Waterford Open Coffee Club
I myself will be the guest speaker at next months Waterford Open Coffee Club on March 7′th next, I plan on doing a dry run of my ‘Outsourcing’ presentation that I’ll be giving the following day at Creative Camp.
The Waterford coffee club has gone from strength to strength in the last while, with new faces appearing every month. Its primarily a networking event and the format is very simple: we meet on the first friday of every month, a guest speaker will make an informal presentation on a particular topic for 20 minutes or so. That’s followed by free form conversation and general networking discussions over coffee. I’ve yet to attend one and not learn a lot!
Also as you can see from some of the profiles on the website, there is quite a mix of businesses and backgrounds represented, as well as the local business support groups (SEEP and SEBIC in particular). The focus isn’t internet/technology based, the last few presentations have been on banking, networking, marketing, and hiring practices. The meetings generally take place in the Arclabs building in Carriganore, Waterford (although in theory it can be anywhere in Waterford, in January for example it was on in the SEBIC offices).
See the website for more information, new members very welcome. Also check out the Cork and Dublin equivalent open coffee clubs and the Irish Open Coffee Channel.