http://www.wiredsussex.com/news.asp News from Wired Sussex http://www.wiredsussex.com/images/wiredsussexlogo.gifhttp://www.wiredsussex.com http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=90 We’re often asked this question, as much of the stuff that keeps us occupied on a day-to-day basis stays behind the scenes. So as a starting point to better communicating that to our members, here’s the first in a series of monthly updates on what we’ve ... Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=89 Next Tuesday 3rd March we're running a social event for those of you who want to find out how to access small amounts of government funding quickly and easily. The bar will be sponsored by UKTI and Train to Gain, so it's a no-brainer even if all you ... Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=88 Music + Digital: A Wired Sussex Social This is a chance for geeks, digital media entrepreneurs, musicians, indie record labels, music journos and anyone interested in music and the digital world to get together and explore overlaps. Digital has revolutionised ... Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=86 Interns required to help at the Wired Sussex Digital Media Jobs + Skills Fair. You will be assisting the Events Manager with setting up and taking down the fair. During the day jobs include, registration, bar and catering help and runners. It is unpaid ... Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=87 Brighton and Hove City Council has launched a recession relief package created to provide immediate and carefully targeted support to small and medium-sized businesses in the city. Business Lifebelt will offer practical help and solutions to a range ... Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=85 Confirmed exhibiting companies at the Wired Sussex Digital Media Jobs + Skills Fair include WPM, Relentless, Cogapp, Club Penguin, Leapfrogg, Qube, D3R, AVT Group and Littleloud, with course providers including Brighton, Sussex and Portsmouth Universities, ... Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=84 Here’s your chance to help Wired Sussex make your opinions count – and get a free lunch at La Fourchette in Brighton while you’re at it.The Better Regulations Executive (BRE) works across all government departments to make things easier for smaller ... Tue, 3 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=83 SEEDA are looking for companies to tender for their website for the 2012 London Olympics. This is a great opportunity to get involved with London 2012. Find out more about the requirements. Read the full invitation to Tender. Watch videos from the Wired ... Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=82 On 12 February 2009 100+ cities around the world will be hosting Twestivals which bring together Twitter communities for an evening of fun and to raise money and awareness for charity: water. Twestival gives those who are normally communicate through ... Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=79 There's a great article on newmediage about the latest strategy for the 2012 Olympics. If you're interested in producing work for 2012 then you might also want to watch videos of the speakers at our London 2012 event. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=80 E-consultancy is hosting its first Brighton “Digital Shorts” event on 11th February, 2009. Two years ago Ian Jindal called "downturn" while reviewing the e-commerce prospects for 2007. On 11th February, Ian will cover some developments that are more ... Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=78 Brighton is the subject of the latest article on technology hubs in the UK. Well worth a read: Full article Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=77 Last year, this digital media-focused job fair really took off, with over 1000 job seekers attending a packed-out hotel venue in Brighton, with exhibitors including Linden Lab, Club Penguin, Cogapp and icrossing. This year we've moved up a gear and ... Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=76 Last month we invited speakers down from the Olympic Games organising commitee, from the BBC, and from SEEDA to talk about how Wired Sussex members could make the most of digital work commisioned for London 2012. If you missed the event, or just wanted ... Mon, 8 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=75 Lots of you have been kind enough to say how much you enjoyed last week's first ever Digital Media Awards: South Highlights of the night included a very funny and very rude Stephen Grant as host, Kevin Carey's thought-provoking keynote speech and Plug-In ... Tue, 2 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=74 BANG the Brighton Animators Networking Group, are looking for animators to help with an animated Christmas card. This is open for animators of all abilities so if you've got an interest in animation then find out more Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=73 We put the call out to enter to web and games designers and developers, to social networking agencies, e-learning outfits, bloggers and animation professionals, to anyone working in digital media - and you answered. Around 95 companies and individuals ... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=72 Simon Dance (Leapfrogg) is running an SEO pub quiz on December 18th. If you think you're an expert in all things search then this is a night out you can't miss. Teams must be at least six people and anyone with an interest in SEO (apart from Blackhatters) ... Wed, 5 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=70 Black Rock and Relentless are resurrecting the Brighton Chapter of International Games Developers Association. The Group is open to anyone with an interest or stake in the Games Industry. Find out more on GamesIndustry.biz Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=71 Wired Sussex are looking for interns who want like to gain experience in Events in the Digital Media sector. We are presently organising an event called The Digital Media Awards South (The DiMAS). The awards will take place on Nov 27th from 6pm- 12am. ... Tue, 4 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=67 Want to win free Accounting for a whole year for your freelancing or contracting business? FreelanceAdvisor.co.uk is running a simple survey to find out how our freelancing community ticks and as a thank you we're offering one very lucky person, a years ... Thu, 9 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=66 Just a reminder that entries to the Digital Media Awards: South are now open - and will be until Weds 22nd Oct. The awards are a new venture aiming to recognise and reward creativity and business genius in the digital media sector in the south of England.If ... Fri, 3 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=65 Early bird offer for the Women in Media conference runs out tomorrow - so make sure you get your tickets while they're still a tenner. This year’s focus is on digital media, with fantastic speakers from games, TV, music and the web. If you are a woman ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=63 Flash on the Beach is now sold out! If you're lucky enough to have a ticket come and say 'hello' to us on the Wired Sussex stand. We'll be on hand to talk about job vacancies, upcoming events and other initiatives we're running. See you there! Tue, 23 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=59 Brighton Barcamp is returning for the third time this weekend and it promises to be a great event for anyone with an interest in the web.Barcamp is sold out again this year but if you're lucky enough to get a ticket then you can see a map of the venue ... Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=60 ReMix UK 08 is a 48 hr conversation all about the ‘Next Web’, what it means today and the potential impact of technologies, tools and techniques for the future. Inspiring designers and developers to take the media they love to new levels of user experience. ... Fri, 5 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=57 Now in it's fourth year, dConstruct is a web conference aimed at people designing and building the latest generation of social web applications. With a great line-up of speakers it's no surprise that the event is a sell out. If you're one of the lucky ... Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=58 E-consultancy are organising an informal networking get together for all Brighton digital folks on September 11th from 4pm. No agenda just a chance to catch some sun (we hope), meet other digital folks living/working in Brighton and enjoy a cold beer ... Wed, 3 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=56 There's a couple of great looking events coming up at The Werks in September focusing on Wikis. First up there's Grow your Wiki where Stewart Mader, Wiki Evangelist, adaptation expert and author of Wikipatterns and Grow Your Own Wiki will be exploring ... Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=55 Win a ticket to the UK's leading interactive design conference - idesign 08.NMK and Dynamo London is delighted to offer Wired Sussex members the opportunity to win one of two free tickets (worth £70 each) to this year's idesign conference which takes ... Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=54 I went to an excellent workshop last night at The Werks by Mark Kirby on how to use WordPress as a CMS. We've used WordPress for a couple of sites here so it was really useful to get together with other WordPress users and discuss the Pros and Cons. ... Fri, 8 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=51 Big thank you to the 150-odd of you who turned up for the Doing Business with the BBC event last week. They (Auntie) are v. keen to hear your feedback, as they'd like to do similar events throughout the uk over the coming months - so let me know your ... Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:51:07 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=50 We're exhibiting at the Develop Conference on July 30 and 31 talking about the thriving games industry in Brighton. Entry to the Expo part of the conference is free.So if you're interested in the games industry or just want to come and say hello to ... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 15:49:57 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=49 A new group is starting up in Brighton for geeks with an interest in culture, museums and heritage. The idea is to run free events and encourage online and offline discussion to try and intergrate the IT and cultural sectors. The group are looking for ... Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:34:12 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=48 As you may know, Wired Sussex has an office in New England House which would disappear under the developer St James’ current proposals for the area. We have member companies in the building and member companies who would like to be in this building. ... Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:59:15 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=47 The business and Tech networking group OpenCoffee Sussex celebrates it's first birthday tomorrow (July 16th). During this time it's provided a great way for industry to meet academia and for Brighton based businesses to meet companies working at the ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:26:40 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=46 Wired Sussex Members Preview recently ran a competition for young designers (16 to 21 year olds) to design a poster for the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM). The competition winner was Andy Baumann of City College who design was described by Martyn ... Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:00:12 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=45 Linden Lab is hot on the trail of the very best minds. they're hosting a special event after Develop Online in Brighton on the evening of July 29th, and it's all about meeting you. They're providing the food and drink; you bring yourself, and a friend. ... Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:21:03 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=44 BarCampBrighton3, the non-profit, free-to-attend, community-based web conference takes place in September at the University of Sussex. This will be attended by 180 Digital Media types and offers a great sponsorship opportunity. BarCamps are run all ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:16:14 GMT http://www.wiredsussex.com/news/newsdetail.asp?id=43 Wired Sussex are looking for interns who want like to gain experience in Events in the Digital Media sector. We are presently organising an event called The Digital Media Awards South (The DiMAS). The awards will take place on Nov 27th from 6pm- 12am. ... Wed, 9 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT