CWL NEWS ARCHVE

This is the CWL News and Funded Project News Archive. It draws an informative picture on which stories relevant to the creative industries were happening during the AHRC-funded period of Creativeworks London between 2012 and 2016.

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Digital Shoreditch 2015 Festival (11th to 24th May 2015) – Propose A Session Now Open

Digital Shoreditch Festival, one of the biggest events of its kind in Europe, returns 11th to 24th May 2015, to celebrate and support the outstanding creative, technical and entrepreneurial talent of London and beyond. Today, 18th September 2014, Digital Shoreditch launches its call for content, which can be submitted at: crowd.digitalshoreditch.com

Proposals for the 2015 Festival can include sessions, debates, workshops, meetups, parties, dinners, exhibits, tradeshow spaces, tech-tours and open houses.

Key themes from the previous Festival return for 2015, alongside new topics including: Wearable Tech, Intelligent Devices and Smart Cities, Food and Health, MakerTech, DIY and Hacker, Film and Music, Space and Incubation, Business, Funding and Fintech.

Digital Shoreditch is open to everyone, driven by a community of the most talented companies and brightest individuals from the tech sector and converging industries.

“Digital Shoreditch will bring together thousands of the very best talent from London, Europe and afar, for a huge two-week celebration centred right in the heart of East London. For 2015, the format is changing and we have bigger plans for the festival, with the aim of supporting even more local businesses around the area and providing festival goers with more opportunities to explore what this wonderful community has to offer.” Digital Shoreditch Co-Founder, James Allsopp.

In addition to submitting proposals, there are many ways to participate and support Digital Shoreditch 2015. Contact hello@digitalshoreditch.com or visit digitalshoreditch.com for more information on how to take part in the two-week celebration.

Submissions will close 28th November

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Creativeworks London is one of four Knowledge Exchange Hubs for the Creative Economy funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to develop strategic partnerships with creative businesses and cultural organisations, to strengthen and diversify their collaborative research activities and increase the number of arts and humanities researchers actively engaged in research-based knowledge exchange.