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Innovation from Within
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Member Events
RNLI Cork City Flag Day
 
Date: Thursday 3rd & Friday 4th September
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue: Imperial Hotel Cork
To book: 087 6236322 or email here 


The RNLI is holding its annual Flag Day on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September. We are recruiting for volunteer collectors for Cork City Centre and surrounding shopping centres. Please contact Alan Nevin on 087 6236322 for further details.   

Constraint Programming Applications Showcase (UCC)
 
Date: September 3rd  
Time: 8:30 to17:00
Venue: Western Gateway Building of University College Cork
Cost: €35  (free option for afternoon showcase)
To book: here

Interested organizations are invited to attend the Industry Day of the 21st International Conference on Principles and Practice of Constraint Programming (CP 2015). The event will feature a talk by Claire Bagley, Senior Director Research and Development at Oracle and a Constraint Programming Applications Showcase.

Fundraising Gala Ball in aid of UNICEF for the Syrian women & children in the Zaatari refugee camp
 
Date: 4th September
Time: 19pm 
Venue: The Kingsley Hotel
Cost: €75pp or €55pp per table of 10
To book: Contact Zeina Sabra by email / T:  0876561760 or book online 


This Gala will held at the Kingsley Hotel Cork on  September 4th with very special guests including the Irish Jordanian honorary consul who is also the Chairman of the Arab- Irish Chamber of Commerce, who are influential with the Irish- Arab trade and The deputy Lord Mayor of Cork, The director of the INFANT centre Prof. Louise Kenny, a multi-million Euro centre for research focused on pregnancy, mum and infant health located in Cork Maternity University Hospital. Prof. Kenny will be also joined by 10 of the most known consultants of Cork and Ireland.

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Lunch on board 6* Cruise Ship, ‘Silversea Whisper’
 

Date: September 10th
Time: 10:30am -14:30pm
Location: Cobh Cruise Terminal, Cobh, Cork

Ship Name: Silversea Whisper

 

In aid of CUH (Cork University Hospital) Charity, Shandon Travel offers you the opportunity to sample life on board a 6* Star Luxury Cruise Liner and enjoy a lunch like no other on board the cruise ship ‘Silversea Whisper’, Cobh on Thursday, September 10th.

You, along with guests of your choice, will be treated to lunch on board and a tour of this magnificent ship. A Raffle will take place on the day, with all proceeds going to support the ‘Children’s Unit’ Appeal, CUH Charity. Numbers are limited. Please email Bernie for your free Invitation to this unique event. 

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Inaugural Ball for Helpful Steps
 

Date: October 10th
Time: 7.00pm
Venue: City Hall Cork
Cost: €100 pp. or Tables of 10
To book: Olive Downey (m) 086 3357424 or email 


Do Good and Good will Come to You. 

Helpful Steps Charity in conjunction with the Lions Clubs of Ireland Inaugural Ball is raising funds to keep a robotic Exoskeleton in the only PUBLIC gym in the world, Elite gym, Cork’s Marina Commercial Park so that all suitable wheelchair users suffering from MS, Stroke, Spinal Cord injuries and diseases can avail of the benefits of walking in the device. The device costing €150,000 on loan for 12 months, is seeing suitable wheelchair users travelling from all over Ireland to Cork in order to avail of the benefits. Some users are walking for the first time in 24 years!. If funds are not raised it will be returned to the manufacturer. Read more here.


Dress for Success Cork Event
 
Date: September 17th 
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Cork International Airport Hotel
Cost: €20 per ticket. Early bird menu €18
To book: Tickets available at Dress for Success, 131 Oliver Plunkett St, Cork, Mahonpoint Shopping centre (customer care) & Cork International Airport Hotel.


An evening filled with fun professional tips from fashion experts and great prizes on Thursday September 17thConor O Shea TheLoungeMan will entertain us between 7 – 8pm along with free prosecco and canapés.Dee Kelly Morgan will transform 12 volunteers including 3 of our wonderful clients.Music: DJ Danny and Voiceworks.

Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) Innovation Support Day
 

Date: 6th October 
Time:  
11am to 4pm
Venue: Nimbus Centre, CIT Campus

To book: here or for further information, contact Liam Lewis


This event will run from 11am to 4pm and will aim to bring you through the vast array of innovation support mechanisms that are available throughout the CIT campus and will cover topics such as:

  • Development of your idea
  • Accessing finance
  • Working with the R&D centres such as CAPPA and Nimbus
  • Trialling your products
  • Commercialisation and market analysis
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Building International Connections in the Biopharma, Agriculture, ICT and Energy Sectors

Date: 28th September
Time: 
6.00pm to 7.30pm 
Venue: 
Cork County Hall
To book: 
To register your interest in attending the event, please click here or contact John Hobbs for further information. 


An interactive clustering workshop entitled ‘Building International Collaborations’ will take place on Monday 28th September from 6.00pm to 7.30pm in the County Hall. This workshop is being organised by Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) and sponsored by Cork County Council and will facilitate the development of trade and research relationships and connections with Cork-based companies to companies in the biopharma, agriculture, ICT and energy sectors across Europe. The workshop will be delivered by international experts TamaraHögler (CyberForum), Karlsruhe (Germany) and Joan Martí Estévez (ACCIÓ), Catalonia (Spain). The companies in attendance will also be provided with access to some useful tools to establish wider international connections in these sectors including the business roaming agreement, Clusterize  and the Be Wiser Connect tool.