Cork OpenCoffee » Events http://corkopencoffee.org Tue, 08 May 2012 15:46:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Open Coffee business talk 20th April http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/04/12/open-coffee-business-talk-20th-april/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/04/12/open-coffee-business-talk-20th-april/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:56:43 +0000 aidan http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=465 There will be a talk and discussion with Frank Hannigan
and Aodan Enright on "Build A Community To Build Your Business" not to be missed.
Space is limited so do come early @ 10:15 am on Friday April 20th at The Rubicon Centre, CIT, Bishopstown.

Frank Hannigan
As a founder and investor frank has been part of some of the most exciting start-ups in Ireland.
Has worked as a consultant to IT companies in Taiwan, Albania, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Serbia and Montenegro.
Been on BBC’s Dragon’s Den and featured regularly on TV, radio and print on both sides of the Atlantic.
Currently: Chairman at RigBag. VP of Alliances at Tenego Partnering. Director at Scurri.com

 

Aodan Enright
Qualified executive coach, certified facilitator & business mentor, experienced trainer.
Actively working with a diverse range of entrepreneurs, businesses and multi-national organisations.
Developing the Smarter Egg private learning network in the Munster region.
Currently: Founder at Smarter Egg. Advisor at Plato.

]]> http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/04/12/open-coffee-business-talk-20th-april/feed/ 0 This Friday at the Rubicon http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/02/21/this-friday-at-the-rubicon/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/02/21/this-friday-at-the-rubicon/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:33:49 +0000 aidan http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=447 To get OCC of to an inspiring start in 2012, Stephen Bean, photographer, movie maker, lecturer and media producer for UCC is going to give us a talk on Friday at the Rubicon, CIT. Come along any time after 10 for coffee and the talk will start at 10:30.

More about Stephen here: and photography at UCC here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Photography-at-UCC/143207142438614 . Stephen has an astonishing breadth of experience from war photography to photographing silver tea pots (do you know how hard that is?!) to filming interviews and caves so bring along you image media questions for him. Look forward to seeing you on Friday.

]]> http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/02/21/this-friday-at-the-rubicon/feed/ 0 Open Coffee for January 2012 http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/01/03/open-coffee-for-january-2012/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/01/03/open-coffee-for-january-2012/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:35:45 +0000 aidan http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=426 This months Open Coffees are on at:

The Bodega, Cornmarket St, Friday 13 January at 10:15am
There are no presentations or demos lined up this week, just open networking.

And at the Rubicon Centre, CIT, Bishopstown on Friday 27th January at 10:15am
To get OCC of to an inspiring start in 2012, Stephen Bean, photographer, movie maker, lecturer and media producer for UCC is going to give us a talk.

Come along for coffee and the talk will start at 10:30. More about Stephen here: and photography at UCC here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-Photography-at-UCC/143207142438614 . Stephen has an astonishing breadth of experience from war photography to photographing silver tea pots (do you know how hard that is?!) to filming interviews and caves so bring along you image media questions for him.

Want to talk at Open Coffee?
If you would like to give a talk or show off a new product for some feedback
at an upcoming Cork Open Coffee, please get in touch by emailing

corkopencoffee@gmail.com

]]> http://corkopencoffee.org/2012/01/03/open-coffee-for-january-2012/feed/ 0 Open Coffee with Cork Coder Dojo http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/12/16/open-coffee-with-cork-coder-dojo/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/12/16/open-coffee-with-cork-coder-dojo/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:08:29 +0000 aidan http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=419 There will be a special Open Coffee on this saturday 17th December @11am at the
National Software Centre, Mahon with Cork Coder Dojo.

The Coder Dojo is a weekly meetup where young people aged 6+ can learn the basics
of web development and build sites/apps with the help of the volunteers there.

Their web address http://www.codrcamp.com
Follow them on twitter @CoderDojo

This should be a great neworking event for all, and for people who usually
dont get to go to open coffee.

]]> http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/12/16/open-coffee-with-cork-coder-dojo/feed/ 0 Cork Open Coffee December 9th http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/12/04/cork-open-coffee-december-9th/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/12/04/cork-open-coffee-december-9th/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:03:27 +0000 aidan http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=414 This week’s Cork Open Coffee is on at The Bodega this friday at 10:15am
There are no presentations or demos lined up this week, just open networking.

Want to talk at Open Coffee?
If you would like to give a talk or show off a new product for some feedback
at an upcoming Cork Open Coffee, please get in touch by emailing

corkopencoffee@gmail.com

Talk to you all on Friday

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Nokia, although plummeting, still has the highest market share at just over 25% compared to Apples share of 3.9%. http://techcrunch.com/2011/05/20/nokia-sees-lowest-market-share-in-14-years-gartner/

If you’re interested in attending, good idea to bring your laptop for the hands on labs and have downloaded the at Windows Phone tools SDK in advance.

Should be a worthwhile day, details and agenda below:

Microsoft have got a full day of Windows Phone training happening in Cork on 9th of December which is coming up quickly.

Josh Holmes and James McNamara will be the trainers for this jam packed day.

http://msirl.eventbrite.com/

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The menu for the evening will be as follows

BREADS: A selection of fresh breads.
DIPS: Chef’s recommendations of dip’s
BAKED POTATO: BBQ’d piping hot baked potatoes.
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COLESLAW: Julienne of carrot and Dutch cabbage lightly seasoned and finished with real mayonnaise.
PASTA SALAD: Rigatoni pasta bound with sun-dried tomatoes, black olives and our house dressing.
MIXED LEAVES: Baby mixed leaf salad drizzled with a SoHo lemon and lime dressing.
POTATO SALAD: Classic potato salad, potato. Mayonnaise, chive and redonion.
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CHICKEN SKEWER: Marinated boneless chicken breast and vegetables topped with SoHo’s amazing herbsauce.
SAUSAGES: Grilled Irish Ispini sausages.
CHEESE BURGER: 100% Irish beef, infused with a delicate blend of herbs & spices topped with red cheddar served on a bap with lettuce, tomato & red onion.
KING PRAWNS: King tiger river prawns bbq’d to perfection.

If your interested in going just email corkopencoffee at gmail.com. Tickets are €20 each and places are limited.

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]]> http://corkopencoffee.org/2011/08/11/open-coffee-bbq/feed/ 0 Workshop: Successful Email Marketing in the Digital Age http://corkopencoffee.org/2010/05/13/workshop-successful-email-marketing-in-the-digital-age/ http://corkopencoffee.org/2010/05/13/workshop-successful-email-marketing-in-the-digital-age/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 12:37:17 +0000 Gordon http://corkopencoffee.org/?p=321 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

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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!

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Initial talk to everyone:

Sub-group Brain-Storming:

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