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After making guest appearances at Emerce eDay and Picnic, tomorrow the 4th edition of the Incubator Exchange will take place at the World Tennis Tournament. Mediaguild, ABN AMRO Dialogues Incubator and Emerce founded the Incubator Exchange.

The 37th edition of the World Tennis Tournament, which takes place at Ahoy in Rotterdam from February 8-14, will sport the likes of Rafael Nadal, Robin Soderling and Novak Djokovic on its center court; an ideal occasion to bring Holland’s top innovators together as well. Attendees are thereafter invited as a VIP guest of ABN AMRO/Incubator Exchange, for the tennis tournament.

The Incubator Exchange was founded in 2008. Reason behind this was the lack of professionals being able to meet other like minded people from various backgrounds. As Auke and Jaspar had found out, it is highly enjoyable being in the practice of really open innovation. One of their results is the soon to be launched artstart, an online art trading venture.
As of 2009, Gijs Vroom from Emerce joined the ranks to accelerate the platform. Auke is Incubator Manager at Mediaguild Jaspar is Business Development Manager at the Dialogues Incubator and Gijs is Publisher at Emerce.

http://www.incubatorexchange.nl

Mediaguild is een van de twee Nederlandse genomineerden voor de European Enterprise Award. Op initiatief van European Enterprise Network wordt deze award toegekend aan het meest creatieve en inspirerende ondernemerschapinitiatief in Europa.

Er zijn voor deze award vijf categorieën;
1. Promoting the entrepreneurial spirit,
2. Investing in skills,
3. Improving the business environment,
4. Supporting the internationalization of business
5. Responsible and inclusive entrepreneurship.

Mediaguild is als incubator genomineerd in de categorie ‘Investing in Skills’. De prijs wordt op 31 mei 2010 uitgereikt in Madrid.

Over European Enterprise Network
Op 1 april 2008 zijn het Europese EIC- en IRC-netwerk gefuseerd tot ‘Enterprise Europe Network’. In het Enterprise Europe Network Nederland werken de EVD, SenterNovem en Syntens samen. Het consortium verenigt kennis over de Europese Unie (EG-liaison), innovatie en technologie, en maakt deel uit van een Europees netwerk.

Het European Enterprise Network stelt zich te doel:
• Het bevorderen van ondernemingszin en ondernemerschap in heel Europa,
• De aandacht vestigen op voorbeelden van voortreffelijk ondernemerschapbeleid en goede praktijken,
• Meer bewustzijn creëren voor de meerwaarde van ondernemerschap en die potentiële ondernemers aanmoedigen en inspireren.

Meer informatie zie: Enterpriseeuropenetwork.nl

Are you planning to join this year’s Picnic event and got a great idea? We want you to pitch @ PICNIC.
Pitch@Picnic is your one stop shop if you are starting out with a new venture. Whether you are looking for feedback on your business, want to partake in the Amsterdam Antwerp Challenge Business competition, or when you looking for funding or exposure: show us what you’ve got!

Give your PICNIC a kickstart, and stop by on the Thursday or Friday morning in the PICNIC club / ‘Gashouder’ (8:30-10:00). No ticket for PICNIC? NoProb! PICNIC gave us the opportunity to hand over 10 festival tickets each day to the best ideas. Give us an impression of your plan and send it over to info@mediaguild.com. Winners will receive notice on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

The Amsterdam-based organizations Syntens, Media Guild and the Chamber of Commerce (KvK) organize the 4th consecutive Creative Tour during PICNIC ‘09. Read the rest of this entry »

In September the Fab Academy will start at the Fablab Amsterdam. Anyone wishing to participate in the Fab Academy can now subscribe for the courses.

The Fab Academy offers Certificates on relevant technical topics, and a Diploma aimed at vocational and technical training for employment and investment (along with assistance to its graduates in those areas).These are accredited by the Fab Academy; it is anticipated that they will by followed by a Bachelor’s degree to be offered under applicable regional accreditation, along with post-graduate study.

Fab Academy Certificates provide familiarity with technical options and capabilities, hands-on experience, and direction for further study. Each requires, and is evaluated by, developing and documenting projects. They are periodically renewed to reflect best practices. The Certificates typically
require 1-2 weeks. They are combined in the Diploma, which requires about 1 year, with progress evaluated by skills and projects rather than time or credits.

The Fab Academy faculty is coordinated by CBA’s Director Prof. Neil Gershenfeld. Academic Coordination and Management is taken by Fab Lab Barcelona at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia. Hands-on class work is guided by instructors in the labs with the skills to supervise and evaluate Certificates.

Fablab Amsterdam offers special prizes for participation in the Academy for the season 2009-2010. More information can be found at the project site or with the Fablab manager Alex Schaub.