Hi Institutional Web Community
I think those of us who made it to IWMW 2006 (http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2006/) really enjoyed it this year (and ace job by Marieke on her first year at the helm).
This years discussion topic was collaboration and, as Owen Stephens notes in his blog:
"The IWMW is a great forum for communicating with peers - but I lack that contact for the rest of the year. It might be just me, but I think we need to change this" (http://www.meanboyfriend.com/overdue_ideas/2006/06/collaboration.html).
I know many agree with this view but there's clearly a lack of time and resources to set these things up.
It strikes me that in the e-learning world they have many more events and meetings (such as all those CETIS special interest groups). Would it be possible to get funding for more Institutional Web events? Perhaps we need a few more acronyms to get the funding (Marieke and UKOLN can only do so much).
Any ideas?
Adrian
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