http://upcoming.yahoo.com/search/?search_placeid=d9duiEOYA5qK8WqTiA All events in Greater Manchester, England on Upcoming. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:49:56 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us Admission is free, and you're welcome to bring your Drupal questions and problems, as well as any projects you'd like to demo.
We usually have a good turnout of people, ranging from complete beginners with the software to full-time developers, so if you're looking to learn more about Drupal, this user group is a great place to start.
We like to have a mix of demos, breakout sessions and general Drupal banter with time for questions and one-on-one help.
There's the added option of moving on to a nearby pub for refreshment, usually The Old Monkey...
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1200594/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1200594/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1200594/#comments 53.4769 -2.241 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:49:56 -0700 2008-10-10T18:49:56-07:00 Drupal North West User Group 2008-10-16T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/118745/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/118745/ MDDA Lower Ground Floor,, 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/118745/ Unlucky 13!
Meet at Font bar 1pm for food/drinks/getting to know yous
SUBJECT TO CHANGE: Then a free for all wander around town meeting back at Kro Piccadilly around 6pm (probably)
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1185011/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1185011/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1185011/#comments 53.4836 -2.2412 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:19:15 -0700 2008-10-07T11:19:15-07:00 Manchester Flickr Meet XIII 2008-11-01T13:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44976/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44976/ Font Bar 7-9 New Wakefield St Manchester Manchester M1 5NP United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44976/ Neal Stephenson
Anathem
WATERSTONE'S MANCHESTER DEANSG
Tuesday, 14 October 2008, 7:00PM
Tickets £3, available from the ground floor desk and redeemable against one copy of the promoted book on the night.

A rare opportunity to meet Neal Stephenson, who will be discussing and signing his new novel ANATHEM.

Further details: 0161 837 3000
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164917/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164917/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164917/#comments 53.4916 -2.2474 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:51:07 -0700 2008-10-02T13:51:07-07:00 Neal Stephenson at Waterstones Manchester 2008-10-14T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72759/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72759/ Waterstones Manchester Deansgate 91 Deansgate Manchester Manchester M3 2BW United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/72759/
Mince Pies and a glass of wine/orange will be served at the end of the concert. The original and still the best Carols by Candlelight. A Wonderful Experience.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164843/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164843/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1164843/#comments 53.3981 -2.1524 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:25:56 -0700 2008-10-02T11:25:56-07:00 Carols by Candlelight - The Maia Singers 2008-12-13T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/241015/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/241015/ St Georges Church Stockport Buxton Road Stockport Manchester SK2 6NU United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/241015/
More details, including speakers, schedule and information on how to get tickets at the event's website.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1161438/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1161438/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1161438/#comments 53.4857 -2.2369 Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:22:06 -0700 2008-10-01T10:22:06-07:00 Sustainable UK Cities Tour - Manchester 2008-10-16T14:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/238151/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/238151/ Crowne Plaza Manchester 70 Shudehill Manchester Manchester M4 4AF United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/238151/ Programme to be confirmed.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1158334/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1158334/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1158334/#comments 53.4092 -2.1519 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:18:27 -0700 2008-09-30T14:18:27-07:00 Sing Christmas - The Maia Singers and the Stockport Youth Choir 2008-12-20T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/236481/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/236481/ St Marys Church Churchgate Stockport Manchester SK1 1YJ United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/236481/
"You’ll find more laughs here than many comedians manage in an entire career"
The Metro

"One of the most sought-after acts in British stand-up”
The Daily Telegraph
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1157188/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1157188/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1157188/#comments 53.4788 -2.2513 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:07:11 -0700 2008-09-30T11:07:11-07:00 Russell Howard - Dingledodies 2008-10-22T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/235640/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/235640/ Opera House Quay Street Manchester Manchester M3 3HP United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/235640/
=== In Brief ===

WHERE: Meet near KFC, Upstairs, Piccadilly Station, Manchester

VENUE: Marbella Cafe, above Sunshine Studios, 52 Newton Street.

WHEN: Sunday 19th October, 12pm -> ~4pm

SIGN UP: http://dfey-nw.eventwax.com/admin/dfey-nw-october-meeting

CONTACT: Email - team at dfey dot freedomdreams dot net

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MAILING LIST: http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dfey-nw-discuss

WEBSITE: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk

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Notes from the August meeting: http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/August_Meeting/Notes

=== Meeting ===

We have switched venues from The Waterhouse, to Marbella Cafe - a very interesting place in the Northern Quarter where Manchester Free Space recently set up a community LTSP cluster.
This seems a very appropriate location for a group of our nature. In addition, I can vouch for the cheap, *very nice* food and extremely friendly staff.

We will have an strong wifi connection so hopefully we can avoid the issues from the last meeting!

This creates the possibility that we could broadcast the meeting over VOIP... an interesting thought at least.

Due to some people having had difficulty finding the Marbella in the past, I suggest we meet *upstairs* not far from KFC at Piccadilly train station at about 12pm (look for geeks, laptops, t-shirts, signs saying "DFEY", stickers etc.) Once everyone has arrived, we will then move on to Marbella.
We aim to have finished by about 4pm.

To make sure everyone is at the station before we move on to the venue, it would help if you could sign up at our eventwax page here:

http://dfey-nw.eventwax.com/admin/dfey-nw-october-meeting

If you think a contact number might be helpful on the day, email me and I will sort one out :)

=== Contact ===

Please join our *low traffic* mailing list for updates:

http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/dfey-nw-discuss

or use the forum interface:

http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/Forum

We also are on IRC for questions and socialising at:

#dfey on irc.freenode.net

There is also a web interface if you haven't mastered IRC yet:

http://dfey.freedomdreams.co.uk/wiki/Chat

Our Facebook Group is

http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=24304402298


=== About DFEY-NW ===

DFEY-NW (Digital Freedom in Education and Youth) is a group formed in response from a growing need in the Northwest of England for a Group to encourage and promote young people's involvement with the free software community by creating a social space to make it more comfortable for young people to get involved with GLUGs and FSUGs.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1151868/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1151868/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1151868/#comments 53.4823 -2.2323 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:58:41 -0700 2008-09-29T18:58:41-07:00 October Meeting - (DFEY-NW) Digital Freedom in Education and Youth - North West 2008-10-19T12:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ Marbella Café Sunshine Studios, 52–54 Newton Street Manchester Manchester M1 1ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ Mapchester, but there is still plenty of mapping to do. There will be a second Manchester mapping party, sponsored by CloudMade, running across the weekend of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th October.

OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1140700/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1140700/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1140700/#comments 53.4823 -2.2323 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:10:28 -0700 2008-09-26T21:10:28-07:00 Manchester Mapping Party 2008-10-25 2008-10-26 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ Marbella Café Sunshine Studios, 52–54 Newton Street Manchester Manchester M1 1ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227946/ Tickets available at the door or contact 0161 439 3899
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1139426/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1139426/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1139426/#comments 53.3631 -2.1634 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:47:22 -0700 2008-09-26T07:47:22-07:00 Voices and Brass in Concert 2008-10-11T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227740/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227740/ St Michaels and All Angels St Michael s Avenue Bramhall Stockport Manchester SK7 2PG United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/227740/ Usability Testing with Luke Barrett

Luke Barrett is a senior interaction & interface designer / business analyst for ThoughtWorks. His particular interest is how Agile principles of software development apply to analysis and especially to interaction & interface design.

Luke will use this session to explore the topic of usability testing. More details to follow shortly...
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1118495/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1118495/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1118495/#comments 53.4779 -2.2332 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:54:40 -0700 2008-09-23T08:54:40-07:00 ThoughtWorks Manchester Geek Night 2008-10-23T18:45:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ Kilburn Building Oxford Road Manchester Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/
We've plenty of activities planned to celebrate the big event, including a Cheekbone Magazine catwalk for the best Boosh fancy dress, a bouncy castle and a crimp off. Keep checking up here for more details.

The event will be free, but if you would like to reserve a ticket please call the store on 0161 833 0208. For more information, please contact Dom Egan at DEgan@borders.co.uk.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1101250/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1101250/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1101250/#comments 53.4973 -2.2329 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:59:25 -0700 2008-09-15T11:59:25-07:00 Meet The Mighty Boosh - book signing 2008-12-06T13:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/215517/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/215517/ Borders Unit 29, Manchester Fort Shopping Park, Cheetham Hill Road Manchester Manchester M8 8EP United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/215517/
Futuresonic 2009 website coming soon.

Futuresonic 2009 will take place 14-16 May 2009. Futuresonic is an international festival now in its 13th year occupying the orbits of both digital culture and music.

Futuresonic has 4 main strands: Art, Music, Ideas and EVNTS. At its heart is the Futuresonic Conference: The Social Technologies Summit.

Futuresonic 2008 featured 5 days and nights of live music, art premieres, exhibitions, club nights and events featuring a world-class programme of over 350 artists attended by 50,000 people in 30 venues and spaces across the city centre. Click here to visit the Futuresonic 2008 website.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1084478/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1084478/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1084478/#comments 53.5027 -2.3123 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:02:27 -0700 2008-09-08T16:02:27-07:00 Futuresonic 2009 2009-05-14 2009-05-16 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/157050/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/157050/ Manchester Manchester Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/157050/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1031487/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1031487/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1031487/#comments 53.4755 -2.2331 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:46:52 -0700 2008-08-22T18:46:52-07:00 The Whip 2008-11-21T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/3995/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/3995/ Manchester Academy 2 Oxford Road Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/3995/
The conference will have a range of well known as well as more local speakers and aims to highlight current best practice and emerging topics within the sphere of PHP and web development.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1028678/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1028678/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1028678/#comments 53.4891 -2.249 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 23:01:50 -0700 2008-08-21T23:01:50-07:00 PHPNW08 Conference 2008-11-22 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/ Manchester Central (formerly Gmex) Deansgate Manchester Manchester M1 United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/ In association with Manchester Digital Development Agency

Come toast the best and brightest of Manchester’s blogerati with our third annual celebration of writing and DIY publishing beyond the limits of the printed page. The city’s vibrant blogging scene has already produced several exciting new authors, including Chris Killen, writer of the madcap literary blog Day of Moustaches. He’ll be on hand to read from and talk about The Bird Room, his forthcoming novel from Canongate. The evening will also feature the return of the popular blog readings from last year, eclectic tunes from local music bloggers, and the announcement of this year’s blog award winners.

To find out about blogging workshops, or to check out this year’s new categories and how to nominate a blog for the awards, visit the MLF website, or look out for updates on The Manchizzle.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1027169/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1027169/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1027169/#comments 53.4936 -2.2349 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:26:18 -0700 2008-08-21T08:26:18-07:00 Manchester Blog Awards 2008-10-22T07:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/60751/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/60751/ Matt & Phred's 64 Tib Street, Northern Quarter Manchester Manchester M4 1LW United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/60751/
Any one may join us, there's no cost of entry, just buy your own drinks (or get into a friendly round). The bill at the restaurant is split roughly equally between those present.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007840/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007840/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007840/#comments 53.4615 -2.2221 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:40:10 -0700 2008-08-13T11:40:10-07:00 ManLUG Social 2008-12-05T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/ Hardy's Well 257 Wilmslow Road Manchester Manchester M14 5LN United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/
Any one may join us, there's no cost of entry, just buy your own drinks (or get into a friendly round). The bill at the restaurant is split roughly equally between those present.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007839/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007839/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1007839/#comments 53.4615 -2.2221 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:39:01 -0700 2008-08-13T11:39:01-07:00 ManLUG Social 2008-11-07T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/ Hardy's Well 257 Wilmslow Road Manchester Manchester M14 5LN United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/96302/
The Media Festival is the destination where today’s media industries will meet to exchange ideas, draw inspiration and build partnerships for the future. It is a celebration of great and innovative digital work and the latest thinking. It will explore what it means to be creative in a digital age, and interrogate both established and new digital business models.

The Media Festival will feature world class speakers from every corner of the converged media industry television, film, advertising, gaming, online and the emerging spaces in between. It will provoke high level discussion and provide excellent networking opportunities. It will be a chance for people to swap experiences with each other beyond the industry sectors they work in and share in appreciating great work and fascinating stories, through the conference programme as well as screenings, masterclasses and parties.

The Media Festival has been developed to address the critical commercial, creative content and digital technology issues collectively faced by the digital content industries. It will explore the challenges facing all of us as we adapt and evolve in a rapidly changing world."

Speakers include: Peter Bazalgette, Media Consultant; Emily Bell, Director of Digital Content, Guardian; Jana Bennett, Director of Vision, BBC; Rachael Castell, Interactive Producer, English National Opera; Michael Denny, VP, Sony Computer Entertainment; Peter Fincham, Director of Television, ITV; Ben Gallop, Head of Sport Interactive, BBC; Will Gompertz, Director, Tate Media; Peter Hobolt Jensen, Head of Online Communications, Lego; Magnús Scheving, CEO, Creator & Co-founder, Lazytown Entertainment; Mark Selby, Head of Multimedia, Nokia; Robert Senior, UK CEO, SSF Group; David Stevens, Vice President - Int'l Marketing Europe, Twentieth Century Fox Home Ent.; Rory Sutherland, Vice Chair, Ogilvy UK; John Woodward, Chief Executive, UK Film Council.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991286/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991286/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/991286/#comments 53.5027 -2.3123 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:27:53 -0700 2008-08-08T10:27:53-07:00 The Media Festival 2008-11-26 2008-11-28 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198774/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198774/ Around Manchester Manchester Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198774/
Vardimon’s powerful art of story-telling integrates multiple layers of communication - combining dance, movement, video, animation, text and music. Her sharp instincts and keen observations of human behaviour deliver beautifully precise characterisation, powerfully brought to life by her company of versatile dancers. Cast from around the world, each performer brings his/her own unique experience, with dynamic results.

Celebrating the company’s 10th anniversary, YESTERDAY revisits and reworks selected moments from previous JVC productions. Developing past ideas with a fresh vision and a breadth of experience, this new work remains as socially relevant and stirring as ever.

YESTERDAY revisits highlights from: Justitia (UK tour); PARK (UK tour presented by the Dance Touring Partnership); Lullaby (UK & International tour); Ticklish, Tête and Lure Lure Lure (UK & International tours).
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/988700/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/988700/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/988700/#comments 53.546 -2.0909 Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:09:21 -0700 2008-08-07T12:09:21-07:00 Jasmin Vardimon Company 2008-10-27T20:00:00Z 2008-10-28T23:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5919/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5919/ The Lowry Theatre Pier 8, Salford Quays Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/5919/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/986695/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/986695/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/986695/#comments 53.449 -2.2102 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:04:53 -0700 2008-08-06T16:04:53-07:00 Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair 2008 2008-10-23T18:30:00Z 2008-10-26T17:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198063/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198063/ The Manchester Grammar School Old Hall Lane, Fallowfield Manchester Manchester M13 0XT United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/198063/
The bigmouths will be attending, so you may wish to come along and have a chat, or join Lyndsay Menzies in the Innovation Lounge as she discusses the challenges faced by small businesses as they develop and expand in to Europe and beyond.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911633/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911633/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/911633/#comments 53.4891 -2.249 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:24:24 -0700 2008-07-17T12:24:24-07:00 Business North West 2008-11-19 2008-11-20 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/ Manchester Central (formerly Gmex) Deansgate Manchester Manchester M1 United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/84463/
People from all walks of life are welcome, from both the 'white hat' and 'black hat' sides of the computer security world (you might be surprised at some of the people who have turned up in the past). You don't have to be an 'expert' at anything to fit in; however, there are always people about with some expertise in most of the areas mentioned. It's sometimes surprising what information you can pick up for the price of a few beers :)

The Manchester meet tends to be a little different from the other UK 2600 meets; while there is always lively discussion of the above subjects, the meet starts in a bar and we frequently continue drinking till 2am or go on to a club afterwards. The meeting continues for as long as at least two participants are able to maintain an intelligent conversation
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898815/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898815/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/898815/#comments 53.4865 -2.2313 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:52:51 -0700 2008-07-14T22:52:51-07:00 Manchester 2600 Computer Security Meeting 2008-11-07T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/41972/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/41972/ Bulls Head 84 London Road Manchester Manchester M1 2PN United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/41972/
Event submitted by Eventful.com on behalf of BSHQ.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/858276/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/858276/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/858276/#comments 53.4851 -2.2407 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:45:16 -0700 2008-06-30T18:45:16-07:00 Deadstring Brothers 2008-10-16T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/158491/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/158491/ The Ruby Lounge High Street Withy Grove Manchester M4 2BS United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/158491/ VENUE: MANCHESTER ACADEMY
SUPPORT ACTS: FUCK BUTTONS + ERRORS
DATES: THURSDAY 23RD OCTOBER
TICKET PRICE : £17.50
VENUE ADDRESS: MANCHESTER ACADEMY 1, OXFORD ROAD, MANCHESTER M13 9PR
VENUE TELEPHONE: 0161 275 2930
DOORS OPEN : 7pm
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM:
http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=320193&userid={79A7920B-A603-4982-B821-FB4377228895}&filler1=see&filler2=art-srch
http://www.ticketline.co.uk/news/details/mogwai
http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F0040C3FA3F704B?artistid=795768&majorcatid=10001&minorcatid=1
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/765927/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/765927/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/765927/#comments 53.4755 -2.2331 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:43:11 -0700 2008-06-06T09:43:11-07:00 ATP Presents: Mogwai + Fuck Buttons + Errors 2008-10-23T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/73321/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/73321/ Manchester Academy 1 Oxford Road Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/73321/
After the formal meeting we usually head off to the Sandbar for drinks and informal banter.

As a matter of policy, the University have asked us to bring some photo identification to show the porters if we are asked. Please remember that the University is kind enough to let us use their facilities without a fee, so perhaps we can agree to this gracefully.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495658/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495658/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495658/#comments 53.4779 -2.2332 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:16:47 -0700 2008-04-22T09:16:47-07:00 Manchester Linux User Group 2008-11-15T14:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ Kilburn Building Oxford Road Manchester Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/
After the formal meeting we usually head off to the Sandbar for drinks and informal banter.

As a matter of policy, the University have asked us to bring some photo identification to show the porters if we are asked. Please remember that the University is kind enough to let us use their facilities without a fee, so perhaps we can agree to this gracefully.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495657/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495657/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/495657/#comments 53.4779 -2.2332 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:16:01 -0700 2008-04-22T09:16:01-07:00 Manchester Linux User Group Installfest 2008-10-18T14:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ Kilburn Building Oxford Road Manchester Manchester M13 9PL United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/36414/ Do you need to start planning and managing projects?
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Further details can be found on our KnowledgeTrain project management training courses website
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472197/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472197/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472197/#comments 53.4806 -2.241 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:15:12 -0700 2008-04-11T14:15:12-07:00 Fundamentals of Project Management 2008-11-17 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/ KnowledgeTrain - Manchester 53 Fountain Street Manchester Manchester M2 2AN United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/ Do you need to start planning and managing projects?
Are you lacking confidence in your ability to manage projects?
If so, this course is for you.

This comprehensive one-day Project Management training course is for people with little or no prior experience of project management and need to start managing projects with confidence.

Delegates will learn the essential skills to plan and manage projects successfully.

Courses are small and informal and delegates are asked to perform both individual and group tasks.
By practising critical project management techniques, delegates learn faster and gain confidence is applying the most important project management techniques.

This course is comprehensive and intensive and cover topics that other courses take 2-3 days to cover.

For anyone keen to gain confidence in project management techniques and skills, this course covers the best practices in project management and can be applied on all projects - small or large.

All courses are delivered by experienced trainers and practising project managers.

Price : £ 295 + VAT
Cost includes lunch, tea/coffee, learning materials and certificate.
This course is also available for delivery onsite at company offices at a reduced rate. We also offer discounts for staff working in the voluntary sector or for bookings of two or more people.

Phone 020-7478-2175 or email info@knowledgetrain.co.uk for further details.

Further details can be found on our KnowledgeTrain project management training courses website
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472152/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472152/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/472152/#comments 53.4806 -2.241 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 10:43:57 -0700 2008-04-11T10:43:57-07:00 Fundamentals of Project Management 2008-10-13 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/ KnowledgeTrain - Manchester 53 Fountain Street Manchester Manchester M2 2AN United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/129907/
It highlights the importance of PR skills in an increasingly networked and conversational web environment.

The course explores the online PR and social media toolbox, uses corporate and brand case studies and provides delegates with the opportunity to use online PR research, planning and online reputation monitoring tools.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
• PR professionals
• Marketing managers
• Digital and e-marketing professionals

HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Understand the scope and tools of Online PR and how it can integrate with other online and offline marketing disciplines e.g. PR, search engine optimisation, advertising, direct mail, etc
• Learn how to develop an online PR strategy
• Understand how ‘social objects’, ‘social currency’ and ‘conversationalists’ can trigger brand and corporate conversations with audiences, customers and stakeholders
• Understand PR opportunities and threats from social media and user generated content
• Monitor and measure your brand reputation online

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
• How to make your brand/ organisation/clients more visible online using Online PR tools
• How to proactively engage with stakeholders and enhance your brand reputation online
• How to audit and monitor the online environment - what is being said about your brand/ organisation/industry. Identifying ‘traditional’ media targets and other influencers and their networks
• To appreciate the risks and opportunities of social media engagement and develop strategies for reducing the risk of negative brand perception
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454259/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454259/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454259/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:03:46 -0700 2008-03-18T18:03:46-07:00 E-consultancy - Online PR 2008-11-26T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/
This course introduces an agile approach that provides the right level of control and flexibility.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is for you if:
• You are a web manager or marketer and you want to find out how project management tools and techniques can help you deliver web projects on-brief, on-time and on-budget
• You are a project manager looking for ways to achieve greater business benefit and flexibility without sacrificing control in your web projects
• Your web projects are increasing in size and complexity and you are looking for ways to manage your resource more effectively

HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Know what makes web projects successful, and what causes them to fail
• Appreciate the different methods for managing projects and when to apply them
• Define the objectives of your web project and gain the right level of buy in and support from the rest of your organisation
• Ensure your projects deliver tangible benefit to your business over shorter timescales
• Estimate, prioritise and manage tasks and timescales more effectively
• Use project management tools to monitor and manage the risks to your project
• Bring your projects in on time and on budget
• Introduce a continuous cycle of learning into your project team

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Introduction to Project Management
• What is project management?
• Why projects go wrong?
• What’s different about web projects?

Project Management Overview
• Traditional/waterfall
• Agile
• Incremental delivery

Managing Web Projects
• Getting started – defining the project and scope, prioritising and estimating features
• Delivering in increments - planning and managing delivery, tools for managing and communicating progress
• Deployment
• Quality – test first approach
• Risks
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454232/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454232/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454232/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:39:44 -0700 2008-03-18T17:39:44-07:00 E-consultancy - Web Project Management 2008-10-23T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/
This seminar aims to give a solid background on what is a wide and varied subject through using case studies and examples from several e-commerce and non-commercial websites. Importantly it will provide hands-on experience through workshops on the key principles of usability and will inspire attendees to add value to their own websites when they return to the workplace.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
Anyone who has a role to play in website conversion and wants to understand the principles and how to apply best practices. It is suitable for client or agency staff but we would expect some previous experience of website terminology.

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
• Introduction - the importance of usability for online success
• Usability definition, standards and commercial benefits
• Overcoming barriers to implementing usability
• Calculating conversion and the revenue impact of usability

Usability design principles
• The key usability principles to be considered in the design of navigation, homepages, page layout, forms and error messages in the usability experience
• Merchandising on the web. How to present products and services to allow users to choose most easily
• Persuasion architecture – the subtle aspects of page design and content to engage your customers and attract them all the way to the checkout
• Checkout, registration and form design best practices to finalise the transaction and maintain trust throughout
• Looking to the future: usability in Web 2.0 sites and rich internet applications
• Workshop in using card sorting techniques to inform a site's navigational structure

The usability lifecycle
• How you can integrate usability activities throughout the website design process, applying practical techniques based on relevant usability standards such as ISO 13407 Human-centred design processes for interactive systems
• Practical usability methods including persona and scenario creation, rapid prototyping, creating usability metrics, and an overview of usability analysis and testing
• Workshop applying informal usability assessment and testing methods
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454208/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454208/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454208/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:22:33 -0700 2008-03-18T17:22:33-07:00 E-consultancy - Usability and User Experience 2008-12-04T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/
However, as PPC markets become increasingly competitive, developing an effective strategy is essential to achieving your best possible return on investment (ROI).

This course aims to guide you through the essentials of planning, managing and optimising a successful PPC campaign. Using the latest techniques and developments together with industry-leading tracking tools, you will understand how to deliver the most qualified traffic to your site - therefore improving conversion rates and developing a hugely cost-effective route to market.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
This course is designed for marketing professionals with a good understanding of the basics of PPC. You would now like to refine and enhance your strategy and ensure that you are using the best tools on the market to ensure your objectives are exceeded.

HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Evaluate and refine your PPC strategy in order to improve clickthrough and conversion rates
• Review and expand your search term sets to maximise performance
• Improve measurement and analysis methods using tracking results to maximise ROI

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
Including an overview of the latest trends in search, this in-depth course will cover the following topics:

Positioning your creative
• Copywriting that will increase ad click-through rates
• When and how to use keyword insertion tools
• Approaches to testing creative
• Tactics to increase conversion rates, such as deep-linking landing pages
• Integration with promotions and offers

A strategy that works
• Understanding the Google Quality Score
• Selecting the right bidding strategy, including effective use of automated cost per acquisition and ROI strategies
• Utilising day parting strategies
• Integrating your PPC with offline campaigns
• Identifying and dealing with click-fraud

Tracking and analysis
• The benefits of using industry leading tools
• Analysing the competitor landscape
• Analysing data and understanding latent sales
• Optimising search terms sets
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454151/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454151/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454151/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:44:46 -0700 2008-03-18T16:44:46-07:00 E-consultancy - Paid Search Marketing 2008-11-20T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ • Communicate their intended message
• Prompt the desired action Studies have consistently found that web pages which follow best practice for online copywriting outperform those which don't by over 100%.

This one day workshop will present well-proven techniques to improve the quality of your online copywriting. We will work on – and discuss – examples throughout the day to demonstrate best practice.

WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
Aimed at people involved in editing or writing copy for corporate websites, intranets or email communication.

HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
By the end of the day, you will be able to significantly improve the content of your web pages and explain to others how they can improve theirs. An electronic version of the course will also be made available for free download.

The course covers the 4 main areas of online copywriting:
• Legibility – making text comfortable to read from a screen
• Layout – designing text to draw attention to your key messages
• Language – ensuring your message is understood
• Logic – structuring content between different web pages, as well as on an individual page

Exercises will cover particular sub-genres of online copywriting including:
• Email newsletters
• Search engine optimisation
• Accessibility
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454134/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454134/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454134/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:24:33 -0700 2008-03-18T16:24:33-07:00 E-consultancy - Online Copywriting 2008-11-06T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/
The course will show you how to develop strategies to:
• Improve deliverability and email view-ability through minimising the impact of SPAM filters and different email reader platforms
• Use creative, copy and targeting to achieve stand-out within the inbox which converts readers to action
• Increase engagement of list members through varying email frequency, content and offers

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?
You will find this course most useful if you have some experience of email marketing. It is designed for marketers or agency staff who are already managing email marketing campaigns or e-newsletters who want to squeeze more out of their communications.

HOW WILL I BENEFIT?
After attending this course, you will be able to:
• Produce a plan to improve the results from email campaigns or e-newsletters
• Select the most appropriate segmentation and targeting options
• Devise approaches to maximise deliverability and view-ability
• Adopt an approach of continuous improvement to your campaigns

WHAT WILL I LEARN?
This in-depth course will cover the following topics:

Email marketing planning
• Setting realistic objectives
• Reviewing options for email communications preferences and profiles
• Defining an appropriate touch strategy
• Getting the most from your list through segmentation and targeting
• Strategies to improve deliverability
• Briefing on the latest privacy laws, guidelines and codes

Improving email campaign results
• Defining multi-message campaigns
• Multichannel marketing - integrating email with offline marketing
• Using behavioural / response-based targeting

Improving e-newsletter results
• Assessing current e-newsletter effectiveness beyond open and click rates
• Matching content and offers to audiences to achieve results
• Integrating e-newsletter and campaign activity
• Improving your e-newsletter templates to increase response
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454039/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454039/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/454039/#comments 53.487 -2.241 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:59:46 -0700 2008-03-18T13:59:46-07:00 E-consultancy - Email Marketing 2008-11-13T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ Manchester Digital Development Agency 117-119 Portland Street Manchester Manchester M1 6ED United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/44584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/452981/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/452981/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/452981/#comments Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:45:38 -0700 2008-03-15T13:45:38-07:00 The Mighty Boosh 2008-12-06T19:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/88110/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/88110/ MEN Arena . Manchester Manchester United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/88110/ What is GeekUp?
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.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418838/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418838/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418838/#comments 53.4745 -2.2497 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:40:50 -0700 2008-01-27T20:40:50-07:00 GeekUp Manchester 2008-12-09T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ Revolution Deansgate Arch 7, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street Manchester Manchester M1 5LH United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ What is GeekUp?
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.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418835/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418835/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418835/#comments 53.4745 -2.2497 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:38:58 -0700 2008-01-27T20:38:58-07:00 GeekUp Manchester 2008-11-11T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ Revolution Deansgate Arch 7, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street Manchester Manchester M1 5LH United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ What is GeekUp?
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.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418831/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418831/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/418831/#comments 53.4745 -2.2497 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:37:22 -0700 2008-01-27T20:37:22-07:00 GeekUp Manchester 2008-10-14T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/ Revolution Deansgate Arch 7, Deansgate Locks, Whitworth Street Manchester Manchester M1 5LH United Kingdom http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/209493/