I still need one more video interviewer so if you have video skills want 1-1.5 days of work that should pay for your ECF participation and want to spend no more than 30% of your time at ECF creating video content then email me!
At the start of the event (see the agenda), two slots are available for speakers for 30 min each to help get brains buzzing. Last year we had Ricken Patel from Avaaz and Brian Fitzgerald from Greenpeace International (showcasing Green My Apple campaign). In the past we've also had academic speakers in 2004 and way back in 2002 some corporate speakers. So what would you like to see this year?
Note: All speakers and most presentations will be recorded on video and put online - so even if you don't attend your input is valuable.
The big choice - do you want
Post input on the speakers wiki.
There is time on both days for three 30 minute presentations run in parallel (and thus not to the whole group). Do you want to present something in this? Do you want something presented here?
There are also times for a few short 5-10 minute presentations to everyone (but the have to be brief). Do you want to present something? Do you want something presented?
I've been able to confirm Advocacy Online, Oxfam GB and Oxfam Novib are now sponsors of ECF08. This is great because what sponsors do is make possible to improve the event beyond what the participation cost does. Each has sponsored specific improvements:
Doyou have project management or journalism skills and and want to attend ECF08? The Advocacy Online sponsorship is to hire a few people with the right skills and experience to create the content and oversee the production of the materials.
The basic plan is to produce printed and digital material that is relevent and useful to e-campaigning practitioners. This content would be produced through:
All this content would be published under the creative-commons share alike license and put online for anyone to use and re-use.
What I need to make this happen is:
Anyone interested in this needs to also be qualified to attend ECF08 (and be willing to attend it). At ECF08 only 30% of your time will be used for this work so you can participate freely in the event.The aim of this work is to:
If you are interested:
| Oxfam GB Hosted | Oxford College Hosted |
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| Pros | Pros |
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| Cons | Cons |
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Summary: An Oxford college hosted event would be more expensive to attend, but more effective use of the time. A more effective use of the two days should mean better value when returning to the office and thus be a good 'return' - but many of your budgets don't work that way :-)
This estimate includes not only the participation fee (£250 in 2007) but other costs a participant would normally pay directly (rather than via FairSay)
| Oxfam GB Hosted | Oxford College Hosted | Organisation | £250 | £250 |
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| Room & Meals | £185 | £200 |
| Meeting Rooms | £0 | £25 |
| Multi-Media | £0 | £5 |
| Transport in Oxford | £10 | £0 |
| All inclusive | £445 | £480 |
| Day Delegate | £310 | £330 |
| Day Delegate + Dinner | £360 | £380 |
Assumptions
Note 1 : for day delegates, if you have to pay separately for accommodation, Note 2: There will still be 20 subsidised places for delegates, but the cost might still be higher than 2007. |
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Participants are already starting to arrive at the 2008 eCampaigning Forum venue and many more are travelling to get there.
So if you are on your way here are your three key links:
See you there :-)
...and of course, all the things you love about the event are still there.
This year, I have reserved some space at the venue for one or more groups to hold a pre-meeting on 8-9 April. This is likely of interest to you if have peers that you rarely get together with and:
If you think people from you organisation, coalition, network or another grouping would be interested in holding a 1-2 day pre-meeting, let me know:
Also - if you are a 'freelancer' and wish to pull together a pre-meeting with others in your network who would attend the e-Campaigning Forum - let me know.
There is currently accommodation for 20 people reserved and I could likely expand this depending on demand.
I am proud to finally announce that the next eCampaigning Forum will be 10-11 April in Oxford, UK - so put it in your calendar now.
This year it will be held at St Anne's College by popular demand and can accommodate up to 100 people. I'll launch the registration process at the end of next week. You may also be interested in the cost estimate.
If you are a freelancer you are probably more in a position to help so after being asked by several people how they can help (in return for favourable terms), here are some ideas:
Note: for anyone helping during the event itself, I would ensure is only 1/3 of the time maximum so that you can also participate in the event as everyone else.