Digital Ilkley

Why businesses should attend? As part of Digital Ilkley we will be showcasing a range of digital services for the office and home. Local high quality digital business providers will demonstrate products and services and offer advice and guidance for local people and businesses. We have a range of presentations and interactive sessions including, Virtual College, Lexus, Aql®, UK Patent Office, Acce

nture, West Yorkshire Police, Approach PR, Rocknine Creative, Ilkley Connect, Shoo Social Media, Rejuvinate Web Design, Vector Photography, Bradford Council ITC, Toastmasters and BNI. Alongside the presentations we have a range of business stalls in the Winter Garden, open all day and evening in which you can talk to local businesses about their products and services. Interested in a career in digital? As part of Digital Ilkley we will be presenting a Digital Careers Fair aimed at years 11,12 and 13 from local secondary schools. The highlight of the event being Mark Wright the winner of The Apprentice 2014, giving some expert advice. The Careers Fair will include a range of experienced people from many indusrties highlighting some of the benefits and challenges of working in their field. They will explain some of the difficulties and future technologies to make the whole event a worthwhile and interactive day. Starting at 1pm the Career Fair will be supported by a range of real local buisnesses with stalls in the Winter Gardens

Some of the presentations include; Nano Technology, Social Media, Web design, Search Engine Optimisations, Balancing your work and private life online, Imagery in a digital age, Network management and investigation, Digital Forensics and Digital workplaces including legal and the justice system

The Careers Fair will be part presentation, part panels and part debate to allow students the best opportunity to learn about a range of issues they might consider when considering career options. The event is supported by all Career advisers in the relevant schools and we hope will help provide a range of different options to consider, even if its only to discount them. Digital for the next generation

Digital Ilkley: Primary School challenge taking up the digital challenge in line with the curriculum. Primary Schools in the Ilkley area are competing to build a digital game for the younger members of their school Years 6 students are creating a game and will present the findings at Digital Ilkley on the 1st November in the Kings Hall The rules for the completion are simple and require only that the game, once developed by Year 6 participants can be managed by Key Stage 1 students and can be presented within a 5-10 minute timeframe. This will be a formal presentation at the Kings Hall on the 1st November 2016 to an audience, who will be other schools and the public. The game needs to be capable of presentation electronically with sound.