Interesting suggestion from Andy.
There have been very few culture people at the various GovCamps and LocalGovCamps I've attended so far. It can be difficult to get more than a few people for a culture-themed session.
It would be great, however, if more culture people went to such unconferences. I keep trying to remind the non-culture people at gov/localgov unconferences that culture is part of everything else and can provide digital ways of connecting that ease people into connecting with other services.
Whilst such unconferences are not focused on culture, they can be a great opportunity to share experiences that could help other parts of public services, and to gain insights into how the other areas use digital tools and resources.
Janet
Janet E Davis
--- On Tue, 12/6/12, Andy Mabbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> From: Andy Mabbett <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: What are the best conferences for people like us?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, 12 June, 2012, 12:42
> On 12 June 2012 11:16, Mike Ellis
> <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Which are the most valuable / most useful conferences
> and meetups for people
> > doing digital in the cultural heritage sector?
>
> Try to get to unconferences:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference
>
> They are free or cheap to attend and use the "open space"
> model to
> allow all attendees to participate. They may sound glib, but
> are an
> incredibly powerful way of learning and sharing expertise.
>
> Though not yet formally announced, there are library and
> museum
> unconferences planned for Birmingham later this summer.
> Those of you
> in local authority (funded) museums might also like to look
> out for
> GovCamp/ LocalGovCamp unconferences.
>
> On a smaller scale, but using a similar model, many towns
> now have
> regular "Social Media Cafe" or "Teacamp" type meetings.
>
> --
> Andy Mabbett
> @pigsonthewing
> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>
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