http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 14:31:05 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417#post-157171 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:53:26 +0000 Dick Everyman 157171@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The word 'celebrate' in the context of any kind of conference makes my toes curl. </p> <p>Celebrations are for people with maracas, swivelling hips and party hats not for men and women in grey suits and tablet computers.</p> <p>God, I'm nauseaous just thinking about it ;o( </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417#post-157168 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:44:14 +0000 custard cream 157168@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Fantastic - and no doubt there will be a 'Denigrating Innovation Sponsor of the Year' Award! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417#post-157135 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:15:03 +0000 Sir Lupus 157135@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>exactly - this inspired by a "celebrating innovation" conference flyer - next year's event "celebrating apple pie".... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417#post-157114 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:44:47 +0000 dvo4fun 157114@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>For many years in my small segment of the publice sector it would have been titled 'Forward to a Better Tomorrow' or some variation of that theme. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=54417#post-157073 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 23:32:14 +0000 Sir Lupus 157073@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Across the world, innovation is lauded by speaker after speaker at event after event, but basically we're sick of it aren't we? You've done something new, oh aren't you clever? In an age when nothing stands still and your phone can be out of date before you've even learned to programme in the time, this conference will celebrate sticking in the mud, refusing to change, and just plain head-in-the-sand denial. As is traditional, the programme will consist of lots of opportunities to sit and listen to other people talk for too long, followed by a few seconds for listeners to struggle to fit their questions into; these will be described as either workshops, seminars, roundtables or plenaries depending on the size of room they're held in. Then there will be biscuits, nothing new or fancy of course, just jammy dodgers and bourbons, and rich tea for those last in the queue. The conference will close with an announcement of next year's event – which will be exactly the same, for obvious reasons.</p> <p>Details:<br /> To be held at the Metrohilton Inn, Manchester, February 1st-3rd, 2013<br /> Full rate (includes breakfast and foil blanket) £375 + VAT<br /> Day delegate rate (includes copy of The Metro) £283 + VAT<br /> Student rate (includes bag with last year's logo) £196 + 4 hour shift on security </p>