Apparently I’m late to the game with the recognizing that Mesh Conference 2011 has announced a new location and their schedule.
New Location
The conference moves to the Allstream Centre at the CNE grounds. This is a first year Mesh won’t be at MaRS. I’m hoping the new space allows for new conference experience. MaRS is a fantastic venue, but Mesh has really outgrown the space. It will be interesting to see how Sheri and the team organize lunch, social events, and other interactions to build strong connections between attendees.
Speakers
I’m excited there are a lot of my friends who are speaking at Mesh. These folks are just world class and it will be interesting to hear about their experiences.
- David Eaves (@daeaves)
- Dan Debow (@ddebow)
- David Armano (@armano)
- Mark Surman (@msurman)
- Candice Faktor (@thecfaktor)
- Jen Evans (@snavenej)
- Eli Singer (@elisinger)
- Farhan Thawar (@fnthawar)
- Kevin Restivo (@krestivo)
I’m also incredibly stoked about Gabe Zichermann (LinkedIn) from GamificationCo. Gabe wrote Game-Based Marketing and hosted The Gamification Summit. Looks like another conference that covers marketing, culture/society, business, and media. It’s a great Canadian take on the web, technology, politics and culture.
I am disappointed that MeshU did not survive the fiscal constraints of running a conference. I know from our past experiences running StartupEmpire the lack of sponsorship and revenue that a smallish conference can generate. I’m hoping that there will be something for design technologists and entrepreneurial technologists in Toronto in the near future.