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Online registration (or brochure requests) is now live at
www.spin.org.uk for Electronic Public Information 2001 - the 13th SPIN
annual conference and exhibition, to be held at the National Motorcycle
Museum, West Midlands, UK on Thursday, 10th May 2001.
EPI 2001 consists of 14 presentations (in 2 tracks) covering:
* content case studies including data management devolution, content
management best practice, website quality audits and user consultation;
* technology case studies including WAP, Digital TV and XML schemas;
* website accessiblity issues including those affecting older people;
* wider issues including e-democracy, data protection and crime
prevention;
* the first UK-wide SPIN-SOCITM website excellence awards (winners
announced at the conference);
* an exhibition covering products and services that include kiosks,
website content management, intranets, recruitment, mobile
communications and other epi technologies;
Case Studies include:
UK Online - life episodes
L. B. Hackney - website re-engineering
Shropshire C.C. - WAP
L. B. Richmond-on-Thames - information management
NHS Direct - Digital IV
Milton Keynes Web Portal - e-government targets
BT and Election.com - e-democracy
SOCITM/MAPIT - Better Connected? 2001 website survey results
DETR website - accessibility
Surrey Police - SPIKE and Virtual Bumblebee
(See the full programme at
http://www.spin.org.uk/epi2001/speakers.html )
(Register online at
http://www.spin.org.uk/epi2001/register_online.html )
(Request a brochure at
http://www.spin.org.uk/epi2001/request_brochure.html )
Who should attend?
* strategic managers whose organisations or departments are involved in
a public-facing web site, kiosk network or other epi system.
* anyone involved in the collation/dissemination of public information,
whether from a strategic, managerial or technical standpoint.
* anyone involved in the supply of products/services in the field of epi
(electronic public information).
* anyone involved in customer-facing information services involving
local and central government, voluntary organisations and the wider
public sector wherever it touches markets such as health, libraries,
museums, galleries, archives, consumer advice, heritage, tourism,
leisure, planning, economic development, education, training, public
transport, human resources and any other area that involves public
information.
* anyone wishing to see the widest and most up-to-date range of hardware
and software in the epi marketplace, and to hear about the current
issues affecting the future of electronic public information.
the fee:
The cost per delegate for the day, including morning coffee, lunch, tea,
documentation (including speaker papers and entrance to the exhibition)
is:
SPIN Members: £150 Non-members: £240
Special rates for voluntary organisations:
SPIN Members: £45 Non-members: £75
Queries? Ring the Registration Hotline 0118 961 2920 or email
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Background Information:
SPIN (the Society of Public Information Networks) welcomes all
information professionals to attend its events, whether they are members
of SPIN or not.
SPIN is a non-profit-making 'Company Limited by Guarantee', established
in 1988, which now has over 230 members, including local authorities,
national public sector organisations, health agencies, libraries,
museums, central government departments, voluntary organisations and
private sector companies. All are involved in disseminating or
exchanging information with the public as well as with in-house staff in
their own organisations. SPIN members, whether as users or suppliers,
embrace all types of electronic public information technologies
including Internet, Intranet, multimedia, public information kiosks,
WAP, DiTV, mobile communications and videoconferencing.
CONFERENCE SPONSORS ARE:
abacus e-media
EIBS
Adshel
Tagish
European Career Systems
Netshift Software
Registration Hotline: 0118 961 2920
Email: [log in to unmask]
Web: www.spin.org.uk
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SPIN Secretary
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