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Breakfast Seminar
17 October 2006, 7.25am – 8.55am
The Sebel Playford, Adelaide

When Bradley and Louise Dowe started an electronics factory at Edwardstown in 1989, there were lots of doubters. How could an Adelaide company take on the high tech behemoths in Taiwan and Korea and more recently China? The Dowes have proved the doubters wrong. Today if you own a computer or a digital camera, there is a good chance you own a Legend memory module. Legend Corporation boasts clients including Dell, Sony, Lexmark, Acer, Konica and NEC. Legend branded products are now appearing on the shelves at Harvey Norman, Kmart, Myer and Target. In the past five years, the company has tripled turnover to around $200m and listed on the ASX and used the capital raised to fuel international expansion. Bradley Dowe will share some insights into the highs, the lows and some of the lessons he's learned along the way.

This breakfast is jointly sponsored by SA's leading technology investor, Playford Capital and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Finsia

Cost: Free but registration is essential.

Please register your attendance at: www.playford.com.au/news/Registration.htm

10th October 2006, 9.00am - 10.30 am
Barossa Room, Austrade, 50 Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide

Austrade and AMCHAM are pleased to invite you to a roundtable discussion featuring guest speaker David Howard, Austrade New York's Senior Trade Commissioner. David will provide an update on the US market and new opportunities arising from the Australia United States Free Trade Agreement.

David has been the Senior Trade Commissioner in New York since 2003.

Please RSVP by emailing your details to eleanor.van.de.goor@austrade.gov.au by Friday 6th October.

For more information on the AUSFTA and other Australian Free Trade Agreements please click here.

A Foreign Affair
“Global Interest in South Australian Bioscience”

Bio Innovation SA’s October Networking Forum
Thursday, 19 October 2006, 5:30pm – 8:30pm
Radford Auditorium, Art Gallery, North Terrace, Adelaide

Featuring scientific presentations from:

Cost: $20 per person (incl. GST), $10 for students (incl. GST)
Payable by cash only at the door

RSVP: By Monday, 16 October 2006 by phoning (08) 8217 6400 or online: http://www.bioinnovationsa.com.au/news_events.php?mode=view_event&event_id=92

SA Small Business Month October '06
Small Business Big Future

Conference and Expo
22-23 October 2006
Adelaide Convention Centre

Attendance at the conference is $30.00 +GST for Sunday and $50+GST for Monday. Registration is essential as there are limited places available. Register your attendance at: https://4tknox.au.com/onlineregistrations.com.au/SBS2006/

Throughout the month of October, various events will be held all over South Australia to benefit small businesses. For the calendar of events, go to: http://www.southaustralia.biz/sbm06/events.htm

For further information on SA Small Business Month please contact:
Department of Trade & Economic Development
Phone 08 8303 2522 Fax 08 8303 2509
Email DTEDEvents@state.sa.gov.au

13th Annual AIMIA Awards
Entries open!

AIMIA is thrilled to announce the longest running interactive media awards, the 13th Annual AIMIA Awards is now open for entries.

This year the number of categories has increased to reflect the changing nature of our industry. Entrants can submit more than one entry into each category, and the same entry into multiple categories.

Entries close 5pm AEST, Friday 10 November, 2006. The tried and tested entry criteria remain the same, allowing fair and transparent judging across all categories.

Winners will be announced and celebrated at the Digital Content Industry’s Night of Night’s, a lavish red-carpet ceremony in Sydney, Friday 2 March, 2007. Lock it into your diaries now.

Full details on the Awards, the judging process, categories, entry criteria and the Hall of Fame can all be found at www.aimia.com.au/awards. If you have any queries please email awards@aimia.com.au.

The 2006 ‘Secrets’ competition call for application

The 2006 Secrets of Australian ICT Innovation Competition will select world-leading innovative Australian companies and research organisations, and provide support to present their innovative technologies to a global audience. The winners will be profiled in promotional material targeting overseas markets and investors.

The competition targets Australian based companies, research organisations, universities and individuals undertaking innovative ICT research and development.

Applications are invited in seven categories. Each category will have up to three prize winners, who will receive financial assistance to participate in showcasing events in Australia and overseas or computer hardware from Dell.

Applications close on 20 October 2006.

For full details on the competition visit the competition website www.itsecrets.com.au, contact the Competition Director on 02 6271 1749 or email itsecrets@dcita.gov.au

Senator The Hon Helen Coonan, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts is leading a high level trade delegation in November to Telecom Israel 2006 Exhibition, the showcase for Israel’s world-renowned Communication and Information Technology.

The Mission will provide outstanding networking and business opportunities, as well as a chance to promote Australia’s expertise in Israel, and its important role as a centre for innovation in the Asia-Pacific region.

Although there is an organised Mission program, the AICC is able to develop for each delegate a tailored program so that you or your executives can meet with the key organisations and decision makers to further your specific objectives. The AICC has been organising Trade Missions to Israel since 1989. In the past, many Australians have attended Telecom Israel with missions being led by Senator Richard Alston, then Minister for Communications, The Hon Peter McGauran MP, Minister for Science, and in 2004 by Mr Paul O’Sullivan, CEO, Singtel-Optus.

For more information contact Tim Cohen of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce (02 9326 1488 or trade@aicc.org.au)

Using intellectual property in your business

The complete guide to intellectual property in your business – only a click away.

The IP Toolbox has been developed to help innovators, entrepreneurs, accountants and solicitors make the right decisions in relation to intellectual property (IP).

This comprehensive, easy to understand tool is only a click away – and it is available free online whenever you need it!

View the new IP Toolbox website to find out how to identify, protect and benefit from IP in your business. You can navigate your way through useful information on IP, helpful tips and much more.

So if you’re in business, developing an idea or provide business advice visit www.ipaustralia.gov.au/iptoolbox

PLAYFORD CAPITAL BULLETIN NO. 140