Last night was the Manchester Digital AGM. If you don't know, Manchester Digital is the independent trade organisation for digital industries in the North West. The AGM gives the members a chance to comment on the organisations performance from the previous year and debate any future plans.

In addition to this, an election is held to form the organisation's council for the coming year. I'm pleased to say that I was elected to the council last night.

Here's the statement I submitted:

Manchester's digital community has never been stronger, largely due to independent groups which have taken the lead in holding together this community and delivering value to its members. Unfortunately, Manchester Digital is absent from this. A lack of credibility and engagement has damaged Manchester Digital's reputation. The council should be made up of people like myself, who are active in the community as well as the industry. It should know how to engage with its audience and provide something valuable. This will only happen if the individuals on the council are able to speak to the community as peers.

At Fudge, we've been members of Manchester Digital for a long time. It does good work, but over the past couple of years, it seems to have lost it's way a little (although I'm sure this isn't the case for all of it's members). 

So, instead of moaning about it from afar, I decided to stand for council and see if I can help improve things. 

Fingers crossed.