BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees. 

BarcampUKGovweb09

BarcampUKGovweb took place In January 2008 for those working in and around, or simply interested in, UK government online. It was an opportunity for people with a wide variety of skills, experiences and perspectives to share their knowledge and get to know each other.

Since then an awful lot has happened - such as great examples of using social media tools and initiatives to make better use of government data. This second government online barcamp will be an opportunity to share some of the learnings of the last year and gain some ideas about what to do next.

This event should be of interest to all who work in the UK government digital media community: permanent civil servants, contractors, consultants, agencies, advisers, supporters, observers, and critics. 

If you think you've got something to contribute to improving how government organisations use the web, then this event is for you. There's a  Google Group that was set up for last year's event where you can find out more. 

Sign up further down this page, and be prepared to lead a session on something.

• What did you build in the last year that you're most proud of?
• What didn't quite come off as you'd hoped this year? - and even better, why didn't it work?
• What's the coolest thing you're working on at the moment?
• What's the tool or technique you can't believe we aren't all using?

Some Background Reading

Pageflakes page from the last barcamp: BarcapUKGovWeb pageflake 

Event details

When Saturday 31st January 2009

Where tba 

Schedule 

• Morning

• Lunch

• Afternoon

• Dinner

• Evening/Party 

Proposed Sessions 

• add your topic... 

Topics I would like to hear about 

• Making better use of search optimisation techniques 

Volunteers to help organise the event 

• Jeremy Gould
• Dave Briggs
• Simon Dickson

Participants (aka Campers) 

• Jeremy Gould 
• Dave Briggs
• Simon Dickson

Sponsors 

Task List

(please cross out when it's done) 

Tech

Wifi

Projector, White Boards

Photo

Video

Audio

Streaming or Stickam or Skype

Non-tech

Breakfast

Lunch

Coffee/Tea

Tables and chairs 

Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.

Please use the tag barcampukgovweb09 for content related to this event  

Who's blogging?

Jeremy Gould Whitehall Webby

Dave Briggs: DavePress

Simon Dickson: Puffbox