Networks
Creative Technology Network
From broadcasting, games and animation to design, visualisation and mobile media, the Creative Technology Network brings together individuals and organisations from across computing, communications and the creative industries.
With a focus on cross-sector networking and collaboration, the year-round programme of events, workshops and showcases seeks to establish an active community from across academia, industry and the arts, to share good practice, support innovation, enhance research and promote the Bristol sub-regional creative economy. The Creative Technology is a joint initiative with 3C Research.
www.creativetechnologynetwork.co.uk
Dorkbot Bristol
Dorkbot is a monthly networking event for artists, filmmakers, scientists, programmers, architects and designers.
Managed by iShed, these informal events feature two speakers and networking and are part of the global dorkbot movement for people doing strange things with electricity.
Mission, Models, Money
Mission, Models, Money is a national action research programme and a campaign for change. Its purpose is to address the challenges faced by individual arts and cultural organisations and their funders in developing mission led financially sustainable businesses. Through a range of actions it aims to promote new approaches and new solutions to key issues that affect sustainability and explore the scope for and challenges of introducing new business models and ways of funding. The setting up of iShed is one of seven MMM exemplar projects and is recieving funding and business development support to enable this change in working practice and to share learnings as the new model develops.
Connecting Bristol
Connecting Bristol is the city’s response to the Digital Challenge, a government competition to identify a national showcase for ICT innovation. Bristol fended-off regional and national competition to win a place in the final top-ten.
