Wiring the LincUpLive Event
News release
9th October 2013
A major event featuring international speakers will be brought to the masses thanks to onlincolnshire.
The Lincolnshire County Council-run project is to ‘wire up’ this year’s LincUpLive event at DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln on 24th October. The event, entitled ‘Tomorrow’s Business: Innovation Growth Regeneration’, will provide delegates with tips and advice on how to keep up with and embrace new technologies and business practices.
As part of the ‘wired’ activity, onlincolnshire will live-stream all the keynote speakers as they take to the stage via www.onlincolnshire.org. They include Redg Snodgrass, founder of Stained Glass, a wearable-technology incubator based in Silicon Valley, US; Steve Middleborough, Director of Engineering at Siemens; and Wayne Gibbins, an Associate at Notion Capital.
A crew has also been filming short clips from the project’s Lincolnshire Technology Hubs which will be played at the event to showcase what they offer. The first hub was launched in Mablethorpe in May this year, with a further three expected to open before Christmas. A team of 20 students from the University of Lincoln has also been drafted in to keep all the action updated online via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Flickr and Instagram.
Councillor Colin Davie, Executive Member for Economic Development at Lincolnshire County Council, said: “This event is expected to attract a huge number of people on a national scale. It seemed the perfect opportunity to help demonstrate the power of the internet, and the work we have been doing to help people across Lincolnshire get better connected.”
The wired activity is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Organiser of LincUpLive, Glenn Le Santo, said: “We are delighted to have onlincolnshire here to help bring even more attention to this event.
“The day will be split into speaker presentations, breakout sessions and networking, so those attending will be able to tailor the conference to suit their own interests by choosing which sessions to attend.”
Tickets are still available for LincUpLive 2013 via www.lincuplive2013.eventbrite.co.uk. Keep up with the conversation using #LUL360 on Twitter and following the onlincolnshire Facebook page and YouTube channels.
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Notes to Editors:
About onlincolnshire
- onlincolnshire is a Lincolnshire County Council-run project which is part-funded by the East Midlands European Regional Development Fund Programme 2007 to 2013.
- Some Internet users in rural Lincolnshire experience speeds of less than 1 Mbps. The UK’s average broadband speed is 7.6 Mbps, according to Ofcom.
- The Department for Communities and Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs. For more information visit www.communities.gov.uk/erdf
- The contract with BT concentrates on an intervention area of over 150,000 premises where existing or planned commercial roll outs would not deliver superfast speeds. This will mean that at least 94% of all premises should have access to fibre broadband by April 2016.
About LincUpLive:
- LincUpLive started in early 2011 and is run by partners Tim Downing and Glenn Le Santo
- LincUpLive 2013 will be held on 24th October 2013, from 9:00am to 6:00pm at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel in Lincoln
- The event’s hashtag, #LUL360, trended on Twitter during the conference in 2012
- Previous speakers include Diana Plazas, Online Marketing Director for Doubletree by Hilton Worldwide, Stuart Witts, Head of Social Media at Marie Curie Cancer Care and Yann Gourvennec, Social Media Director of Orange
- Find out more on the website, http://lincuplive.co.uk or on Twitter by following @LincUpLive
- LincUpLive is sponsored by Lincolnshire County Council and the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce and is expected to attract around 200 delegates
Cerri Delaney
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