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Wow! The next few weeks seems to be packed with exciting events! In case you didn’t know about them, here’s a list of the ones that we know about:

August

13th – 14th August, Edinburgh Interactive Festival

Edinburgh Interactive is an annual festival celebrating the creative culture of interactive entertainment. Spanning across a broad range of industries including videogames, social networking, mobile entertainment, education, film, music and television. People working for Scottish companies are entitled to a discount s that passes are £99+VAT (instead of £149+VAT).

14th Aug, 18.00-21.00, Twinge Party

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (@EdinburghFringe) is putting on a night of entertainment, fun and frolics for all you Twitter folks. The hotly anticipated Twinge Party, sponsored by Informatics Ventures (@infventures), is a first for the Fringe and will be a small taster of the of the wide variety of acts and spectacles that can be found in Edinburgh over the month of August.

14th Aug, 20.00, Literary Twestival, West Port Book Festival

This is the world’s first Literary Twestival (until proven otherwise, preferably over our dead, tweeted-out bodies). We’ll be taking the social media craze, Twitter, and giving it a decidedly literary twist. In case you’re wondering – Twitter allows you to post 140 character tweets and provides a marvellous place for literary experimentation.

31st Aug, 12.00, New Approaches to Leadership for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs, Managers & CEOs

A high quality afternoon seminar and workshop for Entrepreneurs, CEOs and their business executives from innovative, fast-growing companies, featuring case studies and lectures, interactive discussions, participants presentations, “hands-on” exercises, and the opportunity to practice “elevator sales pitches” to potential customers, employees and board members. Including policy and practice discussion on New Approaches to Leadership for Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs, Managers & CEOs.

September

1st Sept, 08.30-16.00, Entrepreneurial Leadership & Teams: Growth and Change

Leadership and Teams – Managing Growth and Change. A high quality seminar and workshop for Entrepreneurs, CEOs and their business executives from innovative, fast-growing companies, featuring case studies and lectures, interactive discussions, participants presentations, “hands-on” exercises, and the opportunity to practice “elevator pitches” to potential customers, employees and board members.

1st Sept, 08.15-14.00, Global Ambitions: Scotland’s International Future

This working event will examine Scotland’s current position in the global community, share and exchange best practice in international trade and business development and provide practical, experienced based information and support to help Scottish businesses grow their international trade business.

3rd Sept, 18.00-22.00, MobileCamp Edinburgh

MobileCamp Edinburgh will bring together mobile enthusiasts, explorers and professionals from Scotland and the UK to share the current state and their visions for the future direction of mobility. We hope to support the many voices helping to unlock the potential of a truly digital life. Topics may include – but are not limited to – web applications,  BONDI, mobile gaming, social mobility and presence, near field communication, open standards, protocols, and platforms, etc.

10th Sept, Edinburgh Twestival

The first Edinburgh Twestival was held on 12 February 2009, in support of the global cause charity:water. Edinburgh’s second Twestival, this time for a local cause, will take place on 10 September 2009.

17th Sept, 10.00, Shell Livewire Edinburgh

Shell LiveWIRE and Scottish Enterprise are hosting this FREE sales, PR and networking training day for any young entrepreneurs aged 16-30 based in Scotland.  Guest speakers including Mike Southon (Author of ‘The Beermat Entrepreneur’); Melanie Harris (The Training Tree); Mike Welch (Black Circles); Nicky Gray (Kiki’s Kabin / TEDCO); Jonathan Kennedy (Director, Wave PR Ltd).

23rd Sept, CloudCamp Scotland

It’s free and it’s an unconference where early adopters and industry leaders of Cloud Computing technologies exchange ideas. With the rapid change occurring in the industry, we need a place we can meet to share our experiences, challenges and solutions. At CloudCamp, you have the opportunity to share your thoughts in several open discussions, as we strive for the advancement of Cloud Computing.