The Geneva Communicators Network as media partner is proud to present:

Mobile Mania: The Next Interactive Revolution

Thursday, 10 June 2010, 18:00 – 20:30
Ramada Park Hotel, Geneva

The International University in Geneva & the OWIT – Lake Geneva present a roundtable:

Always on. Always with you. Always connected.

The world is changing as the cellphone becomes the computer. For any innovative marketer and communications professional, we’ve brought together experts to reflect on how thirty years after the invention of the personal computer, computing is about to get intimate.

Simon Silvester, EVP Head of Planning for Young & Rubicam and Wunderman EMEA and Stephane Cheikh, Innovation Manager at SITA Lab will give their insight on how to take advantage of this paradigm shift.

Line up has been updated, now will feature:

Speaker: Matthias Lüfkens, Associate Director-Media, World Economic Forum,

Moderator: Natalia Filchakova, consultant, New Pace Consulting SA,

Entry fees: normally 35 CHF but 25 CHF for GCN Members (payable at the door)

Register for the event >>

If you are not going to the Lift Conference in Geneva this week, you can still attend some of their activities for free:

Lift Presentations @ LABEL (Tue 4, 18h)

Open talk lead by Arnaud Grobet on the evolution of our interaction with information with the evolution of media and technology. Display of Mac’s 1993 Newton, Microsoft Surface and iPad. Apéro will be provided.

Arnaud Grobet, CEO & Founder at LABEL
Etienne Mineur, Designer at Les éditions volumiques

Free registration required.

Alp ICT Venture Night (Wed 5, 17h45)

Partner event organized by Alp ICT and Etat de Genève with CTI, Creapole and The Ark.
Speakers:
• Neil Rimer, Index Ventures: current trends in investment and entrepreneurship.
• Eight Western Switzerland startups will present their products and services.

No pre-registration required, just show up.

Lift Experience by HEAD – Geneva Vernissage (Thu 6, 18h45)

Official opening of the Lift experience exposition “Mode Demo” curated by Geneva University of Art and Design with wine and snacks provided by Au Bonheur du Vin.

No pre-registration required, just show up.

Mobile Monday Switzerland #15: connected people (Thu 6, 18h)

Short presentations by some of the best MoMo luminaries in Europe will be followed by panel with other Lift10 presenters.

Free registration required.

Mémoires Informatiques Foundation event (Fri 7, 16h)

Partner event (caution: seating limited to 60). Mémoires Informatiques Foundation will be granted an exceptional collection of video games by founder of Infogrames Bruno Bonnell. To celebrate this there will be presentations (in French) followed by refreshments and snacks – and a rare collection of video games exhibited.

Only 60 seats available, register by emailing contact@memoires-informatiques.org

Pulford Media offers two practical workshops on freelance journalism in Geneva:

Thursday 6th and Saturday 8th May 2010

Focus on:

-Finding markets
-Generating ideas
-Approaching editors
-Constructing news and features articles
-Understanding commission and copyright
-Opportunities to ask questions/air concerns
 
Venue: Residence Colladon, Chemin Colladon 5-7, Petit Saconnex, Geneva

Cost:  CHF 220 (to include lunch, refreshments and copy of Byliners)

Cedric Pulford is a freelance with 20 years’ experience with the Guardian in London, and is one of Britain’s most experienced journalism trainers.   Participants will receive a copy of his latest book, Byliners, 101 ways to be a freelance journalist.  Cedric says: “Recent years have seen a huge expansion of editorial space, much of it being filled by freelance writers.  People who have lived and worked around the world have another plus: their interesting and unusual experiences may translate into sellable material.”
 
To register for the workshop:   liz@pulfordmedia.co.uk or call: 079 547 5131
Numbers will be capped to ensure a comfortable, interactive atmosphere.

CSR Geneva and Geneva Communicators Network invites you to join us for:

TALKS & DRINKS on:

Human Rights Reporting: Is it your Business?

When: On Monday, 19 April, 2010, from 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Where: First floor of the Restaurant La Broche – Salle la Combourgeoise, 36 rue du Stand, 1204 Genève, Tel. 022 321 22 60 –www.restaurantlabroche.ch (how to get there: Tram: 1 and 15 – “Stand”and several buses see www.tpg.ch . If car need to be, free private parking next to the restaurant).

Entrance fee: CHF 15.—including networking cocktail.

About the event:
How do companies report on business and human rights? What are the trends? How can companies improve their understanding and why should they publicly disclose policies and practices relating to human rights? What are the implications for what and how companies communicate with their stakeholders?

You will have the chance to hear the findings of a recent report analyzing 57 sustainability reports from companies representing a range of industry sectors. A representative from ABB and Nestlé will comment and highlight selected examples of corporate human rights reporting.

The author of the report:

• Dr. Liz Umlas, an independent researcher specializing in human rights.

Confirmed Guest Speaker representing the private sector:

• Ron  Popper, Head of Corporate Responsibility at ABB.
• Christian Frutiger,  Public Affairs Manager, Nestlé S.A.

The talk will be moderated by Dr. Guido Palazzo, Professor of Business Ethics at the University of Lausanne.
Please registration online here >>

The Geneva Facilitator Network is pleased to offer a one-day workshop on Graphic Facilitation – how to draw graphics that make ideas memorable

Friday 19 March 2010
09.00-17.00
with
Graham Shaw

-Represent key points & capture the essence of an idea with an image
-Create a visual record of ideas, concepts and models
-Enhance the brain’s potential to make meaning & create connections
– Discover drawing skills you never knew you had!

In this lively session you will learn that you can in fact draw great graphics, including cartoons and powerful symbols. Graham will guide you through his easy-to-learn system for creating fabulous cartoon images for your workshops.
This is a fast-paced and highly practical workshop with plenty of opportunity to actually use the skills as you learn. All you need to be successful is an open mind, be prepared to have a go – and to have a fun day!

Registration: events@gfn-net.ch / 079 547 5131

Fees: CHF 300 including lunch & refreshments
Venue: Residence Colladon, chemin Colladon
4-6 Petit Saconnex, 1209 Geneva (Bus No.3 Arret Colladon)
Please note this workshop will only take place with a participation rate of 10 firm registrations – we encourage you to register early!

For more information: Contact events@gfn-net.ch