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Cork City Centre Movement Strategy & Launch of Cork Chamber / UCC Transition Year Business Awards 2013
Subsidised Training
Why not let the shortest month of the year be your most productive month of the year?
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March Business After Hours at Noel Deasy Cars
Chamber supported Events
CorkMEET 2013 Business Briefing – Invitation to SME/ Owner Managers
Chamber supported Projects
30 new jobs announced for Cork
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Enterprise Europe Network
Improve Your Trading Links with Poland
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Member Events
A key date education and training professionals won't want to miss
 

Date: 15th March
Time: 9am-4pm
Venue: The Crowne Plaza, Northwood, Dublin
Cost: We have a limited number of free places for Cork Chamber member
To book: please email fiona@ics.ie if you would like to attend


The National IT Training Conference is brought to you by ICS Skills.This year's theme is based on how we can Embrace and Manage Change, the important changes in the field of Learning and Development and how you can adapt to these. See more details at the link below... goo.gl/kMBy4



 

Cork County Council Annual Mayors Conference
 

Date: 25th May
Location: Walter Raleigh Hotel, Youghal, Co. Cork


Preliminary Notice: Registration will commence on Friday 24th May at 6.00pm. Conference will be held on Saturday 25th May form 10.00am to 4.00pm approx.
"Strategies for Maximizing the Positive Impacts of Tourism". Final Dates and conference brochure will be issued at a later date. This is a conference not to be missed. Contact: Edel Howard Corporate Affairs Department Cork County Council. Tel: 021 - 4285367 Email: mayor@corkcoco.ie


‘National Day of Action 2013’ - (ISPCC Shield Campaign – Protect Children from Bullying)
 

Date: March 8th

On Friday March 8th 2013 the ISPCC will hold its ‘National Day of Action’, calling for over 1,000 people to get out into their communities to sell the Shield Pin and help spread the message that bullying is not acceptable. In 2011 Childline received almost 11,000 calls from children in relation to bullying. Do you believe that children need to be protected? Join the ISPCC supporters, communities and workplaces and hit the streets on the 8th of March. You can make a real difference in the life of a child. To get involved in the ‘National Day of Action’ please contact the ISPCC on 1850 50 40 50, email shield@ispcc.ie or log on to www.ispcc.ie

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The Marketing Institute Ball 2013
 

Date: March 23rd
Venue: Silver Springs Moran Hotel
Cost:  €75 per person for members of the Marketing Institute and their guests, Students and the Charity and €100 for non-members.
To Book: www.mii.ie/en/cev/344

The Marketing Institute Cork 2013 Ball - Red Carpet Ball, Celebrating the Best, sponsored by Toyota will take place on Saturday 23rd March 2013 at the Silver Springs Moran Hotel.This event will have all the glitz and glamour you expect, with a variety of entertainment and dancing. The Marketing Ball is always a great night for networking with friends, colleagues and fellow professionals.

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Invitation to National Employment Week 2013
 

Date: 25th February - Launch of National Employment Week


You are cordially invited to join us for National Employment Week 2013 for HR Practitioners and Employment Decision Makers. The week-long series of events features a broad panel of speakers presenting current thinking and new ideas to promote sustainable employment through sharing best practice across; Attracting Talent through Social Media; Developing Graduate Programmes; Sourcing talent to meet FDI demand. For further details of the week click here. 


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Last Chance to Enter - Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards
 

Date: Closing Date for applications is Thursday 28th February
Enter: HERE


Only two weeks left to enter the Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards. By entering you will have the opportunity to be one of our provincial winners in Munster in one of our eight award categories. If successful, you will also compete to be our overall national Ulster Bank Business Achievers Award winner! Entries are open to all businesses north and south regardless of size, location, sector or turnover. There are eight categories in total and businesses can enter a maximum of two of these categories choosing the ones that best match their business description and profile.


Are You Presenting Your Business With Passion?
 

Date: Thurs Feb 28
Time: 7pm-9pm
Venue: Clarion Hotel
Cost: Free event (subject to registration)
Email your interest to events@jcicork.ie as places are very limited


JCI Cork, in association with Cork Leeside Toastmasters, are hosting a free workshop on “Presenting Your Business With Passion”. The workshop will be tailored to help Chamber members create their client focused business message. The Chamber provides all members with an excellent opportunity to promote their business via the Soapbox at its networking events, and this workshop will help you to prepare for that opportunity.


Nimbus Knowledge Event – Ireland’s first Community Innovation Programme
 

Date:  28th Feb
Time: 2.15pm
Location: Nimbus Seminar Room
To Book: Please RSVP by emailing sinead.rodgers@cit.ie as space is limited

The Nimbus Centre specialises in generating embedded computing solutions through research across many industry sectors. The Knowledge Event Series will present some of these in detail and show how research can be applied successfully to achieve business value. This is a free event and is open to Startups, SMEs, Local Authorities, Education Experts, Researchers in Smart Cities and relevant Government Agencies who are involved in developing new technologies or interested in opportunities in the sector
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