It’s late February and Xmas 2010 seems a very long time ago … yes we know… it took a bit of time but we finally have the whole set of pictures from the event 🙂
We have added here most of the photos taken on the night. But you can see the whole set from the photographers’ web site.
We would like to thank very much Kristi Dunlap and Andy Elliott from 361 Photography for their great contribution to the party by taking some amazing shots. The rest of the shots can be seen on this page.
While the organisers were having last minute panic attacks before the Xmas party, in a quiet room upstairs Suzanne Oliver shared her thoughts on IP issues for technology companies with Rob Symes. She covered the current trends and the importance of IP protection.
If you want to hear Suzanne’s views and stories, please look at the video interview:
We would like to thank Rob Symes (Campbell Black) for kindly offering to produce the video interview.
The weather mildly tried to discourage people to join us: luckily it did not succeed 🙂
Despite the cold and snow a total of 109 people attended the BIG Christmas Party 2010 on Thursday 16 December, a great result for us all.
A mix of entrepreneurs, creative people, employees of local tech companies and members of the universities (Cambridge and Anglia Ruskin) were represented at this unique networking event.  We succeeded in attracting people from different groups, experiences and backgrounds to facilitate a networking event where people had the opportunity of catching up with old friends as well as meeting new people from this diverse community.
We would like to thank our main sponsor HLBBShaw and all individuals that spent time and resources to help and contribute to the success of this event. And also a big thanks to “The Juliets” for providing fabulous music on the night.
Please have a look at some of the first pictures available, others will be posted soon.
This is week is probably the busiest party week for the year. Having been to Xmas 4 parties so far I feel full of excitement about tonight’s BIG Xmas Party.
With over 130 guests booked in from a variety of 13 networks and meetups we are confident that this will be the winter version of the super successful BIG Summer BBQ.
I am looking forward to seeing you all there and please use hashtag #ccxmas for all related tweets!
Sales are closing tomorrow evening and just 10 tickets are left! If you don’t have your ticket yet this is really time to hurry up: book your ticket now here.
Why do we all wait till the last minute to book things like a Christmas party? 🙂
Luckily this time we have had great support from 13 networks and meet-ups in Cambridge and sales are going very well.
Having sold 132 tickets as I am writing this, we wanted to remind you all that ONLY (and strictly) 28 tickets are left for sale.
So if you want to join a great mix of people , please buy your ticket now.
P.S. The Standard price will expire next week, so hurry!
Just a quick update to welcome MagicSolver and The Agile Workshop, two Cambridge startups that are bringing their Xmas party to join ours. The former works in the mobile arena delivering new content formats, while the latter works on delivering bespoke software to enterprise clients.
This is exactly what we would like to see. Innovative people coming together and meeting at an event that will cross all hi-tech / creative / bio-tech boundaries in Cambridge.
Is your startup / SME not planning anything for Xmas?
Come join us for the best party in the Cambridge cluster!
P.S. Talk to us about group discounts
An essential element of Creating Cambridge it the desire to publicise and bring together the many organised networks that operate in the hi-tech, bio-tech and creative sectors in Cambridge.
Mauro Ciaccio, one of the Creating Cambridge founders, recently had the opportunity to meet with three group organisers, and share thoughts about what they do and, more importantly, what Cambridge needs more of. The interview can be found in the Pitch & Mix podcast series, recorded with the technical support of Cambridge City Radio.
To hear the full interview, click here.
Here is an extract from an article published in Cambridge Evening News, Tues 23/11/2010
Lots of companies are scrapping the office Christmas party this year, either because they can’t afford it or fear a lavish expense might look inÂsensitive in such austere times.
But for those who can’t bear the thought of missing out on the annual bash, there is The
Creative Cambridge BIG Christmas Party.
You can read the entire article here.
The Creating Cambridge BIG Christmas Party will be a unique event in its kind. For the first time in recent history, 13 Cambridge networking groups are promoting the event among their members.
When we talk to people we are often asked the main reasons to attend the BIG Christmas Party and here are the top 5.
We are confident about how the event is evolving toward its due date thanks to the precious contribution of our collaborators.
Next thing for you to do now is click this link and book your place to the party: numbers are limited and running out fast.
We look forward to seeing you there!