‘Unconferencing’ at Future Choices - Live & Local - sign up to network, creatively!
July 28th, 2008
Following on from my earlier post, we are embracing the latest Web 2.0 tools to ensure that ‘Future Choices - Live & Local’ will create great discussions, generate nichier content and cover relevant topics.
We are using the social networking tool ‘Crowdvine’ to encourage delegates and those with an interest in all things rural to ‘meet’ and share ideas, practices and solutions before the event in Skipton a concept known as an ‘unconference’; knowing who will be at the event and where their interests lie, saves precious time during the conference itself.
And people who cannot attend the event can also get involved. The simple sign up takes less than a minute and delegates have access to each other - it’s a bit like a delegate list, but much better! Instead of a just a name and email address, ‘Profiles’ consist of a photo, location, personal link, description, blog posts, and a brief outline of why they are attending ‘Future Choices - Live & Local’. Members can also incorporate RSS feeds from another blog, photo stream, or social bookmarking site. Members can invite friends, make friends, message each other, and comment on each others pages.
The online discussions will feed into the the conference itself.
To join in, meet others and take a sneak preview of Future Choices - Live & Local! sign up here.
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