Tag Archives: conference

BarCamp and Govt 2.0

I attended two conferences over the course of the last week, each providing very different perspectives of the same fundamental issue: what does Govt 2.0 look like, and how well are we placed to get there from here?
The first was BarCamp Wellington, where 50-odd people from all parts of the country gave up a Saturday [...]

Social marketing tools

The last couple of posts have been about new media, so I thought I would mix it up a bit by having a look at a more traditional approach to public affairs. South Australia’s Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Council have issued a set of playing cards, under a campaign titled Don’t Gamble with Your Health.
I [...]

Conference Feedback

Two weeks after the event and the feedback forms have been steadily rolling in. In all, we have received 54 feedback forms, out of the 120-odd who attended the conference. And while I don’t profess any great skill in statistical analysis, a response rate of roughly 50% seems pretty reasonable to me.
So, what did you [...]

comms@06

Friday September 22 saw the inaugural Network of Public Sector Communicators professional development conference, comms@06, held at the National Library in Wellington.
On behalf of the Committee, I would like to thank all those who attended, with a particular mention to the speakers, who provided such rich and entertaining content on the day.
Approximately 120 public sector [...]