With a Bang

As Ivan puts it: “There is something of an established scene in Brighton and some long-standing mailing lists that propagate this sort of thing”.  Most (almost all really) of [the new events] are free. A lot of them are about learning new cool stuff and sharing knowledge. For instance, some of the topics discussed at the geek dinners were, in Simon’s words: “Phone, jQuery, OpenStreetMap and ExpressionEngine….”. In Johanna Hunt’s words “The event consists of a friendly evening meal, designated speaker and lots of people! You don’t need to think of yourself as a ‘geek’ to attend”. [...] I think this is the beauty of these events. Encouraging not only geeks but anyone who is interested. Good free food is an added incentive to us Brighton foodies.
-- Brighton with a Bang

I find it interesting that so many social events have kicked off in Brighton in such a short space of time - I am not sure what shift in the landscape led to it though.  There must have been a previous need, but it is lovely to see so many people coming together now to learn from each other and give support now in more than just a virtual way; there are some things that for me are lost in mailing lists and forums no matter how vital and useful they may be.   

Anyways, always nice to see my name crop up.

Comments

[Raj Anand]

Its indeed nice to see so many events popping up. For many of us (including my self) its not only a great way to meet people but also an opportunity to learn stuff. Also when entrepreneurs/freelancers meet each other they seem to be sympathetic to each other and often encourage them, on the otherwise not see easy path.

I hope this trend of events in Brighton continues!

[Tom Hume]

Call it punctuated equilibrium, and the start of the summer :)

I'll be more impressed in 12 months time if all the talk of big things that floats around our lovely "graveyard of ambition" translates into real stuff being done.

No disrespect meant there to the folks locally who fit into the "doing real stuff" box but Brighton has always been more talk than walk IMHO...

[kapinder]

It is always good to see people together who are sharing their knowledge. This provide a great platform to learn from each other.

This type of events should always happen at regular interval of time.