We’re very excited to share with you our season of events for Women in Tech and Tech Nottingham which will run throughout June, July and August.
Attending Women in Tech and Tech Notts is undoubtedly the highlight of your social calendar and of course we want to keep that going through these difficult times. Meeting friends, making new ones and catching up to learn new things are just a few of the reasons for coming to a Tech Nottingham event and that holds true for our online events too.
For those of us in the tech community, largely away from the front line of the fight against COVID-19, staying at home and avoiding spreading the disease is essential but beyond this are there other ways we can help? The answer fortunately is yes!
Both of our events in April - Women in Tech on Thursday 2nd April and Tech Nottingham on Monday 13th April will now be held online and not in-person.
At Tech Nottingham we are conscious of the COVID-19 Coronavirus and the threat it poses to lives, wellbeing, public services and infrastructure.
Back in June, we held out first Lightning Talks event at Women in Tech. Rizwana wrote and performed this poem, and we love it so much that we want to publish it here. Enjoy!
We are delighted to welcome back Capital One as a Tech Nottingham sponsor!
We are delighted to welcome JH to the Tech Nottingham sponsor family, as they sponsor Women in Tech for 2018!
It's nearly party time!
Iain Simons, founder of the NVA, welcoming everyone to the 2016 #NottTechParty
It's nearly time for the 2017 #NottTechParty where Nottingham's tech community and (many) meetups come together for an evening of fun, pizza, drinks, friends and the frankly marvellous National Videogame Arcade. The evening wouldn't be possible without the incredible generosity of local tech companies that sponsor the event - we are so grateful for their continued enthusiasm and support.
Big Tech Nottingham shoutout to the following companies:
Cordius
A long time supporter of Tech Nottingham and the wider tech community, Cordius is a Derby based, independent recruitment company, which specialises in providing Expert IT, Engineering, and Supply Chain & Distribution recruitment services to businesses throughout the East Midlands.
The Cordius team enjoying a game of Jenga in the NVA Toast Bar
Cordius has built up a fantastic reputation based on excellent working relationships with its clients and industry professionals. Justian Blount and his team are familiar and friendly faces at various tech meetups around Nottingham and the East Midlands - sponsoring and attending these events ensures that they are fully immersed in the sector and truly understand what their clients need. They were one of the first companies to start sponsoring local meetups, and have been supporting Tech Nottingham, for example, since 2013!
Esendex
Esendex is a smart business communication company providing multichannel offerings and bespoke products for a broad range of well-known customers throughout the world, equipping businesses with fast, reliable and cost effective ways of keeping in touch with their customers and staff. It has more than 140 staff globally, operating across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA with offices in the UK, Spain, and Australia, with a head office here in Nottingham.
Paul, Head of Development at Esendex, having fun
Its state of the art offices in the centre of Nottingham make for a dynamic and cohesive team atmosphere and a dedicated and diligent work ethic. Esendex is passionate about supporting its team, and offers them a great benefits package which ensures that their staff are supported and nurtured - perks include increased annual leave entitlements, birthdays off work and company wide innovation time.
The Esendex team are active and supportive members of the local tech community and can be seen regularly at Tech Nottingham and other local events as both speakers and attendees. They sponsor meetups such as Women in Tech and Tech on Toast and are loyal supporters of larger annual events such as Hack24.
Experian
One of Nottingham's largest employers, Experian is the world’s leading global information services company. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or a car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business by connecting with new customers – they empower consumers and their clients to manage their data with confidence. They help individuals to take financial control and access financial services, businesses to make smarter decisions and thrive, lenders to lend more responsibly, and organisations to prevent identity fraud and crime.
Some of the amazing pizza from Oscar & Rosie's!
Experian also recognises that its people’s talents and business resources go beyond the workplace. Staff are encouraged to use their skills to benefit society: many volunteer their time and skills to support their communities and improve financial education.
This is the first year they have sponsored the #NottTechParty and we're delighted to welcome them!
JH
Founded by Jamie Huskisson, and working unlike any other agency, JH is an award winning ecommerce agency based in the heart of Nottingham’s Creative Quarter. JH only have a few clients at any one time, ensuring they deliver excellent results each time they form a working relationship. They work with clients who have the same mindset and wish to build long term relationships, and together successfully develop roadmaps that ensure clients meet their objectives and goals.
No party would be complete without Sonic
The JH team are active members of Nottingham’s tech and creative communities: they sponsor and host a number of tech events including NottsJS, PHPMiNDS, and Design Exchange Nottingham (DXN), a monthly meetup for web designers.
MHR
Based in Nottingham with a team of over 550 people, MHR is an award-winning, independent business continuously working to deliver business improvement by understanding what their customers want, engaging with customers and delivering the very best solution to deliver maximum value.
Zan, Software Design Director at MHR, playing with VR at NottTechParty
For over 30 years, MHR has provided technology-driven talent management, HR and payroll software and services for over 600 organisations, equating to over 10% of the total UK workforce. They work in partnership with businesses to streamline processes and create a strategic HR function, allowing them to realise bottom line benefits.
The MHR team are active in the Nottingham community, both as attendees and sponsors. Loyal supporters of both Tech Nottingham and Hack24, this is the third year that they have sponsored the #NottTechParty!
THANK YOU!
For October's Tech Nottingham we wanted to try something a bit different to our usual format, and floated the idea of hosting Lightning Talks, alongside our excellent speaker for the evening, Hazel Seanor. The community rose to the challenge and the evening was filled with fun, laughter and more information than the Encyclopaedia Britannica.