Events and photos

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), a seminar on "The Intelligent Airport" project - 24 March 2009

Led by the University of Cambridge, The Intelligent Airport (TINA) is a large applied research project. Its aim is to investigate innovative technologies and applications for intelligent airports. The project has strong industrial support. For example, the project team has been collaborating with Arup, BAA, Boeing, Laing O'Rourke, Motorola, Red-M, Tyco and Zinwave.

The TINA project also involves collaboration/support of Cambridge alumni, and PolyU's students and researchers.

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In the photos Professor Alison Richard, Professor Jon Crowcroft, Professor Thomas Tong, Dr. Henry Chan, Dr. Dominic Chan, Professor Lai Wan Chan

How to utilize free tools for the accounting, IT and marketing needs of your freelancing career?

A workshop co-organized by BiliBa and Leglessbird and co-hosted by Dominic Chan and Helen Cheng

So, as a freelancer, you need to take care of everything, by yourself. At the same time, you still need to do whatever other small or medium or even big companies need to do, the accounting, the IT, the marketing. The difference is that you don?t have or you don?t want to spend a big chunk of your income buying software, hiring accountants and auditors?What can you do?

In a 2 hour workshop, Dominic and Helen will introduce to you some of the very user friendly, and most importantly, free tools such as accounting software, free office, free advertising opportunities, etc?It is a practical workshop for freelancers or even start-ups on how to save money without compromising the efficiency and quality of your services and lifestyle.

Below is information for the workshop:

Date: 14 June, 2009 (Sunday)

Time: 3:30p.m.?5:30p.m.

Venue: Mix, Cascade, Shop 11, 3 Queen's Road Central, Standard Chartered Bank Building, Central Tel: 25237396

Cost: HKD90/head (including a drink and some finger foods).

***Please pay to Helen at the door.

Please join us and bring friends to join us.

Chinese Private Kitchen in Happy Valley
Flat 'D', M/Floor, Bonny View House, No.63-65,Wong Nai Chung Road, Hong Kong
+852 28992844
www.palacekitchen.com.hk

Sai Kung West Country Park 西貢郊野公園
Date: Sat 25 April 2009
Meeting time: 1pm (come after your lunch)
Meeting Point: Bus stop for 96R at Diamond Hill MTR station
Difficulty: 2 out of 5 (5=hard)
Time: 4 hour hiking time
Please be on time: We don't wait for late comer!
Please bring: snacks, water (1.5 - 2 litres), sun-screen, hat/umbrella, torch

Please reply Email by Fri 24 April 2009

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