Posts Tagged ‘The Loft’

IT professionals and telecom organisations enjoyed food, fizz and jazz at The Loft last week. TechMesh held the first of a brand new network event for more than 100 attendees that heard from internet guru Marco Potesta, and Orange Business Development Head, Conrad Poulson.

TechMesh are looking for feedback surrounding future speakers, topics, and formats. Have your say at the TechMesh blog here, for any specific questions contact Dawn direct on 0113 384 5641 or email dawn@techmesh.org.

TechMesh will be holding an exclusive launch of a brand new network for IT, telecom organisations and professionals. On Wednesday 27th January 2010 at 6-9pm, The Loft will host an array of guest speakers that include Lee Strafford, Executive Chairman of theNetStart & former CEO for PlusNet and Conrad Poulson, Head of Startup Business Development for Orange.

The evening tickets have sold out but if you are an IT, telecoms organisation, or professional there is a waiting list just for you. To find out more, visit the website at www.techmesh.org. For any direct questions you may have contact Dawn on 0113 384 5641 or email dawn@techmesh.org.

On Wednesday 21 October, The Loft hosted the fifth gathering of  Leeds Girl Geeks for our Girl Geek Dinner. The day got off to a great start with nti’s own Leia Bassett and Becky Edlin from Magpie Communications being invited on to the Radio Leeds breakfast show to explain what being a girl geek is all about. (more…)

The Loft will once again be hosting the Leeds Girl Geek Dinner on Wednesday 21st October with support from nti Leeds‘ Linda Broughton and Carbon Imagineering™s Imran Ali. For just £15 you can enjoy food, drinks and the chance to hang out with the city™s brightest female creatives, technologists, programmers, entrepreneurs, marketeers and PR professionals. (more…)

We had a two great speakers for last night™s Leeds Girl Geek Dinner at The Loft, which had been planned as part of the Leeds Web Festival LSx09. The weather wasn™t great for the barbecue we had ordered but that didn™t seem to matter too much. For this event fifty guests had bought tickets, again, we had a good cross-section of the Leeds digital and creative scene. It was good to welcome Melissa Sheriff from AQL, and Janine Jacques. We also had some new graduates who came along courtesy of tickets sponsored by Digital 2020 - thanks to Teresa Colley, Tara Hainsworth, Malhia Mahmood and Michelle Lee for coming along, hope you can come to the next one and we wish you the best of luck as you start your exciting adventure into the sector! Through an introduction from  Sarah Blow from London GGD,  Nick Halstead, founder of TweetMeme came along - he was in Leeds for the Carsonified event the next day.

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Over the last year, Leeds has played host to three hugely successful Girl Geek dinners. On Wednesday 27th May, The Loft will once again host the creative and digital girls. In addition, it will join forces with LSx 2009, the second Leeds Web Festival. (more…)

nti Leeds hosted the third Girl Geek Dinner on the 12th March, featuring guest speaker Emma McGrattan, Senior Vice President of Engineering at Ingres and the new 4ip Digital Commissioning Manager, Lucy Wurstlin. Guests filled The Loft’s atmospheric space with eager anticipation of the evening events to come. (more…)