Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Apps@Smartphone Asia Expo


The popularity of apps and smartphone is boomed in Asia and highly concerned by the industry and end-users. As being the pioneering infotainment platform in Asia, the Apps & Smartphone Asia Forum will be held in a separate seminar zone in HKCEC. It will be the only seminar where you can meet leading strategists on stage revealing the cutting edge insights.

Leading developers, technology institutes and telecommunication strategists throughout Asian regions, including government and related organizations will be invited:

-To share their strategic intelligences in taking the lead in capturing the pulse of this everyday changing industry

-To research on the impacts of emerging apps & smartphone industry

-To explore the new technology of apps & smartphone

-To deliver the safety use of apps & smartphone

-To discuss how icons change our life

(Transportation: http://www.appsexpo.com.hk/exhibition_location.php)

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"Kickstart IPv6!" Seminar on World IPv6 Day (8 June)

Highlight of Kickstart IPv6! Seminar

Local and regional well-recognized speakers from the Internet industry will share real IPv6 deployment cases and strategic importance of deploying IPv6 in the seminar on 8 June at Cyberport.

Date: 8 June 2011

Time: 2:00pm-5:30pm

Venue: Ocean View Court, The Arcade, Cyberport 3, 100 Cyberport Road, Hong Kong

(free shuttle bus to and fro Admiralty and Cyberport will be arranged)

Keynote Speaker:

Geoff Huston, Chief Scientist, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC)

Topic: IPv4 address exhaustion, and why we should be worried?

He undertakes research on topics associated with Internet infrastructure, IP technologies, and address distribution policies. Widely regarded as the preeminent researcher on IPv4 exhaustion, he is routinely referenced by international agencies and is frequently quoted by the ICT media. Geoff has also presented at a number of global technical and government forums, including the OECD, ITU, ICANN, APEC, and the IETF. Prior to APNIC, Geoff was employed as the Chief Internet Scientist at Telstra and Technical Manager of the Australian Academic and Research Network (AARNET). He was a leading figure in the development of Australia's academic and commercial Internet services.


Please click here for online registration.

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Invitation to Cloud Computing Seminar & Networking Dinner in Shanghai

Deadline for registration: June 10, 2011

Dear Incubates / Alumni,

You are cordially invited to join the Cyberport Collaboration Centre's first networking event "Cloud Computing Seminar"
「滬港雙城共建雲計算平台」研討會 and Networking Dinner in Shanghai on 15 June. The Cyberport Collaboration Centre has been set up to foster collaboration between the Hong Kong ICT industry and its overseas and mainland counterparts in the formation of business alliances and talent exchange, and to develop a reciprocal network to help ICT SMEs explore and capture emerging business opportunities.

The seminar is jointly organized by Cyberport, Hong Kong Computer Society (HKCS), The Knowledge and Innovation Community,
雲海產業聯盟 and 上海雲計算創業基地. ICT professionals and industry leaders from both Hong Kong and Shanghai have been invited to give speeches to share with the delegates their perspectives and insights on cloud computing. Following the seminar is a Networking Dinner which aims to foster collaboration and cooperation between Hong Kong and Shanghai. Please find below the link for event details and registration.

http://www.digimarket.com.cn/ems/Cyberport/sh/edm.html

We look forward to seeing you in the event in Shanghai.


Details
of Seminar
Date : June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time : 14:30-17:30
Venue : 上海市楊浦區 淞路388號

創智天地廣場七號樓 一樓多功能廳

Details of Dinner
Date: June 15, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 18:30-20:30
Venue: 蔡家食譜 (創智天地店)

上海市楊浦區 淞路252號

創智天地B1樓

Note: incubatees and alumni could enjoy 75% and 50% Cyberport IncuTrain Centre training reimbursement respectively. Please refer to financial guideline for reimbursement details and procedure.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Startups Connect: From Zero to Zynga with Cloud Computing

Amazon Web Services provides Infrastructure Web Services in the Cloud: flexible, on demand computing capacity. Many companies around the world are already successfully running their infrastructure on AWS. The early adopters were the startups, and they've transformed the way they do business. Some of them have become global successes, such as Zynga, the creator of many Facebook games such as Farmville. Simone Brunozzi, APAC Technology Evangelist for Amazon Web Services, will explain how Cloud Computing can be successfully adopted, offering details on some successful use cases, including Zynga and Animoto. A Q&A session will conclude the talk.

Detail of this event:
Date: 19 May 2011
Time: 5:30pm -7:30 pm
Venue: Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 5 Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road.

(Map and public transportation : http://www.cyberport.hk/misc/cyberportmap/GIS_bus.htm)

Fee: HK$20 (incubatees just pay HK$5; alumni just pay HK$10)
To register: please email your company name, participant's name, tel and email by 16 May 2011 to training@cyberport.hk with subject "19 May Startups Connect: From Zero to Zynga with Cloud Computing"

About the Speakers
Simone Brunozzi Amazon
Web Services Technology Evangelist for Asia Pacific (APAC)

Simone Brunozzi is a truly passionate technologist, involved in IT and computing since an early age. He joined Amazon.com in March 2008 in the role of Amazon Web Services Technology Evangelist for Europe, to raise awareness about Cloud Computing and help developers build applications. In January 2010 he relocated to Singapore, becoming the first AWS Technology Evangelist for the APAC region. Since 2008, Simone has been a very popular speaker in Europe, United States, Asia and Oceania, speaking at more than 260 events (and collecting a huge amount of airline miles). Simone is regularly invited as a speaker to mayor conferences all around the world.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Next Generation Game Engine Training

Event Details
Date: 18/06/2011
Time :9:30am - 4:30pm (lunch time 12:30pm - 1:30pm)
Venue: Solution Lab, Cyberport IncuTrain Centre, Unit 518, Level 5, Cyberport 3 (Core F), 100 Cyberport Road
Fee : HK$200
Language : Putonghua
Deadline for Application : 24/05/2011
Register: http://unreal.cyberport.hk/

Free shuttle bus service (Admiralty (Admiralty Centre) <-> Cyberport) will be provided