-charge
How many times have you heard developers trying for hours to get a sample to work only to find it does not do what they expected? In this session we will see how the new Web Application Toolkits are designed to enable Web Developers to simply extend their web application capabilities by providing them with a packaged set of running samples, templates and documentation. Join us and learn how to add Web 2.0 social capabilities, REST Services, Mobile access and IE8 Extensibility to your website in a simple way.
Speaker: Harry Ng, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT)To register, please send email to training@cyberport.hk by November 17, 12:00nn with subject "BizSpark Tech Talk : Extending your Web Application with Web Application Toolkit " together with attendee's name, company name, email and tel
