[ok-scotland] ScotGovCamp - Informatics, 31 July

Mon Jun 14 09:29:08 UTC 2010

Thank you

signed up

Barcamp Glagow was advertised thru the techmeetup list, thats where I heard
of it

P

On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 8:48 AM, <Lesley.Thomson at scotland.gsi.gov.uk> wrote:

>  Hi folks
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> This is indeed interesting…I wonder where they’ve been publicising this
> event as this is the first I’ve heard about it.
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> You may be interested to know that I’m organising a GovCamp at the
> Informatics Forum on 31 July – which will be completely user-generated. The
> focus will be on digital engagement (in all its various forms) and it’d be
> great to get lots of non-gov folk there so we can get as wide a perspective
> as possible (and avoid spending the whole time navel gazing!).
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> There’s more information on my blog<http://mea-mea-culpa.blogspot.com/2010/06/second-scotgovcamp-blog-post.html>,
> or you can sign up online <http://scotgovcamp.eventbrite.com/>.
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> Cheers.
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> Lesley
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> Lesley Thomson
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> *From:* ok-scotland-bounces at lists.okfn.org [mailto:
> ok-scotland-bounces at lists.okfn.org] *On Behalf Of *Paola Di Maio
> *Sent:* 12 June 2010 13:36
> *To:* Scotland open knowledge list
> *Subject:* [ok-scotland] Fwd: Barcamp Glasgow/in principle discussion
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>  Dear all
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> I heard with interest about  the forthcoming Barcamp Glasgow (I think I
> took part briefly in Barcamp Edinburgh at Informatics one year go or so)
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> , but have not seen the entry in the barcamp.org website, nor any
> discussion about the organisation
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> Details here
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> http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/interactivescotland/is-events/is-events-details.aspx?itemId={39CC350E-1618-4E4D-ADF1-E1DA6485A463}<http://www.scottish-enterprise.com/interactivescotland/is-events/is-events-details.aspx?itemId=%7B39CC350E-1618-4E4D-ADF1-E1DA6485A463%7D>
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> I  probably wont be able to attend personally on that day
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> While I do not have a problem that Scottish Enteprises is planning to bring
> in some firms to talk, and helping to promote the barcamp culture
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> I am worried that this is not at all Barcamp, and nor it is a ' barcamp
> style' event, in the sense that there is no mechanism for
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> open participation (not an apparent one),  It doesnt feel right to me.
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> There is now wiki where people can enter their talks, yadadiyada
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> you know the score
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> I would be glad if someone (preferably a lawyer)  could talk to the
> organisers and inform them politely  of what a Barcamp is, and that although
> Barcamp is not officially trademarke afaik), it would not be good  practice
> to use a very well known 'brand name'  to organise somethiing radically
> different in its core principle
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> I ll be happy to have an offlist (or onlis?t) discussion with anyone
> willing to look into it further, and suggest the appropriate course of
> action
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> PDM
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