Open invite to first techmesh event

We are holding our first event in the new year on Wednesday 27, January - if you work in the Yorkshire and Humber digital, IT and telecommunications sector you're more than welcome to attend.
Backed by Yorkshire Forward, techmesh is a new business network for the region’s fast-growing digital sector - the largest outside of London
The first techmesh event will take place on Wednesday 27, January 2010 at The Loft, Cross York Street, Leeds at 6.00pm and is free to attend for those operating in the regions IT and telecommunications sectors.
Guest speaker on the evening will include Lee Strafford, Executive Chairman of theNetStartup and founder and former Chief Executive Officer of Sheffield-based internet service provider which was sold to British Telecom in 2007 Mr Strafford is also Chairman of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club.
He is joined by Conrad Poulson, Head of Startup Business Development of Orange, which has several divisions in Yorkshire developing mobile software.
This will be techmesh’s first formal event and provides an ideal opportunity to introduce the regions digital professionals to a new and vibrant business network.
It is also a great opportunity for guests to network with other delegates and swop business ideas. Both our speakers are very accomplished and have witnessed how start ups can quickly grow to become major companies and employers.
If you're planning to come along remember to register here.

Meet the techmesh team

Meet the techmesh team. From left to right there is Edward Lamb, Sales Executive; Dawn Kelly - Events Coordinator; Nick Butler, Chief Executive Officer; Gary Rowbotham - TechMesh Programme Manager and Danielle Ward, Marketing Executive

techmesh gets backing from Yorkshire Forward

This is our first official post on the techmesh teams' blog and will, hopefully, be the first of many now that Yorkshire Forward, the regional development agency, has awarded the contract to Connect Yorkshire to create and run a new business network for the region’s IT and Telecommunications sector.
Yorkshire & Humber has the fastest-growing digital sector in the UK outside of London, and is recognised as a leading centre of excellence in the digital and new media industries. With IT and Telecommunications set to make a major contribution to the Yorkshire and Humber economy techmesh will provide a business network for companies, organisations and individuals working in these sectors to meet, exchange information and share best practice.
As a business collaboration network techmesh will act as an umbrella organisation, bringing together existing networks in the region and will signpost businesses to other sources of funding information, market intelligence, emerging technologies and research and development opportunities.
Watch this space for announcments on forthcoming events, get togethers, seminars or a few drinks out of an evening. techmesh will very much be owned and directed by the membership so do get in touch and let us know what you think or leave a comment here.