ICT FORUM WALES ASKS ARE YOU UP FOR A CHALLENGE?

Date: October 2005

The challenge will be to use technology to communicate ideas to the team leader in the most effective way, so that they can build a presentation to be delivered at the end of the day.

The actual challenge will be revealed in due course…

If the technology proves too tough teams can buy advice from a team of business advisors, but beware they may lose valuable points. And points mean prizes!

Beti Williams, Director ITWales and founder of ict forum wales, asks “Is your company ready to pit its wits against 7 other teams from business, industry, public or private sector?” She goes on to say “ While we can’t reveal the contents of the challenge we do recommend that you dress up warm and be ready for a great fun day out”

Jonathan Thomas from Swansea Bay IT who was in a team on the last challenge day in 2002 comments “This was a great opportunity for my team to work together, pitting our wits against the competition. Everyone had a go, we tried out allsorts of technology in our attempt to get back to Margam House first. Although we didn’t win, we all had great fun, until the deer stampeded but that’s another story”

With limited availability early registration of interest is essential! Further information can be obtained from Pat Baddeley at the Professional Development Centre on 01639 861100 or by e-mail to pat.baddeley@nptc.ac.uk.

ict forum wales, which runs from 14 – 25 November 2005, was devised by the team at ITWales with partners from both public and private sectors and is described as a festival of events for business, community and education celebrating innovation in Information Communication Technology.

Tony Neate will be giving the attendees of ict forum wales some hard hitting facts about e-crime and offering practical ways that they can start to put the processes and systems in place to reduce their vulnerability.

The unique 2 week pan Wales event will focus on future technology and how it will shape our lives.

Presentations and workshops aimed at SMEs will cover topics from connectivity to e-commerce, sales and marketing over the web, e-security and the latest mobile technology.

Specialist events for logistics and manufacturing organisations add to the varied programme.

The community and education sectors will be treated to events such as Teen Works 2005, a conference which concentrates on the young and internet security and the ever popular Technocamps for schools is back, designed to encourage young people to consider the challenge of a career in the computing sciences.

The ict forum wales programme of events will draw to a close with a business challenge day at Margam Park organised by Neath Port Talbot College, and ITWales. This unique team development event offers participants the opportunity to meet the challenges of 21st Century business management using the latest technologies.

Established in 2000 as ICT Forum, ict forum wales is one of many events for business and the community organised by ITWales, an innovative ICT initiative based in the Department of Computer of Science at the University of Wales, Swansea, and part funded by the European Social Fund. For further information, please visit www.ictforumwales.com

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For further information and interviews please contact Sali Earls or Jacqui Malpass, ict forum wales press office, tel: 01792 513382, or email: info@itwales.com.