Silicon Milkroundabout
Silicon Milkroundabout is a series of job fairs held in London[1] and Edinburgh[2] for the UK tech start-up community.[3] The event's name is a portmanteau of Silicon Roundabout and the Milk round university recruiting events.
History
The company was founded by Cristiana Camisotti, Ian Hogarth, and Pete Smith[4][5][6] - the latter two are also the founders of Songkick - in 2011. Its inaugural event took place in a pub with 40 start-up companies.[7] The initiative was supported by David Cameron's initiative Tech City.[8]
The event was expanded into Scotland in 2015 as Silicon Milkroundabout Scotland 1.0.[9] This event was held in Edinburgh with 40 companies and 450 attendees.
The intention of the business was to attract computer science talent to the startup community, in response to a high number of vacancies in the tech start-up sector. [3][10][11]
Events
Events are held biannually in London and Edinburgh,[12] and attendees are required to go through an application process to attend.[13] Events are free for job seekers with a ticket to attend.[14] While events are typically aimed at mid to senior level technology professionals, a separate event is now held for graduates.[15]
The event taking place in April 2020 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[16]
References
- ↑ "Silicon Milkroundabout: the London tech jobs fair". siliconmilkroundabout.com. https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ "Silicon Milkroundabout – Edinburgh 2015". scotland.siliconmilkroundabout.com. http://scotland.siliconmilkroundabout.com/. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nick Clark (27 September 2011). "UK start-ups kick off the hunt for new talent". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uk-startups-kick-off-the-hunt-for-new-talent-2361566.html.
- ↑ "Flying the flag for UK startups". https://pwc.blogs.com/fast_growth_companies/2014/06/flying-the-flag-for-uk-startups-we-meet-cristiana-camisotti-co-founder-of-silicon-milkroundabout.html.
- ↑ Dunsby, Megan. "Five to watch: Pete Smith and Cristiana Camisotti, Silicon Milkroundabout". Startups.. https://startups.co.uk/young-guns/five-watch-pete-smith-cristiana-camisotti-silicon-milkroundabout/.
- ↑ "The 1000 - London's most influential people 2014: Tech stars". Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the1000/the-1000-london-s-most-influential-people-2014-tech-stars-9780818.html.
- ↑ Dunsby, Megan. "Five to watch: Pete Smith and Cristiana Camisotti, Silicon Milkroundabout". Startups.. https://startups.co.uk/young-guns/five-watch-pete-smith-cristiana-camisotti-silicon-milkroundabout/.
- ↑ "IT Takes On The City: Silicon Milkroundabout Aims For Top Graduates" (in en). 2011-09-27. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2011/09/27/silicon-milk-roundabout-w_n_982671.html.
- ↑ Invest Edinburgh. "Everything adds up for Edinburgh’s Fintech boom". The New Statesman. https://www.newstatesman.com/uncategorized/2016/04/everything-adds-edinburgh-s-fintech-boom.
- ↑ Tim Bradshaw (27 October 2011). "High tech and City meet in Shoreditch". Financial Times. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/24b995ea-00b4-11e1-8590-00144feabdc0.html.
- ↑ Strauss, Karsten. "Startup Craze In The UK". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/karstenstrauss/2013/05/07/startup-craze-in-the-uk/.
- ↑ Mawdsley, Ross. "The Silicon Milkroundabout: a Bootcamp Grad’s Perspective". https://medium.com/@rossmawd/whats-it-like-to-attend-the-silicon-milkroundabout-as-a-job-seeking-bootcamp-grad-5e49f948b1c0.
- ↑ https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/faqs
- ↑ "How much does it cost to attend?". https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/help/about-smr-2/how-much-does-it-cost-to-attend/.
- ↑ Leigh, Dana. "Silicon Milkroundabout Announces Biggest Technology Job Event Yet". https://techround.co.uk/news/silicon-milkroundabout-biggest-technology-job-event/.
- ↑ https://www.siliconmilkroundabout.com/readme/next-event/silicon-milkroundabout-april-2020-postponed-to-november-2020/
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