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May 07

15 Minutes of Fame Returns to mesh

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After being on hiatus for a couple of years, we’re excited about bringing 15 Minutes of Fame back to mesh this year. It’s a chance for entrepreneurs, startups or someone with an innovative or interesting idea to grab the spotlight at mesh.

The winners will have the opportunity to show their work or ideas to marketers, journalists, venture capitalists and lots of other people attending mesh on May 25 and 26.

So, how do you apply for 15MOF? All you have to do is fill out this form, which will take about five minutes.

Three winners will receive a ticket to mesh, the opportunity demo/present in the Sponsor Village, and the chance to do a five-minute presentation at mesh on May 26 in a dedicated workshop space.

The Grand Prize winner will receive the following package:

– A mentorship lunch with Farhan Thawar, vice-president, engineering, with Xtreme Labs

– A half-day PR training session from Edelman

– A one-year membership from the Toronto Board of Trade (more details here)

– A one-hour consulting session with Mark Evans, a mesh co-founder and digital marketing strategist.

mesh happens on May 25 and 26 at the Allstream Centre in Toronto. Tickets can be purchased here. For anyone in Western Canada not able to make mesh, we’re coming out to Calgary for a one-day meshwest on June 8.

May 06

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What’s on the mesh Social Agenda?

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While mesh features great speakers – keynotes, panels and workshops – one of the key elements (and, arguably, the most fun) are the social events that let people get together before, during and after mesh.

So, what’s on tap for mesh ’11?

We start the festivities with a pre-party at the Drake

After the first day of mesh, CIRA will be hosting the .CA Impact Awards, which will be followed by a reception at the Allstream Centre for mesh attendees. Then, the social activities continue with a party sponsored by the Social Media Group at 99 Sudbury, which is open to everyone.

And to close out mesh on May 26, there will be an after-party sponsored by Edelman.

For more details, check out the social schedule.

May 04

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Welcome to the World meshwest!

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When we started mesh in 2006, our goal was to create a Canadian event where people could discuss how the Web is changing how we live, work and play. It’s taken a while but we are excited about taking mesh to Western Canada, starting with a one-day event in Calgary on June 8.

The creation of meshwest and the move to Western Canada reflects how communities across the country are enthusiastically embracing and leveraging the Web. Like mesh, meshwest is focused on providing insight and stimulating conversations about media, society, marketing and business.

From those humble roots, mesh has grown into an event that has attracted a long series of great speakers and – just as important – thousands of enthusiastic and engaged attendees. Calgary is the first stop on a Western swing that will see meshwest also happen in Edmonton and Vancouver.

Like mesh, meshwest features a line-up of keynotes and panels focused on four streams – media, society, business and marketing – that explore what’s over the horizon in the digital world.

meshwest speakers include Tobias Lutke, Keith Bilous, Mark MacLeod, Danny Robinson, as well as the mesh gang – Mark Evans, Mathew Ingram, Michael MacDerment, Rob Hyndman and Stuart MacDonald. More speakers will be announced soon.

meshwest joins our flagship mesh conference, which happens on May 25 and 26, and meshMarketing within the mesh “portfolio”.

You can learn more about meshwest here, and purchase tickets now.