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Born to be Wide: Beyond the Regular Gig
Thursday 31st May / @ Electric Circus

This event will outline the pros and cons of these alternative platforms and how they can be used to generate audiences for shows in venues. Speakers include Douglas Robertson, who has hosted dozens of concerts in his Edinburgh home, Andy Richardson whose Trouble club nights include live acts and Ally McCrae, who combines his BBC activity with co-running Detour events. These feature "kidnapped" bands who are filmed playing in outside locations which have included an island on the River Ness, several back alleys and the Forth Road Bridge. They will be joined by Nick Herd who has hosted concerts in churches, recording studios and galleries. More details borntobewide.eventbrite.com/

Publishing Scotland: Starting Up in Publishing
Wednesday 13th June 2012 / @Scott House, 10 South St Andrew St, EH2 2AZ

This course is aimed at those who have just started up a small publishing company or are thinking about doing so. Setting up and running a small publishing company involves a lot of elements (business as well as publishing) and this course will make sure that you are aware of them and are equipped to get your new venture off to the right start. More details
www.publishingscotland.co.uk/PublishingTraining/default.aspx?pid=29&courseID=140

Public Sector Expo: Achieving Excellence and Innovating for Success
Wednesday 13th June 2012 / @ Edinburgh Corn Exchange

This free to attend event is open to anyone working in or with the public sector in Scotland.  This unique, Scottish event brings together the best experience and practice from within Scotland and beyond with sector specific master classes, run by leading innovators to help you drive excellence and innovation in your field. More details www.mackayhannah.com/conferences/public-sector-scotland

Arts & Business Scotland: Introduction to Crowdfunding & Sponsorship
Tuesday 19th June 2012 / @Creative Scotland, 2-4 Waterloo Place, EH1 3EG

Learn about the latest ways arts and heritage organisations and practitioners can diversify income streams at this free half day event. More details crowdfundingandsponsorship.eventbrite.co.uk/?ebtv=C

Scottish Enterprise: Textiles Trend Presentation
Wednesday 20th June 2012 / @The Lighthouse, Mitchell Lane, G1 3LX

Textiles Scotland: IP in Fashion: Building and Protecting Your Brand
Tuesday 26th June 2012
@Scottish Enterprise, Apex House, 99 Haymarket Terrace, EH12 5HD.

A strong and well-protected brand can provide significant value to your business and it is important to build, strengthen and protect it as much as possible.  Maclay Murray & Spens LLP will explain IP in the fashion & textile industry and how you can protect it. More details www.textilescotland.co.uk/textiles/events/event-details.aspx?id={7100F2A1-B1C3-40B6-B6B5-42CD6591C334}&page=1

Edinburgh Interactive 2012
9th-11th August 2012 / @The Radisson Blu Hotel

Edinburgh Interactive is pleased to announce its first round of speakers for this year's 10 anniversary event. With more than 500,000 games and applications on Android, iPhone and other devices, players and developers both need a way to find each other. Kyoko Matsushita, GREE's European Business Development and Developer Relations Lead will join Flurry's European Managing Director, Richard Firminger; CloudMade's VP of Community, Christopher Peterson and Tapjoys European MD, Paul Bowen, to speak at Edinburgh Interactive this year on 'Getting Above the Noise', discussing how their global networks and tools for games entice and entertain, as well as make money through advertising, promotion and virtual currency.  Matt Rothman, Managing Partner at Hemisphere Capital will chair the session. Ian Livingstone will lead a Skills & Education panel.

Edinburgh Interactive will also run a dedicated FREE public day on Saturday 11^th August, also held at the Radisson Blu Hotel. Playniac's Rob Davis and BAFTA are confirmed.  BAFTA will run their legendary Young Game Designers workshop for 11-16 year olds and Rob Davis will be running his live "game about game design" Cat On Yer Head. Ian Livingstone will also run a public session on his new book, as well as a signing. For more details visit http://edinburghinteractive.co.uk/