Creative Republic Launch Party and Charter

(Photos by me and Isabel - thanks!)
Last night was the launch of Creative Republic and was a great evening. Well done to everyone who helped make it happen, and congratulations again to Pete on Created in Birmingham’s first birthday.It was nice to meet some new people, chat to those I already knew and make ‘real [...]

100% Geek

This week I attended the bTWEEN conference on interactive media in Bradford. There were some great speakers and I got to meet some very interesting people and have more of those “wouldn’t it be great if” conversations.
The big news is that according to the bTWEEN Geek-o-meter (a questionnaire - see below) I am officially 100% [...]

Name in Lights: And the winner is… Una White

The winner of the Name in Lights project was announced last night at a champagne reception in Birmingham city centre.
She was nominated by her daughter CJ to have her name made into fifteen-foot high hollywood lettering, and I couldn’t imagine a more deserving winner. Here’s what CJ said about her in her nomination:
My beautiful mother [...]

SXSW - The Great British Booze-Up

Last night proved to be one of the best of the event. I went down to a party thrown by Clearleft, Boagworld and @media 2007 called the “Great British Booze-up“.
It seemed to lack the expected warm beer and pork scratchings, but it was a highlight for me. Fierce conversations and good Mexican food - thanks [...]

Common Purpose - Matrix Programme - Track the Money Day

16th January 2007 – 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
Matrix – an 11-day programme, starting with a two-day residential course and then one day a month.  Matrix runs in large cities and is for experienced, cross-sector leaders, the programme covers different leadership issues and real-life business challenges, with visits, keynote speakers and panel discussions throughout.  This [...]