Welcome to the organising page for CityCamp Melbourne. The purpose of this page is to allow us to do our planning and preparation openly and collaboratively.
It's early stages, and we're looking for organisers and volunteers at this point. If you would like to be involved as
- Organiser
- Volunteer (on the actual day)
- Sponsor (cash or in-kind, e.g. food or venue)
Then email CityCampMelb@gmail.com explaining your interest in CityCamp, and read on below to find out the many ways that you can help us.
If you'd like to wait and see, follow @citycampmelb on Twitter to receive updates.
Learn more about the CityCamp World Tour at http://citycamp.govfresh.com/about/
Action Steps
- Create a one-pager on website
- Create paper one-pager
- Establish the Venue
- Manage the Catering
- Decide on event Timing
If you see bold words in the above list, it means that there is Heading below with that name where you can find more information
Theme
- Knowledge, Sharing Knowledge (considering the correlation with Knowledge Week, this is the top choice for now)
- Sustainability / Climate Change
- Social entrepreneurship
- Local Gov 2.0
- Citizen participation
- DIY government / DIY solutions / “Do it ourselves”
Timing
- November 20th or 21st - during Knowledge Week
- TedXMelbourne is the 20th
- Trampoline Day (other Melbourne-based inconference) was on a Sunday, which might set some expectation
- It’s just that Sunday is not officially Knowledge Week, and many overseas participants may have left
- 1 day event only
Venue
These are just ideas. Securing a venue is a priority.
- State Library
- Museum
- Town Hall
- Interesting arts spaces
Catering
Unconferences usually provide food of some part, and the quality of the food is usually directly proportional to attendee happiness
It's a good opportunity for a local food provider to show off their wares
Other
- audio-visual
- nametags
- signage
Communications
Webmaster: Pierre Doleans
See Matt Cooperrider for passwords
Naming Conventions
- Official name: CityCamp Melbourne
- Web name: citycampmelb
- Hashtag: #citycampmelb
Graphics
- Need banner and avatar to be developed
Wordpress Site
- Dev site at http://citycampmelb.collabforge.org/
- See Pierre Doleans or Matt Cooperrider for admin password
- Will migrate to a more permanent domain name
- citycamp.com.au? - Collabforge owns this already
Email Account
Twitter
Organisers’ Email List
Ideas Platform
- “Use an “ideation platform” like UserVoice or IdeaScale to collect topic and project suggestions and let your campers vote for the topics and projects they like most. This is a great way to focus your event. Don’t discourage, however, break-out sessions that are of interest to only small groups.”
- Not yet started
Registration
- Use Eventbrite or Meetup to register attendees and collect sponsorships
- Not yet started
Sponsors
Money
- Maximum sponsorship in this category will be limited to $500.00 as per CityCamp standard practice.
- CityCamp recommends the following sponsorship levels:
- CityCamp Partner @ $500
- CityCamp Supporter @ $250
- Friend of CityCamp @ no set amount (contributor’s choice)
- We will try to avoid having any leftover money
- Organisers and volunteers will not be paid for their time
- Any leftover money will be held in a fund that will be used to seed future Australian City Camps.
- Do we need a fiscal sponsor so that donations are tax deductible, and so that there is an independent bank account?
In-kind
- Sponsorships may also be negotiated for in-kind donations
- Opportunities for in-kind donation
- Venue (can provide major sponsorship in exchange for venue)
- Catering
- Drinks
- Live-streaming services
List of in-kind sponsors
- Collabforge - Matt Cooperrider’s time, website hosting, domain name registration
Budget
- The budget should be made transparent, perhaps through a Google spreadsheet.
- Not yet started
People
Organisers
- Matt Cooperrider - structure and process
- Matt Wilcox - content, promotion, recruiting
- Pierre Doleans - webmaster
One-pager Draft Material
CityCamp Melbourne
Gov 2.0 goes local
Purpose
The purpose of this brief is to explain what a CityCamp is, the opportunity it presents for Melbourne and Melbournians, and how you can be involved.
Background
- CityCamp is an “unconference” focused on innovation for municipal governments and community organizations.
- It is related to the broader trends of Gov 2.0 and Open Government, which facilitate increased citizen participation in government and improved service delivery through new social technologies and collaborative approaches.
- As an unconference, content for CityCamp is not programmed for a passive audience. Instead, content is created and organized by participants and coordinated by facilitators. Participants are expected to play active roles in sessions.
- This provides an excellent format for creative, open exchange geared toward action.
- The first CityCamp was held in Chicago, Illinois, 23-24 January, 2010. CityCamp is inspired by previous events such Transparency Camp and Gov 2.0 Camp.
- Organisers have now launched a CityCamp World Tour, with events springing up in cities around the globe.
- New York
- Boston
- San Francisco
- Atlanta
- Colorado
- London
- St. Petersburg Russia
- Visit CityCamp.com to learn more
Details
- CityCamp Melbourne is tentatively scheduled for one day on Saturday November 20th, in conjunction with Knowledge Week.
- We also plan to organise a warm up event, and perhaps a follow-up event on Sunday the 21st
- The theme is still to be determined, but will likely be related to “Sharing Knowledge”, given the timing in conjunction with Knowledge Week.
- Over the course of the one day event, citizens and municipal officials will share ideas and projects, and work together to develop new solutions.
- This will help to build a community of civic-minded technologists, social entrepreneurs, and forward-thinking municipal officials.
- It will also help to export Melbourne’s innovations to the global community, and import global best practices into Melbourne.
How you can be involved
- Organiser
- Sponsor
- Promoter
- Attendee
