After a very successful Local Gov Camp in Birmingham and meeting the Birmingham bloggers and Social Media Surgery gurus, we decided to give it a go ourselves.
After much musing and a few informal meetings, and a certain degree of nervousness, we launched the first event on 16th November not really knowing who was going to turn up and whether we could actually help them.
The evening was a great success and the range of people who turned out was amazing (that sounded like you Thomas). From a councillor seeking help with a CMS admin problem to a retired lady looking to contact her relatives in New Zealand and everything in between. Many varied and interesting people looking to get started.
The venue was great - thanks to the Media Centre for helping us out with the venue, coffee and WiFi which worked.
Surgeons were marvellous and worth their weight in beer. Giving time and expertise is the best social networking promotion we can do.
Looking forward to the next one and hopefully getting more local people, groups and organisations into the boggersphere and beyond.
Thursday 19 November 2009
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