Cork Open Coffee in the Blackrock Castle Observatory
Thanks to a connection from Damien Mulley , This weeks Cork Open Coffee is taking place on Friday the 28th in the Blackrock Castle Observatory in Blackrock in Cork from 10am to 12pm.
For anyone not familiar with the area, here is a link to the Blackrock castle on Google Maps http://short.ie/
bcomap. There is parking around the corner from the castle gates.
Clair McSweeney, Facilities Manager of the Blackrock Castle Observatory has kindly invited us to gather in the The Castle Bar and Trattoria, which is on the right as you enter the castle gates.
Clair will also give a tour of the castle at noon for anyone interested and would also like to highlight some of the great upcoming events in the castle including:
- Tweet in to Blade Runner (Movies by Moonlight Film Club) Saturday the 29th
- Space Camp 2010 (Summer Camp July and August)
- The Castle Bar and Trattoria Summer Bar-B-Qs
Any blogging / Tweeting / Foursquare’ing about BCO or any of its event is greatly appreciated! Further events in the BCO can be seen on their events page or sign up their newsletter.
Cork Open Coffee Sponsorship
David Reilly, from Reilly & Co. Solicitors in Cork has generously offered to sponsor several of the upcoming Open Coffees which means we can bring in some excellent Coffee from Mr. Cotton coffee for a few of the upcoming Open Coffees in the Rubicon. If youd like to Thank David (or maybe get some legal advice!) you can follow him on Twitter.
Cork Open Coffee E28093 After Dark
Also taking place this coming Friday is Cork Open Coffee E28093 After Dark. This is an evening version of the Open Coffee for those who cant make it in the mornings.
It is very informal and takes place in The Bodega from 8pm onwards. Follow Ronald on Twitter for more details or questions.
Bizcamp
Bizcamp Dublin takes place this Saturday in the Guinness Storehouse. Check out their line up of speakers (PDF) C2A0and others attending the event. A fantastic event for businesses.
Workshop: Successful Email Marketing in the Digital Age
The National Software Centre are hosting an email workshop and networking event!
Successful Email Marketing in the Digital Age
Thursday May 27th 2010
11:00am – 12:00noon
The Atrium, NSC Campus, Mahon, Cork
Email remains one of the most powerful, cost-effective and measurable tools available to businesses. At this workshop Newsweaver’s Denise Cox and Liam O’Callaghan will provides tips and insight into how companies can benefit from using email to communicate with customers and prospects.
They will address in detail:
- How you can save money on your marketing budget
- Setting yourself apart from the competition
- Why it is so important to build a good database and how that improves results
- How small businesses can get scale – first impressions are key
- What makes a good newsletter and why someone reads it
- How to manage your email to develop valuable business relationshipsAnd remember this is not just for those in marketing!
Newsweaver is Europe’s leading email newsletter solutions provider and Denise Cox is Newsweaver’s email communications specialist.
Registration is necessary for this event, please register by emailing fwall@corkbic.com
Cork Open Coffee May 14th
Hi Occers,
This weeks Cork Open Coffee is taking place this Friday the 14th at 10am in The Rubicon Centre in Bishopstown in Cork (Map).
There are no demos or talks lined up this week. If you have a new site or app that you’d like to show off and get some feedback on, get in touch.
Bizcamp Dublin takes place on May 29th in the Guinness Storehouse. BizCamp is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and innovators to come together, share experiences, and possibly create something new. Definitely worth a trip.
Cork Open Coffee is also looking for any businesses that might like to Sponsor some future Open Coffee events, this means for a small amount we’d be able to get in some Coffee and nibbles from local businesses, especially Mr. Cotton Coffee.
Talk to you all on Friday,
Don’t forget to follow @corkopencoffee on Twitter!
