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  1. Getting Digital Roadshow South (Edinburgh) 10.06.10

    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

    Watch live streaming video from envirodigital at livestream.com
  2. Getting Digital Roadshow South (Edinburgh)

    University of Edinburgh

    10th June ‘10

    Bill Thompson

    Register for AmbITion Scotland Getting Digital Roadshow South (Edinburgh)) on Eventbrite

    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.

    Image: Bill Thompson, AmbITion Roadshow http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianpayne/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

  3. Getting Digital Roadshow North (Inverness)

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    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.

    AmbITion Roadshow NorthThis event is free and is open to all arts organisations and individuals interested in digital development who wish to attend.

    AmbITion Roadshow North 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.

    AmbITion Roadshow North info PDFDownload Getting Digital Roadshow North (Inverness) agenda, speaker biographies and links PDF.

  4. The AmbITion Roadshow is still on the road

    AmbITion Roadshows are all day events, and will take place in March 2009 - July 2009.

    The aim is to:

    • excite arts organisations about the potential of digital development and underpin Arts Council England (ACE)’s Digital Opportunities programme;
    • show good practice in approach and end results;
    • share the benefits and risks of undertaking digital development work, through providing dynamic hands-on workshops (social networks, digital video production) and masterclasses (IP, mass-participation)
    • inform everyone about the resources and support available for digital development.

    As well as the experience of the roadshows, AmbITion is setting up an online social network local to each region, to ensure that the resources are easily accessible and that networking opportunities continue after each event!

    They are free to attend by invitation to Regularly Funded Organisations (RFOs)  from each ACE region. Where there are spare places, others from the arts sector are invited to attend. Please contact your local Arts Council officer if you are interested in attending.

    Find details of upcoming AmbITion Roadshow events:

    AmbITion Roadshow with Arts Council England, East Midlands
    Friday, 19th June, 2009,  Broadway, Nottingham

    AmbITion Roadshow Yorkshire in Partnership with Shift Happens 2.0
    Monday, June 29, 2009, York Theatre Royal, York

    AmbITion Roadshow with Arts Council England, South West
    Thursday, July 09, 2009, Watershed Media Centre, Bristol

    AmbITion Roadshow with Arts Council England, East
    Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Magdalene College, Cambridge

    AmbITion Roadshow with Arts Council England, London
    Thursday, July 16, 2009 Lilian Baylis Studio, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London

    Art of Digital Symposium
    Friday, July 17, 2009 Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London

    Hope to see you there!

  5. AmbITion Roadshow South East - Brighton

    All the team enjoyed the South East roadshow and looking at the comments on  Twitter,  it seems like the audience did as well.

    Content from the event will be made available via both this website and the SE Digital Network - if you haven’t yet joined, then think about doing so.  Its free and its an easy way to keep in touch with local colleagues.

    Join the SE digital network today

    The bean bags looked comfy - though I hear they may have had some “useabilty” problems - which is a key lesson for anyone involved in choosing a technology!

    inQbate in Brighton's Homepage

    The next AmbITion Roadshow is in Brighton at the Sussex Creativity Zone at InQbate. Date:  Friday, May 15, 2009.  Chaired by Professor Lizbeth Goodman, the day’s speakers include Bill Thompson, BBC technology journalist; Stephen Freemand and David Leek of New Wolsey Theatre and Hannah Rudman from AmbITion.

Scottish Arts Council Culture Sparks Rudman Consulting Arts Council England