Please note that February refers to when the article will appear. Deadlines for input after the title!

Financial Times – executive appointments

28 January

How employers relate to potential job candidates

- Including web sites but also how they use social media, mobile, and other tools. Also how to handle the influx of applications social media creates.

Suggested sources: psychologists, recruiters, recruitment agencies, social media experts, candidates. International.

Infosecurity Magazine

31 January

Securing the Olympics

- In late 2009, I looked at the issue of < href=”http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/5372/securing-the-2012-olympics/” target=”_new”>Olympic security</a>. What has happened since, in both the threat landscape, and in preparedness and security measures? The main focus is on cybersecurity threat and response but we will also look at areas where physical and IT security overlap.

Suggested sources: CIOs with experience of similar events, chief technologists at security vendors, consultants, and academics or not-for-profit industry bodies. International.

Tech Target/Search Data Management

3 February

2 articles:

How successful organisations are selecting and blending analytics technologies

How the analysis of unstructured data can be optimally managed

Suggested sources: ideally, these articles will not directly feature vendors, but we can quote analysts, consultants, CIOs or IT managers and other experts. EU wide.

“What’s it called?”

“It’s called The Kernel”

“Is that an army thing then?”

“Err no”

“But The Colonel?”

“No, Kernel as in seed or nut. Not Colonel as in army.”

“I see. So what’s it about then?”

This is — more or less — how the conversation went back at the DW Pubs drinks event on Wednesday (for which I largely hold Daryl Willcox, and his largess behind the bar, responsible. Most people there had been drinking since noon.)

So what IS The Kernel?

The short answer is that it is an online technology magazine. The long answer is explained more fully here by founder and editor-in-chief Milo Yiannopoulos. The idea behind The Kernel is to do something a little different. It will publish commentary and opinion; long-form reports, investigations and interviews; and even gossip. It will not be publishing news.

The Kernel is as much about the back story around the internet, emerging technologies and business models as it is about the latest v1.x release. The magazine will be skewed towards the start up and VC communities (an area that deserves more coverage) but we will cast the net wider. But it will also be about the people who are driving the technology scene across Europe, and beyond. And we hope it will showcase good writing too.

As managing editor for launch, much of the last month has been taken up working behind the scenes on this project: creating editorial workflows, commissioning and editing copy, updating style guides, and planning for the first, virtual edition. Milo has commissioned some excellent design work, and The Kernel will be quite different to other technology titles in both the way it looks, and reads.

This is, though, a start-up. It is “bootstrapped”: start-up funds have come from ourselves, as the founding team. And the editors will continue to work on other projects and accept outside commissions. (One of the reasons there are two editors is so we can both continue with our other writing commitments, although sometimes that is at the expense of sleep).

The Kernel will go live on Monday, 19th December. In the meantime, you can follow us on twitter (@KernelMag) or via Facebook.

And if you want to be involved, as a writer, film maker, photographer, columnist, advertiser or sponsor please drop me and email, or call.

PS: The Kernel – the genesis of an idea. And maybe something to do with operating systems.