Monthly Archives: February 2012

SLA Event (Part 1): Open Data: Powering the Information age

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the first of a two-part post about an event I attended last night (21st Feb), organised by the Society for Location Analysis (SLA). It was held in Hampshire County Council’s headquarters in Winchester, but the SLA – and … Continue reading →

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LocalGovCampNW (Part 2)

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is Part 2 of a post about LocalGovCampNW, an unconference held in Preston on 4th February. It’s the second instalment, as last week I ran out of time, and had to get something in by midday on Thursday to meet Weekly Blog … Continue reading →

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Preston is a nice place. Oh, and Local Gov Camp North West (Part 1)

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Preston & LocalGovCampNW (Part 1) On Saturday I attended Local Gov Camp North West, or #LocalGovCampNW as it’s known on Twitter. Whilst it’s only a couple of weeks since UK GovCamp, I couldn’t resist going along, even though it’s quite … Continue reading →

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Why I shan’t be blogging this week

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Mark Braggins

I shan’t be blogging this week as it’s already Wednesday evening and I’m tired. The deadline for Weekly Blog Club is midday tomorrow, and I’m in the office first thing, so I’ve only got tonight. No, I’m going to switch … Continue reading →

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