VENUE:Cardiff City Hall, Wales
MAP:Click
here
COUNTRY:UK
DATE:10 -11 March 2008
INVITATION:
The Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network
(GWIIN) is proud once again to stage and invite
you to the BFIIN Event 2008. This national
initiative works towards the building of opportunities
for creative, inventive and innovative women across
Britain. There is a particular focus on the workplace,
the business environment, education and learning
institutions and all areas covering the introduction
of new products, services and processes. The BFIIN
event is staged with the aim of recognising the
achievements of innovative women, highlighting key
barriers which restrict their growth potential while
working towards the provision of necessary capacity
building support.
The BFIIN Event serves to improve self-confidence,
self esteem, increase motivation, broaden horizons
and experience, and raise the aspirations of creative,
inventive and innovative women. The BFIIN Event
recognises the business case which will no doubt
reap returns in the medium and long term- utilising
training, perspectives and experiences which can
yield better productivity, profitability and services
to customers.
Opportunities
Opportunities to raise awareness and listen to distinguished
speakers from Government Departments, leading industry
experts, voluntary organisations, business angels,
enterprises and educational departments in finding
effective ways of bringing the support, assistance,
tools, advice and information that assist women
in achieving significant growth with their innovation.
Who should attend?
The BFIIN platform is designed to be interesting
and enlightening -Participants from across United
Kingdom will join international guests which will
include inventive and innovative role models. The
focus will be to promote the economic empowerment
of women in relation to intellectual property rights,
knowledge transfer, access to finance, product development,
Sustainable development, manufacturing, fast -tracking
of skills development, equity and commercialisation,
international trade and all aspects covering the
successful exploitation of viable innovative ideas.
Women in Business Groups
Women in Science and Technology Groups
Inventors Clubs
Manufacturing Industries
Investors and Financial Advisers
Chambers of Commerce/ Business Link
Schools -with school staff and parents
Local Women's Groups
Patent Agents
Regional Development Agencies
Community Education Section of Colleges and Universities
The Intellectual Property Office
Learning and Skills Council
The Theme: 'CREATING THE CLIMATE FOR A
WEALTH OF WOMEN'S INNOVATION & INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE'
This event will be a most innovative, thought provoking
& cutting-edge dialogue which will feature a
diversity of leaders from across UK and the international
world. The conference will provide an opportunity
to showcase model products and programmes, share
lessons learned & look to the future. Activities
will also aim to work on correcting gender balance
in the world of invention & innovation by constantly
ensuring that knowledge transfer plays a key role
and by involving women in significant dialogue in
the many policies & strategies for UK's economic
growth.
Areas of interest at the event will include:-
Intellectual Property Rights
Design, Innovation & Technology
Opportunities For Maximising New Technologies
Technology & Innovation Performance - Process
/ Product Development
Government Funds for Innovative Activities
Financial Systems- venture capitalists, risk funding
& seed capital
Equity & Commercialisation
Passport To Export Opportunities
Innovative Women's Enterprises
Education & Learning Skills -Basic Research
and Vocational training
Human Resources & The Workplace
Career Paths that Contribute to Innovative Results
SPEAKERS: TBC
BROCHURE:
Download BFIIN Exhibition, Conference & Awards
Brochure 2008
Format: pdf File size: 872 kb
VENUE INFORMATION :
Cardiff, Wales,United Kingdom
The BFIIN Event creates the perfect platform to
put the spotlight on the achievement of these incredible
and inspiring role models, to showcase the best
British female innovative entrepreneurs and lay
the foundation for future developments for increasing
the number of women inventors and innovators in
the workplace and embracing enterprise.
Global Women Inventors & Innovators Network
shall be celebrating 10 years of incubating innovation
and growth and shall be staging the BFIIN Event
for the first time in the exciting city of Cardiff.
Apart from the BFIIN event there are many tourist
attractions in Cardiff, please find information
below:
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff may only have been a city for 100 years,
but there has been a castle here for nearly 2000
years.
Tours of the castle interior take place throughout
the day, or visitors can just enjoy a stroll around
the picturesque Castle gardens. (Full tour: Adult
£6.90, Children £4.30)
National
Museum Cardiff
Two wealthy Welsh sisters bequeathed their
large art collection to the museum and gallery
in the mid 20th century, resulting in Cardiff owning
one of the largest collections of Impressionist
paintings outside of Paris, with works by Renoir,
Monet and Cezanne on display. (Free entry, closed
Mondays)
Millennium Stadium
When the stadium
isn't hosting major sports matches or concerts
you can take a tour of the 74,000 seater stadium.
Walk down the players' tunnel, try out the Queen's
seat in the Royal box and discover how they removed
the curse from the away-team changing rooms. (Adults
£5.50, children £3, book in advance)
Wales Millennium Centre
Wales
Millennium Centre presents international opera,
ballet, modern dance and musicals. 'Arts Sherpas'
run tours of the front and backstage areas and free
live music performances take place in the foyer
every lunchtime . (Tours take about one hour and
run throughout the day. Adults £5, Concessions £3.
Show tickets £5-£35)
Cardiff Bay
The old Cardiff docklands have been redeveloped
in the last decade to create Cardiff
Bay, home to a large freshwater lake for sailing
and water sports; the stylish five-star St David's
Hotel and Spa, and Mermaid Quay -a restaurant hotspot
with everything from Italian to Turkish cuisine.
Doctor Who Exhibition
Get up close to a cyberman and a dalek, and see
monsters, costumes and props from the recent series
of Doctor
Who, most of which was filmed in Cardiff. The
interactive exhibition in the Red
Dragon Centre also features props from the original
series, and a Doctor Who shop. ( Entry, Adults £3,
Child £2, Family £10)
Cardiff Bay Visitor Centre
'The Tube'
The Bay Visitor Centre, also known as The
Tube, is home to exhibitions and displays on
the history and development of Cardiff Bay, including
a scale model of the entire city. (Free entry)
Techniquest
Enter a world of science and technology at Cardiff
Bay's Techniquest, with over 160 hands-on exhibits
with puzzles and activities to entertain the whole
family. There are also shows in the Science Theatre
and tours of the Universe in the Planetarium. (Entry
Adult £6.90, Children £4.80.) Click
here to view the online webcam!
Norwegian Church
The
Norwegian church was first established in Cardiff
Bay to serve the large community of Norwegian sailors
working in the docks. Its main claim to fame is
as the church where author Roald Dahl was christened
-today, however, it has been converted into a caf�
and art gallery. (Free entry)
Y Senedd/ Pierhead Building
Visitors to the Senedd - the Welsh Assembly Government's
debating chamber, can join a tour of the eco-friendly
building, or watch Assembly debates from the public
viewing gallery. Next door to the Senedd is the
historic Pierhead Building, which contains an interactive
exhibition on the role of the National Assembly.
(Free entry). Click
here to take online tour!
Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff
Cathedral in the ancient 'City of Llandaff',
is one of the oldest religious sites in the UK.
The cathedral dates from 1107, and also features
the modernist sculpture by Sir Jacob Epstein- 'Christ
in Majesty'. (Free entry)
St Fagans National History
Museum
See Wales in a day at one of Europe's
biggest open-air museums. The 100-acre parkland
has over forty original buildings, moved from various
parts of Wales and re-erected to show how the people
of Wales lived over the last 500 years. Open from
10am - 5pm daily and open Bank Holiday Mondays.
(Free entry)
Castell Coch
A fairytale
castle nestling in the woods on the outskirts
of the city. Like Cardiff Castle this Gothic fantasy
was created by the architect William Burges for
the third Marquis of Bute, a fellow lover of the
Medieval and reputedly the richest man in the world
in his day.
TOURIST INFORMATION:
ACCOMMODATION: Book
online
SOURCES:
Photographs sources include www.cardiffandco.com
Wales Millennium Centre Photograph by Kiran Ridley
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