Thursday 16 February 2012
http://bits2blogs.eventbrite.com/
Bits 2 Blogs is the regional e-learning event for museum, library and archive professionals. It provides a varied day of presentations and workshops that:
•Showcase the ways in which digital technologies and social media are being used to support and enhance educational programmes in the cultural heritage sector.
•Demonstrate how social media can be used to build engaging relationships with our audiences.
•Provide practical demonstrations of technologies that are relevant and affordable to the sector.
•Demand no prior experience. Bits 2 Blogs is specifically designed to inspire and appeal to all!
A full programme is still to be finalised, but confirmed speakers and topics so far include-
Alison Clark-Jenkins Regional Director of the Arts Council for England will deliver our Keynote speech.
Rich Mintz Vice President of Strategy at Blue State Digital will deliver a session via Skype related to online fundraising, advocacy and social networking. Blues State Digital are an innovative American company who famously managed the online fundraising campaign for Barack Obama’s successful presidential run.
Jane Finnis Chief Executive of Culture 24 will talk about their recently published report ‘Lets Get Real: How to Evaluate Online Success’.
Luke Smith of the Imperial War Museum will present ‘Lives of the Great War: Building First World War life stories across archives through crowdsourcing’.
Chris Wild, creator of the award winning blog, ‘How to be a Retronaut’. Featured on BBC Radio 5 Live,
Nick Stanhope of ‘History Pin’ update on progress of this exciting project.
Mark Batey, how to plan and create engaging video material
Mike Ellis of Thirty8 Digital tackles the question ‘What the hell are we supposed to do with mobile?’. Should cultural heritage organisations be developing apps, building mobile-friendly pages, or ignoring mobile and hoping it’ll go away?
Philip Graham of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland – ‘Learning to let go: Social Media at RCAHMS’.
Jeremiah Alexander of Newcastle based company Ideonic will present Hidden Newcastle, an innovative digital project inviting people to search for and discover the hidden lives and stories of Newcastle.
Event organised by Renaissance North East Learning Team, Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, supported by Arts Council England.
