mashup* Workshop - 3rd October - Hyperlocal (Local 2.0)
We've had to close registration as the event is now full to our venue/lunch capacity! If you did register but didn't pay and really want to attend please email emma@mashupevent.com
Location: Speechly Bircham, 6 New Street Square, London
Postcode & Map: EC4A 3LX
Programme:
10am - Tea & Coffee
10.30am - Simon Grice of mashup* (and Founder/investor in BeLocal) to give overview of mashup* & Hyperlocal (Local 2.0)
10:45 - Kevin Harris of Local Level - Intro & Overview of Neighbourhood Life
11:00 - Themes & Questions - we will split into 4 groups - each group to discuss and list up to 4 themes/questions they’d like to answer/discuss during the day.
11:15 - Kevin to collate those & we break for coffee and people sign up for their preferred theme/time
4 tables - 1 for each theme - with flipchart etc. – participants asked to note down key points on the flipchart sheet, which they leave for the next group to work on.
At some point during each session we’ll ask someone to give a presentation from each of the theme. The order could be:
11:30 - Local Directories & Reviews/ratings
12:15 - 1pm - Local Social Networks
1pm - 2pm - Lunch & The Local Data Company presentation (Supporter)
2.00pm - 2.45pm - Local democracy/engagement, government information
2.45pm - 3.30pm - Local News & TV/Radio
3.30pm - 4.00pm - Summary
This Workshop event from 10.00 to 16.00 will provide a forum for the people, organisations and companies working in the 'local' sector affected by and developing solutions, to collaborate around a number of key issues.
There will be 4 hours of ‘sessions’ and 4 main topics. The idea of each session is to provide:
The issues that the workshop/conference will cover include:
Local news & TV/radio
Local directories & reviews/ratings
Local politics & democracy/engagement
Local community & social networks
Supported by:
Participating organisations include:
www.bttradespace.com
Further information
The availability of local data/information (places, events, news, people) from public(local and national government), commercial and generally on the Internet is transforming a number of established market sectors including local newspapers, directories, tv and classifieds. The development of new ‘2.0’ services is potentially transforming these industries with legacy solution and business processes and the revenue is shifting rapidly online.
Local advertising is shifting online and with new location aware devices both GPS and others such as the iPhone we are starting to see the creation of a new breed of ‘hyperlocal’ services providing people with access to news, information and entertainment that is ‘local’ to them at the point of time where they are.
We are also starting to see the emergence of local social networks as people start to use the network to connect and communicate with those near them.
We see people travel to city centres to network yet the people they meet often live near to their home. There is value in the locality that isn’t immediately obvious – online local networks can make this apparent.
From a non-business perspective, there is a desperate need for people to share and refer good and bad local business services from valuable home help to cowboy plumbers.
Get in touch
For more information or to suggest topics etc. please email team@mashupevent.com
