Date: 9th April
Time: 07:30am
Venue: Imperial Hotel
Cost: €20 members / €35 non members
To Book: visit our website HERE

Cork Chamber is delighted to announce John Dolan, Senior Director Global Support Services (EMEA, Japan and China) for VMware in Cork and winner of the Cork Chamber Company of the Year 2013 in association with Vodafone.  John was the first employee for VMware in Cork in 2005 and has seen the company grow to a 700 person operation since then (13,000+ employees and 50+ locations worldwide).

VMware’s people orientated culture, driving high performance in a collaborative environment, is what motivates John every day.  Make the most of this unique opportunity to hear about VMware in Cork and network with your fellow Cork Chamber members. 

Book your place at Ireland’s biggest business networking forum, taking place from 10th-12th April 2013.  Complete your online company profile and select meetings with the companies you would like to target.

Highlights of CORKMEET include:

• An afternoon conference on Wednesday 10th April (chaired by Matt Cooper, Today FM) with international business speakers including: Deirdre O Connor (MD Goldman Sachs New York); Susan Hayes (The Positive Economist); Bill Liao (Coderdojo) and David Levin (MOTHER London)
• A Gourmet Food Experience showcasing the best of local Cork produce on Wednesday 10^th April.
• Up to 16 pre-scheduled, one-to-one meetings of your choice on Thursday 11th and Friday 12th April.
• A networking dinner and social activities on the evening of Thursday 11th April at the Cork Greyhound Track.
• A series of group meetings on offer with procurement officers from the local authorities who will advise companies on how to approach their public procurement strategy.
• A number of large industry representatives will also be available for meetings, including Musgrave Group, Brittany Ferries, GE Healthcare & Heineken.

Complete your registration at www.corkmeet.ie

Everyone has had moments, hours and even days when they have been scratching their heads over financial statements, balance sheets and budgets. The importance of basic financial knowledge has become more and more crucial in recent years as many businesses are feeling the pinch of recession.

Our Finance for Non-Financial Managers course, running next week, is designed to give you a sound overall understanding of finance and will help you understand “accountant-speak”. We also have a course in MS Powerpoint coming up soon, which will show you how to produce and run professional looking slide shows.

Why train with us? We have small class sizes of an average of 10 persons per class (individual attention guaranteed) Top Trainers (all are leaders within their respective fields), locally delivered and exceptionally good value for money.

Highlights this week include: 

• Funding opportunities under the FP7 Artemis programme related to embedded computing technologies for industry, sustainability and societal needs.
• The Committee of the Regions Irish Presidency brochure.
• Partnering opportunities for EU projects.
• OECD survey regarding obstacles to internationalisation.

Offer available until: April 18th 2013

Hayfield Manor’s next Wine Society Evening takes place on Thursday, 18^th April, which will be hosted by Jane Boyce (Ireland’s first female Master of Wines). This exclusive evening begins with aperitifs and canapés followed by a five course menu designed to perfectly complement a selection of elegant wines. 10% Cork Chamber discount with the booking of 8+ guests

For further details available HERE book please call 021 4845909 or email events@hayfieldmanor.ie 

East Village Bar, Restaurant & Hotel are offering all Chamber members 50% discount on our finger food menus for parties of 25+ and 25% off our BBQ menus til 30th April 2013.

Date: 3^rd April
Time:  09:00
Venue: A1 Computer Centre, Cork 
Cost: €1,350.00 (€1,080 for Cork Chamber of Commerce Members)

This 3-day programme equips you to:

• Gain an in-depth knowledge of Ireland’s data protection legislation
• Understand what needs to be achieved to attain organisational compliance
• Develop and maintain effective policies and procedures
• Apply data protection legislation

Get full details of the upcoming courses and register HERE
If you have any queries, please phone 01 6854474, or email training@ics.ie

Date: 3^rd May 2013
Venue: Monkstown Golf Club
Cost: €300 for a team of 3 including lunch

All entries to Paschal Horgan 086-2628722 or Pat Desmond 087-6886150.

All proceeds going to Cork ARC Cancer Support.

Date: 15th March
Time: 2pm
Venue: Western Gateway Building, UCC
Cost: free and open to the public

The Ambassador of India to Ireland Mr Debashish Chakravarti is to attend a conference at University College Cork (UCC) this Friday 15th March, which will honour the work of Max Arthur Macauliffe, the great Irish scholar of the Sikh religion. Macauliffe is deeply respected by Sikhs and scholars of Sikhism worldwide for his publications on Sikh scripture and history, but few realise he was an Irishman.  'Representing Sikhism', which is organised by the Study of Religions Department, UCC will see distinguished speakers from the USA, Canada, UK and Ireland gather to discuss Macauliffe, 100 years to the day since his death (11th September 1838 – 15th March 1913).

For further details, please vist our website HERE  

Date: April 7^th 
Time: 10-4ppm
Venue: Radission Blu Hotel, Little Island
Cost: €15 unwaged, parents, families, students, OAPs, €20 professionals
To Book: call 0214271808 / www.corkautism.ie

The Autism Awareness Forum (AAF) hosted by the Cork Association for Autism, will bring together the country’s leading experts to share the latest trends, topics and therapies surrounding the fastest growing neurodevelopmental disorder in the country. The conference aims to cover a wide range of topics, including everything from advocacy to cutting-edge research. This will be a one day forum which will aim to meet the needs of professional staff, parents, educators and students that have an interest in adults with ASD.