Book your agenda and join us for the launch of the first MIC Thursday on September 15th !

As you probably read it in the press, the Brussels Region and Microsoft have decided to launch together a new Microsoft Innovation Center (or MIC) in Brussels focusing on Clouds technnologies. The goal of the MICs (there are about 110 in the worls) is to sustain IT innovation and local IT startups projects at a regional level.

You are wondering what the new MIC Brussels can bring to you ? You are an IT company, a startup or a student in IT and you are passionated about new business and technological opportunities ?

We would like to invite to join us on September the 15th to discover our MIC Brussels project, our 2011 activities agenda and to have the opportunity to hear about YOUR projects.

During this first MIC’s Thursday, between 15:00 and 19:00

- Welcome introduction by Benoit Cerexhe, Minister of economy,
and Philippe Rogge, General Manager of Microsoft Belux.

- What are the MIC ? a great tool to support Local Software economy,
by Ben Piquard, director of the MIC’s in Belgium

- Presentation of the MIC Brussels activities and fall 2011 agenda, by Pénélope Roux, project manager.

-First MIC Thursday : monthly think tank about technological and business best practices in the IT industry for the local Brussels IT sector.

-Informal discussion and welcome drink

We are looking forward to seeing you there

The MIC Management Team,
Bruno Wattenbergh, Ben Piquard, Jean-Pierre Rucci and Penelope Roux.