mesh 2007 news

mesh ’07 got off to a rousing start last night with two great events. The mesh gang (Rob, Stuart, Mathew, Michael and I) appeared at the Third Tuesday public relations meet-up (a big “thank you” to CNW for sponsoring the event!). We then hosted a crowded and enthusiastic gathering at the Pantages Hotel for mesh speakers. After months of planning, it was exciting to meet people such as Loren Feldman, Christine Herron, Cynthia Brumfield, Lionel Menchaca, Maggie Fox, Rachel Sklar and Ethan Kaplan. Now, on with the show!

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For anyone looking to get a handle on what’s happening/happened at mesh this week, we’ve struck a strategic partnership (sounds oh so formal, doesn’t it?) with a cool Mississauga, Ont.-based start-up called Virtual Reach to create a special mobile mesh RSS feed for all you Blackberry fanatics. All you need to do is download Virtual Reach’s Viigo application (it’s free!) by visiting the Viigo download page or the mesh site (it’s located on the right-hand side of the page underneath our sponsors’ logos). Once you downloaded Viigo, the mesh channel will be at the top of the feed list. What’s really cool is Virtual Reach will add the blog feeds for anyone who’s attending mesh and blogging about it. If you want your feed added, let us know by sending an e-mail to register@meshconference.com. The press release about the Virtual Reach-mesh agreement can be found here.

One of the most challenging parts in putting together this year’s mesh conference was picking the six presenters for 15 Minutes of Fame. The applications were fantastic and clearly reflect the growing amount of exciting things happening within the online landscape in Canada. After a lot of discussion and some difficult decision-making, we’ve come up with our six presenters, who each get five minutes (or 300 seconds) to talk about what their company’s do and why their prospects for successful are so promising. Here’s the line-up:

May 30 – 11:30 a.m. to noon
Octopz – online collaboration service for text, video and audio
DemoFuse – a service to quickly create interactive tours for your Web site
FiveLimes – a place to eco-friendly products and services

May 31, 11:30 a.m. to noon
Conceptshare – an online collaboration tool out based in Northern Ontario (Sudbury to be exact!)
SneakerPlay – a social network for sneaker enthusiasts, collectors, artists, designers, boutique owners, and photographers.
Wild Apricot – event and Web site management service for non-profits, clubs and associations.

For more, check out the CNW press release.