I’ve never been to a BizCamp but heard great things about how it works. Thanks for heads up Fran. I’m registered. http://www.bizcamp.ie

The event is on all day on Saturday, Sept 19th in the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin.

From the adhoc description of what I heard, it sounds like a free-for-all, speakers everywhere and people can go to what they want to hear.

They have a video of what happened last March – RTE News footage.
http://www.bizcamp.ie/2009/07/rte-coverage-of-the-last-bizcamp/

Where the industry can share experiences and help each other, it’s a worthy event for me.

Two events of interest in the coming weeks – interactive lunchtime sessions in the NSC Boardroom: (limited seats available)

1) Tuesday June 9th 11:30 – International Services Success with Pat McGrath of PM Group and Jim Costello of SouthWestern (SWS BPO)
register on the it@Cork website – http://www.itcork.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=156

2) Tuesday June 23rd 11:30 International Product Success with Denis Kennelly of Tivoli at IBM and Richard Cooke of Lincor
register on the it@Cork website – http://www.itcork.ie/index.cfm?page=events&eventId=157

On Monday December 1st 2008, Cork City, South Cork and West Cork Enterprise Boards, and FÁS together with the Plato Small Business Network will present a four hour workshop/seminar around the four core pillars essential to business survival, “Managing Business in an Uncertain Environment”

Maintaining Equilibrium – Managing Cash – Retaining your Customers – Internal Cost Competitiveness

I am presenting on “Internal Cost Competitiveness”. I have been asked to speak on how technology can help reduce the operating costs in today’s businesses. My focus will be on both technology in the business and real opportunities the Internet is presenting for businesses.

Things are changing all the time, I suggest you question everything in your business:
1) Energy Usage – IT, Lights and Heating – drawing from lessons at this week’s it@cork conference
2) Phone Costs – Landline and Mobile – VoIP / Skype
3) Broadband/Internet costs
4) Travel – Can Video Conferencing help?
5) Software – Google Apps and others
6) Services – What can you outsource (anywhere in the world?)

Donagh Kiernan
Maidsfield Associates
Partnering and Strategic Business Development