BlueLightCamp is the Brainchild of Sasha Taylor and aims to priovide an unconference style setting for UK, Frontline, Blue Light Services and those who work with them to discuss their experiences, hints, tips and best practice in using social media to engage with stakeholders. It will be taking place at Manchester Central on Sunday 15th April 2012, before the British APCO Annual Exhibition and Development Sessions 2012

We have 170 places for this event, tickets are totally free, thanks to support from our kind sponsors and sign-up is open to all Blue Light Services including, but not limited to:

• Fire Services;
• Police Authorities;
• Ambulance Services;
• Coasdtguards; and
• Front-line Social Care Providers.

You can found out more about the aims of this event by visiting our Website: Welcome to #BlueLightCamp.

Never heard of an unconference? Find out more about the format for the day: BlueLightCamp: What's an Unconference?

Organising sponsors

UKGovcamp: GovCamp is the movement of self-organised unconferences for government types with an interest in how the public sector uses technology. For further information about UKGovcamp, please visit the UKGovcamp website

National Police Web Managers Group (NPWMG) is a professional group representing the people who work for police forces in the UK, maintaining, developing and improving police web services. For further information about NPWMG, please visit http://npwmg.blogspot.com/
 
Netsight combine proven technical expertise with engaging, intuitive (and award winning) design to produce exceptional websites, portals and intranets. We use Open Source Software and provide on top of that the security of 24/7 mission-critical support resources. For further information about Netsight, please visit www.netsight.co.uk
 
Yammer (www.yammer.com) is the leader in enterprise social networking, providing a secure way for employees to communicate, collaborate, and share information. The basic version of Yammer is free, and customers can pay to upgrade their network to receive additional administrative and security controls, priority customer service and a dedicated customer success manager. Companies and organisations across the globe, including more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500, are using our award-winning Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution to improve employee productivity and engagement. Visit our blog to see how our customers are benefiting from Yammer.

Delib are a digital democracy company, which help organisations use the internet to connect people with decision making.  We are a relatively small company (there's about 12 of us) but we have big ideas and a big vision to improve government:We want  to connect more people directly with the decision making process, to create a more participatory democracy. For further information about Delib, please visit http://www.delib.co.uk/

Learning Pool is the only online learning community dedicated exclusively to the public sector. Our customers include fire and rescue authorities and police associations as well as councils. Our products and services are used to develop the skills of staff, councillors, school governors and civil sector partners. Together we drive improvement in public services by helping over 500,000 people learn about a wide range of subjects. Our customers have saved the public purse more than £36 million by using our services. Find out more at www.learningpool.com.

At Public-i, we believe the social web can enhance the places where we live.  Our experience shows us that the best solutions are made co-productively through a trusted decision-making process which is both transparent and representative of the community it serves.  Valuing openness and innovation, we provide digitally-led solutions for effective public engagement. To stay up to date with Public-i:
http://blog.public-i.info/
http://twitter.com/#!/public_i

Venue sponsors

British APCO: British APCO (BAPCO) is an independent, user-led, professional members association formed to promote, influence and advance the use and development of communications and information management for public safety professionals. British APCO is a self-governing member of APCO Global Alliance which brings together like minded public safety professionals worldwide. For further information about BAPCO, please visit www.bapco.org.uk

Event sponsors

Would you like to associate your company with this new and exciting Blue Light Emergency Services Unconference - and help support a year's worth of activity throughout the public sector?

Visit our Sponsorship page