British Trade & Cultural Office (BTCO) will organise a workshop of 「Going for Gold: London 2012 & UK Creative Industries」 on 7 October 2009 in Taipei to share UK 50-years experience on creative industries, as well as how they explore the creative concept into our everyday’s life.

Tied in with Love & Money – 50 Years of Creative Britain audio-visual exhibition, Sir Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive of UK Trade & Investment, will address an opening remark on “London 2012 Olympics: Springboard for the UK Economy”. We also invite three speakers from UK creative industries to talk about UK Creative Industries gearing for London 2012, design & innovation.

The「Going for Gold: London 2012 & UK Creative Industries」 workshop is a wrap-around event of LOVE and MONEY - 50 Years of Creative Britain audio-visual exhibition, which will be showcased in the "International Design Pavilion" at 2009 Taiwan Design Expo in Taichung from 2 to 18 Oct 2009.

「Going for Gold: London 2012 & UK Creative Industries」workshop
Date: 14:00-17:20, 7 October 2009
Venue: Eslite Book Store XinYi Branch ( No. 11, Sung Gao Road, Taipei)
Lecture/Screening Room 6F

To register, please complete on-line registration form at BTCO’s website and submit it by 4 October 2009.

The seating is limited and early registration is recommended. Kindly note that BTCO holds the final rights on the confirmed attendants list which will announce by email on 5 October 2009.

For more information, please see the programme or contact Ms Angela Wu, Commercial Officer at Tel: 02 8758 2030, email: angela.wu@fco.gov.uk

Notes for Editors

1. UK Speakers:  

   Sir Andrew Cahn	CEO of UK Trade & Investment
   Christine Losecaat	Curator of Love & Money Exhibition  Advisor, Creative & Design Industries, UKTI  Director, Little Dipper
   Dick Powell	Co-founder and director, Seymour Powell
   Morag Myerscough	Director of Studio Myerscough  BA (Hons) Studied graphic design at St Martin’s School of Art, London  MA (RCA) Royal College of Art & Design

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     2.  Media Contact: Ms Christina Chen, Communications Officer, BTCO
                                   Tel: 02 8758 2047
                                   Email: Christina.Chen@fco.gov.uk
        

 

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