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Sunderland will be hosting its first 'Community Barcamp' on Monday 24th November at the Stadium of Light.

BarCamps are democratic, user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcamp).

The event, which is FREE to attend and runs from 6 til 8pm, will bring together people that use services in the community with the people that build and provide them to talk about how technology can improve everyone’s life.

· Relaxed, social setting

Hi,

I've just posted more detailed info about Sunderland's IT in the Community conference in late November. It strucjk me that this will bring together a good handful of like-minded individuals that may wish to participate in a fringe programme of barcamp-type gatherings etc.

Big question for me , though.

I've never organised unstructured programmes etc like this before. How do you kick something like that away? Do you think people would be interested? What would need to be provided?

Thanks
Graham