Thinking Digital 2018 - 16 & 17 May
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Mark 16 & 17 May 2018 in your diaries to join us for the 11th edition of Thinking Digital Conference!
The event kicks off with a choice of practical & fun pre-confererence workshops on 16 May (see info below) and is followed by a full day of inspiring keynote talks from world class speakers on the 17 May at Lord Norman Foster's iconic Sage Gateshead.
If you are a full time student please get in touch to find out about our discounted rates.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Herb & the team
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1. The 7th Annual Thinking Digital Startup Competition
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Campus North, Sunco House, 5 Carliol Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 6UF
We are inviting 10 great startups to Thinking Digital who'll be pitching before you and an expert panel of judges for a chance at flame, glory and prizes. Tristan Watson of Ignite100 returns to host the Competition.
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2. Storymaking Walk: Raising the Bar! - SOLD OUT
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Meet at: Ward Hadaway, Sandgate House, 102 Quayside, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 3DX
Learn how to tell better multimedia stories with your mobile device. This practical workshop, led by Christian Payne, explores the skills required to create short form multimedia content on your mobile device. Attendees will learn how to structure a narrative and gain skills in interviewing, storyboarding and mobile content creation.
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3. Performance Improvement with Horse Sense 2018
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pmStepney Bank Stables, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2PN
Come along and work closely with some amazing horses and find out how using your strengths can increase your well-being, your performance and help you, and your team, be at your personal best.
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4. Daily Habits for Creative People - SOLD OUT
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Urban Sciences Building, 1 Science Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
Join Sarah Raad of Simple Happy Life to discover how to build a toolbox of daily habits to bring more creativity, positivity and focus to your life.
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5. Power of Presentation
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Urban Sciences Building, 1 Science Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
Conferences like Thinking Digital have demonstrated the power of compelling presentations to inspire and galvanise people to change the world. This workshop will seek to give you actionable insights into great presentations and how you can make every presentation you do from here on in, more impactful and effective.
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Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
Urban Sciences Building, 1 Science Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE4 5TG
Mobile sensors are everywhere. They’re in our smartphones, our tablets and our wearables. They help our devices to detect movement, sense changes in pressure, and notice when other devices are nearby. The data they provide help us to enjoy richer and more personalised apps. Discover how these sensors may introduce new security risks to phone users, and make it more complicated to manage them.
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7. The Business of Gaming in VR
Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
hedgehog lab, Generator Studios, Trafalgar Street, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 2LA
Take a look at game development in VR with a range of guest speakers from industry providing a first hand account of their findings following the first wave of modern day immersive entertainment along with authoratitive predictions for next generation titles. The workshop will include hands on demonstrations on various VR headsets from Oculus Rift, HTC Vive and Microsoft.
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Wednesday 16 May, 2.00pm - 5.00pm
City Centre location to be confirmed.
Do you want to understand your data? Do you want to create visualizations that explain your data to others? This course provides an introduction to visualization tools and techniques. It will include a practical element that will introduce you to a modern BI visualization tool. The course will cover three key topics: visualization definitions, exploratory data analysis and enhancing your visualizations.
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REFUND POLICY
If you're unable to attend Thinking Digital 2018 we'll give you free access to our webcast and transfer your registration to Thinking Digital 2019. This option remains open until 5pm, 1 May 2018.
If you'd like a refund, we grant:
* 100% refunds minus £10 admin fee until 16 March 2018
* 50% refund minus £10 admin fee 17 March - 16 April 2018
* No refunds after 17 April 2018
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