Hello,
I'm Katherine and I help run a project called Social Innovation Camp.
I thought I'd send this around as it may be of interest to some of you.
Over one weekend from 19th-21st June 2009, we’re bringing together
some of the best of the UK’s software developers and designers with
those at the sharp end of social problems at the Saltire Centre,
Glasgow.
Their mission will be to turn six back-of-the-envelope ideas that
could change the world into social start-ups in under 48 hours -
complete with working software.
It’s been three months in the making, but finally our third Social
Innovation Camp is just two weeks away.
And this time, we’ll be in Glasgow.
From our eight-week call for ideas, we’ve chosen six back-of-the-
envelope projects we’re going to be helping to make a reality in just
one weekend from 6.30pm, Friday 19th June to 4pm, Sunday 21st June at
the Saltire Centre, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow.
So now we’re looking for people who want to sign up, get involved and
help build some web-based tools that can change something that matters.
Are you a great software developer or designer? Or perhaps you have
business, fund raising, legal or other expertise that could be needed
to get an idea off the ground? Or maybe you have experience of one of
the social problems we’re trying to solve?
Want to come and help build one of these ideas?
We’re looking for all sorts of talented people to get involved and
come for the Social Innovation Camp weekend: right through from people
who can hack together some software to those who can work out how to
sustain an idea in the long-run.
You don’t have to be based in Scotland - or even in the UK - to take
part, as long as you can get yourself to the Saltire Centre, Glasgow
from the weekend 19th-21st June 2009. You can come along for all or
part of the weekend and you can help on one particular idea or help
out several different projects - just let us know when you’d like to
come and how you can help by signing up here.
Places are filling up: we’ve not got a huge amount of space and we
need a balance of skills and expertise to make this work, so please
don’t be disappointed if we can’t fit you in this time around.
So if you fancy a weekend of good company, interesting ideas and
making exciting things, sign up to get involved!
Do be in touch if you have any questions.
Katherine Hui
Events Manager, Social Innovation Camp
www.sicamp.org
[email protected]
Office: 020 8980 6263
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