Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] Manchester Digital Elections

[Ross Woodruff]

Hi, would there be any point in me coming to this? I can get the met from bury after college if it might be cool, meet you people and such, however I would need to meet somebody at somewhere I know since I have no idea where the place is...

Ross

> On Mar 10, 2009 8:12 AM, "Tim Dobson" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> I'm wearing my hopefully-soon-to-be Manchester Digital hat today.
>
> Manchester Digital[1] is a trade association for smallish businesses, freelancers and students who are, or wish to be, involved in Manchester's Digital Industries.
>
> The Big Chip Awards[2], MD's flagship event, is fairly well known throughout the northwest, however this is not the only thing MD does by far.
>
> MD is a democratic organisation and the council for 2009 is to be voted upon *tonight*.
> There have been quite a few nominations[3] and I[4] am one of them.
> I'm standing for the council on the this basis and you can take it as written that anything I do will free software centric and greatly push DFEY-NW forward:
>
>
> "As a STUDENT, who has been active within Manchester's digital communities for some years, it is clear that many more students would benefit from joining in.
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> It's not just about making younger people more welcome, but also about supporting an exciting social space where skills and ideas can be developed and nurtured.
>
> If elected, I will develop greater interaction between young people and the community, and will encourage Manchester Digital to create further initiatives that ease the transition from education to work."
>
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> All Manchester Digital members who attend the AGM[5] are eligible to vote.
>
> The AGM will take place on TODAY - 10 March 2009 from 18:00 until 18:30 at MDDA, 117-119 Portland Street, Manchester M1 6ED[6]
>
> What's more, if you are a student, joining is completely *free*.
> If you aren't yet a member, you can come to the AGM and join MD on the night - For freelancers I think it's £25/year and it's a little bit more for small businesses.
>
> Being part of MD has numerous benefits; free entrance to a series of seminars, an exclusive newsletter and access to useful bits of the MD website among other things, but the bit I find most beneficial is actually being connected to some of the most interesting organisations in Manchester today, many of whom use free software on a day to day basis.
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> What's your thoughts? (I hope this wasn't TL;DR!)
>
> Hope to see you there,
>
> Tim Dobson
>
> [1] http://www.manchesterdigital.com
> [2] http://www.bigchipawards.com
> [3] http://www.manchesterdigital.com/page.asp?id=3160
> [4] http://www.blog.tdobson.net/node/262
> [5] http://www.manchesterdigital.com/page.asp?id=3149
> [6] http://is.gd/mCQE
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