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Music Rights: Inside & Out

A beginner’s guide to music copyright – everything you need to know about copyright law, licensing, monetising copyright, the fight against piracy and the future of the music rights industry. Please mention Chinwag when booking for a £10 discount on the cost of this course.

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Date: 15 June 2011
Location: UnLimited Insights, Shoreditch, UK

Pervasive Media Studio Artists Residencies Showcase

Join us for the final showcase event of our Southwest Artists Residencies 2011, a programme which explores the boundaries of music, dance, theatre, games and sonic art.

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Date: 9 June 2011
Location: Watershed, UK

#KittenCamp London May 23rd

A monthly meet-up for web-loving ad industry type people to chat memes, drink beer and generally share some kitten love. http://www.rubberrepublic.com/kittencamp/

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Date: 23 May 2011
Location: Barrio Central, UK

Digital Surrey: The Science of Gamification

On 26th May at 7pm, Michael Wu PhD of Lithium Technologies will be joining Digital Surrey at the UCA in Farnham to discuss the science of gamification.

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Date: 26 May 2011
Location: University for the Creative Arts, UK

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special

Adam Mountford

Just before the Sports and Social Media Panel organised by the BBC on Weds 9th February, we interviewed Adam Mountford, Producer of Test Match Special (@tmsproducer).

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9 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

SMW London Round-up: Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT

NokiaConnects

Social Media Week London generated so much coverage that it’s taken us a little while to pull together all the information. This review brings together the video, tweets and speaker presentations from Game On! Games & Brands sponsored by Nokia and JWT.

Traditionally two separate industries, games and social media have meshing together in a variety of ways, providing opportunities for brands.

Traditional games companies are embracing social media, social gaming market is set to hit over $1bn this year and brands are combining game mechanics and social media to drive campaigns.

Opportunities exist, all are benefiting from targeting a wider demographic, increasing engagement and create rewards and status to drive behaviour both off and online.

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5 May 2011 by Lauren Cotton

SMW London Snippet: Interview with Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation for JWT

Miguel Andres-Clavera

We managed to grab Miguel Andres-Clavera, Head of Innovation at JWT, for a chat after the Game On! Games and Brands panel, sponsored by Nokia and JWT, on Weds 9th February as part of Social Media Week London.

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28 April 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Six Degrees of Freedom

In this evening of short film and discussion with game designers and psychoanalysts, Rich Pickings looks at how game structures can be applied to art and everyday life.

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Date: 2 May 2011
Location: Protein, UK

DigPen II - The UK South West's Second Web Unconference

Unconference and meetup for web designers, developers, and digital media specialists based in the UK South West

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Date: 14 May 2011
Location: Exeter Phoenix, UK

The BLN Money in Mobile Forum 2011

The BLN Money in Mobile Forum will bring some of the most influential players in the mobile, ecommerce, software, games and media sectors together for an event that connects entrepreneurs, investors and corporate users of mobile technologies.

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Date: 14 June 2011
Location: Taylor Wessing LLP, UK

Demo night at MoMoLondon

Mobile Monday London's popular demo night is back courtesy of Intel AppUp on 18 April 2011. Free to attend with drinks and networking afterwards. Apply to demo or just come to see what's going on.

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Date: 18 April 2011
Location: CBI at Centrepoint, UK

Ticket Competition: GameHorizon 2011

Game Horizon 2010

The GameHorizon 2011 Conference (28th - 29th June) is backed by the GameHorizon Advisory Board as well as a steering committee featuring some of the games industry's leading names. 

A two-day event, the conference features creative, innovative and inspirational speakers from the worlds of gaming, entertainment and business. Attend and network with the experts, the influencer's, the people driving the games industry forward.

Game Horizon

We're delighted the organisers have offered two lucky Chinwaggers the chance to win a free conference ticket worth £335.

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31 March 2011 by Lauren Cotton

Digital Content Monetization West 2011

DCM West 2011 brings together the most senior strategists and decision-makers in Film, Sports, TV, Publishing, News, Games & Music to help you sort out the best short & medium term strategies for delivering revenue through digital content.

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Date: 21 June 2011
Location: Los Angeles, US

UKTI Pitch Workshop

The UKTI series of pitch workshops are FREE to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups & small/medium sized businesses.

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Date: 2 June 2011
Location: TBA, UK

UKTI Pitch Workshop

The UKTI series of pitch workshops are FREE to attend for Technology/Digital/Mobile/ICT Sector UK-based startups & small/medium sized businesses.

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Date: 12 April 2011
Location: TBA, UK