CODEWORKS Connect is the trade association for digital businesses in North East England. They run networking events for the new media industry called think and a drink.
Think and a drink is the monthly get together for the North East's digital industries. Each month the event has a
Think - Presentations on topical issues affecting the sector; and a
Drink - A get together in a local bar to discuss the issues and meet other people from the sector over a pint and some nibbles.
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| Come join other young film + media professionals for a night of networking + cocktails. SCENE Film + Media brings together individuals from film, fashion, television,print + online media for a night of networking, drinks and stimulating conversation. If you would welcome being part of a fun interactive group of film + media people dedicated to helping each other grow professionally then we encourage you to PLEASE JOIN US! Wed., Feb 28th 6-10pm Location: Mantra www.mantrany.com [view map] http://scene.lazylimabean.com
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Creative match is the complete online resource for creative companies and their clients, providing a directory of services, the latest jobs, search, industry news, and much more********************************
BIMA Dinners:
30 places available at the Dinners and therefore very exclusive. The event takes place in an excellent restaurant in central London. Guest speakers are chosen for their expertise, experience and dedication to the ever evolving media industries.********************************
We're gearing up for
SECOND, um, THIRD TUESDAYS NEW MEDIA & "Dot Com" NETWORKING PARTY
SNOW DATE OF FEBRUARY 20th
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| Who: | The Capital Cabal and Dozens of New Media Professionals |
| What: | Monthly Cocktails, Networking and Schmoozing |
| When: | Tuesday, February 20th, 2007 - SNOW DATE
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
Tuesday, April 10th, 2007
5:30PM - 9:00PM
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The Future is Female - Conference
Date: Thursday 8 March 2007
Time: 8.30am - 5.30pm
Venue: University of Sussex, Falmer
Register here
- Speakers from the BBC, Adobe, the Guardian and BT
- Up to 200 digital media professionals attending
- Over 30 speakers in 15 sessions, two tracks
- Games, film, TV, interactive and business experts
- Employers, careers advisors and mentors
- Showcases, inspiration and success stories
- Debate, controversy, future predictions
- Networking breakfast and lunch
- Drinks reception and evening event
Who is the Conference for?
This is an inclusive event for male and female business owners, employees, new entrants, students, freelance professionals, evangelists and enthusiasts from: games, interactive, design, mobile, film, TV, radio, animation, technology, learning, public relations, recruitment and policy formation.
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8th March 2007
If you work with technology and creativity in Anglesey, Conwy or Gwynedd and would like to expand your network, find out what other people are doing or seek out potential collaborators or business associates then come along to Let’s Get Together at Menai Bridge Community Centre on 8th March.
The event will comprise with an hour of quick fire presentations (5 minutes each) followed by an hour and a half speed networking, led by the Local Supplier Development Project.
There are 12 five minute slots available for artists, designers, film makers and programmers or anyone who works with technology creatively, so if you’d like the opportunity to present your work, please ensure you book early - see below for booking details. Presentations are on a first-come-first-served basis and priority will be given to practitioners from within the project area.
Practitioners in other fields such as visual art, performance, musicians who would like to meet creative technology practitioners are also welcome to attend. Agencies and organisations are also welcome, although presentations are limited to practitioners.
The event aims to bring together people working in creative technology in the project area, to develop collaborative working and the growth of the sector. ... more
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We Can Work It Out
Wednesday 31st January 2007
The third seminar in the Northern Bloc seminar series continued the investigation into ‘collaborative knowledge development’ to focus on the process of collaboration itself.
Speakers include: Jennie Savage, artist; Vicky Isley, Boredom Research; Brendan Walker, Aerial and Abigail Tweed, Arts and Business Cymru. ... more
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Free Media Discussion - 29 March 2007 (2 - 5pm)
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Free Media Open Day - 24 March 2007 (2 - 8pm)
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New Media Networking Event 30 Jan 2007 (2 - 6pm)Do you work creatively with web, wireless, interactive, electronic, computer or other new media technologies?
Do you live or work in Hackney?
Be inspired by your neighbours in the borough!
SPACE Media Arts in partnership with Hackney Council invites you to a networking session for a diverse range of creative practitioners, including artists, community media groups, SMEs and large companies, working in new and creative media in Hackney. Promote yourself and what you do; find out what others are working on and develop links between your projects and organisations. You are invited to:
- Introduce yourself and your work to the group to form an overview of creative media activity in Hackney (only a few presentation slots left!)
- Bring printed materials and laptops (WIFI provided) to show-and-tell between sessions
- Enjoy drinks and light refreshments, with time to network with other creative attendees
This event will launch a New Media Cluster in Hackney, with a facilitated discussion inviting participants to have a stake in the development of the cluster and its seed funding.
RSVP is essential. Contact \n heather@spacestudios.org.uk This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 0208 525 4339 for more info and to register.
This event is produced by SPACE Media Arts in partnership with Hackney Council.
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The National Union of Journalists would like to invite all London's new media workers to join us for a drink or two and a chat on Thursday, 22 June, at 7pm.
The union's New Media sector has been going from strength to strength over the past two years and it's time to celebrate. So, come along to the Yorkshire Grey pub on the corner of Theobald's and Gray's Inn Roads in Holborn and meet others from the sector as well as some of your union representatives.
Expect interesting conversation with others working in the industry about the union's work and some of the issues facing the industry, all with a new media slant.
And, as this event will be taking place during the union's Recruitment Week, bring your friends and colleagues. This is not just for NUJ members, anyone interested can come along, have a drink on us and take a recruitment form with them (no pressure, we'd just like people to consider joining the union).
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Beermat Ecademy
http://beermat.ecademy.com Networking and resources (including a blog) for SMEs and entrepreneurs. Incorporating Beyond Bricks
. Bric
www.bric.org.uk Bristol cluster focusing on broadband content.
Cambridge Hi-tech Association of Small Enterprises (CHASE)
www.chase.org.uk Networking group for entrepreneurs, start-ups and small firms, in the hi-tech industry in and around Cambridge.
Chinwag
www.chinwag.com Email news lists on Internet and wireless marketing, eCommerce, design, usability, Flash and Shockwave.
Codeworks Connect
www.codeworksconnect.net Newcastle-based North East of England digital media cluster hosting regular high-level events.
Connect Yorkshire
www.connectyorkshire.org Supporting technology firms in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.
Creative Match
www.creativematch.co.uk Web-source for jobs, contacts and partnerships.
Digital Media-U
www.dm-u.co.ukProfessional development member service aimed at assisting individuals and businesses in the North West's digital media sector.
Digital Peninsula Network
www.digitalpeninsula.comMember organisation providing support for Cornwall's rapidly growing community of media and ICT professionals and digital creatives.
e-consultancy
www.e-consultancy.com/publications/econsultancy_directory/ Online network of UK e-business consultants.
e-mint
www.emint.org Network for online community professionals. ecademy
www.theecademy.com Internet business networking group.
Focus West
www.focuswest.co.uk Online and offline network for the creative media industries of West London.
Freelance Forum
www.freelanceforum.co.uk A platform for technology and creative freelancers to network, discuss issues and get advice.
Freelancers.net
www.freelancers.net Free service for freelancers and contractors specialising in the Internet and multimedia industries.
Game Republic
www.gamerepublic.co.uk A network supporting, encouraging and promoting video games development in the Yorkshire and Humber region.
Geek Dinner
www.geekdinner.co.ukA monthly meetup (usually with guest speaker/s) of geeks, techies, designers, marketers, bloggers and anyone else interested in technology around the UK.
Gurteen Knowledge Network
www.gurteen.com Knowledge management, learning, creativity, innovation &personal development.
InteractiveKnowHow
www.interactiveknowhow.co.uk/Helping creative businesses work effectively - and profitably - with digital media through events, training and consultancy.
Just-B Productions
Supporting creative R&D for the interactive content industries with conferences, collaborations and events.
KnowledgeDock
www.knowledgedock.co.ukNetwork of like minded individuals and organisations to establish and share best practice in the commercial application of new and emerging technologies.
London Girl Geek Dinners
www.londongirlgeekdinners.co.ukRegular, informal networking dinners (with speakers) for the girls of the digital world and those with an interest in technology; men welcome by invite only.
Manchester Digital
www.manchesterdigital.com Promoting Manchester's digital business sector.
MusicTank
www.musictank.co.ukThe UK's music business network - a collaborative community that overrides traditional industry partitions in all genres and regulary adressess digital issues.
Networks @ Wales
www.networksatwales.com Cardiff-based digital media networking association.
Research Centre for Television and Interactivity
www.researchcentre.co.uk Glasgow-based UK body developing business and talent in the television and iTV creative industries.
Second Wednesday
www.secondwednesday.com Nottingham-based digital media networking group for the East Midlands.
ScotlandIS
www.scotlandis.comScotland's representative trade association, with over 500 members within the internet, software and interactive media industries.
Interactive Tayside
www.interactivetayside.comInteractive Tayside is a partnership between public, private and academic sectors to collectively develop and promote Tayside's digital media industry.
Soflow
www.soflow.com Soflow is a progressive community of smart and informed business people.
Stac
www.thestac.org.ukThe Scottish Technology and Collaboration (Stac) initiative aims to create new channels to global markets for (innovative) Scottish companies through collaborative working.
Venus Rising
www.venusrising.org.uk/A forum launched in 2005 to explore, through a series of panels, whether we can shift the cultural image and language of technology towards the feminine.
Web Wednesdays
www.webwednesdays.com/A networking event created specifically for internet entrepreneurs on the first Wednesday of every month.
Business Resources Business Link for London
www.bl4london.com Independent support for small and medium-sized businesses in London.
Business Link UK
www.businesslink.org National business advice service for the UK.
CIDA
www.cida.co.uk Specialist support agency that champions the development of creative and cultural industries in East London.
The Creative Industries Development Service (CIDS)
www.cids.co.ukA non-profit company working in and around Manchester to help people who work in or are looking to set-up businesses in art, music, design, fashion, film, photography, games, performing arts, digital media, poetry or anything else creative.
Creative London
www.creativelondon.org.uk/ The strategic agency for London's creative industries.
Dream Ireland
www.dream-ireland.comBelfast-based research and development company that promotes the growth of the creative industries in Ireland North and South.
DigitalINC
www.digitalinc.org.uk Liverpool-based UK business incubator focused on the digital content industries sector.
Digital World Centre
ww.digitalworldcentre.co.ukThe Digital World Centre, which will be based at Salford Quays (Manchester), aims to encourage the use of new technologies in the business world.
Inland Revenue
www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk Information on tax and national insurance matters.
KnowledgeDock
Support and communication network designed to facilitate conversion of ideas and research into working business applications.
London Innovation
www.london-innovation.org.uk The London Development Agency's resource encouraging innovation in business.
OJEC
http://ted.publications.eu.int/official/ Tenders Electronic Daily - information about public sector tenders in the UK and other EU member States.
Small Business Service
www.sbs.gov.uk Government agency dedicating to helping small businesses thrive.
UK Online For Business / DTI Practical Business Advice Toolkit
www.dti.gov.uk/bestpractice/A toolkit of practical business advice, containing best practice guides, case studies, factsheets and a range of online, self-assessment tools.
Web Design for Business
www.webdesignforbusiness.org.uk Help for small companies developing or commissioning a web presence.
Women In Technology
http://www.womenin.co.ukInformation, advice and careers portal for women in the UK digital and IT industries.
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