On Saturday, June 12, the first BizCamp in the South East took place at the ArcLabs Research & Innovation Centre at WIT with great success.

BizCamp is a conference (or un-conference) with a difference. No headline speakers; no self-described “experts”; no sales pitches and no long-winded panel discussions.

Organised by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, this was a user-generated gathering, which harnessed the positivity and energy of innovators and small business owners. The event brought together people who shared their knowledge, expertise and experience in areas of business, technology and creativity.

Like other BizCamps, the Waterford event was largely mobilised through the web, heavily promoted via online social media networks such as Twitter, Facebook and Linkedin. The day-long event featured 34 speakers across four parallel streams over the course of the day. The topics covered areas as varied as cloud computing, social networking, preparing for investment, improving sales, innovation, video podcasting, online marketing – and using LEGO to design new business models.

Peter Grogan, Director of Emagine Media and Bizcamp South East organiser said: “We have to rely on the efforts and achievements of innovators and entrepreneurs for our future economic success and prosperity.  BizCamp South East is a perfect example of people from the region – and well beyond – coming together to learn from each other, share ideas and look for new ways to work together.”
 
The organisers would like to acknowledge the sponsors of the event.  ArcLabs manager Tom Corcoran commented, “We are very appreciative of the support of Blacknight Solutions, Microsoft’s BizSpark programme and Waterford Institute of Technology in making this event possible. ArcLabs is all about encouraging and supporting start-up businesses and we were delighted to host BizCamp South East.”

Plans are already afoot to make BizCamp South East an annual event.

For further information:  www.bizcamp.ie/southeast

Contact Details:
Website: www.bizcamp.ie/southeast
Twitter: www.twitter.com/bizcamp_se
Facebook: www.short.ie/bizcampse
 
Event Organisers:
Peter Grogan, Emagine Media / Tom Corcoran, Arclabs
Email: southeast@bizcamp.ie
Tel: 051 302 900