Well we've finally done it. Expo NZ goes live in a week's time - our first event is an ICT Job fair on 16th July. We've found a cohort of ICT companies that want to a)show off to an international audience and b)find out if there's talent offshore that could be tempted to come to NZ.
HP, Datacom, Endace, 3months.com, 920 Career Agents, Catalyst, Red Hot Business, Accelerating Auckland, Grow Wellington, Priority One, Immigration, Digital Elements, the NZ Computer Society are amongst the booth holders.
Paul Callaghan kicks off the conference with a keynote speech and is joined by a cast of migrants telling their stories about working in ICT in NZ.
The technology has grown up since our first launch a couple of months back , its now 3d and generally much more beautiful. The video chat interface is better too, with the ability to have multiple staff members 'manning' each booth to talk with visitors. Conference presentations can be delivered live or pre-recorded and presenters can answer questions from the crowd in real time.
You can register here and come explore on the 16th and beyond!
Our new office looks out towards The Terrace and a house that nearly slipped down the hill earlier in the year. It's being shored up right now and there's a team of builders putting up scaffolding to hold the cliff back.
Frances and I have been watching their efforts. And thanking our parents for an amazing education, and our friends for continuing to drive us. Because being out in a southerly humping concrete, trying to hold back nature, is a job I'm SO GLAD I don't do. Here's some others:
There's a theme here: I'm not so great outdoors, doing repetitive work, with no people. Phew. I am in the right job. Are you?
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