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Before the conference last year one of the members (thanks Susie) floated the idea of setting up a series of smaller groups, self-selected, devoted to particular areas of expertise or interest in public sector communications. I thought it was an excellent idea but, during the run up to the day, it sort of got lost in the mix.

Then last week Savaia got in touch to suggest a regular meeting for members interested in internal communications. So here it is: micronetworks.

The idea is relatively simple. The Network will provide the administrative infrastructure, all you have to do is register your interest in participating in one (or more) of the micronetworks. We will set up emailing lists for each of them, something like subject@psnetwork for example, and then people who have registered for that group will be able to communicate with colleagues who share an interest in that topic. I can also set up a web page that lists the members of each group (password protected) and their agencies – if that will help.

So, to get the ball rolling, here are a couple of suggestions for potential micronetworks:

1. Internal communications
2. Social media (web-based communications)
3. Social marketing
4. Crisis communication

If you have other suggestions, please add them in the comments. If you want to join a micronetwork, fire me an email. Once we reach a critical mass, I will set up the mail groups and the web page and let you know where you can find all this good stuff.

I think it would also be helpful to have someone volunteer to coordinate each of the micronetworks, so I will put my hand up for Social media. Anyone else keen to take on a micronetwork?