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Arts Council England, North West AmbITion Roadshow Wednesday 22nd April, NOVAS Contemporary Urban Centre, Liverpool
Organisations 2.0 – the RFO in the digital age 10.00am Tea/Coffee & registration Morning session with chair: Dave Moutrey
Morroccan Lounge Lau Theatre
10.20am Get Thinking! Welcome from Sarah Fisher, who will give an overview of the Arts Council England’s new corporate priority strand, Digital Opportunity. 10.35am Introduction to the AmbITion project, the roadshow, and the world of digital development by Hannah Rudman of AmbITion Hannah will give a speedy overview of the AmbITion project, explain the focus of the roadshow and talk about why digital development is essential for the arts sector. Explaining how changes in socio-economic and cultural behaviours affect the landscape in which we work, Hannah will show how digital developments create benefits and opportunities for any arts organisation. www.consultrudman.com 11.00am Keynote: Alex Fleetwood Alex Fleetwood founded Hide and Seek, the UK’s first festival of social games and playful experiences, in 2007. As well as Hide and Seek, Alex has produced projects including The Eternity Man, a film opera for Channel 4, and The Soho Project, an ARG for the London Games Festiv world / online experience with Punchdrunk and al. HP He Labs. Alex isproduced a member of Will, the ACE delegationoftoaSXSWi, recently Last the prototype hybrid sits realon the London artists advisory panel for Artists Taking the Lead and is a member of the Courvoisier Future 500. www.hideandseekfest.co.uk 11.45am Comfort break & coffee 12.10pm Case Study: New Writing Partnership, Bill Thompson Bill is on the board of New Writing Partnership and will present a case study of an arts organisation’s journey through digital development. He will outline the organisation’s journey, the results and the lessons learnt. www.newwritingpartnership.org.uk 12.45pm Questions from the floor and debate with the morning’s speakers 1.00pm Lunch & Networking 1.50pm Introduction to NW online social network http://www.getambition-nw.ning.com and Get Immersed! Workshops and Seminars from the AmbITion team 2.15 - 3.15pm - Session 1 Get Immersed! Workshops and Seminars 3.20 - 4.20pm - Session 2 Get Immersed! Workshops and Seminars
Malay Bar Lau Theatre Various locations (see over page)
Parallel sessions looking at practical things you can do to turn your organisation into a Web 2.0 organisation. The sessions are run twice for one hour each. See overleaf for workshops and location.
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Please see the workshop attendee lists if you have forgotten what you pre-booked! Get Immersed! Workshops and Seminars Social Media in Action Workshop
The Bird Theatre
An opportunity to take your first steps in to social media. A hands on short workshop looking at tagging and feeding your website effortlessly, creating a page turning on line brochure, mobile live streaming and your very own voice to text service. This is a quick glimpse in to the potential of social media, and how the web can be integrated to work for you and your organisation. For the workshop you will require: Sign up to the Amb:IT:ion digital opportunities network (You will access your profile page during the workshop); Wi-Fi enabled laptop; Mobile phone capable of text messaging. www.pcmcreative.com 25 people maximum per session. Participation Masterclass with OurManInside
Lau Theatre
Digital maverick Christian Payne is: www.OurManInside.com. He will talk about his exploits using the latest social media devices and platforms and give everyone from beginner to expert new ideas about how to get audiences and stakeholders - and even politicians - engaging with you. 50 people maximum per session. 4iP Masterclass
Kelly Room
Steve Manthorp is an artist, digital arts consultant and project manager. He will talk about 4iP, Channel 4 ‘s Innovation for the Public fund which aims to deliver publicly valuable content and services on digital media platforms with significant impact and in sustainable ways. Representing one of the biggest and most exciting calls-to-action for the delivery of effective, high quality, new and emergent digital media. www.manthorp.com 25 people maximum per session. Intellectual Property Advice Masterclass
Morrocan Lounge
OWN-IT will give an overview of the intellectual property (IP) issues around digital content and some of the solutions. Intellectual property advice from people who know that content and live experience is the business of the arts. www.own-it.org. 25 people maximum per session. Afternoon session with chair: Dave Moutrey
Lau Theatre
4.30pm Get Participating! Twitter Masterclass AmbITion team. 4.45pm Question Time & Plenary A chance to debate with the workshop speakers, ACE and the AmbITion team about digital development and reflect on the themes of the day. 5.15pm Closing Remarks & Close
See attached sheet for lunch and evening programme