<nettime> revolution in the air

[John Browning <jb@poplar.com>]

There's revolution in the air...

Less than a year ago, we held a cocktail party in a bar in London to bring
together people, ideas and money in new media. It was too loud, too smoky
and too crowded -- but, somehow, it caught a moment. Friendships were
forged; deals were done; business cards were exchanged; and emails were
sent out inviting friends (and friend of friends) to the next First
Tuesday. The meme spread. 

On Tuesday September 7th, First Tuesday events will be happening across
Europe, and the world: Paris, Oslo, Madrid, Budapest, Dublin, Munich,
Sydney... Some will be small. Some will be big. They will be whatever a
local band of activists can create on the strength of enthusiasm,
intelligence and a deep conviction that -- thanks to the Internet, the new
economy or whatever it may be -- the world is suddenly filled with
overwhelming opportunity. 

[1] First Tuesday events in 15 cities on September 7th [2] Meanwhile, back
in London John Hunt of Obongo kicks off a busy month [3] First Tuesday
thanks [4] First Tuesday forums [5] The Webbys come to Europe
(http://www.webbys.com) [6] The full details of everything, everywhere

[1] First Tuesday events in 15 cities on September 7th

Most of Europe will be schmoozing on Tuesday night. First Tuesday events
will be taking place in London, Paris, Dublin, Oslo, Stockholm, Helsinki,
Amsterdam, Madrid, Zurich, Geneva, Budapest, Vienna, Sydney, Edinburgh,
Copenhagen and Manchester... 

Speakers include: Laurent Massa of Xoom.com in Paris, Jon von Tetzchner of
Opera Software in Oslo, Colm Grealy of Ireland OnLine in Dublin and Thomas
Howells of ABN-AMRO Capital in Budapest. (full details of local events and
organisers at the bottom of this email). 

If you know someone who should be joining the action, ask them to visit
our Web site, www.firsttuesday.co.uk and sign up for the groups nearest
them.  Also remember that more groups -- like Tel Aviv, Prague, Brussels,
Berlin, Tallinn and Moscow -- will be starting up later in the year. If
there's no group where you are, help us start one. Our network is going
global. 

[2] Meanwhile, back in London

Refreshed from our vacations, not to mention August's garden party at Home
House, we're back to networking as usual -- and a full calendar of
September events. If it's Tuesday, something's shaking here. 

** Tuesday September 7th
First Tuesday
you -- and John Hunt of Obongo and Syzygy
6.30pm--9.00pm
[Location and other details in the confirmation note]

While his first Internet venture -- ecommerce consultancy Syzygy -- was
primarily European, John's latest company, Obongo, is global from the
get-go. Founded in London and San Francisco, it will provide a new breed
of personalised services to Web surfers and ecommerce sites. John will
talk about his experiences in creating a start-up multinational, his
vision of the future of the Web and his impressions of business and life
in the Valley. 

To attend, please send an email to ft7sept-rsvp@poplar.com
(mailto:ft7sept-rsvp@poplar.com). Those who have already sent email to
firsttuesdayseptember@egroups.com will be considered to have RSVPed. We
have 300 places for the event on 7 September. If you don't get in,
hopefully your disappointment will be appeased by the fact that we're
running several events in September

** Tuesday  September 14th
Second Tuesday
you -- and Jerome Mol, founder of Tornado Insider
6.30pm--9.00pm
[Location and other details in the confirmation note]

Jerome sold his software company, Prolin, to Hewlett Packard and founded
Tornado Insider in Amsterdam. Part magazine, part social movement, Tornado
Insider chronicles, cheerleads, promotes and generally stirs up
entrepreneurship across Europe. Jerome will be talking about his
experiences in founding Tornado Insider and his views about the sudden
outbreak of start-ups across Europe. 

To attend, please send an email to ft14sept-rsvp@poplar.com
(mailto:ft14sept-rsvp@poplar.com). Please note that if there is a squeeze
on space, those who attended the earlier event will go to the back of the
virtual queue. 

** Tuesday September 21st
Third Tuesday
you -- Simon Whan and Luke Anderson of e9c
6.30pm--9.00pm
[Location and other details in the confirmation note]

Simon and Luke run e9c, a recruitment agency specialising in finding
talent for fast-growing new media companies. They will talk about how
build a great career in start-ups, and how to ensure that the people
working for you have great careers. 

To attend, please send an email to ft21sept-rsvp@poplar.com
(mailto:ft21sept-rsvp@poplar.com). Please note that if there is a squeeze
on space, those who attended an earlier event will go to the back of the
virtual queue. 

** Tuesday September 28th
Fourth Tuesday
you -- and Quention Solt of Berwin Leighton
6.30pm--9.00pm
[Location and other details in the confirmation note]

Quentin will talk about some of the legal aspects of building a new media
business (details to come in a further email). 

To attend, please send an email to ft28sept-rsvp@poplar.com
(mailto:ft28sept-rsvp@poplar.com). Please note that if there is a squeeze
on space, those who attended an earlier event will go to the back of the
virtual queue. 

[3] First Tuesday thanks

The bigger we get, the more we depend on the support of others. Huge
thank-yous to our sponsors, who provide the foundation for our efforts to
build the new media community in London: 

* McKinsey & Co  (www.mckinsey.com)
* AOL Europe  (www.aol.com)
* NewMedia Investors  (www.newmediainvest.com)
* Berwin Leighton  (www.berwinleighton.com)
* Atlas Venture  (www.atlasventure.com)

Those who have helped in the past, to whom we're still grateful, include
Lehman Brothers and Olswang. 

[4] First Tuesday forums

The First Tuesday discussion forum has proved such a success at putting
entrepreneurs together with money that the sheer weight of dealmaking
threatened to overwhelm discussion of other topics. So, just as we did
with recruitment and jobs a couple of months ago, we've spun off money
into its own mailing list. There are now three discussion lists. 

* firsttuesdayforum@egroups.com is for entrepreneurs seeking discussion
and advice on the problems and opportunities of creating a new media
business -- from VAT accounting in borderless markets (where the forum
offered opinions from Berwin Leighton and other top London legal firms) to
financing strategies and industry gossip. Subscribe by sending email to
firsttuesdayforum-subscribe@egroups.com

* firsttuesdayjobs@egroups.com is for those seeking jobs or talent. 
Subscribe by sending email to firsttuesdayjobs-subscribe@egroups.com

* firsttuesdaymoney is for those seeking or offering finance. Subscribe by
sending email to firsttuesdaymoney-subscribe@egroups.com

[5] The Webbys come to Europe (http://www.webbys.com) 

"Forget the Oscars, here comes the Webbys" - New York Times

For the last four years the Webbys, based in San Francisco, have held
annual awards for all that's good on the internet covering a wide range of
categories.  Their eclectic academy of judges ranges from industry
heavyweights such as Esther Dyson to popular stars such as David Bowie. 

Recognising the speed with which Europe is now developing, the Webbys are
seeking to include sites from the other side of the pond. And they
naturally turned to First Tuesday to scout. The submission deadline for
the next awards is 16th September.  We will be distributing application
forms at First Tuesday September, so please ask any of us if you want to
give it a shot. 

[6] The full details of everything, everywhere

Here is a complete (well, pretty much complete) list of all of the First
Tuesday events being held in September. We toast all of the organisers who
are taking First Tuesday, and we hope that, whereever you are next Tuesday
night you'll join us in raising a glass -- first to the European
organisers, and then to yourselves. We're all in this together. 

Adam Gold <a.gold@obongo.com>
John Browning <jb@poplar.com>
Julie Meyer <julie@newmediainvest.com>
Nick Denton <nick@moreover.com>

[event details follow]

First Tuesday Pan-European Events - September 7, 1999

London:
Time:   18h30 -
Location: TBD
Speaker:  John Hunt, CEO of OBONGO
Contacts: Julie Meyer, firsttuesday@hotmail.com,
julie_meyer@yahoo.com, +44 7007 333 124
    John Browning, jb@poplar.com
    Nick Denton, nick@moreover.com
    Adam Gold, a.gold@obongo.com

Paris:
Time:   19h30 - 21h30
Location: L'EntrepÙt, 7-9 rue de PressensÈ, 75014
Paris
Speaker:  Laurent Massa, President and CEO of Xoom.com

Contacts: Jean Yves Quentel, jquentel@yahoo.com
    Alec de Changy, ADECHAN95G@aol.com
    JC Blouzard, jacques@lastminute.com
    Delphine Eyraud, deyraud@veo.co.uk
    Kevin Moir, kmoir@veo.co.uk

Oslo:
Time:   18h30
Location: M¯lla, Sagveien 19, 0458 Oslo
Speaker:  Jon Von Tetzchner, Opera Software
Sponsor:  ICON Media Lab
Contact:  Karl-Christian Agerup, karlchr@hugin.no

London North (Manchester):
Time:   18h30 - 21h
Location: Red Rose Suite at Old Trafford Cricket
Ground
Speaker:  Mr. Greg Glass, Marketing Director of
Etrade.co.uk
Contacts: Jeremy Dent, KMP Internet,
jeremy@kmpinternet.com, +44 7887 645 349
  Nick Pascoe, raygun@hemscott.net

Budapest:
Time:   18h30 -
Location: Number One Presszo on Sas utca 5 in the
Fifth District of Budapest.
Speakers: Thomas Howells of ABN-AMRO Capital
Contacts: Steve Carlson (steve@isys.hu) David Lange
(david.lange@ezi.net)

Sydney:
Time:      18h30
Location:   McKinsey's offices, 25th floor, 52 Martin
Place, Sydney
Speaker:  Vivian Stewart, managing partner of TiNSHED.
  TiNSHED Angelsare - Australia's first high-tech
focused "business angel" investment group.
Contact:  Elisa Klosterman, Hill and Knowlton,
ekloster@hillandknowlton.com.au

Stockholm:
Time:     18h30
Location:   Kjellssons Restaurant, Birger Jarlsgatan,
36
Speaker:  Fredrik Arnander from Fondex
Contact person: Bo Lindblad, 08 - 545 815 72,
bo@eposcapital.se or ftsweden@yahoo.com

Amsterdam:
Time:   20h00
Location:   Ovidius (behind Magna Plaza) Corner
Spuistraat - Raadhuisstraat Amsterdam
Parking is possible at parking 'De Kolk' Tram 1,2,5,
and 13 stop in front of Magna Plaza.
Contacts:   Frans Blom - Blom.Frans@bcg.com, + 31 653
784 834, +31 35 548 6830

Madrid:
Time:   20h00
Location: the Mad CafÈ (c/Virgen de los Peligros, 4)
Contacts: Nicolas Merigo, esbch008@ibm.net, office
+34915581812 or mobile +34617036250

Helsinki:
Location: TBD
Contact:  osku.lappalainen@hillandknowlton.fi

Dublin:
Time:   18h30
Location: The Zanzibar, Dublin 1
Speaker:  Colm Grealy, founder of IOL, Ireland's
largest ISP
Contact:  Rory Ardagh, rardagh@formus.ie

Edinburgh:
Time:   18h30
Location: Baillie Biggart, 7 Castle Street (just off
Princes Street)
Contact:  Ian Gardiner, NewsBase, ian@newsbase.com
    Ross Laurie, Ross.Laurie@kwik-fit.com

Vienna:
Time:   18h30
Location: Open University Business School, A-1010,
Wien, Fischerstiege 10/16
Speaker:  Hans Pfisterer, CEO, nethotels.com
Contact:  Nigel Stonham, nigelstonham@yahoo.com

Geneva:
Time:   17h - 19h
Location: La Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de
Geneve, 4 Blvd. Du Theatre, le quartier des Banques
Contact:  Yann Borgstedt, nnay@aol.com

Copenhagen:
Location: TBD
Contact:  Martin von Haller Groenbaek, mhg@dklaw.dk,
+45 33 13 69 20


Coming in October:

Milan, Munich, TelAviv, Moscow, St. Petersburg,
Zurich, Prague, Brussels, Silicon Valley, Dallas

------------------------------------------------------------------------

eGroups.com home: http://www.egroups.com/group/firsttuesday

#  distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission
#  <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism,
#  collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets
#  more info: majordomo@bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body
#  archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@bbs.thing.net