Innovation Showcase Events 2011...

Benefits for food and drink businessesBe introduced to East Midlands

• engineering businesses

Keep abreast of the latest engineering • technologies

Identify solutions for your current • manufacturing issues

Learn about current support and • funding for innovation

Become part of the innovation network•

Get Connected! Championing Innovationbetween the Engineering and Food Sectors (ChIEFS)

Reasons to attend

Meet the iNet adviser for your county•

Learn about current support and • funding for innovation

Become part of the innovation network•

Update yourself on key topics for the• food and drink industry

Benefits for engineers

Be introduced to East Midlands food• and drink businesses

Understand the needs of the sector•

Showcase your business to potential• customers

Identify opportunities for new products•

Get Connected!

The Food and Drink Innovation Network (iNet) invites businesses from across the East Midlands food and drink supply chain to Get Connected!

Based upon the principle that knowledge is power, this event will showcase the full range of benefits available to businesses through the Food and Drink iNet and its associated network of professional organisations and sector specialists. During the first session of the morning, attendees will be updated on the latest support that can be accessed through the iNet, and provided with examples of successful collaborations that have contributed to delivery of innovation projects in a range of food and drink businesses.

Date: Time: Venue:

Wednesday 23rd March 20118.30am - 2pmEast Midlands Conference CentreUniversity Park

Nottingham NG7 2RJ

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Following this introductory session, guest speakers from Campden BRI will deliver informative updates relevant to all sectors of the food and drink supply chain. Attendees will hear the latest information about developments in legislation, reformulation, food quality, food chemistry and microbiology.

Campden BRI is just one organisation from the network of professional organisations that the iNet is able to call upon in order to provide the right advice and guidance for each of its clients. This session has been compiled in order to highlight the top quality information that can be made available to businesses through the iNet team. The event concludes with a networking lunch providing the opportunity to connect with the iNet team and your fellow food and drink sector professionals.

Reasons to attendMeet the iNet adviser for your county

•

Learn about current support and funding• for innovation

Become part of the innovation network•

Update yourself on key food and drink • industry topics

Booking

To book your FREE place at Get Connected!, simply

complete the booking form and return it by email, or

for more information about this event please call

0115 975 8810. Further details of the Food and Drink

iNet, which is funded by East Midlands Development

Agency (emda) and the European Regional

Development Fund (ERDF) can be found at

www.eminnovation.org.uk/food

Date:

Time:

Venue:

Wednesday 23rd March 20111pm - 5pm

East Midlands Conference CentreUniversity ParkNottingham NG7 2RJ

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Introduction to the ChIEFS project

To kick-start the afternoon, the Food and Drink iNet

team will provide an update on the latest support that

can be accessed through the iNet. They will introduce

the ChIEFS project, the benefits it can deliver for both

engineers and food businesses and give examples of

successful collaborations that have already delivered

value for individuals, and the food and drink industry

as a whole.

To book your FREE place at iShowcase…ChIEFS, simply complete the booking form and return it by email, or for more information about this event please call 0115 975 8810. Further details about the Food and Drink iNet, which is funded by emda and ERDF can be found at www.eminnovation.org.uk/food

Benefits for food and drink businessesGet introduced to East Midlands engineering businesses•Keep abreast of latest engineering technologies •Identify solutions for your current manufacturing issues•Learn about current support and funding for innovation•Become part of the innovation network•

Benefits for engineersGet introduced to East Midlands food and drink businesses•Understand more about the needs of the sector •Showcase your business to potential customers•Identify opportunities for new products•

Aimed specifically at engineering businesses and food

manufacturers, this event will focus on the Food and Drink

iNet’s Championing Innovation between the Engineering

and Food Sectors (ChIEFS) project.

Encompassing the iNet’s core aim of generating successful collaborations, the ChIEFS project brings together researchers, inventors and designers with food producers and engineers in order to solve common problems faced by food manufacturers.

With this in mind, the iShowcase...ChIEFS event will facilitate the introduction of the East Midlands engineering sector to the businesses that could benefit from their help to solve current manufacturing issues.

Hygienic Design

A leading expert from the Food Processing Faraday will be our

guest speaker for the afternoon, who will provide an update

on the latest advances in the area of hygienic design, a key

topic for food manufacturers and an area of great potential for

engineers looking to work with food and drink customers. In

addition to attending the event, engineering businesses are

invited to exhibit past work with the food and drink sector,

whilst food and drink manufacturers are

encouraged to bring along a list of their

most common manufacturing issues in

order to identify potential solutions.

Over the course of the afternoon the Food and Drink iNet will be facilitating one-to-one meetings for food and drink businesses to discuss their specific requirements with engineers. If you would like to take part in this please let us know by ticking the appropriate box on the booking form, and we will be in touch with further details.

Places for both of this year’s iShowcase events are FREE of charge. To register simply complete the booking form below, save it and return it by email toinfo@foodanddrink-inet.org.uk or post to The Business Centre, Southglade Food Park, Gala Way, Nottingham NG5 9RG. Alternatively for more information or to book via telephone call 0115 975 8810. *If you are attending the ChIEFS event please do not forget to complete the additional information section of the form.

Place an X in the box if attending

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Booking Form Date:

Venue:

Wednesday 23rd March 2011

East Midlands Conference CentreUniversity ParkNottingham NG7 2RJ

Companyname

Address

Postcode

Telephone

Contact name

Email

I am representing a food or drink manufacturing business

I would like to participate in one-to-one meetings with engineers

I am representing an engineering business

I would like to exhibit

I would like to participate in one-to-one meetings with food and drink businesses

Additional Information (*for ChIEFS event attendees only.)

8.30am - 2pm iShowcase...Get Connected!

1pm - 5pm iShowcase... ChIEFS

8.30am - 5pm I would like to attend

the whole day