Thursday, October 16th, 2008
Tickets for the first PHPNW08 (PHP North West Conference) 2008 are now on sale. The 1 day event has a fantastic schedule and tickets are just £50 (currently) for what looks to be a great event. Go register now.
Sunday, September 28th, 2008
There is a new event in town, Matt Booth is launching a monthly meetup for digital creatives in and around Manchester called Northern Digitals. It will be held the first Thursday of every month. There is a meetup group that you can join and stay upto date with events and members.
When: 7PM Thursday, October 2, 2008
Where: Socio Rehab, Edge St, Northern Quarter, Manchester
Cost: FREE, buy your own beer
What: A monthly meetup where digital creatives from in and around Manchester can get away from their screens and talk to other digital creatives.
Monday, September 15th, 2008
Last month I was interviewed by Kim May from Let’s Go Global for a video on Manchester’s User Group scene for the MDDA. It was my first ever interview and I was *sort of* nervous :) The interview took place at The Modern Bar and Restaurant in the Urbis. I’m first up in the video then after me is Paul Robinson, Phil Winstanley, James Panton and Chris Maiden.
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Last month I mentioned the first PHPNW User Group meeting and this month I’m delighted to tell you about the 1st annual PHPNW conference happening later this year.
phpnw08 is a 1 day event organised by developers for developers to be held on Saturday 22nd November 2008 at Manchester Central and will bring together the North-of-England PHP community for a one-day event of exceptional presentations, challenging workshops, sensational debates and networking events. The conference will have a mix of in-depth and shorter talks and the call for papers is open so go submit a proposal.
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
There’s been an influx of jobs listed on the GeekUp Job Board recently and I just want to make sure the right people find them. The GeekUp Job board is a grassroots job board for the Design, Development, Technology and Web Industry in the UK. It’s completely FREE and doesn’t cost anything to post a job, and I try my darn hardest to keep it clear of posts from those *evil* recruiters. If your looking for a new job or fancy a change of career take a look at the jobs posted in August:
Sunday, August 24th, 2008
Code Computerlove are hunting for a Front End Web Developer with a passion for semantic MarkUp, understanding of cross browser/platform issues, Accessibly, AJAX, DOM, JavaScript, jQuery, Web Standards and a keen eye for design. The position is full-time and will be based in Manchester. No Recruitment Agents! Send your CV to: andrew+jobs [at] geekup [dot] org and I’ll hook you up!
Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
Make sure you get your skates on for this ‘Over the Rainbow’ Pride Special. It’s new home will be ‘Pure’ nightclub in the Printworks on Wednesday 20th August, 9pm until 2am and it’s an opportunity to have an alternative night, try something new, party the night away at the bar and make new friends while raising funds for the Lesbian and Gay Foundation - the North West’s leading community based charity, working to end homophobia and empower people. Get your skates on!
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
On Friday night the University of Salford is being invaded by Girl Geeks. Manchester Geek Girl Dinners hosts it’s second event and this time Kerry and I will be going along to join in the fun.
When: 7:00 PM Friday, July 25, 2008
Where: University of Salford, University House, University of Salford,
Salford, England M5 4WT
Cost: Around £15 (includes 3 course meal, coffee and drinks)
What: For those who haven’t been before, it’s dinner, wine, talks from inspirational women, networking and discussions afterwards.
Currently two talks planned, if you want to get involved and speak about women in engineering, science and technology, please do get in touch.
Who can attend: Girl Geeks! A lady who has an interest, or is involved in the Science, Engineering and Technology industries. Blokes can come too, but you need an invite from a Geek Girl!
The all important links: Manchester Girl Geek Dinner Event Website, Upcoming.org Event Page and there’s a facebook Event Page
Monday, July 21st, 2008
This weekend Manchester’s Castlefield Arena will be host to the Nokia Skate Almighty music tour that’s already been a huge hit in London and Birmingham. The rolling begins this Friday 25th and ends Sunday 27th July. There’s a bunch of us from SilverWheels Skate Rink in Altrincham heading over to the Sunday evening sessions (more specifically 2000-2200). I’ll be taking the camera along to get some photographic evidence so keep your eye out for that.
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
There is a new PHP User Group in town PHP North West (PHPNW), some of you may remember the the old PHP Meetup in Manchester run by Dan Morris which later merged into GeekUp due to low interest. Since then there has been growth of User Groups that are more focused on a particular technology.
PHPNW is a community of web developers, web designers and anyone else interested in PHP, from the North West.
The first PHPNW meeting is on this Thursday 17th July in Manchester, for full details visit the event page at Upcoming.
Monday, June 2nd, 2008
This Wednesday 4th June 2008 is going be the last Roller Disco Manchester until mid September - so get your neons on and your legs out and roll on down to Pure this Wednesday for a night to remember!
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
Work in or near Manchester City Centre, will you be hungry on Thursday lunch? Then come join me for the first GeekUp Lunch this Thursday 1PM at Taurus, 1 Canal Street, Manchester M1 3HE
Full details on the GeekUp Lunch Manchester event page.
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
Myself and a few other North West Digital Communities (NWDC) members have been invited to the Big Chip Awards in Manchester by Manchester Digital Development Agency (MDDA). It’s like the oscars but for the Digital Media and IT Industry outside of London and is certainly the place to be seen. It should be a good night, Code Computerlove have 3 projects shortlisted in the same category so there’s a possibility of a win.
This will be my second awards event after last years FRESH:digital Awards 2007 which I really enjoyed and not just because I won Freshest Digital Young Professional, but because it’s good to see some of the fantastic work that’s produced and see the people involved rewarded for their hard work.
A big hug goes out to the MDDA for invite. I’m looking forward to meeting some new faces and putting faces to people I’ve spoken to via mailing lists like GeekUp but have yet to meet. If your attending and we’ve not met do say hello.
Monday, May 19th, 2008
The weekly Roller Disco Manchester returns on Wednesday after last weeks unplanned cancellation due to the violence that erupted following the UEFA Cup Final.
Roller Disco Manchester takes place every Wednesday from 10PM at PURE nightclub in The Printworks, Withy Grove, Manchester. Full details can be found on the event website.
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