Hi all,
One of the things we missed earlier this year was social innovation camp. It
clashed with Mashed 2008 and Interesting2008. So I'm glad to say we'll be
supporting some of the future social innovation camps in 2009.
Tim Oreilly talked about the need to apply our technology to human issues
rather that throwing sheep a little while ago at the Web 20 Expo. Well we think
the same and social innovation camp fits really well with this.
Till next year, here's the meet up.
Ian Forrester
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Social Innovation Camp <http://www.sicamp.org/> is back this December
and we're looking for the best ideas for web-based tools that could change
something important.
Over one weekend from 5th-7th December 2008, the Social Innovation Camp
is bringing together some of the best of the UK's software developers and
designers with those at the sharp end of social problems. Their mission will be
to accelerate six back-of-the-envelop ideas to working prototype web tools that
could change the world in under 48 hours.
Send us your idea <http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=6> for a web tool to
create social change before 7th November and you could be joining 80 other
participants to try and make your idea a reality.
Don't have an idea to enter but still want to get involved? We're also
looking for talented software developers and designers, as well as those with
business, fundraising, legal or other expertise needed to get an idea off the
ground. Sign up to come along here <http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=189> .
Take a look here <http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=166> for more info on
how it worked when we held our first SI Camp back in April.
And for some examples of the kinds of ideas we're after, watch SI
Camp's April winner talk about her idea, Enabled by Design
<http://www.enabledbydesign.org/> , here <http://www.sicamp.org/?p=195%0A%0A>
and take a look here <http://www.sicamp.org/?page_id=16> at the other ideas we
helped along over the weekend.
Anything else you'd like to know etc, get in touch.
Thanks!
p.s. if you can't make December, we also run monthly Meetups
<http://www.meetup.com/Social-Innovation-Camp/> - a little bit of what we do
at our weekend events, but more often
Anna Maybank
Director
Social Innovation Camp
www.sicamp.org
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Skype: anna.maybank
