Business and entrepreneurship events

• Accelerator Program, Sep 18
• Nightowls Coworking, Sep 18
• NICTA: Meet the Founder: Grill'd, Sep 20
• How to List on Stock Exchange, Sep 20
• UMAA After-Seminar Drinks, Sep 20
• Startup Grind Launch, Sep 21
• Social Media Breakfast, Sept 20 & 28
• Young Professionals Meetup, Sep 22
• League of Extraordinary Women, Sep 25
• Schmooze, Sep 25
• Generation whY Meetup, Sep 26
• Business Shorts Melbourne, Sep 26
• Travel Massive Meetup, Sep 27
• Product Anonymous, Sep 27
• VIC PR Student Forum 2012, Sep 27
• Accelerating Innovation, Oct 9
• InnoFuture, Oct 25
• ADMA Fushion, Oct 30

Must-reads, link love

• How to Handle an Ended Office Romance
• How to Argue Without Becoming a Troll
• The Power of Ignoring Mainstream News
• Guide to Twitter’s Language and Acronyms
• The Right Way to Respond to Failure
• Introverts in Ad Agencies: A Helpful Guide
• Melbourne is Fifth Strongest City Brand
• Posting a Selfie Is Now ‘Social Currency’
• What’s Next for Melb’s Arts Precinct?
• What to Do When You Have to Work With Someone You Don't Like

Cool jobs

• Australian Marketing Manager, Aesop
• DevOps Specialist, ThoughtWorks
• Client Solutions Manager, Fox Sports
• Digital Arts Producer, Arts Centre Melbourne
• Content Moderator: Children's Online, ABC
• Feature your job on The Fetch!

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Featured event: Gamification Summit

Gamification Summit comes to Melbourne Nov 12-13. Learn from leading innovators driving business growth using gamfication. Contact: marigo@strategicgameslab.com

Digital and tech events

• Geek Night, tonight
• NetSquared, Sep 18
• SilverStripe Meetup, Sep 18
• Hack Night, Sep 19
• Raspberry Jam, Sep 20
• Free Software Meetup, Sep 20
• DAMA Melbourne Meeting, Sep 20
• CryptoParty, Sep 22
• Geek Girl Dinner, Sep 26
• Joomla Users Meetup, Sep 26
• eCommerce Shoptalk, Sep 26
• Agile & Scrum User Group, Sep 26
• KMLF Story Share, Sep 26
• ExpressionEngine Meetup, Sep 27
• Web Directions, Oct 18-19 (code: FETCH)
• YOW! Developer Conference, Nov 29-30

Featured event: InnoFuture

COLLABORATE OR PERISH! An InnoFuture event with Zachary Tumin, Global Thought Leader: How to collaborate to innovate in the 21st 'Asian' Century. October 25, 5.30-7pm.

Creative, design, change and culture events

• Freeplay Festival, Sep 19-23
• Moneyshot: Porn & Censorship, Sep 19
• Craft Like Crazy!, Sep 20 & 22
• Language Connection Conference, Sep
• Instagram Photowalk, Sep 22
• Creative Women's Circle, Sep 23
• Classics Book Club, Sep 27
• 'We Are Poet's Movie Premiere, Sep 27
• The Dinner Table, Sep 28
• Street Art Festival, Nov 23-Dec 2

Local profile: Ben Cartland

Deb Itzkowic chats to Ben about CSR, sustainability, recruiting & carbon-neutral travel.