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thefuturestory - Today 2014

thefuturestory - Today 2014 will explore how the information we hold today can provide solutions for our future – on a personal and a business level. Including a panel discussion with experts from IBM Interactive and Monster.co.uk as well as practical discussions this event will help us to understand how we can turn data into impactful knowlege.

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Date: 7 May 2014
Location: RADA Studios, UK

The ODI & Tim Berners-Lee Invite You to the 1st Annual Summit & Gala (Oct 29)

ThODI are hosting the first Annual Summit and Gala Dinner, Tues Oct 29 at the magnificent Museum of London. With the help of scintillating stories and spectacular speakers the summit will be a true celebration of the impact of Big Data on government, business and society.
 
Attendees will be able to explore the world of Open Data with the guidance of Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web and founder of the ODI. The summit will be co-hosted by co-founder and chair Sir Nigel Shadbolt and CEO Gavin Starks.
The day will take attendees on a fast paced ride of dynamic discussions, data visualisations and activities which will lead into the Gala Dinner. Drinks, 3 courses nestled in the heart of the Museum of London with guests having the opportunity to have a private wander through the incredible exhibitions.
Who’s coming? Organisations and individuals passionate about open data. They’re from startups, government, business and academia. They’re technologists, business people, strategists, policy makers. They’re creating new opportunity by opening up data and looking for new ways to engage in open data sharing.
Register your ticket now for an early-bird rate, as well as extra discounts for combined Summit & Gala Dinner tickets. ODI members receive complimentary tickets to both events.
Find out more how to become a member.
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The ODI are hosting the first Annual Summit and Gala Dinner, Tues Oct 29 at the magnificent Museum of London. With the help of scintillating stories and spectacular speakers the summit will be a true celebration of the impact of Open Data on government, business and society.

This intensive day of open data exploring will lead attendees into the world of Open Data.

Don't miss out on the pre-Summit Training on the 28th, discounted tickets available now.

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Intelligent Mobile Marketing Event – Wed. June 5th London with Dynmark, Acxiom, SDL and Usablenet

Dynmark is launching a fully integrated mobile/data/CRM service so companies can link mobile marketing activity - SMS, app down load, URL click through - to CRM systems so they get a complete picture of customer behaviour and a much stronger measure of mobile marketing effectiveness

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Date: 5 June 2013
Location: Cabinet War Rooms, UK

UK Trade & Investment Enabling Innovation: ICT Trade Mission to China

ICT mission to Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing and Chendu. Offering innovative UK SMEs the opportunity to hear from and network with leading ICT provider Huawei and the supply chain. Relevant sectors; Big Data, Cloud Computing, Internet of Things and its Applications, Machine-to-Machine, Mobile/ Wireless, Network Infrastructure and Technology.

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Date: 2 June 2013
Location: China, CN

Chinwag Psych: Simon White Interview "When Behavioural Economics meets Marketing Models"

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Head Doctor

Got your ticket for the Chinwag Psych, May 9 event yet? If you don't want to miss out, you can grab yours here and get ready to find out about how machine learning, psychology and neuroscience can change the way you conduct business for the better.

One of our must-see speakers is Simon White, European Planning Chief at DraftFCB. 

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Chinwag Psych Interview: Karen Pine "Breaking the Habit - The Professional Perks of Behavioural Flexibility."

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Learning

Getting ready for the Chinwag Psych conference next month? On May 9, a you can find out how neuroscience, machine learning and psychology are good for business. 

One of the speakers sharing knowledge is Professor Karen Pine. She’s an author, a founding director of Do Something Different and holds the post of Professor of Developmental Psychology at the University of Hertfordshire, so she knows a thing or two about how to motivate teams in business.

The underlying message for Do Something Different is learning by doing. So how does this apply to business? We had a chat with Karen about how changing your ways can help you professionally as well as personally.

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Chinwag Psych Interview: Benjamin Ellis, "Human Big Data - Using Behavioural Aggregates in Business"

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Brain works

The Chinwag Psych event is coming up fast - do you have your ticket? 

If you do, you’ll witness a compelling investigation inside the human mind, and how the results can be applied to business.

One of the speakers to catch is Benjamin Ellis. As the principle CEO of two businesses, Redcatco and SocialOptic, he has his eye on how people can work together better and which software can provide the insights on how that happens.

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Chinwag Psych - Reading Round-Up

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Bird Brain

The Chinwag Psych event is just around the corner. You can still get your ticket for May 9 if you are interested in learning about how psychology, machine learning and neuroscience might be helpful to your business.

If you are coming along, you can expect some great presentations from the line up of speakers who will be sharing their knowledge. So, what are you going to talk about in the coffee breaks?

We’ve been gathering a few news articles and further reading for you each week so that you will be right up to date about the topics involved. Consider it a conversational cheat sheet and a few interesting articles you might want to consider if you are not likely to be combing the web while you’re working on other things.

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Neuro, Psych and Machine Learning - a Quick and Dirty Primer

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Reading the Dictionary

The Chinwag Psych event is coming up on May 9th and there’s a whole host of interesting presentations lined up with people who are going to speak their mind about your brain and business.

The outline for the event is of course Psychology, Neuroscience and Machine Learning. But what exactly do we mean when we throw these words out and what would the connection be to business? I think the real question you might ask is - why is this relevant to me?

Here’s a quick and dirty guide to get you thinking.

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Win a Ticket to Big Data Week London – Putting Data to Work 25th April 2013

Big Data Week

Putting Data to Work is a day long conference bringing some of smartest people from across the Big Data domain to Imperial College London and Big Data Week are offering 2 lucky Chinwag readers a chance to win a free ticket to the April 25th event.

The competition closes on April 22nd, so act quick! See below for entry details.

Big Data Week have also given us a discount code for Chinwag readers of 10% off.

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Big Data Week London: Putting Data to Work

Join us on 25th April at Imperial College, London where Edd Dumbill (program chair for the O’Reilly Strata Conference and the O’Reilly Open Source Convention) will host and chair a day of case studies, presentations, community showcases and debates with the UK data community.

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Date: 25 April 2013
Location: Imperial College, UK

Frankfurt Rhein-Main MongoDB User Group: MongoDB Replication/Sharding

MongoDB Replication and Sharding

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Date: 24 April 2013
Location: TBC, DE

MongoDB + Node.js + ODM = Mongoose.js

Mongoose is the most popular MongoDB ODM for Node.js and is supported by 10gen. This talk will include both an introduction with some code examples and a suggestion to how you could structure files and code in your app.

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Date: 23 April 2013
Location: Valtech, SE

Benchmarking node.js and MongoDB - a reality check

Node.js and MongoDB seem to be an ideal team at first glance. But how does the combination perform in practice?

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Date: 23 April 2013
Location: Searchmetrics GmbH, DE

Two Heads Are Better Than One

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Boogie Brains

Two heads are better than one, or so the saying goes.

Chinwag Psych is hosting a conference on May 9th exposing the secrets of neuromarketing, big data and machine learning, leaving science fiction to the silver screen.

Nathalie Nahai - The Web Psychologist is speaking at Chinwag Psych she is also hosting a masterclass on April 17 with Jo James bringing you their expertise to optimise sales through your website.

We have partnered with Nathalie to offer all you Chinwaggers a special ticket for both events for just £499. Get them while they are hot.

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