Wednesday, September 1, 2010

BarCamp Hong Kong 2010

BarCamp is an ad-hoc "unconference" born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from attendees. Anyone with something to contribute or with the desire to learn is welcome and invited to join. Detail of this event:

Date: September 18, 2010 (Sat)
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Venue: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fee: Free of Charge

After Event Drink
Time: 6:30 pm til late
Venue: Deck n Beer, G/F, East Promenade, Salisbury Road, TST

To register, please click here for online registration.
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2010年中國手機應用開發者大會暨全球移動互聯網高峰論壇

2010年,中國手機上網成為常態!手機應用成為關鍵!2010年中國手機應用開發者大會暨全球移動互聯網高峰論壇將在2010年9月25日在中國廣州隆重舉行。 「2010年中國手機應用開發者大會暨全球移動互聯網高峰論壇」將會是中國移動互聯網領域迄今最大規模的一次行業盛會。大會邀請了1000位企業家、開發者和投資者們出席,共用成功經驗,剖析失敗經歷,你可以在這裏推廣您的平臺,為產品找到買家,為企業找最好的投資,儲備更多的業界人才,認識更多的業界人脈。

日期: 2010年9月25日 (星期六)
時間: 下午1:00 – 6:30
地點: 中國廣州大學城 華南理工大學校區千人學術大講堂主廳
地鐵路線圖:http://www.gzmtr.com/images/line_map_big.jpg

如有興趣參加,請按此作網上登記及請聯絡William Lau (email: williamlau@cyberport.hk ; tel: 3166 3903)。
如有查詢,請聯絡香港無線發展中心 - 電話︰(852) 2989 9163
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British Chamber of Commerce’s Angel Investment Program

Deadline of Submission: September 17, 2010

The British Chamber of Commerce’s Angel Investment Programme, launched in late 2007, was the first such initiative to be launched in Hong Kong by any of the chambers of commerce. After nearly 3 years of operation, the British Chamber’s Angel Investment Committee is a well respected and leading source of advice and conduit to funding for young Hong Kong enterprises looking for initial or growth investment from our growing network of Angel investors.If you have a great idea, or have started a new business and are looking to grow, the Chamber would like to help. Within the membership there are many entrepreneurs who have made it, and professionals whose expertise could be invaluable to your successful development, as well as individuals who are looking to personally invest in start-ups.

For interested incubatees, please click here to download the application form and inform William Lau (email: williamlau@cyberport.hk ; tel: 3166 3903).
For enquiry, please email to hilary@britcham.com.

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Yahoo! Advances Cloud and Hadoop for Businesses in Hong Kong

Hadoop was initiated as Apache Software Foundation project in 2005 by a group of Yahoo! employees, and now one of the most capable technologies widely aopted by yahoo! and inducstry leaders across the Internet, social networking and technology landscape.

This seminar which will tell you:Session 1: overview of Cloud Computing and HadoopSession 2: More about Hadoop and its applications in Yahoo!Session 3: Hadoop Applications for Business/ Enterprises and respective Case StudiesDetail of this seminar:

Date: September 10, 2010 (Friday)
Time: 2:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Venue: Function Room, 1/F, HKPC Building, 78 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Language: English
Fee: Free of Charge
Target Audience: Technology / Applications Developers in Hong Kong

To register, please click here for online registration.
For enquiry, please contact Hong Kong Productivity Council - Ms. Queenie Lui (Tel: 2788 5464; Email: queenielui@hkpc.org)
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