This page is designed to record the process of putting this project together for future learning:

9 November 2005
SocialSource 2005 to take place

Oct 05
SocialSource gear-up for organising SocialSource 2005, to be supported by the ICTHub. Contact made with participants from previous year, as well as new speakers. Programme organised. Venue secured by assistance of LASA, partners in the ICTHub.

Sept 04 - Sept 05
Occasional email updates. New jobs, babies...

Mid-Late September 2004

• Updates and revisions to wiki to reflect suggestions made at the event. Created pages for event documentation, and expanded Resources page to a whole section

15 September 2004

• Inaugural event takes place: ~50 attendees come to listen to the ~20 programmed items; plenty of discussion & networking on the day. Event is commended particularly for its atmosphere and community feel.

Early September 2004

• Finalising of programme
• Ongoing networking with stakeholders to raise awareness of event's aims and activities

August 2004

• Ongoing work attracting attendees & speakers
• Working group visits event to look at best use of space
• initial mail circulated to ~10 email distribution lists to spread word of the event

July 2004

• Working Group of volunteers formed in order to organise September event. Meeting held to decide on aims, target audience, next steps
• Wiki set up in order to publicise activities and update progress
• Venue
  • >20 venues across London contacted for the day. Candidate venues sourced via personal contacts and using venues search facility on Actionlink. Some unavailable, many with no internet access
  • City Temple Conference Centre chosen - within budget, recently had Wifi installed
• Contact form and feedback address added to wiki

Before July 2004

• Social Software grouping of people interested in Voluntary & Community Sector applications of Open Source
• Core group of volunteers coalescing with a view of taking OSS agenda forward for the VCS - OSS profile rising in general, more mainstream orgs becoming interested.

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