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The AmbITion Scotland Roadshow was at the University of Edinburgh today! The talks featured Bill Thompson on ‘Making Art in A Networked World’; plus case studies from Katy Beale on ‘The Tate twitter strategy’; and Martin Reynolds and Faith Liddell from ‘Festivals Edinburgh’.
Thanks to all who contributed to a great day!
All the videos are available to view on-demand below. The presentation slides are available on http://getambition.ning.com Rich Media > Slides
Get yourself signed up to get expert insight into Digital Development for your organisation! Both the Stirling and Edinburgh Roadshow will feature a rich line-up of speakers in the morning, streamed live online. Plus hands-on afternoon workshops for those attending in person.
Date: Thurs 27th May 2010
Location: Stirling Business Centre, University of Stirling
In-person: 9:15am – 5.30pm
Live online: 9:40am – 12:30pm
Roadshow Central, the third event once again offers a unique programme of speakers. It will feature keynote speaker Ewan McIntosh, NoTosh, Digital Media and Education, case study presentations from Andy Catlin, Queen’s Hall; and a co-presentation between Julia Fenby from Glow and Paul Gorman of Visible Fictions, as well as the opportunity to get hands-on with our Get Immersed! seminar and workshop sessions.
Download Getting Digital Roadshow Central (Stirling) agenda, speaker biographies and links PDF.
Date: Thurs 10th June 2010
Location: Chrystal Macmillan Building, 15a George Square, Edinburgh University
In-person: 9:15am – 5.30pm
Live online: 9:40am – 12:30pm
The day will feature keynote speaker, Bill Thompson, Freelance Writer and Consultant; case studies from Katy Beale, Social Media Consultant; and Martin Reynolds and Faith Liddell, Festivals Edinburgh. Plus workshops in Intellectual Property from Intellectual Assets Centre; Digital Video from New Media Scotland; Hands-on Online Promotion with Inner Ear; and Introduction to Webcasting by Envirodigital.
Download Getting Digital Roadshow South (Edinburgh) agenda, speaker biographies and links PDF.
University of Edinburgh
10th June ’10
The morning talks of the event will be broadcast live!
Each Amb:IT:ion Scotland Roadshow event is UNIQUE and shouldn’t be missed by anyone with ‘ambitions’ to grow their online audience!
The Roadshows have been designed with Scottish cultural organisations and individuals in mind and the content and style of the events will appeal to those working in the cultural sector.
What’s it about?
Bringing the best minds in digital innovation to your doorstep, the Amb:IT:ion Scotland Roadshows:
• are about thinking big and strategically
• are where you can immerse yourself in the possibilities of web 2.0
• provide training and ‘hands on’ skills that can be used to implement your own ideas
• are about networking with peers on the same learning path as you.
What will I learn?
Some of the basics that you will need to ‘get digital’:
• Where to find free online tools to use social networking to help you connect better with your audiences in the ‘Hands On Online Promotion’ workshop delivered by Inner Ear.
• An introduction to shooting, editing and streaming digital video, in the ‘Digital Video for Beginners’ workshop delivered by New Media Scotland.
• What you need to know about intellectual property law so that you can feel confident providing online content, in the IP workshop delivered by the Intellectual Assets Centre.
• Explore the basics and benefits of webcasting with Envirodigital at the Introduction to webcasting workshop.
Speakers
• Keynote: Bill Thompson, BBC technology journalist and radio presenter, and Head of Partnerships at BBC Archive will reflect on how in a networked age digital technologies pervades our audiences’ lives; and on how digital development has to pervade the whole of our organisations as we increasing are Making Art in A Networked World.
• Case studies: Martin Reynolds and Faith Liddell of Festivals Edinburgh talk about their digital development journey, highlighting the lessons learned. Katy Beale, freelance social media consultant will present a case study of how she worked with the Tate to develop their Twitter social media strategy which has resulted in Tate now having over 100,000 Twitter followers.
• PLUS an interview with Fiona Stewart, Creative Director of AmbItion Involved organisation, The Lot, and Lot audience member, Muriel MacKenzie.
Booking: the event is FREE to attend, simply sign up online. (You can attend in person or online!)
Ambition Roadshow South (Edinburgh) info pack.
This event will be broadcast live 9.40am – 2.25pm!
We would like to invite you to a day of exploration, exposition, conversation and critical thinking around the digital opportunities for organisations as you think about artistic practice, organisational and audience development and business models in our digital age. Gain practical hands on experience of the Web 2.0 environment with hands-on sessions to inspire and provoke creative thinking on how to integrate Web 2.0 into your organisation. The Roadshow will showcase some of the most exciting models via talks, masterclasses and practical immersive sessions, and show you how to use them to their full potential.
This Inverness Roadshow is the first of four similar events happening across Scotland between March and June this year. The day will feature keynote speaker Bill Thompson, freelance writer and consultant who works with the BBC; case studies from Jane Hogg, Arts and Theatre’s Trust Fife and Jamie Wooldridge, Ludus Dance and Public Arts at Lancaster University (incorporating The Nuffield Theatre, Lancaster Concerts Series and the Peter Scott Gallery). Plus workshops in Intellectual Property from Intellectual Assets Centre and their partner for this event Euan Duncan of McClure Naismith; Digital Video from New Media Scotland; and See and be Seen, Hear and be Heard with Inner Ear. For the full days agenda, take a look at the PDF below.
This event is free and is open to all arts organisations and individuals interested in digital development who wish to attend.
The morning keynote and case studies will be eventcast live on the web 9.40am – 2.25pm. Please register to attend in-person or online.
Download Getting Digital Roadshow North (Inverness) agenda, speaker biographies and links PDF.