New Members

Our members are at the centre of everything we do, it is our reason for being. We are excited about every new member and we want to share the love! Every week we will be updating you on the newest members to our community, where they are based and what they do.

2010 has been a great month for new members, we are really pleased to say that January has seen 48 agencies and freelancers (37 and 11 respectively) join up so far. The majority of these, 31 to be precise, are from the Brighton and Hove area. We've also seen members sign up from Pevensey, Bognor Regis, Worthing, Haywards Heath, Petworth, Crowborough, Crawley, Lancing and Chichester. The skillsets are as varied as the location, covering everything from web design to illustration, digital TV to audio production - if you are looking for help with a digital project our membership directory is fantastic resource.

You can view our most recent members here. If you want to find out more about the benefits of Wired Sussex membership, please get in touch.

Women In Media Networking Breakfast at The Sanctuary Cafe 21st January 2010

Thanks to everyone who attended the first Women in Media breakfast of the year, yesterday morning at a rather packed Sanctuary cafe.

Jenni Lloyd from Nixon McInnes gave a great interactive presentation on ‘Building your network’ which made for a lively question and answer and networking session.

Jenni highlighted useful online tools that make networking easier and demonstrated the different audiences that use them and for what reasons. It was an entertaining session and interesting to see how many people were aware of each social network and why they use them.

The main theme of the Q&A session was the problem of how to find time for social networking. Some quicker, smaller solutions were highlighted – such as utilising the list function on twitter and subscribing to and commenting on high profile blogs to create a presence. These were really useful tips for those who don’t have much time to devote to social networking. Jenni's presentation is now available on SlideShare.

Post Q&A there was a chance for everyone to chat and get to know each other over some yummy pastries. There was a nice mix of people so it was good to see everyone interacting and engaging with each other. Keep your eyes on the Wired Sussex Flickr stream as we will be posting the photo's up shortly!
The event was a great success with over 30 attendees. The next breakfast is planned for April, May time and we already have some potential speakers!

We’d love to hear your ideas on any topics and speakers you would like to see at future Women in Media events, if you have any in mind please drop me a line at katie@wiredsussex.com or let me know via twitter @MediaWomen.

(Photo by Claire Stokoe - greenrmedia)