Event

Join us for an afternoon of fun and free tastings. We will be joined by some of our suppliers and some local businesses, lets hope the sun shines!

This is a free event so bring your friends and family along.

How often do you find yourself thinking ‘there are just not enough hours in the day’?

How many of the following apply to you…

I’m always busy but feel like I’m not getting enough done My to-do list just gets longer and longer I seem to get pulled from pillar to post in the office and the phone never stops ringing There are important things I need to address but they always get bumped down the list

Could you use a day away to catch up on those important but ignored tasks? If the answer is ‘yes’, then join like-minded Directors at our inaugural Directors Haven.

Set in the picturesque countryside of Burnham Market, North Norfolk, this 16th Century coaching inn is the ideal location to catch up on those important parts of your business without the interruptions of office or home life. Tackle the tasks that can make a real difference to your business and dedicate time to reflecting on where your business is, where it’s going and how you’re going to get there.

At The Hoste hotel you will find everything you need to enable you to relax, re-energise and return to work with a new lease of life – from fantastic food and drink, luxurious rooms, a sumptuous spa and, most importantly, time and space. There is also a meeting room booked for the duration of the event with free WiFi so you can work wherever you feel most comfortable.

Our haven begins on the evening of the 24th November, with the option of an evening meal in The Hoste’s elegant restaurant with other Directors from across the county and the opportunity to swap stories on how to be effective at the helm of a healthy business.

The next morning there will be a complimentary breakfast and the day to spend as you please. If you choose to work, there are plenty of secluded spots around the hotel providing the privacy to work, like the hotel’s residents’ lounge which has comfortable sofas and spacious tables. Or, you could take a walk (or even hire a bicycle!) through the delightful market town. The in-hotel spa is also a great way to relax and unwind. A complimentary lunch will be served in the afternoon and you will have full use of the private meeting room should you wish to join other Directors and work, away from the distractions that come with the day-to-day running of your business.

You can book your place at Directors Haven here. If you would prefer to pay by invoice, rather than through Eventbrite and paypal, please email your request to paul@nakedelement.co.uk

This event is sponsored by Sandler Training.

Norwich Castle’s autumn exhibition, Build Your Own: Tools for Sharing offers an exciting interactive experience for visitors and a fascinating insight into today’s making revolution. It features neurotic robots that can manage your garden, a global network producing prosthetic hands created by 3D printing, and explores new ways of repairing city spaces, empowering communities and reflecting local craft traditions.

Crafts have underpinned our local communities for centuries but now the traditional tools are changing with the advent of modern technologies. Build Your Own is about celebrating making and the use of both old and new tools.

Co-produced by FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology), in collaboration with the Crafts Council and Norfolk Museums Service, the exhibition features specially commissioned works by leading makers, creative technologists and collectives, all of whom embrace the ethos of co-creation.

A key element of the show is the special ‘maker space’ in the gallery which presents demonstrations and workshops by local artists and staff and students from Norwich University of the Arts, plus there’s a chance to experiment with exhibition sponsor’s HP’s amazing new computer system ‘the sprout’.

Anyone interested in new technology, craft and how people can use both to improve their communities will find the show fascinating.

For further information:

01603 493625 (Mon – Fri) /museums@norfolk.gov.uk

Exhibition free with museum admission. Exhibition only tickets can also be purchased:

Ticket prices from 1 April 2015:

Castle Ticket (inc Special Exhibitions and Regimental Collections)

Adult: £8.35 Concession (over 65s, students, visitors with disabilities): £7.50 Child (age 4-18 yrs): £6.25 Family (2 adults + all children): £23.50 Family (1 adult + all children): £17.50

Pop in for £2 one hour before closing and 12pm – 1pm on weekdays during school term.

Special Exhibitions Ticket Price

Adult: £6 Concession (over 65s): £5 Child (age 4-18): £4

Opening times:

Open All Year Mon-Sat: from 10am-4.30pm Sun: 1-4.30pm

Open most Bank Holidays (hours as above) except 24, 25 and 26 December 2015 and 1 January 2016.

Humanizing Tech :Karen Longdin

Being brilliant technically is only half the battle when it comes to being successful within a business. An exploration of how to humanize technology to two ends:

-To converse with your business, get your point heard and your projects sponsored.

-And to manage and lead other technical people and teams who may know more, better or different to you; what happens when your technical knowledge is no longer enough?

Karen Longdin

As Head of IT Development and Architecture for Wyndham Vacation Rentals UK, Karen heads up a team of developers and QA engineers working across Web, back end, reporting and third party systems. Previously having been Head of IT at Stansted Airport and Acting IT Director of Suffolk Police Karen has worked across a variety of industries both private and public sector with a mix of internal and outsource arrangements and across the breadth of technical disciplines. Beginning her career in software testing and moving through various process disciplines most of Karen’s work has been enabled by great business relationships looking for outcomes that work on both sides of the fence. Having been responsible for some heavy weight austerity driven programmes and then the technical separation of Stansted Airport from Heathrow post sale, working now in an environment that is driving investment for profit is a breath of fresh air and allows some much needed time to reflect on, and share, some of the skills and tips Karen’s gained over the years.

The evolution of SEO and is it dead? :Ellie Morgan

It’s 2016 and once again SEO is dead. We review why SEO is still important and look at the evolutive journey SEO and digital marketing practices have taken over the past 10 years.

Ellie Morgan

Ellie heads up the dedicated search division at Studio 24 and is a, dedicated digital marketing professional. An Illustration graduate from Anglia Ruskin University, she fell down the rabbit hole of online marketing at the Norwich-based empire Jarrold & Sons. Following this, she moved to Westland Horticulture group working over several websites mainly with SEO, content management, email design and marketing.Since being at Studio 24, Ellie has worked with a variety of brands giving her and the search team a wealth of knowledge to work with budgets of all sizes, while providing the best possible results. For Ellie the most important thing about SEO and digital marketing is to consider the user above all else.

What:Engaging children in technology

When:Wednesday 15th June 2016 @ 7.30am

Where:Maids Head Hotel, Tombland, Norwich, NR3 1LB

How much:£11

RSVP:https://www.meetup.com/Norfolk-Developers-NorDev/events/229668663/

Engaging children in technology – the micro:bit satellite inventors kit

The original BBC Micro enabled and inspired many of us to start programming and pursue a technical further education and career. With the BBC microbit, the BBC are trying to inspire the current generation of young people to get creative with technology. The microbit is a ‘thing’ in the Internet of Things era. This breakfast meeting will introduce you to the microbit, enable you to get hands on programming (if you want to bring your laptop), and present the ambitious plans behind the Satellite Inventors Kit for microbit which brings science and technology together with an exciting Space context.

Although schools can obtain microbits for free, and there has been tremendous effort producing lesson plans for teachers, the fundamental state of our education system requires the support of the skilled technical community. We need to step up and support our teachers, schools and pupils by helping to deliver technical materials. It would be a fantastic outcome of this meeting if we could start a movement in Norfolk to do this, your input on how is most welcome!

Paul Foster

Since joining Microsoft in 1994, Paul Foster has worked across a wide range of sectors and with a wide range of customers, providing a mix of technical and strategic guidance around the creative use of technology in relation to their business needs.

As an established public speaker across Europe and having spent a considerable amount of time working on the cutting edge of technology providing leadership and inspiration on topics like Smart Devices, Cloud Computing, Education and App Development, Paul is currently working as a Principal Technical Evangelist for Microsoft UK’s Developer Experience Group, focusing on the building of next generation sensor webs which automate the gathering of data from disparate sources, and how to enable the creative analysis of this data to start a new era of perception.

For a short time Paul was a member of a high-wire flying trapeze circus troupe, and is a keen roboticist.

If you are a tourism business and would like to see the results of the 2017 Tourism and leisure business survey, please join us at one of our exclusive launch events. Our speakers will share their insights from the results of the survey and discuss the issues affecting the sector.  

When and where?

Tuesday 25 April 2017 – 1.00pm to 5.00pm – Hunters Hall, Swanton Morley, NR20 4JU

Wednesday 26 April 2017 – 1.00pm to 5.00pm – The Swan at Lavenham, CO10 9QA

For agenda details and to reserve your place please visit  www.larking-gowen.co.uk/events

Make sure you book your Christmas Party now. The EEEGR Christmas Ball 2016 promises to bea night to remember,and theperfect opportunity to entertain staff and clients alike.

Drinks reception to start at 18.30 followed by a three-course traditional Christmas Dinner with all the trimmings, there will be live music, with entertainment provided by the popular Ignite Band. For those who don’t want to stop dancing a disco will follow the live music. Carriages at 1am.

Dress code Black Tie.