Despite a distinct lack of spring weather in Toronto at the moment, there’s definitely something in the air — and it’s the warmth of an approaching mesh conference! A lot of people have been emailing and Facebook messaging and Twittering and so on in recent weeks, asking us when we were going to launch mesh 2008 and start selling tickets, and the answer is: Right now.

Hopefully you have the dates (May 21st and 22nd) blocked out in your calendar, and now is your chance to lock up those tickets. The sales window is open, and tickets are $469 each, which we at mesh humbly believe is pretty competitive for a two-day Web conference. We’ve also expanded the number of student tickets to 30 this year, so that more students can mesh with us. Source: mesh conference – connect | share | inspire » Blog Archive » Time to get your mesh on!

I attended the first Mesh in 2006 and it was fantastic.  For this year, I’m not sure.  My docket gets rather full rather fast.  Regardless it looks like they’ve lined up a good crop of speakers and workshop leaders (not yours truly though–oh well maybe next year).  When the schedule and other it up I’ll let you know.  Right now the best info is on the Mesh Conference website.

Post from: EveryJoe

Tickets now on sale for Mesh08 and MeshU–May 21-22 in Toronto

We’ve been getting bombarded with emails about this year’s conference, with many of those coming from people wanting to block the dates out in their calendars. So without further ado, here they are: mesh 2008 is scheduled for May 21 and 22. Info on ticket prices, keynotes, panelists etc. will be coming soon. So book those dates!

In addition to mesh, we’re also planning a little something extra – something we think (and hope) will meet a growing need in Toronto: the need for practical, down-to-earth information about tools, knowledge and expertise for startups, web designers and developers of all kinds.

What we have in mind is a one-day event – which we’re tentatively calling meshU – that will be filled with small, focused workshops by those who have earned their stripes in the startup game; people who can talk knowledgeably about everything from interface design to using Amazon’s S3 distributed server network.

This one-day event – which is scheduled for May 20th, the day before mesh – will be taking shape over the next few months, and we’re hoping you can help program it by telling us what kind of content you want and/or need. Source: mesh blog » Book those mesh 2008 dates, and get ready for meshU

I’ve found that when I go to conferences there a lots of folks who really want to roll up their sleeves and get into the nitty gritty of the topics.  People who want to improve their skills in all the different facets of social media.  Of course if you know what you what to learn hands-on before the conference then you’re set.

I wonder how many folks might be interested in sessions after the conference to dig into things…Okay maybe not, I’m pretty wiped after a conference.

Regardless, I’m looking forward to mesh08!

Post from: EveryJoe

Mesh08 May 21 & 22 plus MeshU May 20–Mark it down now!