Northern Ireland Science Park

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NISP Events

[Evening Series]EVENING SERIES: The Meridio Story
18 June 2008
A start-up in 2001 with a successful high multiple trade sale exit in 2007 The real story on how a local technology success story started-up, built the team, won business and raised capital

[Frameworks]*THIS EVENT IS FULL* FRAMEWORKS: Government Grants Overview
12 June 2008
Led by BDO Stoy Hayward, the workshop will outline the Government Grants that are available for startups and how they can be accessed.

[Frameworks]FRAMEWORKS: How to land a whale: how does a small start-up land a big client?
15 May 2008
The workshop will be led by John McKee, CEO of Linkubator, a business development organisation working with CEOs and senior teams in creating successful strategic growth for companies.

[General]Belfast City Council World Trade Centre Event
17 April 2008
Winning international business

[Frameworks]‘THE VENTURE CAPITAL PROCESS’
16 April 2008
THIS EVENT IS FULL ‘THE VENTURE CAPITAL PROCESS’ will give an insight into the process of gaining VC Funding. The workshop will cover: ‘The Art of the Termsheet’ ‘Venture funds and Venture Finances' ‘The views of an entrepreneur that has gone through the VC process.

[General]Belfast City Council World Trade Centre Event
20 March 2008
Successful online global communications

[Frameworks]Protection: Intellectual Property tactics for start-ups
13 March 2008
Today’s competitive environment has made it increasingly difficult and important to stay ahead of the competition by adapting a coherent approach to Intellectual Property and the exploitation of the advantages IP can provide them with. In order to exploit this in the companies favour, it is essential the basis of IP is known and identified. The workshop will help to demystify any problems concerned with IP and give a broad understanding of the topic.

[General]Association for Project Managers
11 March 2008
BPG Project Performance: Design & Delivery of a TV Documentary

[General]Belfast City Council World Trade Centre Event
21 February 2008
Building an international presence

[General]Association for Project Managers
12 February 2008
IT BPG incorporating Northern Bank

[General]Belfast City Council World Trade Centre Event
17 January 2008
Developing a global brand

[General]Association for Project Managers
15 January 2008
Business BPG:Creativity & Innovation

[NISP]Kids Christmas Party
21 December 2007
Kids Party from 2.00PM - 4.00PM. All Welcome!

[NISP]Tenant Christmas Party
13 December 2007
All Northern Ireland Science Park tenants welcome!

[Frameworks]"Get involved! How your firm can help to create an eco-system of science and technology ventures!"
15 November 2007
Mary Walshok, founder of CONNECT will join us to hear our plans to build and evolve the CONNECT model in N. Ireland. This will be the business community’s organisation to channel support to early stage entrepreneurs.

[Frameworks]Opinion Dinner on NISP CONNECT
15 November 2007
Mary Walshok, founder of the CONNECT model will attend the dinner to hear of the plans to build and evolve the CONNECT model for Northern Ireland.

[NISP]Warsaw Workshop - Strategic Management of a Science/Technology Park
25 October 2007
At the conference in Warsaw, Dr Norman Apsley headed a workshop outlining the necessary components of a Science Park setup. The workshop included an outline of a Science Park and the essentials needed in building a successful workshop.

[NISP]Warsaw Conference - Strategic Management of a Science/Technology Park
24 October 2007
Norman Apsley, CEO Northern Ireland Science Park was asked to speak at a conference in Warsaw on the management of a Science Park. He covered elements and issues faced in the setting up of a Science Park, and the success that is NISP.

[NISP]Entrepreneurs Lunch
19 October 2007
Greg Horowitt, Executive Director of Global CONNECT based out of the University of California San Diego will be joining us for lunch in the Northern Ireland Science Park. Greg is leading the development of a portfolio of expertise linking regional networks and enterprises to global markets and customer channels. Effectively bridging the networks encompassing university and private research, global trade organizations, capital providers, entrepreneurs, and business services, Global CONNECT helps

[25k Award]£25k Awards Gala Dinner
18 October 2007
The £25k Awards Gala dinner is the awards ceremony to announce the winners of the student entrepreneurship competition held with University of Ulster and Queens University Belfast. The dinner will showcase the top ten teams and announce the winners of the top prize of £10,000.

[NISP]CEO Lunch with Bank of England
10 October 2007
Kate Barker, member of the Monetary Policy Committee within the Bank of England will be presenting as part of the Northern Ireland Science Park’s CEO lunch series. Kate will be speaking on the current views held by the Bank of England on monetary policy and will then open up the floor for questions and discussion.

[General]BioConnect Ireland - 'The Space Race'
03 October 2007
This event will examine innovative options for creating appropriate, affordable, environments for science-based companies to flourish.

[NISP]Blood Mobile 10th September 07
10 September 2007
Blood Mobile @ ECIT Carpark

[Frameworks]InnovaNET - "How I Sold my Technology Company"
04 September 2007
Outline of building a company and making the decision to sell. The presentation will also detail issues and pitfalls in the selling of a business.