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(Yes, this is a little late)

Derek and I attended TorCamp 2.0 and the Mesh Conference in May and had a great time.  We made some great contacts which should lead to some interesting partnerships.  Here are a few of my thoughts:

TorCamp 2.0
We were one of the many sponsors of this event and although the venue was less than ideal, we had a great time.  Derek and I lead a discussion on Affiliate programs in Canada which seemed to go over well.  It was primarily a primer as many of the attendees didn’t have experience with such programs (Tor/DemoCamp tends to skew towards a more tech focused crowd).  As you know if you’ve read any other blog posts about the event, the food was simply amazing.  All in all it went great and we look forward to the next one.

We’d also like to send our best wishes to David Crow, one of the co-organizers of the event, as he’s recently had some health troubles.

Mesh
The first Mesh conference took place in the 2 days immediately following BarCamp 2.0.  Considering that it was the organizers first event, it was amazingly well run.  The first day focused on how Web 2.0 will influence the media business and society as a whole, while the second day focused on marketing and start-ups.  The event had a very interesting cross section of attendees with a great mix of media, marketing, tech, and VC people. 

Both events were great and it’s been amazing to see the transformation of the Toronto web/start up community from when we set up our first office in Toronto last summer.  Hopefully these events are just the tip of the iceberg and the Toronto community will continue to grow and… mesh.

I’ll do my best to keep this blog more timely in the future.