Intellect’s Women in IT Forum seeks to inspire, lead and influence the action to increase the number of women in IT. The forum advises ministers on programmes that need to be undertaken and the likely impact they will have. Topics that the forum focuses on include the difficulties in producing a business case for diversity, sharing best practice, legislation updates and retention issues. The Forum holds meetings regularly, mainly in London but is open to all.

NMK is a learning and business information hub for companies and individuals working in UK digital media. NMK runs an open-access website packed with articles, commentary and white papers. In turn, we produce a programme of topical and high-level events and courses, perennially well received due to the extensive research NMK undertakes to provide the broadest and most relevant perspectives. All events are offered at minimal cost to delegates to provide an accessible mix of knowledge and experience sharing combined with networking opportunities. NMK actively encourages suggestions, feedback and requests from its audiences. Our not-for profit status means we are impartial and objective. Input from delegates, companies and industry bodies shapes the courses, events and online debate. NMK exists purely as a resource for the industry. Sharing ideas. Encouraging debate. Shaping opinion. Making sense of change. Online NMK provides a forum for the industry by publishing reports, news and opinion pieces, from blog-style industry rants to critiques of best practice topics. Have an outlook or attitude that isn’t being matched in your workplace or even industry sector? Then use the site as a sounding board to get to know like-minded people and get more out of working in digital media. …

At the heart of Oxford’s science and enterprise, The Oxford Trust provides access to a comprehensive and co-ordinated Oxfordshire network. Whether you are an individual, a company or a school, The Oxford Trust is the place to visit for information on the science and technology news, events and projects in Oxfordshire.

First Tuesday is a professional networking forum for established technology entrepreneurs and companies seeking venture capital, investors and related service providers. Founded in 1998, we now have 38,000 members and our 10 branches across Europe host meetings on the first Tuesday every month.

The Mission of the Cambridge Network is to link like minded people from business and academia to each other and to the global high technology community for the benefit of the Cambridge region. The Cambridge Network enables its members to work together and leverage their collective resources in new ways for the benefit of technology-enabled enterprise and adjacent stakeholders in the Cambridge region. We are committed to: * Raising Cambridge’s Game * Collaborative Advantage * Sharing for Success We achieve this by using a variety of technology, knowledge and people-based tools to enhance business processes both on a local and a global scale. We facilitate member communication through this website and also we organise about 40 member events per year.

Retail Events are leading conferences and trade shows for the UK retail, lesiure and hospitality sector. They present incredible learning and networking opportunities for retail professionals and most a free to attend. Visit www.retailevents.co.uk for full details, calendars and online registration.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.

GeekUp is a community of web designers, web developers, and other tech-minded folk from the UK. It’s a grassroots knowledge sharing and networking social for folks involved or interested in the web and technology industry. Monthly events take place in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Sheffield.