Meet at one of the best pubs in Cambridge, the Live and Let Live. 8pm.

Chat about interesting technology ideas, and the problems of running a business.

Everyone is welcome. Entrance is free.

Visual Planet are manufacturers of large format touch technology. Their touchscreens are used in digital signage, kiosks and sense through non-metallic surfaces. The technology allows ordinary windows to be turned into touch screens, making shop windows into interactive displays.

Vernon Spencer will be talking about touchscreen technologies, demonstrating the Visual Planet technology, and the discussing direction of the company.

Everybody welcome. Entrance free. Doors open 7.30pm.

Venue: ARM Conference Centre, 110 Fulbourn Rd, Cambridge.

Meet at The Empress, 72 Thoday St, Cambridge, CB1 3AX. 8pm. Everyone is welcome. Entrance is free.

We chat about the problems facing entrepreneurs and new technology ideas.

8pm at The Eagle. 8 Bene't Street, Cambridge.

Everybody welcome. Entrance free. A lovely time will be had by all.

There is a mass of evidence showing that staff with high motivation create much better organisational results than those without. This talk will look at the impact of motivation on the bottom line and at the drivers of motivation.

Anthony Stanton’s background is in Human Resources and general management in a variety of sectors. He has led the HR function in organisations employing from 600 to 11,000 staff, managing turn-rounds and leading strategic and operational change. His HR career is his second, following general management roles in the NHS. He has a University of Oxford first degree together with a Masters degree in HR. He writes, consults and speaks on how people management can drive up bottom line performance, and has a particular interest in HR strategy.

ARM Conference Centre, 110 Fulbourn Rd, Cambridge. 7.30pm for 8pm start.

Everyone welcome. Entrance free. No need to pre-register.

At the last talk I announced the venue of the next pubmeet as the Geldart. It turns out that it will be closed on the 15th. An email announcement about the meeting hasn't gone out, but I hear the Geldart is good, and I'd like to include it on the extended pubcrawl. So rather than change the venue, for this time only, we'll have an odd date - Wed 24th June. Apparently the food is good too,

Phil Bevan is the designer of the Trident Iceni and the Managing Director of Trident Motor Vehicles. The new Iceni is a sports car with lots of innovation - from the 6.6l V8 diesel engine with computer-driven gearbox to the folded stainless-steel chassis.

Kimon Roussopolous has a background in automotive engineering and innovation as Chief Scientist at Pi, and as a consultant in the Formula 1 industry.

Our panel will be talking about the challenges of designing and building cars on a small-scale.

Mills & Reeve. 112 Hills Road, Cambridge. Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8pm start. Free entry. Everybody welcome. No pre-registration.

8pm at d'Arry's, 2 - 4 King St, Cambridge, CB1 1LN. Look at their Contact page for a map.

Join us to discuss business, what's new, what's hot, and what's not. If you haven't been before, it's a chance to relax over food, with people interested in the same things that interest you. We typically discuss the problems of running a startup.

Entrance free but you pay the restaurant for what you consume. I'll need to know if you are coming so that I can book a table. Email me using the contact form. Everyone welcome.

Mercury Research and Consulting was founded by Jed Christiansen in 2006 on the basis of his work on a graduate thesis project at LSE. The company aims to help planners in businesses large and small exploit the knowledge, guesses and feelings of the staff by means of Prediction Markets. For lots more detail see their website and blog.

ARM Conference Centre, 110 Fulbourn Rd, Cambridge. 7.30pm for 8pm start. Everyone welcome. Entrance free.

At the Elm Tree, Orchard Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 1JT.

8pm. Everyone welcome. Entrance free. Yes, this is an odd date. And the next talk is on the 11th May.