Last week (Thursday), I headed up the road to Auckland, where I did some shopping and went and met up with a bunch of people from the Auckland web development community: www.meetup.com/aucklandweb/
It’s a bit like a mini-conference, you get to eat pizza and drink beer/Coke with a whole lot of people, but the best part is you don’t have the attendance fees that come with a conference (sidenote: I’ve often wondered how much of that goes on the bar tab for the closing night party).
Something I’ve noticed is that the more I’ve worked on this internetty stuff, the better I can chat with people, as well as follow what the speakers are on about. So not only do I benefit from the boundless networking opportunities afforded by a room full of potential copywriter employers, but I can actually learn a thing or two in the process.
Looking forward to the next one!
Spend some time in Brisbane quite awhile back, would love to return to Oz,,, I’ve taken up kayaking through a meetup group… you just never know.