Events, Awards, Seminars that I’ve attended and reviewed
I was at the launch night of 7daysinJune at Media City on Tuesday night (actually, at Salford University’s really nice media / digital space there). What it’s about: 7daysinJune is all about making (7) films in 7 days. It’s about freelancers working with students to a tight deadline : “For 7 Days in June, a team of creative freelancers will come together and …
On Tuesday I went along to a meeting to plan support around the 7 Days in June initiative. I’ve recently joined the Northern Soho meetup group and came across 7 Days in June through that. Essentially 7 Days in June is about creative collaboration and co-creation- a bunch of people coming together to canvass views on a topical/burning issue, discuss findings as a team, develop ideas and …
One million people employed in the ecommerce industry in the UK. Quite a statistic – one I picked up on Tuesday night at an event hosted by the CIM Manchester team. And supported by Manchester Digital and sponsored by Orchard Recruiting, I think I got that right. Anyway, it was a good event. I wasn’t sure if this was going to be a tech based thing (new developments in functionality, how …
I was at the opening night of the Life Online exhibition and galleries at the National Media Museum last night. It was a great night, being able to celebrate with everyone else who has had a part in helping out , in whatever capacity, to get it all off the ground over the past few months (and years for some). Particularly relieved and giddy …