Leap into action this week and book a place at the popular Licensing Essentials Course and Winter Warmer hosted by LIMA UK.  The annual event will be held on Thursday 2nd December 2010 at the CBI Conference Centre, Centre Point London WC1A 1DU

The Licensing Essentials Course, now in its seventh year, is designed to boost licensing know-how and give access to the latest thinking, best practice, and new trends in licensing and merchandising.

The course will include a mix of lively interactive seminars, case studies and presentations from experts, and is suited to team members who are either new to licensing, want to brush up their knowledge, or work behind the scenes in finance or product approvals. Attendees also benefit from the chance to mingle with up to 150 licensing professionals at the Winter Warmer networking event.

The Winter Warmer starts at 5pm with a Licensing Question Time featuring a panel of industry experts.  The panellists are:

* Andrew Lane, Fluid World
* Barbara Robinson, Mothercare
* Mike Redfern, Blueprint Designs
* Paul Bufton, Warner Bros Consumer Products

To learn about the latest trends and issues affecting the industry visitwww.licensing.org/uk/winterwarmer.  To book a place on the Licensing Essentials Course and/or the Winter Warmer networking event please contact Member Services Manager, Saphia Maxamed, on telephone 01908 802863 or email: smaxamed@licensing.org