ICT Toronto bears some fruit. This should create some excitement:

During the week of May 28 – June 1, 2006 Toronto’s ICT (Information and Communication Technology) cluster will come together to celebrate, innovate and develop business over the course of a week called Toronto Technology Week (TTW). During Toronto Technology Week a series of events showcasing the depth and growth of Toronto’s technology sector will be organized such as CIO Breakfast Seminars, Job Fairs, Innovation & Excellence Showcase and other educational seminars.

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TorCamp chief instigator David Crow was there, as was Joey. TorCampers argued for two things: leverage the timing of the Mesh Conference and please don’t call it “ICT Week” (yucky wonk-speak, p’tooey). Look for lots of BarCamp-style events in the mix.

I encourage any and all community-based groups to take advantage of this platform to raise your profile in the greater community and to contribute to making Toronto’s tech community a genuinely grassroots movement. This series of events is a big enough tent to bring both corporate and community together…perhaps we’ll even learn how to play nice in our new sandbox!

There is absolutely a role for culture in the midst of all the tech, and if Nuit Blanche was any indication, people will come out in droves for public art, much of it with strong technology components. (Imagine if Nuit Blanche had been during a lovely Toronto spring rather than a rainy weekend in September.)

If you’re interested in tech stuff and considering a visit to Toronto, this will be the week to do it. Also a good week to invite clients from out of town. I highly recommend the Mesh Conference, so buy your tickets early. I’m hoping that it will again be hosted in the wonderfully intimate surroundings of MaRS, but fear its popularity may tempt the meshies to seek out a bigger venue.

By the way, a seriously swanky social at the beautifully restored Carlu would be appropriate, don’t you think? A fabulous venue for a social mesh. Maybe the meshies might want to talk to my friend Mark Robert.

UPDATE: I failed to mention also that the Canadian New Media Awards will be held that week, too, May 28th.