First Tuesday is alive and well

[Alexandra Rowley]

On Wednesday night, 24th January, First Tuesday hosted it's Wireless

Wednesday event at the fabulous venue of RIBA: The Royal Institute of

British Architecture. As usual this event was oversubscribed by 3 times its

capacity, demonstrating that the demand for these networking events has by

no means decreased. This was the first time Wireless Wednesday was held

globally, simultaneously in 20 cities, and in partnership with wireless

giant, Ericsson. 


It seems to be the case that the new economy market place is moving away

from the direct need for seed and first round funding. First Tuesday is now

reflecting this shift in the market's needs, by focusing on cutting edge

content from the new economy, and, more specifically cutting edge wireless

applications in the case of last night's event (eg. 3G & GPRS). 


Subscription and membership is as high as ever for First Tuesday. With the

current state of the market place in mind, First Tuesday's events are no

longer only targeted at the dotcom wannabies. Last night's Global Wireless

Wednesday attracted industry leaders from bricks and mortar companies, such

as: Tesco, Ford, BT, Orange, Vodafone, and high level VC's from Merrill

Lynch.


Most importantly, the notion of a "Last Tuesday" is pure fiction, as

Wednesday and upcoming events will demonstrate. First Tuesday will also be

tailoring different and new events in the future, to reflect the shift and

demand within the industry.