Paddy Cosgrave says he thinks Trinity degrees are worth more than those from other universities because of ‘grade inflation’. But the research he quotes says Trinity’s grade inflation is as bad, if not worse. Yesterday, The Summit announced that it is creating 40 new jobs. But cheers turned to boos, when it emerged that the operator of […]
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Collision Conf Sells Out
We mentioned Collision Conf back in January. At the time we didn’t have a lot of information about the event, though we knew who was behind it. Over the past few weeks Paddy Cosgrave and his team have announced speakers and other details. They were also running a “2 for 1” deal on tickets, with […]
Web Summit Expands To US With Collision Conf
The team behind Web Summit is expanding into the US. While details on the new conference “Collision Conf” are scant, we do know that Paddy Cosgrave and his team are organising a fairly ambitious conference in the US later this year. They’ve chosen Las Vegas to be the venue, which makes a lot of sense […]
Just call it “Summit” – you know, like Bono
It began as the Dublin Web Summit. Then it became Web Summit. This morning (you’ve guessed it!), founder Paddy Cosgrave announced in an email to attendees of the event which starts in Dublin today: The event formerly known as the Web Summit has grown into so much more than just a tech conference, incorporating music, food, and […]