Not sure if everyone has seen this yet but Dan Donald and Rich Clark have arranged several mini conferences around "the North" throughout February:

http://speaktheweb.org/

It got me thinking - why not extend the reach to Birmingham and the West Midlands with a chance to get some of our regulars on the stage?

As they mention on the Why? page, they're keen to extend the project and get more people involved.

Dan suggested they're happy to bring it Birmingham so let's get the ball rolling and see if we can elaborate a bit more the Presents model into other areas.

I am going to be attending the Sheffield one. The place it is being held is next door to where I work which is pretty ideal. I will report back on how it goes. Bruce Lawson is talking at the Sheffield event.