Political Innovation day: How it works

Edinburgh 13.11.2010Belfast 20.11.2010

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What is an Unconference?

It’s just like an ordinary conference, except…• There are (almost) no scheduled speakers• There is (almost) no pre-prepared agenda• You can propose and host your own sessions• It’s ‘in the round’ rather that ‘Proscenium

Arch’ – everybody gets a chance to speak and listen

• It’s free to attend

What to bring?• There will be free secure wireless on the day• Bring a laptop if you like – each session would

benefit from a blogger being there• Bring recording equipment – camera / video /

audio• Bring your phone – use the #picamp hashtag on

Twitter• Bring your tat as well – promotional stuff you

want to give away – pens, notepads, those logo-loved stress-balls, USB keys, post-it pads etc. Surprise us…..

What is Political Innovation?

A series of practical events at which people with ideas on political innovations can meet up with

• technical experts, • journalists, • bloggers, • politicos and others with an interest in politics and public

affairs to grow and promote innovative projects

Want to do a session on the day?

• Firstly, throw your idea into our forum now to see if there’s any interest? http://politicalinnovation.uservoice.com (there are forums for both events there)

• Come along on the day and pitch the idea to the crowd

• Attend, introduce, chair, and (ideally) blog your session afterwards

Sessions: guidance• If you propose a session – do please turn up to it (but see below)• If a session does run – can someone record it in some way to share later?

Please link to anything you publish on Twitter using the #picamp hashtag.• Include everyone (the law of “two ears and one mouth”).• If you find yourself in a session, and you’re not learning or sharing – just

leave and find somewhere where you can. (the “law of two feet”, and no-one will be offended.)

• If there’s only two of you in a session and you’re learning and sharing – that’s fine. (However many people are in a session is the right number.)

• Try to avoid being a ‘seminar’: The best sessions are the ones that spark ongoing action. Try and leave enough time at the end for summarising and organising this.

• Please avoid party-political soapboxing.

How are sessions scheduled?

The opening session will allow everyone the opportunity to give

• a quick personal intro• propose sessions that

they want to host

The rest is a bit of a scramble with post-it notes

(pic credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ceardach/4549447780)

Timetable

• Doors & Registration – 10am• Intro session and introductions: 10.15 – 10.45• Session 1: 10.45 – 11.40• Session 2: 11.45 – 12.30• 12.30 – 1.30 lunch and arguing• 1.30 – 2.30 Plenary Session • Session 3: 2.30 – 3.15 • Session 4: 3.15 – 4.00 • 4pm: Drinks

Our hosts and ticket linksEdinburgh event – Sat 13/11http://politicalinnovationscotland.eventbrite.com/

Belfast event – Sat 20/11http://politicalinnovationbelfast2010.eventbrite.com/

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