Category Archives: Events

Unconferences: Good, Bad or Ugly?

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the second part of a joint effort by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In this post we talk about two topics we’re finding difficult to keep entirely separate: #lgovsm (a weekly chat on Twitter for Local Gov social media … Continue reading →

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We love #lgovsm

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This post is a joint-effort for #weeklyblogclub written by Sasha Taylor and Mark Braggins. In it we pay homage to two local government institutions, one recently retired, the other still going strong. We Love LocalGov The We Love Local Government blog was published every … Continue reading →

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Reflections on events

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Over the last year or so I’ve attended a bunch of ‘unconference‘ events. In this post I thought I’d take a look back at some of them. All events have something worth sharing, and most I’ve attended have had shed-loads; I’ve therefore … Continue reading →

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Isle Lights

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the fourth in a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. Previous posts: Covered my visit from a personal perspective Talked about Northern BlueLightCamp; and A mini-post with an interactive Puffin-shaped word cloud This post covers … Continue reading →

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Puffin Island (IslandGovCamp)

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Mark Braggins

There was barely a cloud in the sky during the whole of IslandGovCamp. Gorgeous weather prevailed throughout. In the absence of real clouds, I decided to make one instead and make it colourful and interactive. Most of the words are clickable … Continue reading →

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Northern (Blue) Lights

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the second is a series of posts about a recent trip to Orkney. In the first part I talked a bit about my personal experience travelling around mainland Orkney, both on my own, and as as part of … Continue reading →

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Northern (High) Lights

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Mark Braggins

I’m writing this at home in Hampshire, on the second day of the Jubilee Bank Holiday. It’s pouring with rain, and chilly – more like October than June. I’m not complaining, though; the garden could do with watering, and it’s a great … Continue reading →

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Could volunteers help out online in an emergency in the UK?

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Mark Braggins

Originally posted on BlueLightCamp:
Proposal to form a Virtual Operations Support Team for the UK. For discussion. This is an idea that came out of ukgovcamp 2012 and was further discussed at bluelightcamp 2012. We* are inspired by global online…

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BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt2)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Mark Braggins

This is the second part of a post about BlueLight Camp, an unconference for Emergency responders, and those who work with them. The session I want to talk about this time was run by Farida Vis. Farida was a member of … Continue reading →

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BlueLightCamp: Weekend Camping (Pt1)

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Mark Braggins

First thing in the morning on Sunday 15th April there was barely a cloud in the sky above Manchester. The sun shone, the sky was blue, and I was off camping.  It was a few miles walk to the camp … Continue reading →

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