Outro slides from IoTMidlands event on Tuesday 28th January 2014

1. Thankyou – please network!
Next meetup is end April 2014 (date TBC).
To be released soon at:
www.meetup.com/IoTmidlands
Fancy doing a show and tell?
Send your presentation idea to:
scott.crowther@warwick.ac.uk
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2. Tonight’s hashtags are:
#IoTmidlands
#IIPSI
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3. Collaborators required !
If you have a project idea you want
collaborators for, you can post to the
meetup.com online group.
Or you can get it added here at future
meetups.
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4. Funding calls !
Title: Green Bridge Fund Round 5
Summary: Solely for West Midlands based SMEs. To develop new
markets, new products, skills development and purchase of capital
equipment in green sector.
Deadline: 31st January 2014
How much: Grants of £20 to £1million (100% funded)
*** We have heard rumours this is relatively easy to apply for! ***
Information: http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/greenbridge
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5. Funding calls !
Title: Big Data
Summary: Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded competitions in
finance, manufacturing, space and creative industry sectors.
Deadline: TBC, opens first quarter 2014.
How much: to be announced, but described as ‘major’.
Information:
https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/data-exploration
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6. Tonight’s hashtags are:
#IoTmidlands
#IIPSI
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7. Funding calls !
Title: Technology inspired innovation
Summary: funding for short feasibility studies across four
enabling technology areas: advanced materials; biosciences;
electronics, sensors and photonics, and information and
communications technology.
Deadline: 5th March 2014
How much: £33k
Information: http://bit.ly/1i6SxHZ
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8. Upcoming events at IIPSI
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Feb 12th: Polymers Innovation Network
Feb 14th: Coventry Jelly
Feb 18th: Cloud for Business
March 5th: Digital Marketing Strategies
March 13th: Low Volume Manufacturing
workshop
Sign up at wmgsme.eventbrite.co.uk
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9. Software engineers needed
Do you have experience in recruiting
software developers and engineers, or
are you one looking for a job?
Samir Abid from the IoTMidlands online
community is looking for people. Can
you help?
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