What’s in a name? Not sure to be honest! I guess that’s where the “something” bit comes in. What I do know is that last night heralded the coming of a new movement. One that is trying to unite the various “geek” (I use the term “geek” with affection as I am myself just such a person) user groups of the North East of England.

The name given to such a gathering – “Super Monday Something”; Super – because unlike Bob Geldof we do like Monday’s, Monday because that’s the day of the gathering, and Something because that’s as clearly as we could define the goings on.

OK so what’s there to get excited about? Well I’m a resident of the NE of England, and I’m heavily into the tech scene, and like many others I look across the pond and down the country to London and marvel at their vibrant tech communities. Then I look inward and well… It’s all a bit quiet to be honest. Various fragmented groups huddled together in the dark – well perhaps not always in the dark, but all doing their own thing, and that’s fine. But I want to meet other interesting people, I want cross polination to occur, and from it spring something that the NE tech scene could really do with.

Is Super Monday Something it? Well why not? Why not come along to the next gathering (it’ll be SUPER) bring a friend or even some stranger you pass in the street. Anybody and all are welcome!

Next meeting “The Beehive” (Old Library) Newcastle University - Monday October 27th