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| 1 June 2005 | PR 05/44 |
Making IT work for you
Local businesses and entrepreneurs will have the chance to find out about best practice in Information Technology and source expert advice and services, at a free IT showcase event being hosted in Loughborough next week.
A number of specialist IT companies will team up to showcase their expertise at the Make IT Work event, which takes place on Tuesday 7 June, 1pm – 6pm at Loughborough Innovation Centre on the Loughborough University campus.
The free exhibition will cover a wide range of specialist IT areas, including email security, firewalls and virus protection; software for Customer Relations Management (CRM), time and performance management; website design; computer hardware; web portals; identity management; and funding for training opportunities.
“The event is a fantastic opportunity for local companies to discuss their IT requirements and see how they could benefit from the range of services on offer, “ says Tim Bacon of Loughborough Innovation Centre. ”We would encourage all local businesses to come along.”
The event incorporates the monthly Loughborough Enterprise Club presentation at 4pm, at which Deryck Houghton of Freeth Cartwright LLP will be speaking about pertinent legal issues within IT. Additional guest speakers will give presentations on topical issues, including funding for training, throughout the afternoon.
The event is sponsored by Leicester Shire Economic Partnership (LSEP) and EMIN, the East Midlands Incubation Network, and is supported by EMITA, the East Midlands I.T. Association.
Businesses across the region are welcome to attend. For further information or to register your interest, please visit:
http://www.loughborough-innovation.co.uk/makeITwork
or contact Loughborough Innovation Centre on 01509 228890,
or email innovation@lboro.ac.uk
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For further information please contact:
- Gemma Pendleton, Marketing Officer, Loughborough University
Enterprises Ltd
T: 01509 228684, E: G.L.Pendleton@lboro.ac.uk - Hannah Baldwin, Head of PR, Loughborough University,
T: 01509 222239, E: H.E.Baldwin@lboro.ac.uk
Notes to editors
Loughborough has an established reputation for excellence in teaching
and research, strong links with industry, and unrivalled sporting achievement.
Assessments of teaching quality by the Quality Assurance Agency place
Loughborough in the top flight of UK universities, and industry highlights
Loughborough in its top five for graduate recruitment. Around 45% of the
University’s income is for research. The University has been awarded
four Queen’s Anniversary Prizes: for its collaboration with aerospace
and automotive companies such as BAE Systems, Ford and Rolls Royce; for
its work in developing countries; for pioneering research in optical engineering;
and for its world-leading role in sports research, education and development.