Author Archives: Steph Gray

Applicant: Lesley Thomson Date & location: Saturday 14 September 2013, Edinburgh More details & tickets: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/event/7035803277 Funding agreed: £500 Event description: UKGovcamp’s wee Scottish sibling! Format: Old skool govcamp – no added extras! Audience: anyone interested in tech in the government/public/third … Continue reading →

Applicant: Sue Lawson Further details & date: TBC see http://www.librarycamp.co.uk/ Funding agreed: £200 Event description: We want to run Librarycamp 2013. It’s an unconference for up to 250 people.  It’s a free event and open to anyone interested in public libraries … Continue reading →

Applicant: Matt Jukes (@jukesie) Dates & further info: TBC Funding agreed: £300 Event description: The format of the event will be loosely based on #opentech – except with a single stream. There will be 4 sessions throughout the day – … Continue reading →

Applicant: Ed Hammond (ed.hammond@cfps.org.uk) Date & further info: TBC Funding provided: £500 Event description: It;’s an unconference about accountability and good governance in local government. Likely audience will be local authority Dem Services and scrutiny professionals although we have had … Continue reading →

Applicant: Dave Briggs (@davebriggs) Date & further details: probably 21 or 28 September 2013 http://localgovcamp.kindofdigital.com/ Funding provided: £1000 Event description: Like GovCamp, only specifically aimed at local councils.

Applicant: Steph Gray Date & further details: 9 May 2013, NAO in London http://mailcamp.ukgovcamp.com Funding provided: £750 [Pizzas (c£200), catering at NAO (c£200), nibbles (c£150) and Lloyd Davis (c£200)] Event description: MailCamp is a free show & tell event for people … Continue reading →

Applicant: Kate Norman (@sarahkatenorman) Funding requested: £500 Date & further details: TBC Event description: For my NHS Change Day pledge I said I would try to bring some of what I know from other sectors into the NHS. One of … Continue reading →

Applicant: Carl Haggerty (@carlhaggerty) Date & further details: 4-6 June 2013, Exeter http://xjamgov.co.uk/ Funding provided: £250 Event description: A 48hr service design event focused on the public sector – it is about bouncing ideas off one another and building on what … Continue reading →

Applicant: Lesley Thomson (@lelil) Date & further details: TBC Funding provided: £500 Event description: Purpose: provide a space for people to talk, listen and think about how communication is changing across the public sector and how people can share and … Continue reading →