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Forgive me if this sounds a little off-topic.

Has anyone come across any postgrad or NVQ level 4 or 5 courses in:

- stakeholder / partnership management
- digital engagement and social change
- digital inclusion

or similar? (what about competency frameworks)

This is a growing area and there is a risk of it always being seen as marginal, geeky, and 'playing on the web' (or worse - falling between career paths) unless there are accreditation methods that can be recognised by our respective managements.

thanks
Graham

On June 19th 2009 in Edinburgh we have our second ScotWeb2 conference

Details can be found here

http://scotweb2event.eventbrite.com/

We also blog here about web2 in Scotland

http://scotweb2.co.uk/

Do come and join us if you are interested

Thanks
Alex
07595 508 625

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Sunderland Digital Challenge's newsletter is available at http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/wherepeoplematter/dcnewsletter.asp

please circulate this

Sunderland will be hosting its first 'Community Barcamp' on Monday 24th November at the Stadium of Light.

BarCamps are democratic, user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcamp).

The event, which is FREE to attend and runs from 6 til 8pm, will bring together people that use services in the community with the people that build and provide them to talk about how technology can improve everyone’s life.

· Relaxed, social setting

Hi,

I've just posted more detailed info about Sunderland's IT in the Community conference in late November. It strucjk me that this will bring together a good handful of like-minded individuals that may wish to participate in a fringe programme of barcamp-type gatherings etc.

Big question for me , though.

I've never organised unstructured programmes etc like this before. How do you kick something like that away? Do you think people would be interested? What would need to be provided?

Thanks
Graham

Please find attached details of a conference being organised by colleagues in Sunderland.

IT in the Community
The Importance of the Use of Digital Technology and Innovation to Promote Social Inclusion

25th and 26th November 2008
Sunderland, The Stadium of Light
This National Conference will demonstrate the use of digital technology and innovation to promote social inclusion. The conference will also show the importance of the integration of technology, community engagement, empowerment and capacity building programmes.

Who would benefit from attending:

Following a similar event last year and hot on the heels of Digital Mentors and Digital Challenge, I have received notification of a forthcoming national conference from colleagues at Sunderland City Council. If you have any comments, suggestions or would like further information please contact debbie.ross@sunderland.gov.uk.

Hi All,

A quick formal notification that the National IT in the Community Conference will be held in Sunderland for the second year this year.