CISNET estará presente en el I Encuentro CulturTIC el próximo 21 de marzo en la sede del Teatro Central de Sevilla, organizado por la Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales y la Asociación de Empresarios de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicaciones de Andalucía, ETICOM. Durante el encuentro tendrá lugar una sesión de intercambios y de reuniones de trabajo entre empresarios de distinto sectores de la cultura y las nuevas tecnologías. Cada participante tendrá la oportunidad de presentar los productos y servicios de su empresa, cara a cara, sin intermediarios. Esta presentación de negocios supone una excelente oportunidad para intercambiar propuestas, desarrollar nuevas líneas de negocio en colaboración con otras empresas, conseguir nuevos clientes, buscar patrocinadores y conocer la situación del mercado. En la sede del Teatro Central cada una de las empresas podrá realizar una presentación breve que permita a los asistentes conocer de manera básica quienes son cada uno y a que se dedican. Es un formato de presentación creativa que permite dar a conocer de manera sencilla e informal productos y servicios en tres minutos. Seguidamente habrá un espacio para encuentros bilaterales con las empresas que se solicite. El horario previsto es de 16,30 a 21,00 horas. Más información en: http://ow.ly/9H2ej

Posted on March 16, 2012 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• Agencia Andaluza de Instituciones Culturales
• cultura
• encuentro
• Eticom
• networking
• Teatro Central
• TICs

This time last month we were busy organising the final touches to Mining Heritage Unearthed; we have now had time to reflect on what a fantastic event it was.  The greatest contributory factor to the success of this event was the knowledge and diversity of both the speakers and all the delegates at the event, thank you to all who participated and attended. The event feedback we have received so far has been very positive and the event has led to some organisations signing up to CISNET to benefit from all of our other services. If you have not yet completed a feedback form or an CISNET application form, please click the above links and email a saved copy back to e.harrocks@tsd.ac.uk.

Posted on February 14, 2012 by tsd | 1 Comment

• Animation
• artists
• Arts
• audio guide
• audio guide productions ltd
• blackbox-av
• cemas
• conference
• creative industries
• cultural_management
• culture
• Design
• dtbf
• event
• Heritage
• Innovation
• market
• metal links
• mining
• rcahmw
• sequence
• SMEs
• Wales

flamenco fashion show. Ruffled dresses are back. The International Flamenco Fashion Exhibition (SIMOF 2012) holds its eighteenth edition from February 2nd to 5th at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos in Seville (FIBES). The program offers twenty-four parades with 1200 dresses by professional designers such as Aurora Gaviño, Pilar Freire, Vicky Martín Berrocal, Juana Martín, Ana Morón, Cristo Báñez and Luchi Cabrera. Renowned Spanish models such as Laura Sánchez, Eva González and María José Suárez will share the catwalk with flamenco artists like cantaora Esperanza Fernández, Alicia Gil, Macarena Giráldez and bailaora La Niña de los Cupones, among others. Novelties this year include the encounter of fashion bloggers as well as the collective parades revolving around two themes:"The World of Children" and "Romerías". The show  opened on Thursday, February 2nd with the New Designers Contest, including the participation of ten young talents who  have displayed the latest avant-garde trends in flamenco fashion. At the same time, the exhibit area is hosting  a wide variety of companies from the sector, ranging from design and dressmaking firms, ones from the textile industry, craftsmen of costume jewelry and accessories, shawls, castanets and shoes. Here visitors are getting a first glance of the latest in Flamenco Fashion, the only regional outfit that is capable of evolving and reinventing itself year after year. Flamenco flowers, dresses, shawls, shoes, necklaces and earrings with that special Andalusian touch are as in as they ever were and will be showcased at this prestigious fashion event in Seville that allured more than 35,000 to last year´s edition. Over the years the Seville International Flamenco Fashion Show has come to be recognised as an icon and a gathering place for professionals within the sector, as well as for Andalusian flamenco fashion fanatics as well. Thus, visitors can expect an excellent line up of top Spanish flamenco fashion designers and a large variety of stands. Finally, for those of you interested, there is a chance to win four of these beautiful creations. If you buy tickets to see the following designers you will automatically be entered in a prize draw; Luchi Cabrera, Pilar Vera, Sonia & Isabel (Sonibel) and finally D’repentelola. So, now you know. If you would like to be the first to bear witness to this show of talent and the latest stunning creations in the world of flamenco, as well as get the chance to win your very own designer flamenco dress then the SevilleInternational Flamenco Fashion Show 2012 is the place to go. Have fun and good luck!   

Posted on February 5, 2012 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• castanets
• catwalks
• collection
• COMPETITION
• COSTUMES
• cultural
• Design
• FASHION
• FLAMENCO
• FLOWERS
• Innovation
• PARADE
• ruffles
• Sevilla
• shawls
• shoes
• SHOW
• textile industry
• top models
• TRENDS
• young designers

The launch will take place as part of the Innovation Festival (IF) Finale Conference, 26-28 February 2012 in Milan. The event will also include presentations of other EU initiatives in support of creative industries as well as exhibitions, music and fashion intermezzos of an innovative character. It will take place during Milan Fashion Week, one of the most prominent creative events in Europe. Attendance is free of charge and the program and registration facilities can be found here Source: European Cluster Observatory

Posted on February 3, 2012 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• alliance
• creative industries
• Innovation Festival Finale
• Milan

"Europe’s creative and cultural industries are global leaders and competitive exporters in a wide range of fields. They are the heart of creating Europe’s culture and identity, and central to promoting Europe’s identity around the world. This report presents regionalised data and trends for the 6.4 million persons employed in these industries in 30 European countries. It is hoped that the indicators presented in this report can help stimulate debate and policy supportive of a group of activities and industries that off er a huge potential to contribute to the transformation of European society, responding to major social, demographical and environmental challenges and leading to a more sustainable and smarter economy within the EU 2020 Strategy." Text from Europe Innova website at http://www.europe-innova.eu Download the report: Priority Sector Report on Creative & Cultural Industries - European Cluster Observatory

Posted on January 23, 2012 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• European Cluster Observatory
• report

The full speakers list and event schedule for Mining Heritage Unearthed has been revealed today.  The action packed day lists more than 10 speakers from right across the creative and cultural spectrum. Please click here for a full event guide. The event is launched by a series of talks that will each uncover an aspect of Wales' mining heritage, including what heritage assets are available, new technology and community developments,  and reflections on how to support sustained community involvement. The event will then extend to current products available to deliver our heritage to a wider audience. This time speakers will herald from local SMEs and will include both mobile and static interpretation solutions. Based on the research carried out by CISNET one of the biggest barriers to developing new projects has been a lack of suitable funding and learning of new opportunities.  The afternoon session of Mining Heritage Unearthed turns this around and includes sessions from open and suitable funding sources plus information on two new projects set to commence this year! Mining Heritage Unearthed offers a lot to take on board, especially when so many of the confirmed attendees also have their own ideas to share.  To bring the event to a close a special innovation session will be held that will help all attending bring their ideas together. There are a still some spaces available for this free of charge event, and anyone interested in attending are urged to contact the Welsh CISNET project officer without delay at e.harrocks@tsd.ac.uk Please click here for a full event guide.

Posted on January 19, 2012 by tsd | Leave a comment

• Animation
• artists
• Arts
• authors
• books
• Cisnet
• Comission
• Communication
• conference
• crafts
• cultural_management
• culture
• Design
• entrepreneurship
• event
• fair
• Film
• finance
• funding
• handcrafted
• Heritage
• Innovation
• interpretation
• market
• Media
• mining
• Music
• National Botanic Garden of Wales
• opportunities
• Performative Arts
• Production
• projects
• public bodies
• research
• SMEs
• Social
• Wales
• Web

Find out how social media can help your business at a subsidized training session at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, Lampeter on Thursday 2 February 2012. For more information click here or visit www.softwarealliancewales.com for a great range of fully subsidized software training courses.

Posted on January 17, 2012 by tsd | Leave a comment

• Facebook
• market
• social media
• software
• training
• twitter
• Wales
• Web

Opportunity to learn about how to win work relating to the Olympics 2012. Lloyds TSB in conjunction with the Supplier Development Service would like to invite you to our Olympic Business event on the 17th of January 2012 at Cardiff City Stadium. The event aims to give a realistic outline of how to win work relating to the 2012 Olympic Games, and legacy contracts beyond. Agenda 9:00 Welcome 9:05 Introduction 9:10 Supplier Development Service 9:30 Successful Supplier Case Studies 10:10 Compete for Website Overview 10:30 Comfort Break 11:00 Lloyds Bank 12:00 Informal Networking 12:15 Event Close There will be a question and answer session following each speaker. All places must be booked and places will be on a first come first served basis. For more information click here

Posted on January 12, 2012 by tsd | Leave a comment

• culture
• entrepreneurship
• event
• finance
• Job
• London2012
• market
• Olympics
• Wales

Our best wishes of peace and happiness for all the people in any way involved in the CISNET project and in our European Creative & Cultural industries!

Posted on December 23, 2011 by admin | Leave a comment

• Christmas

Mining Heritage Unearthed: Exploring new opportunities for creatives, technologists and research centres On the 27 January 2012, CISNET Wales will present Mining Heritage Unearthed.  This fully subsidised event will bring together today’s mining heritage experts, technology developers and the creative minds of the Atlantic Area in a networking and innovation event to be held at the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Carmarthenshire. Mining Heritage Unearthed is for any creative or cultural SME, enterprise, research body or organisation in Wales and the Atlantic Area.  If you have a great idea, a product, new process or passion for a particular mining heritage site, then this event is for you. Mining Heritage Unearthed will examine Wales’ mining heritage in its widest sense with speakers covering topics such as wild uncharted sites, interpreted landmarks, community initiatives, experimental archaeology, right the way through to processing sites that are offering new opportunities for regeneration. The event will also include information on funding opportunities and presentations from Welsh SMEs already delivering services to the heritage industry, such as audio guides, mobile apps and interpretation projects.  The day will be rounded off by an innovation and ideas development session led by Dewi Lloyd. Mining Heritage Unearthed is fully subsidised by the ERDF, and is open to creative and cultural enterprises and organisations in Wales and the Atlantic Area.  Anyone interested in attending the event are encouraged to book a place early via e.harrocks@tsd.ac.uk.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by tsd | Leave a comment

• conference
• cultural_management
• culture
• event
• Heritage
• Innovation
• mining
• Wales

13 December 2011 We have updated the list of Funding Opportunities for Welsh Creative and Cultural Industries . Some of the schemes below are for Welsh or UK businesses only, others are Europe-wide. Please click here to view it in a separate document If you would like help with finding business or research partners for any of these schemes then contact CISNET Wales.

Posted on December 13, 2011 by admin | Leave a comment

• awards
• entrepreneurship
• finance
• funding
• SMEs
• Wales

From December 15th to January 5th, 2012. Held in Cadiz, the Professional Craft Fair gets local and non-local crafters together during Christmas time. The fair will feature high-quality items made by professional crafters. All kind of products will be for sale. The event will provide an early opportunity for holiday shopping or a chance to grab something for yourself, all to benefit the craft & antiques industry. And by the way, once you are in this special city, be ready to all the events for 2012 celebrating the Bicentenary of the first Spanish Constitution.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• artists
• Cadiz
• Christmas
• crafts
• cultural_management
• culture
• fair
• handcrafted
• Heritage
• market
• products

From November 11th to December 23rd, 2011. Held in Seville near the Cathedral, the Christmas market and Nativity scenes Fair. It offers a wide range of handcrafted products by artits and local traders, for the decoration of the depiction of the birth of Jesus. There is a great tradition in Andalusia of making Christmas nativity scenes, with the figurines of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus and the shepherds and angels. So, this is a fantastic opportunity to come and visit this Christmas market surrounded by a magical atmosphere.

Posted on November 30, 2011 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• artists
• Christmas
• crafts
• fair
• figures
• handcrafted
• local_traders
• market
• nativity_scenes
• Sevilla
• tradition

We have updated the list of Funding Opportunities for Andalusian Creative and Cultural Industries Some of the schemes below are for Andalusian or Spanish businesses only, others are Europe-wide. You are able to find the list clicking above, in order to view it in a separate document. If you would like help applying for any of these schemes, or with finding business or research partners, then contact CISNET Andalucia

Posted on November 28, 2011 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• creative industries
• culture
• funding
• grant
• loans
• programmes

November 17th, EUROCEI organizes an exclusive event for Cultural Industries about the Business Model Canvas, based on the book "Business Model Generation" written by Alex Osterwalder, Yves Pigneur and other 470 "Business Model Canvas" practitioners from 45 countries. We will discuss the importance of these new business models for the Creative-cultural Industry, having the possibility to find out what the Business Model Canvas is. In addition, you can sign up free for a workshop which will take place inNovember 23rd. That day, you will set up your own Business Model Canvas for your company, helped out by experts on business. Nov 18th UPDATE! (in spanish) Presentación "Los modelos de negocio y las empresas culturales" por José Antonio López de la O slidesha.re/uHvupz Presentación "La importancia de innovar en modelos de negocio para la industria cultural" por Antonio González slidesha.re/uLNR9I Presentación "El método del lienzo para empresas culturales" por Ángela Romero http://slidesha.re/w0fNUT

Posted on November 15, 2011 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• business_model
• canvas
• culture
• entrepreneurship
• Innovation
• Sevilla
• tools
• training

sevillasemueve CISNET will participate in the #SevillaSeMueve event to be held on October 21st, an event designed and built to connect professionals and companies eager to innovate, learn and know latest advances in Internet Marketing and Communication and how new communication technologies can help their business. One of the four scheduled paths will be entirely devoted to Cultural & Creative Industries, and the companies enrolled in this project in Andalusia will attend the following activities: Workshop on 'Social Media as a new key to competitiveness for the Creative & Cultural Industries'. Open discussion forum on 'New Business Models applied to Cultural Industries'. Apart of training for involved companies, CISNET will be presented to the audience and brochures/bookmarks will be distributed among visitors to promote CISNET project. Find more information at http://www.sevillasemueve.es

Posted on October 13, 2011 by eurocei | Leave a comment

• event
• Sevilla

2/11-7-2011 The Tray Festival or the Divine Holy Spirit Festival is one of the most ancient cultural and religious manifestations in Portugal. According to investigators, its origin is found in the Harvest Festival offered to the Goddess Ceres. Its Christianization can be owed to the Queen Saint Isabel who emitted its basis on what the Holy Spirit Congregation would be like, solidarity movement that in many places of the kingdom assimilated the primitive pagan festivals. The highest moment of the festivities that joined rich and poor without distinction occurred on Pentecost Sunday, day in which the fire tongues descended upon the Apostles symbolizing the equalness of all before God. This “Thanks Giving” and offering Festival has maintained its characteristics unchanged until the XVII Century. Some of the changes that appeared are justified by giving more splendour to this Festival. The tradition continues and many of its ceremonies as the Holy Spirit Cows arrival Parade, who is also named the Butler Parade, the Tray Parade, its blessing, the tray shape, the dresses of the girls who carry the Trays and the Pêza which is the distribution of the bread and meat is maintained (for the past few years the wine has also been distributed). The main characteristic of the Tray Festival is the Parade, with a variable number of trays, in which are represented all sixteen parishes of the district. This parade of dignity, colour, glamour and emotion passes through the main streets of the city, a distance of about 5 kms, amongst bedspreads hanging form the windows, millions of visitors and a rain of flower petals that are cast in an enthusiastic manner upon the Parade.

Posted on June 8, 2011 by adist | Leave a comment

• Arts
• Festival
• Heritage
• Music
• Tomar

Andanças is a festival which promotes popular music and dance as a privileged means of learning, generation exchange, knowledge and culture. In constant aspiration to keep updated, Andanças would like to renew social habits such as living through music, recapturing traditional ball-like parties by using multiple approaches for popular dance, from Portugal and all over the world, aiming to regain musical and choreographic traditions, and mixing these with contemporary elements. Therefore, at Andanças, it is possible to learn more than half a hundred different dances: this is the result of the synergy between all the people from around the world who come to the festival looking forward to sharing their knowledge. From Portuguese dances to African and American, to several European dances: Hungarian, Balkan, Basque, Gipsy, Baltic, Belgian, from the Poitou, Italian, Galician, Catalan, Mediterranean, and many more. Beyond stimulating the curiosity for diversity, Andanças is a reminder that popular music is (also) a synonym of identity and survival. In regard to some Portuguese groups, some of them stemming from previous Andanças Festivals, many of these groups will be at the Festival, introducing new projects: it is important to pay attention to new music and dance trends. 31st July to 7th August, Portugal

Posted on June 8, 2011 by adist | Leave a comment

• Dance
• Festival
• Music