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  1. Webinar 5: So many friends, so little time… 16.09.10

    Damien Smith, ISO

    Date: Thursday 16th Sept 2010

    Location: Go Group, George House, 36 North Hanover St, Glasgow, G1 2AD
    Live event: 2:15pm - 4:45pm
    Webcasting: 2:30pm - 4:15pm

    Register for AmbITion Scotland Getting Digital Webinar 5: 'So many friends, so little time...' on Eventbrite


    Announcing part 5 in our webinar series of online seminars webcast live, with the addition of a ‘live audience’. Attend online or in-person. Plus, its free!

    So many friends, so little time…

    How to manage time, policies and digital tools to help us get the most most out of the opportunities of online social networking with Damien Smith, founding partner of digital designers ISO, producers of the creative social network Central Station.Each Amb:IT:ion Scotland webinar is UNIQUE and shouldn’t be missed by anyone with ambitions to enhance their digital offering! The webinars have been designed with Scottish cultural organisations and individual artists in mind, and the content and style of the webinars will appeal to those working in the cultural sector.


    Speaker Biography: Damien Smith, ISO

    Damien Smith is a founding partner of digital designers ISO, producers of the creative social network Central Station.

    ISO have produced leading edge digital projects in television, online and experience design for over 10 years. Winners of the Royal Television Society Award for graphics, they designed the visual interface for the BBC iPlayer and are presently developing large scale interactive installations for cultural clients across the UK and Europe.

    Central Station was funded by Scottish Screen and Channel 4’s 4iP fund for online innovation. Winner of a Scottish Arts Council Inspire Award it is the country’s leading social network for new talent across film, design and contemporary art.

    Agenda

    1415 - 1430: Arrivals and coffee
    1430 - 1435: Julie Tait - Welcome on behalf of Culture Sparks
    1435- 1445: Hannah Rudman - Welcome and introduction from AmbITion Scotland
    1445 - 1545: Damien Smith, Director of ISO: ‘So many friends, so little time…’
    1545 - 1615: Questions from live and online audiences
    1615: Close of webcast
    1615 -1645: Networking at the venue

    There are a limited number of places at the live event, but we will live webcast the session and make it available on-demand afterwards. Register to attend.

    This AmbITion webinar is produced in association with Culture Sparks http://www.culturesparks.co.uk.

    What’s it about?

    Bringing the best minds in digital innovation to your doorstep, the Amb:IT:ion Scotland webinars:

    • are masterclasses - about thinking closely around one strategic digital opportunity
    • provide practical how-to information to take away
    • provide good and bad case studies to give you ideas of how you might successfully implement digital developments
    • are about networking and sharing with peers on the same learning path as you
    • can be attended in person, or can be participated live online, or can be viewed online on demand later.

    What will I learn?

    Some of the basics that you will need to decide whether or not certain digital developments are worth investing in by you/your organisation.


  2. Roadshow Central Stirling Case Study #1: Andy Catlin, The Queen’s Hall

    Watch live streaming video from envirodigital at livestream.com
  3. Getting Digital Webinar 2: Talking Online 25.03.10

    AmbITion Scotland Getting Digital Webinar 2: Talking Online video is now available on-demand!

    Hannah Rudman and Chris McGuire’s’s presentation slides are also available on the network under Rich Media > Slides.

    We look forward to seeing you at one of the next events: Webinar 3: Tracking Impact and the Getting Digital Roadshow East in Dundee on 6th May coming up. See the events page for the full event programme and get yourself registered!
    Finally, if you’re still looking for more Digital Development learning materials, Creative Choices’ “Digital Culture” website is a great resource too.

  4. Contact Theatre asks you to #follow_me

    Manchester’s Contact Theatre has a unique piece of interactive theatre starting this evening until Saturday. #follow_me as its hashtagged twitter name title implies is a show not just about social media but which uses social media.

  5. New AmbITion How To Guides published

    howtosNew publications are online! Roger Tomlinson helps us think about how to Syndicate Data using RSS and XML and How To Implement Digital Projects and Develop Digital Policies; Adrian Slatcher considers How To Be accessible; CJ Lyon teaches us about how to collect and share User Generated Content on your website; Chi-chi Ekweozor teaches us how to fundraise online using social media and how to get started blogging; Pam Henderson makes some great suggestions for how to recruit staff for digital developments; and our content partners Own-IT’s latest IP Guide to the Digital/New Media Industries is also available.
    Please download and share these resources: they really are fascinating, insightful, and brilliant!

Scottish Arts Council Culture Sparks Rudman Consulting Arts Council England