Business events

• 2012 Marketing Trends Forecast, 31 Jan
• Women as Entrepreneurs event, 2 Feb
• Hi-Tech Startup Incubation Group, 2 Feb
• Sydney Young Professionals Party, 2 Feb
• Manly Entrepreneurs & Geeks, 2 Feb
• Coffee Mornings, 3, 10 Feb
• Young Entrepreneurs Mentoring, 9 Feb
• Sydney Open Coffee Meetup, 9 Feb
• League of Extraordinary Women, 9 Feb
• Tony Hsieh Workshop, 14 Feb
• Product Mavens Meetup, 15 Feb
• Sydney's Young Entrepreneurs, 15 Feb
• Sydney Travel Massive, 16 Feb
• Schmart Marketing Conference, 23 Feb
• BIG Ideas: Brainstorming Beach, 24 Feb
• Business Chicks Breakfast, 16 Mar
• Frocomm’s New Media Summit, 20-21 Mar
• Circus Conference, 27-29 Mar

Featured event: Green Rooftop Co-Working

We're excited to share this unique event hosted on one of Sydney's Green Rooftops on 17 Feb. Spend a day in a different working environment, where you will have an opportunity to both: do your own work, as well as participate in collaborations, talks and support Kiva projects. Spots will go quickly, so register now. 

Must-reads, link love

• The Pros and Cons of Being a Bike Commuter
• Ignite Sydney 8: Call for Speakers
• Kiva Year in Review
• Companies as Communities
• StartupRage comics
• Dollar Shop Sydney: Call for Submissions
• Penguin Books opens The Monthly Catch
• Young Aust. Journalist of the Year entries
• Global startup competition launches to find the world’s next Jobs or Zuckerberg

Instagram photowalk

Thank you @SeeAustralia for this week's featured pic from Maroubra Beach. Send us a link or tweet us your favourite Sydney photos!

Digital events

• ThoughtWorks Live IT Conf, 2 Feb
• AIMIA: Digital Advertising, 2 Feb
• SEO Meetup, 2 Feb
• Sydney Python Meetup, 2 Feb
• Silicon Beach Drinks, 3 Feb
• Mobile Monday Sydney, 6 Feb
• Code Year Celebration Day, 7 Feb 
• Social Media Women, 7 Feb 
• Sydney Testers Meetup, 7 Feb
• Joomla User Group Meetup, 14 Feb
• Girl Develop IT: Blogging, 15 Feb
• Microsoft/ACS Women Event, 21 Feb
• Digital Agencies of the Future, 23 Feb
• Web Directions Meetup, 23 Feb
• Sydney Tech Startup Expo, 14 Mar
• ad:tech Sydney Conf, 14-15 Mar
• The 18th AIMIA Awards, 16 Mar

Creative events

• Instagram Photowalk, 4 Feb
• February Green Drinks, 7 Feb
• Think Act Change Meetup, 14 Feb
• Google: NFP Information Sessions, 15 Feb
• Portable Present Product Design, 15 Feb
• Green Rooftop Co-Working Event, 17 Feb
• Tropfest: short film festival, 29 Feb

Cool jobs

• General Manager, InvestSmart, Fairfax
• Comm. Executive, The Travel Corporation
• Digital Strategist, Hill+Knowlton 
• PT Account Manager, Urban Walkabout
• Communications Manager, Walkleys

Sydney local profile

This week we caught up with Jeremy Somers, co-founder of We Are Handsome. We asked him about where he seeks creative inspiration, and what exciting plans are ahead for the compnay this year. Read our interivew with Jeremy here.

Share, seed, contribute...

If you have an event, meetup, coworking space, news or anything you'd like to share with The Fetch readers, please email or tweet us. Our next send date is 13 February.