LG Web Network Conference 2009 - what do YOU want?
We are starting to plan the program for the Local Government Web Network Conference for 2009, so now is the time where we’d really like your feedback to help us make a better conference for you.
To get your feedback in a more interesting way, we are taking a leaf out of Web Directions book, and launching an Ideas Forum. This will allow you to post ideas, comment on other people’s ideas, and vote on the things you really like or maybe don’t think are a great idea.
Reem and I are passionate about delivering you a conference where you will come away inspired, excited about new possibilities, full of new knowledge, and hopefully new connections and friends. Your ideas and feedback will help us deliver you a conference that is suited to your needs. So don’t just sit there, post a new idea now!
We want ideas for topics and presentations, suggestions for workshops, and if you are interested in presenting we’d love to here about it.
We will post some of the ideas we’ve had to get you started. It is easy to add your ideas, and if you can’t think of anything then you can comment or vote on other people’s suggestions.
Visit the Ideas Forum at http://lgwebnetwork.ideascale.com
Conference peeps and presenters
Dates:
The conference will be on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August 2009, in Sydney. Put it in your diary now!
A change of format:
This year we are changing things slightly based on feedback from last year. We will be running a day of workshops which will likely be half day sessions, and the second day will be in a similar format to last year with split streams, a couple of plenary sessions, and the presentations will usually be from 30 mins to 1 hour.
New this year - the conference dinner!
We are extremely excited to be giving you a full conference dinner this year. This will allow a nice social element to the conference. Of course we checked out the location ourselves which will be at Subsolo Spanish Restaurant and Tapas bar. Check out Reem’s blog post for the low down on the food.
Cost:
We have not confirmed costs yet, but again we will be keeping this as low as possible. This conference is not about making money, it’s about getting people together to share ideas and learn.
Register your interest:
If you want to keep updated about the conference and be the first to know when registration is open, register your interest to receive conference updates.
We look forward to seeing your feedback in the Ideas Forum, and hope to see many of you at the conference in August.
The conference this year: WE Believe In Community
Well we've decided that the name works well as community is what it's all about, so we're sticking with the "WE Believe In Community" theme. We'll also be launching a full conference website next month as things got a little crammed on the blog last year!
Conference peeps and presenters
Dates:
The conference will be on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 August 2009, in Sydney. Put it in your diary now!
A change of format:
This year we are changing things slightly based on feedback from last year. We will be running a day of workshops which will likely be half day sessions, and the second day will be in a similar format to last year with split streams, a couple of plenary sessions, and the presentations will usually be from 30 mins to 1 hour.
New this year - the conference dinner!
We are extremely excited to be giving you a full conference dinner this year. This will allow a nice social element to the conference. Of course we checked out the location ourselves which will be at Subsolo Spanish Restaurant and Tapas bar. Check out Reem’s blog post for the low down on the food.
Cost:
We have not confirmed costs yet, but again we will be keeping this as low as possible. This conference is not about making money, it’s about getting people together to share ideas and learn.
Register your interest:
If you want to keep updated about the conference and be the first to know when registration is open, register your interest to receive conference updates.
We look forward to seeing your feedback in the Ideas Forum, and hope to see many of you at the conference in August.