Royal Armouries, Leeds

A one day exhibition and conference for all businesses in the region to meet Yorkshire and the Humber’s IT & Telecoms providers.

Discover the latest trends in the IT & Telecoms industry.

Learn what the future technologies will be in IT & Telecoms.

See first hand what Yorkshire and Humber’s IT & Telecoms companies can provide now.

Our friends at techmesh are putting on a great event – the good news is that it’s a free event and you can sign up now by clicking here.

Hear how your business can benefit from adopting these technologies!

techmesh EXPO 2010 is an absolute must for any IT or Telecoms professional in Yorkshire and Humber.

Meet new contacts that will help your businesses grow, exchange information and learn from some of the world’s top IT and Telecoms businesses. Share your own experiences with others and get your message out there!

techmesh is the IT & Telecommunications business network within Yorkshire and Humberside. Sponsorship or exhibiting at techmesh EXPO 2010 offers a great opportunity to showcase your brand in front of Yorkshire’s IT & Telecommunications sector and key businesses from around the region.

There are a variety of exhibition packages available.

For further information and to discuss your requirements contact Edward Lamb on 0113 384 5638 or email expo@techmesh.org

The idea of the degree show is to enable the students to showcase their work to potential employers and members of the public. In the evening there will be a free bar with snacks held in our large studio area, which they are transforming into a movie themed digital gallery with music and funky lighting!

This year there will be about 20 students showcasing some really unique and creative work. Each student has had to complete a final major project; this is what they will be showcasing on the night.

They are currently putting together a website which will also showcase all of their work which can be found at www.hsad2010.com

Other courses will also be having their degree show on the same night so there will be plenty to look at. Anyone who is wishing to come to the night show can contact Jack Sowden either by email or telephone to arrange a ticket, 07540 261635 or info@hsad2010.com

In the light of the Digital Britain Summit held on 18th April, a few people got together via Twitter with a suggestion to hold an unconference to discuss the Digital Britain report, and make recommendations to it.

You can see all the details about the events which are happening here on their blog, and importantly, there is an event happening in Leeds on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 from 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM (GMT) – details and sign up here on the eventbrite site.

So if you fancy giving your real, unadulterated feedback, then get along! Thanks to Guy (@fibreguy) for the reminder to post about this!

The location is Old Broadcasting House, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9EN.

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Join us at Old Broadcasting House on 15th April from 6pm for a ’special edition’ Leeds GeekUp this month.  Dirk Ginader from Yahoo! is our guest speaker, on the topic of Java Script accessability.  If you haven’t been to a GeekUp before, its a monthly meet-up for a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the North. Socials take place once a month in Chester, Leeds, Liverpool, Sheffield, Preston and Manchester and are always a lively place to share ideas and spread a little knowledge. GeekUp Leeds takes place every third Wednesday of the month. New visitors are very welcome to come along. This April event  is sponsored by nti Leeds who are providing refreshements for all attendees.

If you fancy going along, then just RSVP on the upcoming page here >>> click. Hull Digital will be attending, so let us know if you would like to come along in the comments!

ignite UK North

This is actually the first ignite meeting in the UK, and has the support of Tim O\’Reilly himself!

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So, to the event… I lived in Leeds in the 1990’s and so I found the venue quite easily. I hadn’t realised that the BBC had vacated the building, but the Leeds Metropolitan University have turned Old Broadcasting House into a great space, accomodating co-working areas, excellent conference facilities and making excellent use of the location of the building, Old Broadcasting House is sited opposite and between the University of Leeds and Leeds Metropolitan University campuses (almost facing The Fenton pub, a landmark establishment for many students in Leeds).

Old Broadcasting House

I arrived a little after six, and already there was quite a crowd gathered in the reception area, enjoying the very generously provided refreshments, mingling, catching up with old friends and making new ones. It was a welcoming environment, buzzy but organised and with the registration table taking care to ensure that all attendees knew where everything was and distributing speaker itineraries it felt already like this was a high quality event. The event sponsor was nti, who seemed like a very together outfit and I shall keep them in mind for any Apple and Adobe training needs in future.

The format for the ignite meetings is pretty simple, ample opportunity to network and chat, and a series of 5 minute “Lightning” talks… There was a great roster of speakers and a few familiar faces such as Dom “The Hodge” Hodgson and Tom Scott provided informative but highly entertaining presentations (Dom talked about the future of search and Tom gave us his life in 20 graphs). The speakers covered a really diverse base from design sensibilities (Dean Vipond) to IT projects in Africa (Jeff Allen), from concurrency (Michael Sparks) to mental health (Kate Brown). If you’ve a new idea to get across, are looking for support or wish to raise awareness of a tech-related issue then I cannot think of a more appropriate forum for this.

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The evening was very well put together and both Craig and Imran deserve special mention for their energy and enthusiasm. Brilliant hosts and both very nice guys. At the end of the evening they had even arranged an upstairs room at The Fenton for a celebratory drink, and all attendees were welcome.

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In summary I would say that this is a cracking start to ignite in the UK, what a great opportunity to have this kick off in Leeds, and I can’t wait until the next meeting!