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Business and industry eventsUpcoming events | Recent events Business and industry events contribute to the economic vitality of the city. They are a key platform that position Auckland both nationally and internationally as a desirable place to do business. Such events encourage business opportunities and growth, develop industry sectors, share innovation and showcase Auckland's industries. We look to support business and industry events that:
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Roll out the red carpet for the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
The Tuis have a new nest this year, with the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards due to land at Vector Arena on 8 October 2008, sponsored by Auckland City Council. At Auckland's premium venue of Vector Arena for the first time, the biggest night on the Kiwi music calendar will now have room for thousands more music fans, a designated mosh pit, and a bigger stage for the best of New Zealand music. The public can vote now to name five finalists in the Vodafone People's Choice Award, with early contenders including The DFenders, Die!Die!Die!, Flight of the Conchords, Shihad and Aaradhna. One lucky fan will also win the chance to present the award live on stage. RIANZ chief executive Campbell Smith says that the 400 entries for this year's awards, with 40 in the breakthrough artist category, reflect the extremely healthy state of New Zealand music and the large group of new artists coming through the ranks. Finalists for the awards will be announced in Auckland on 3 September. Visit www.vnzma.co.nz for more information and to buy tickets for the awards night on 8 October 2008. Nearly half of those employed nationally in the music industry call Auckland city home, and the many record companies, venues and music video production houses based in Auckland make an important economic contribution. Ensuring a vibrant and thriving music industry in Auckland city is part of our goals under our action plan, Blueprint: Growing Auckland's creative industries. Quest for the BeST in design
Entries have closed and the deliberation begins to find the best in New Zealand's design industry, for the BeST Design Awards, sponsored by Auckland City Council. The awards will be presented on 10 October 2008, and are hosted by the Designers Institute of New Zealand, whom we are also delighted to sponsor as an industry organisation. The design disciplines are divided into graphic, spatial and product design, with a student category nurturing emerging talent as well. Tickets are now on sale for the awards ceremony and after party at Aotea Centre on 10 October 2008 - visit www.bestawards.co.nz. Design is the largest sub-sector in Auckland city's creative industries, and employs around 5250 people in the city. A high value add sector in itself, design also enables business across other sectors of the economy and is a key driver of innovation. Our support for the BeST Design Awards, and the design sector, is part of our plan to grow the city's creative industries via our action plan, Blueprint. Kick Start your businessHelp for your business is at hand. The KICKSTART seminar is open to anyone looking to start a business or wanting to improve an existing one. The ICEHOUSE runs the one-day seminar supported by Auckland City Council. The seminar covers everything crucial to a successful small business, from funding, marketing and branding to intellectual property and cash flow modelling. The next seminar is on 13 November 2008. For more information please contact a.monks@theicehouse.co.nz or to register visit theicehouse.co.nz NZBIO conference 2009Bio Solutions for a Changing World
9-11 March 2009 New Zealand's Premier Bio Event will again be held in Auckland. The theme of the conference will be Bio Solutions for a Changing World, creating a sustainable Bioeconomy in New Zealand. The conference attract scientists , researchers and many others from the New Zealand Biotech industry and international delegations. In New Zealand, biotechnology is used to add value to primary products such as meat, dairy, horticulture and forestry, to address environmental issues and to improve human health. For more details email conference@nzbio.org.nz or visit the NZBio/Auckland website.
Urbis Designday 200928 March 2009 'Celebrating original design' is the theme of the 2009 Urbis Designday, a unique and inspirational 'design day out' run by Urbis magazine, and proudly sponsored by Auckland City Council. Interior and fashion designers will collaborate in showrooms across Auckland city on Saturday 28 March 2009, showcasing the best of what Auckland's design industry has to offer. To keep updated and receive Urbis magazine's 'Urbanism' e-newsletter, visit www.urbismagazine.com. Design is the largest subsector of Auckland city's creative industries and a key area of focus in our creative industries action plan Blueprint. Recent events
Qantas Film and Television AwardsLights, camera, action, and awards!
The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Qantas Film and Television Awards, the first year that the New Zealand Screen Awards and the New Zealand Television Awards have been merged. The screen production industry converged on the historic Civic Theatre on 13 September for the awards gala, with winners of the Craft Awards categories announced on Friday 12 September at a lunchtime ceremony. The award organisers received more entries than expected this year and are delighted with the quality of entries. Auckland City Council is proud to sponsor the awards as a celebration of the best in the screen production industry. A scan of the nominees list revealed some recurring names, with Outrageous Fortune (pictured) featuring strongly in the television categories. The Westie favourite is joined in the Best Drama Programme category by other Auckland-set dramas Shortland Street, and Ride With The Devil. Visit www.qantasfilmandtvawards.co.nz for the full list of winners. Auckland city is home to over half of national screen production employment, and over three-quarters of national television employment. The screen production industry is a key value add sector in the city's economy and a key focus of the council's creative industries action plan, Blueprint: Growing Auckland's creative industries. Stylishly supporting Air New Zealand Fashion Week
We are proud to sponsor Fashion Week as the country's most prestigious fashion event - every year attracting local and international media and buyers to Auckland city to see the country's top talent in the fashion industry. This year's inclusion of Kirrily Johnston, the first ever Australian designer to cross the ditch to show her collection at Air New Zealand Fashion Week, demonstrated the event's growing international standing. Also new this year, was an exciting collaboration between AgResearch scientists and a number of top New Zealand designers including Annah Stretton, Stitch Ministry, and Jaeha, to showcase some of the crown research institute's latest developments in textiles research. Find out more about fashion week at www.nzfashionweek.com. The fashion industry is a key focus in our creative industries action plan, Blueprint: Growing Auckland's creative industries. We are also collaborating with industry organisation Fashion Industry New Zealand (FINZ) on developing and championing the city's fashion industry. Science parks - economic catalysts for city growth
Jane Davies, CEO Manchester Science Park, UK delivered a public lecture on "Science Parks - Economic Catalysts for City Growth" on Tuesday 23 September 2008. Manchester Science Park is internationally recognised as one of the most successful and fastest growing science parks in the world. Set up in 1984, it operates today over three sites, accommodating more than 100 businesses and 1000 employees. It provides quality accommodation and added-value services for companies in high-technology sectors. Manchester Science Park is now regarded as one of its city's most valuable strategic assets, enhancing its economic and technological wealth. Jane presented observations and lessons on the role of science parks in the development of a city-region's knowledge economy. Whilst visiting Auckland, Jane advised on best practice to assist partners in the development of a science and technology park, adjacent to the University of Auckland's Tamaki campus. See Perspectives - Science parks: special places that buck the trend - says expert. Demystifying The ICEHOUSEWednesday 10 September, 3-5pmThe ICEHOUSE, Level 2, The Textile Centre, 117-125 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell. Target audience - Start-Up companies looking to accelerate their businesses. The ICEHOUSE is a non-profit business growth centre with experience in assisting entrepreneurs and young companies through its tailored programmes. It is specifically designed to help both owners and managers transform their businesses. The ICEHOUSE has a range of growth interventions for the SME sector, including incubation programmes, regardless of the business life cycle stage, particularly for high growth, international ventures. This was an opportunity to get an insight into what goes on at The ICEHOUSE, meet some of the team of advisors and entrepreneurs and find out if your business idea fits with what we do. You could also talk to some residents to see what their journey has been like. Auckland City Council is joining forces with the ICEHOUSE Accelerator to present the Kick Start seminar series designed to specifically assist entrepreneurs to commercialise their venture. Better By Design - sustainable design for the bottom line
The CEO Summit was be held on Monday 1 September 2008 at the Hilton Hotel in Auckland city and featured five acclaimed international speakers:
The best New Zealand case studies were also presented by five leading CEOs. We are determined to lead by example on sustainable management, and guide the city's economy sustainably into the future. Semi-Permanent fixture on creative calendars
Expanding its remit to include multimedia disciplines, public design event Semi-Permanent this year promises to be bigger, better, and badder. Auckland City Council is a key sponsor and supporter of the inspirational two-day design event, to be held at The Edge, Aotea Centre on 15-16 August 2008. Semi-Permanent brings together both exciting speakers from the forefront of design, as well as side events including exhibitions, competitions, and workshops, in an all-round celebration of creative work. Key speakers this year include iconic New York graphic designer Stefan Sagmeister, and events include 'Curvy', an exhibition and book featuring 100 of the world's most exciting female graphic artists and illustrators. Sponsoring this unique opportunity to be inspired by key achievers in the creative sector helps council achieve the goals under Blueprint, its creative industries action plan. The council recognises the importance of the design sector to Auckland's economy, as the largest employer in the city's creative industries. For more information and to sign up to the Semi-Permanent mailing list, head to www.semipermanent.com/auckland. Small Business Expo 2008
We were proud to support the Small Business Expo 2008, a one-stop-shop for business owners. The expo was held over three days, 16-18 April 2008, at ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane. Visitors were able to get all the information they need to be better business owners, make better business decisions and improve their productivity. There were over 200 exhibitors who provided quality products and services, free seminars, specialist advice and mentoring, all with small to medium-sized businesses in mind. Our Economic Development Strategy aims to create a more productive economy, delivering high value solutions to global markets by being innovative and creative. We recognise the vitally important role small businesses play in achieving this goal, and were delighted to offer you the chance to attend this event free of charge. For more information about the Small Business Expo, visit www.businessexpo.co.nz.
ICE Angels investment eveningThe ICE Angels are a premier group of investors who foster growth in early stage or start up companies. We hosted an investment evening on 15 April 2008 at the Auckland Town Hall. Five companies pitched their business idea to the angel investors with the aim of securing investment. The angel investors will mentor the successful entrepreneur providing industry experience, global networks and corporate governance. The process is designed to help these companies to accelerate their growth. For more details about visit the ICE Angels website. Trans-Tasman Commercialisation Fund launchAuckland City Council is supporting the Trans-Tasman Commercialisation Fund, and the opportunity it will bring to the city for early stage commercialisation of intellectual property. The fund was launched on Monday 16 June at the University of Auckland's Business School. Find out more about the fund and Auckland City Council's involvement. Research and Development Tax Credit SeminarWednesday 11 June 2008 As of 1 April 2008, a 15 per cent research and development tax credit is available for businesses operating in New Zealand. It applies to not just lab research, but to the development of new or improved products, services, materials or processes in most industries. In partnership with O'Halloran HMT Ltd, we were pleased to host a lunchtime seminar on the new Research and Development Tax Credit. Kiran Bhikha, Principal, O'Halloran HMT went through the relevant legislation, planning and reporting required to claim for R&D tax credits. The seminar covered the following topics:
The seminar was sponsored by the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology, (MoRST) and Auckland Plus. If you would like a copy of the Auckland Plus handbook on the R&D credit, Making Innovation Pay click here. Related content - Archive of past events. Updated September 2008 |
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