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Member Events
Fundraiser for New Children's Leukaemia Unit at Cork University Hospital & Children’s Leukaemia Association
 

Date: 20th April
Time: First Race 7.50pm
Venue: Curraheen Park Greyhound Stadium
Cost - Family Ticket €20 (admits 2 adults & children)

The Children’s Leukaemia Unit in the Mercy is to be relocated to a new Pediatric wing in Cork University Hospital. The Dept. of health is partly funding the new wing, however the Children’s Leukaemia Assoc. and other charities have to raise the balance. As part of the fund raising effort, we are organizing a Race night at Cork Greyhound Stadium on Saturday 20th of April. This will be a great family night out and we expect to have over 2000 people to attend. All those attending will receive a race programme and we are selling advertising packages on the programme to businesses in the Cork area and beyond.
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3-day Data Protection Practitioner - Cork
 

Date: 3rd 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


Cork Lions Club Golf Classic 2013
 

Date: 3rd 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.


Ambassador of India to attend UCC conference honouring Irish Sikh scholar Max Arthur Macauliffe
 

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  

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Autism Forum 2013
 

Date: April 7th 
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.

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National Franchise Event
An all inclusive 1 Day Franchise event will be held in Limerick City on Wednesday March 20th.

How might Franchising be relevant to my Business?

The National Franchise Centre (NFC), supported by the Irish Franchise Assocation, will host an all-inclusive 1 Day Franchise event in Limerick City on Wednesday March 20th. It will give an insight into how franchising might be relevant to your business, how franchising can be used as a possible growth strategy, provide an operational insight into the model and it there will also be networking opportunities at the event. For further information, please contact eimear@corkchamber.ie