HyperlocalWM

Another year, another Hyperlocal West Midlands GovCamp. For those unable to attend, this was what you could have won…

As well as serious and informative discussions, we also had our Blue Peter corner, the results of which can be seen over on the HyperWM11 Gallery.

Some of the crew thought it might be a nice idea to do a little survey to find out what you all actually thought about the event. So watch this space for a friendly email winging your way.

Hello campers! Only a few days to go and it seemed like a good idea to let you all know how to get to Hyperlocal West Midlands this Friday, 21st October 2011 at Northgate House Conference Centre in Warwick.

We have a fabulous location map where Northgate House is number 6. There are also some more detailed instructions you could print, if you are that way inclined. The best car park would be Linen St, which is a 5 minute walk away.

Be warned – the Warwick Mop is on so there may be the odd traffic diversion in place. But you can all pop by for a spin on the Waltzers later on.

We will be having lunch from 12pm, so if you don’t want to be left with a soggy sausage I suggest you get there on time. Introductions and pitches will start at 12.45pm.

A few of us are going out for a curry afterwards. If you fancy it, please email katesahota @ warwickshire . gov . uk so I can get the numbers right.

Look forward to seeing you all on Friday.

Hyperlocal Govcamp West Midlands is an afternoon unconference (no charge, no agenda) for people working in Local Government in the West Midlands to get together for a few hours and talk about stuff. This stuff usually falls into one of the following categories:

• Stuff that is new, exciting, innovative and probably digital
• Stuff that has happened that is great and needs to be shared
• Stuff that is about to happen which might be exciting
• Stuff people want to do and need help with
• Inevitably stuff around Open Data and Social Media

There is laughter, networking, sharing, learning, inspiration, and cake, always cake.

After initial introductions, people pitch their ideas for sessions. Some people come with ideas ready, other people will decide them on the spot. Sessions will be split off into 4 or 5 side rooms so people can go off an participate in the sessions they are interested in. There will be 3 or 4 slots for simultaneous sessions all afternoon. One idea currently floating around for HyperWM11 is community resilience – how can we effectively work with communities before, during and after an emergency? The rest we like to keep a surprise.

If you come, things that we don’t like are:

• Excessive talking (everyone needs a fair go)
• Long presentations (unless they are Prezi’s, in which case you might get away with it)
• Taking sessions off track

We look forward to welcoming you all to Warwick in October. Keep an eye on HyperWM11 for all the up to date information.