What's happening in tech: February
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We’ve had a solid start to the year, continuing the trends we saw at the end of last year with high job volume and plenty of fantastic tech professionals looking for their next opportunity.
As the year kicks off again, we are excited to see the return of regular technology community meetups. We are delighted to be able to support these groups, including the Women and Gender Diverse People in Tech, Cyber Security, Coders Group and Hunter Data Analytics again in 2024. Communities like these make the ecosystem so vibrant, and I'd highly encourage everyone to attend them where possible.
On the community front, next month we’re celebrating International Women's Day by supporting a cause close to my heart, raising money for Dress for Success. This organisation supports women in need to achieve financial independence through supplying business attire, job coaching and support. We’ll be hosting a lunch and silent auction on the 8th of March to raise money, and I'd highly encourage you to come along and support this worthy cause if you can.
Join us this International Women's Day to help women in need
We're hosting a fundraising event for Dress for Success on 8th March for International Women's Day. Dress for Sucess is an organisation committed to empowering women to achieve economic independence through support, professional attire and personal development tools. To support this cause, we'll be running a silent auction and clothes drive, along with supplying food, beverages and plenty of networking opportunities,
Jobs Updates
Kyle is back with insights into the Newcastle tech job market for January
Our latest podcasts
NTP Podcast
This episode of the NTP Podcast features Brett Thomas, COO of The Melt. Brett recounts his journey from being an aspiring professional soccer player to founding The Melt, a hardware startup accelerator. After a leg injury ended his soccer career, Brett backpacked internationally for a year before working in surveying and offshore hydrographic positioning. He later helped build out the internet's fiber optic infrastructure during its rapid growth. Brett then joined mining supply chain software startup Qmaster with his current business partner Trent Bagnell. After Qmaster's acquisition, Trent founded the Slingshot startup accelerator. Inspired by Slingshot's success, Brett and Trent opened The Melt's first prototyping lab to support hardware startups. They have since expanded The Melt's network and facilities with various partnerships and grants.
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Digital Diverse
On this episode of Digitally Diverse, Ellen talks to Joseph Hallahan, Head of Design at StarRez. Joseph recounts his 15-year career journey from agency work to becoming a part owner and eventually launching his own startups. He shares insights from his current role as Head of Design at Starres, a global student housing platform, and the differences between agency and in-house work. Joseph discusses how he helps maximize value for Starres' university customers, and is motivated by continuous learning and new challenges like implementing customer research practices. With his background in multimedia design, Joseph brings a breadth of experience across industries that informs his current work. Throughout the conversation, Joseph provides an inside look at his multifaceted career path and approach to design leadership.
Community News
Newcastle's largest technology conference is on again on 15th and 16th May, and has begun to release the line-up of technology professionals presenting at one of three tracks over the two days of events.
Have you heard? Newcastle has a thriving community of technology professionals, many of whom gather on the Newwwie Slack. To make getting involved with the community as easy as possible, they've made a LinkedIn page to encourage more people along. If you're not already a part of Newwwie, head to their page to get involved!
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