Networking Groups
Sussex is home to lots of networking groups for everything geek, design and tech related. Check out the groups below to find out more. If you've got a group that you'd like us to promote then email us the details and we'll add them.
£5 app meet
A meet-up for programmers, web developers and designers to discuss and showcase their “£5 apps” - lightweight software created by one or two people who take a simple idea and run with it.
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BANG - Brighton Animators Networking Group
The Brighton Animators Networking Group (BANG) provides an opportunity for animators to meet both online and offline and discuss all things animation.
Bright Array
Every Tuesday from 7pm you can come to The Skiff in Brighton, UK to meet fellow software developers interested in talking about everything from programming languages to startups and user experience. We want to create the perfect environment in which you can demo your applications, share code and collaborate on software projects on a weekly basis.
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Brighton Bloggers
A community of all the bloggers in Brighton (& Hove). Started during the Virtual Festival in 2003 it has grown massively since then - in the region of 250 blogs listed.
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BrightonCodingDojo
In the two hour session, up to twelve developers take turns solving a programtech realteddming problem. The Dojo is set up to let everyone experiment with coding in a non-competitive, collaborative, fun environment. Skill levels vary from beginner to Jedi master. Everyone is welcome.
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Brighton Farm
The Brighton Farm is a networking group for web designers, developers and people with related new media skills who live in Brighton and the surrounding areas. We meet weekly in different venues around Brighton and Hove.
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Brighton Freelance Journalists
A group for freelance journalists based in Brighton, with a view to networking, socialising and more!
Brighton Girl Geeks
The Brighton Girl Geeks are a community focused on women with an interest in technology. They usually have informal gatherings over dinner and a presentation. They sometimes also meet up for lunches, coffees and just plain socials.
Brighton Illustrators Group
The group's aim is to support freelance illustrators through sharing of information via the monthly meetings and newsletter. They also promote illustration through their own source book, website and occasional exhibitions. Regular meetings are held on the last Thursday of every month.
Brighton iPhone creators
This is the meet-up for anyone with an interest in iPhone development. If you have ideas for apps, or you want to start coding for your iphone, or just want to meet other like-minded folks then come along. Bring iPhones. If you've got anything you've made yourself, definitely bring it along!
Brighton New Media List
Started in January 2000, the Brighton New Media Mailing List is a resource aimed at people working within Brighton's new media industry. This site aggregates content created and tagged by the members of the list.
Build Brighton
BuildBrighton is Brighton's hackerspace - a collective of like minded people who love to build stuff with electronics. They meet at The Skiff from 7pm on Thursdays.
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Culture Geeks
Brighton-based community open to everyone interested in digital.
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Flash Brighton
Flash designers and developers who meet in Brighton to discuss all things Flash - from illustration, animation and graphic design, all the way through to hardcore ActionScript development and related topics. Some of the sessions are informal discussions and study groups and some will be more formal presentations from high-profile Flash gurus.
Glug Brighton
For designers, creatives, clients and friends. Glug is for us, for everyone we know and everyone they know... Tired of boring networking events, this is a great event to meet people and have a few beers at the same time. In partnership with Glug London Made Studio and Studio Output, Agency Rush and Crush bring Glug to Brighton.
Lewes First Friday
An informal business networking event on the first Friday of each month. It's completely free - just turn up and buy your own food and drinks as you wish. There's no need to pre book, no 'lock-outs', no fees and no pressure!
Open Coffee Sussex
A regular morning meeting at the Sussex Innovation Centre for people interested in conversations about business and technology. OpenCoffee is usually held on a Thursday from 9am-10am in the Cafe at the Centre.
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Our Ethical Network
The online meeting place to facilitate ethical networking events to support the growth of local ethical businesses.
PechaKucha Night
PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.Drawing its name from the Japanese term for the sound of "chit chat", it rests on a presentation format that is based on a simple idea: 20 images x 20 seconds. It's a format that makes presentations concise, and keeps things moving at a rapid pace.
Skill Swap
Informal training by the local community for the local community. The idea is that on a semi-regular basis, people from the local digital community volunteer to give up some of their free time to train a small group of their peers in a subject that interests them.
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Social Media Cafe / Tuttle Club
The Social Media Cafe, or Tuttle Club, is a place for people interested in social media to gather, get acquainted, and to plot, scheme, and share.. emphasis on open and interesting conversation!
Sussex Geek Dinner
A Geek Dinner is an opportunity to meet up and socialise with interesting people over dinner. Geek Dinners are organised all over the world and are great fun. Our local one is the Sussex Geek Dinner
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The Breakfast Club
Based in central Hove, The Breakfast Club meets every Tuesday morning at 7.15am at the Courtlands Hotel. The members come from Hove, Brighton, Newhaven, Eastbourne, and other towns across Sussex - and all of their businesses have seen measurable success through their membership; enough to make the trip to Hove once a week.
UX Brighton
Let’s see how many people we can get together to form an informal group of user experience / interaction / web designers. The aim would be to meet on a semi regular basis maybe using the 20×20 Pecha Kucha presentation format maybe just bringing in problems / concepts or whatever to discuss in an atmosphere of open collaboration.
Women in Media
Women in Media was originally launched on International Women’s Day 8 March 2005 to both increase the number of women working in the digital media industry in Sussex, and to support those who already do. The initiative has continued with an annual conference and semi-regular networking events.
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