After two great days of mesh, we’re going to take a short breather – okay, breather’s over – before we head out to Calgary for meshwest on June 8.
It’s the first event we’ve done in another province so we’re excited about hitting the road with a great line-up of speakers and programming. When we started mesh in 2006, we wanted to create a national event. It has taken us a little longer than we expected but it’s now happening.
The keynote speaker for meshwest is Tobi Lutke, the co-founder and CEO with Shopify.com, which has quietly become one of the fastest growing e-commerce companies. Based in Ottawa, Shopify has more than 10,000 customers and attracted financing from Bessemer, a high-profile U.S. venture capitalist.
Our panels and workshops feature:
– Mark MacLeod and Danny Robinson talking about the state of venture capital in Canada
– Leigh Himel, Sarah Dickinson and WestJet’s Greg Hounslow looking at what companies need to do to prepare themselves for success with social media.
– Doug Lacombe leading a panel on how to effectively use Twitter as a marketing tool
– ICUC CEO Keith Bilous talking with Mathew Ingram about moderating and managing a community, and
– Mark Evans looking at how to customize Facebook Page that do more than just attract “Likes”.
You can see the full schedule here, as well as details about the post-meshwest social event.
Tickets for meshwest can purchased here. We’ve got an early-bird special for $239 that ends at midnight tonight.
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.