Below is an archived version of the Melbourne StartupDigest Events List – a weekly curated listing of the best tech startup events in Melbourne. If you would like to get next week’s digest on Monday, sign up here.

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Melbourne StartupDigest is curated by:
Humphrey Laubscher
Geoff Burns – Designing software products and solutions for 15 years

What’s Going on in the Melbourne Startup Community

UX Book Club Melbourne (Free)
When: Tuesday 19 Jul 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Horse Bazaar, 397 Little Lonsdale Street

Next Book: The Atomic Chef by Steven Casey – Amazon. Remember, it’s not mandatory to have read the book, just come along and see what other thought and maybe meet some new UX friends.

TEDxMelbourne (Free)
When: Tuesday 19 Jul 11 at 6:30:00 PM
Where: State Library of Victoria, Experimedia, 328 Swanston St, Melbourne

Join a diverse group of people to share ideas, knowledge and inspiration! You can network with the TEDxMelbourne community, hear inspiring speakers, watch TED videos, and share your perspective on this year’s theme of “innovation.”

TiE (Free for Members, $25 Non-Members, $10 Students)
When: Wednesday 20 Jul 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Monash University Caulfield Campus, Building N.105, 27 Sir John Monash Drive, Caulfield East

Effective Sales, Marketing and Corporate Brand planning are key element of success for any business. You will understand how your business success is linked to fully integrating your sales and marketing strategies.

Melbourne X Users Group (MXUG) (Free)
When: Wednesday 20 Jul 11 at 6:30:00 PM
Where: ThoughtWorks, Level 15, 303 Collins Street, Melbourne

Melbourne X Users Group is a group that dicusses a wide variety of technoology where X is a technology you might be interested in. The format comprises of 15-minute talks with five minutes for questions. Then beer, pizza, lightning talks, and a trip down to the pub.

The Churchill Club ($33 Members, $55 Non-Member)
When: Thursday 21 Jul 11 at 5:30:00 PM
Where: Upstairs @ The Leveson Hotel, 46 Leveson St, North Melbourne

So what does it take to be the public face of a organisation, to be the showman or spokesperson? These and other questions will be answered by our experienced panel.

ACS Toastmasters (Annual Membership Cost – http://bit.ly/98Z0R8)
When: Thursday 21 Jul 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Australian Computer Society, Level 2, 120 Clarendon Street (cnr of Ballantyne Street), Southbank

The Australian Computer Society proudly presents to you the ACS Tea House Toastmasters Club which is an ACS Special Interest Group where members improve their presentation, speaking and listening skills in a supportive professional environment under the guidance and support of the Toastmasters program.

Social Melbourne (Free)
When: Friday 22 Jul 11 at 8:00:00 AM
Where: 1000 Pound Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Social Media Melbourne or #socialmelb is a weekly social gathering of passionate and inspirational Melburnians who have one thing in common: social media. On Fridays at 8am, we collaborate and share ideas, stories and views on a variety of topics from startups to business strategy, the latest news and social change to the latest joints worth a visit around Melbourne.

DevOps Down Under 2011 ($75)
When: Friday 22 Jul 11 at 9:00:00 AM
Where: Saxons Training Facility, 8/500 Collins Street, 3000

Devops Down Under 2011 – a conference about advancing our processes and methodologies, building better tools, and improving communication between developers and sysadmins.

Top Upcoming Melbourne Startup Events

July 25 - Melbourne Mobile (Free)
July 26 – The Growth Faculty (SD Special Rate $295 Normally $350 – Code:AFF001)
August 11 – The Growth Faculty (SD Special Early Bird Rate $550 then $650 normally $750 – Code:AFF001)
August 20 – ProductCamp Melbourne

Melbourne StartupDigest is curated by:
Humphrey Laubscher
Geoff Burns – Designing software products and solutions for 15 years

What’s Going on in the Melbourne Startup Community

ACS Mobility SIG (Free with Registration)
When: Monday 27 Jun 11 at 5:30:00 PM
Where: VIEU Building Conference Room, Ground Floor, 120 Clarendon Street, Southbank

Mob SIG Event: JOOB Mobile

JOOB Mobile connects any enterprise system to any mobile device and allows native, full-featured mobile applications to be integrated with business systems and deployed in a secure enterprise environment.

Courtesy of the lovely folks at Sitegeist and Manner we have a wonderful opportunity to hear from a pioneer in content strategy: Rachel Lovinger, the Associate Content Strategy Director at Razorfish in New York will be presenting Nimble Content: Publishing in the Digital Age.

TiE (Free for Members, $25 Non-Member)
When: Wednesday 29 Jun 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Monash University Caulfield Campus, Building N, 27 Sir John Monash Drive, Caulfield East

We have assembled a superb group of 6 experts from a range of organisations who will provide much of the information you need to get started globally or to expand your global business into new markets.

Registration is now open: By Email to: monica.mccarthy@tiemelbourne.org or by phone on: 03 9381 4567 or 0401 472 077.

The Melbourne CMS Pro Group (Free)
When: Thursday 30 Jun 11 at 6:30:00 PM
Where: The Carlton Hotel, 193 Bourke Street, Melbourne

Last Thursday Group is a networking meetup aimed at meeting and discussing issues involved in the provision of websites and the services supporting websites. With lots of Beer and Content Management thrown in.

Social Media Melbourne or #socialmelb is a weekly social gathering of passionate and inspirational Melburnians who have one thing in common: social media. On Fridays at 8am, we collaborate and share ideas, stories and views on a variety of topics from startups to business strategy, the latest news and social change to the latest joints worth a visit around Melbourne.

Melbourne Jelly Meetup (Free)
When: Friday 01 Jul 11 at 10:00:00 AM
Where: New Inspire9, Level 1, 41 Stewart Street, Richmond

Melbourne Jelly is a fortnightly co-working event where folks from all disciplines get together at a pre-determined location and share a working environment.

Top Upcoming Melbourne Startup Events

July 5 – Agile Business Analysts Melbourne (Free)
July 7 – Melbourne Silicon Beach Drinks (Free – RSVP)
July 22 – DevOps Down Under 2011 ($75)
July 26 – The Growth Faculty (SD Special Rate $295 Normally $350 – Code:AFF001)
August 11 – The Growth Faculty (SD Special Early Bird Rate $550 then $650 normally $750 – Code:AFF001)
August 20 – ProductCamp Melbourne

Melbourne StartupDigest is curated by:
Humphrey Laubscher
Geoff Burns – Designing software products and solutions for 15 years

What’s Going on in the Melbourne Startup Community

ACS Mob SIG Event: Mobile Application Web Development: A practitioners perspective (Free)
When: Monday 23 May 11 at 5:30:00 PM
Where: Telstra Conference Centre, Conference Room 1, Level 1/242 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

In this seminar, we will investigate developing applications for mobiles devices using two different platforms, Ruby on Rails and ASP.NET MVC 3 (both using jQuery).

Connect Community Hacker Space (Free)
When: Tuesday 24 May 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Camberwell, Vic (Please contact andyg (geekscape) http://bit.ly/evIkBV or DM @geekscape)

These smaller, shorter sessions are intended to provide continuity between the larger monthly weekend meetings.

TiE (Free for Members, $25 Non-Member, $10 Students)
When: Wednesday 25 May 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: Monash University Caulfield Campus, Building N, 27 Sir John Monash Drive, Caulfield East

As an active or aspiring entrepreneur, you would have worked up and/or seen many business plans. But have you ever wondered how startup entrepreneurs do it? Join us at our next TiE event to get inside the heads of two entrepreneurs (both of whom are members of TiE Melbourne), as they present their business objectives and plans to a panel. The panelists will provide their constructive feedback to the business plans. You will take away practical tips and techniques and of course we encourage you to provide inputs on the presentations as well.

Android Australia User Group (Free)
When: Wednesday 25 May 11 at 6:00:00 PM
Where: OpenHub Level 2, 140 Queen St, Melbourne

This month’s main topic is “Mobile User Experience.”

Ruby Group (Free)
When: Thursday 26 May 11 at 6:30:00 PM
Where: ThoughtWorks IOOF Buildilng, Level 15, 303 Collins Street

Florian Hanke and Ben Hoskings on as yet undecided topics – they’ve  both assured me it’ll be great.  If you want to speak we have two more slots available – let me know!

Lean Startup Melbourne (Free)
When: Thursday 26 May 11 at 7:30:00 PM
Where: TBA

If you’re interested in startups, come along and learn from experienced Melbourne web entrepreneurs who’ve built a lean (or often, a not so lean) startup. Our speakers chat candidly about their experiences and we encourage you to ask questions, in a relaxed open panel format.
After the talks, feel free to stick around and enjoy a drink with a range of entrepreneurs, investors, developers, thinkers and doers in Melbourne’s tech community!

Social Melbourne (Free)
When: Friday 27 May 11 at 8:00:00 AM
Where: 1000 Pound Bend, 361 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

Social Media Melbourne or #socialmelb is a weekly social gathering of passionate and inspirational Melburnians who have one thing in common: social media. On Fridays at 8am, we collaborate and share ideas, stories and views on a variety of topics from startups to business strategy, the latest news and social change to the latest joints worth a visit around Melbourne. Everyone and anyone is welcome to join us, as long as you come with an open mind.

DDDMelbourne 2 ($25)
When: Saturday 28 May 11 at 9:00:00 AM
Where: Swinburne University, John Street, Hawthorn, Melbourne

DDD Melbourne is a non-profit community event run by developers for developers. Anyone can submit a session to the event which are then voted on by delegates. We are still putting the site together but if you want more information about DDD events please refer to developerdeveloperdeveloper.com. Massive Agenda: please check it out here.

Top Upcoming Melbourne Startup Events

May 31 – ACS Scrum and Lean Leadership SIG (Free)
July 5 – Agile Business Analysts Melbourne (Free)