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Join us for our Christmas Shindig with Digital Mission & Social Media Week

Pueblito Paisa by Luz A. Villa

It’s almost Christmas, and therefore a fantastic excuse for a festive themed Chinwag Shindig.

With Social Media Week London hoving into view in February, we thought it’d be great to bring together the community that we work with, across Chinwag.com, Chinwag Jobs, Digital Mission and, of course, Social Media Week.

Nothing too formal, just a friendly knees-up on 8th December, so put the date in your diaries now. We’ll be providing a merry drink or two, so you’ll just need to bring along some festive cheer.

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26 November 2010 by Sam Michel

JellyLiverpool

JellyLiverpool : Co-working is Awesome We hold JellyLiverpool on the first Thursday in each month, so the next one will be on 2nd December at the new Leaf Cafe on Bold St. Don’t miss the chance to mingle with the up and coming movers and shakers in Liverpool.

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Date: 2 December 2010
Location: Leaf Tea Shop & Bar, UK

All The Ladies, Louder Now! #wit11

Ada Lovelace by Andrew Becraft

So, I was supposed to be churning out lengthy documents for Social Media Week London this morning, hence finding procrastinative distractions in the shape of Twitter, when I spotted this from @wendytanwhite:

RT @evarley: Has everyone been nominating great people for @fastcompany's Most Influential Women in Tech 2011? #wit11 http://is.gd/hzNb6

Wendy's made me ponder the number of women working in technology and a problem we've had in the past, finding high-profile women to speak at events and it's not just us, judging by this comment from Wired's Chris Anderson,

There are "not enough high-profile women in the tech industry who are recognizable to sell a cover," he wrote.

I'd thought the situation for women working in digital businesses might be better than other industries, partially because it's newer and (big philosophiocal leap, here) theoretically less affected by older prejudices.

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22 November 2010 by Sam Michel

Inside Digital Mission NYC

NYC Taxi

The third Digital Mission to New York took place between 1st and 5th November and saw 19 of the UK's leading digital firms tackle the Big Apple.

In amongst the presentations, masterclass and networking events we got to spend time with and get to know the people behind the companies. It's amazing how much you can learn about someone during a taxi ride across New York.

Having many a short converstation, and learning a little about the background of each company only increased our curiousity.  Each story was unique and generally more interesting than what's included in the average company blurb.

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22 November 2010 by Lauren Cotton

SXSW Interactive 2011

SXSW Interactive features 5 days of compelling presentations from the brightest minds in emerging technology, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, the incredible new SXSW Trade Show and an unbeatable lineup of special programs.

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Date: 11 March 2011
Location: Austin Convention Center, US

HTML5 training course 13th & 14th December 2010 London

http://dndigital.net/training/ http://www.youtube.com/user/DNDigital

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Date: 13 December 2010
Location: London/Shoreditch, UK

Antony Mayfield, social media expert at iCrossing speaks at ChangePlayBusiness on 29/30th Nov

Social media guru Antony Mayfield from iCrossing will be one of the experts advising small creative business during a new design-led workshop, which uses techniques of play together with serious business strategic thinking to transform both existing and emerging businesses.

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Date: 29 November 2010
Location: Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), UK

Learning by Playing

What could be better than enjoying a learning experience? Games makers are moving to the forefront of learning, and immersive games are increasingly popular. Hear from Poptropica, MangaHigh and others and see the sites that have pushed them to the top in this space. Meet and mingle with others interested in games over a drink.

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Date: 11 November 2010
Location: TechHub, UK

Community Cove Unconference

At giffgaff, we want to change the way communities are run for the better. To kick off our monthly community cove events, we wanted to have a day unconference/ barcamp/ community camp so you can meet other people interested in making communities the best they can be.

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Date: 19 February 2010
Location: Centre for Creative Collaboration, UK

Building internal and external communities from scratch

Come join community cove, hosted by giffgaff and Albion to look at how to build internal and external communities for startups and other businesses. This event will be applicable to any company or individual wanting to have the right team in the office and out there in the community.

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Date: 10 November 2010
Location: Albion Agency, UK

Production Management for AP's and Researchers

This courses aim is to offer a non-technical but comprehensive introduction to the inter-related world of TV production- teaching all you need to know to manage a successful production.

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Date: 29 November 2010
Location: Ravensbourne, UK

Introduction to Cross Media Content

This course is for media professionals who feel that they really must learn about cross media/platform but simply haven't had the time and now need a fast catch up course to ensure that they keep pace with a fast moving industry. It will help participants to understand the convergence of different media formats and platforms.

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Date: 22 November 2010
Location: Ravensbourne, UK

In New York Next Week? Meet the Digital Mission NYC

Digital Mission to NYC 2010 Badges

It's almost time. Business cards are being discovered at the back of stationery cupboards, bags are being packed, presentations are being honed, dry-cleaning is being collected (actually, that reminds me...)

This weekend representatives of the 19 companies selected for this year's Digital Mission to New York will be heading across the pond for a packed week taking understand the US market, networking, briefings, meetings and more.

If you find yourself in New York next week - OK, so it's not likely you've dozed off on another flight and ended up there, you probably know already - the Digital Mission group will be out and about at various events. Why not swing by and say hello:

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29 October 2010 by Sam Michel

Graphic Design / Creative Agency Day

Get inspired by some of London's top creative agencies and discover how to create quality portfolio books to wow your clients.

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Date: 11 November 2010
Location: Blurb on Newman Street, UK

Cool Tools: Printing & Beyond

Wallpaper, HP and Blurb are teaming up to showcase new possibilities with the latest tools in the market, and how they are thinking about the future of Print on Demand.

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Date: 10 November 2010
Location: Blurb on Newman Street, UK