Re: [Dfey-nw-discuss] Open Source Schools Unconference

[Isabell Long]

Sadly I can't come, but with regard to costs, don't you have to pay?
I looked yesterday at the website and even though it says places are
free for all school and local authority *staff*, but looking at
http://opensourceschools.org.uk/node/5292, it says that other places,
if you're not presenting or school/local authority staff, are £55.

Just thought I'd let you know if you didn't already.

Isabell.

On 17/07/2009, Tim Dobson <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Monday, Becta the organisation which advises Secondary schools and
> Primary schools on it's use of IT is hosting it's first Open Source
> Schools Unconference.
>
> I've known about this for quite a while but other things have taken
> centre stage so it hadn't properly registered up until a few days ago.
>
> This *IS* the best place to meet teachers and educational IT staff and
> organisations sympathetic to the issues we encounter on regular basis.
>
> DFEY as a group has been invited to the conference and I, personally,
> have volunteered to do a short talk/discussion about DFEY and the issues
> young people face today.
>
> Coming to the Unconference as part of DFEY doesn't imply or require you
> to talk or anything.
>
> Anyway the key information:
>
> When: 10:00-16:00, Monday 20th July
> Where: Nottingham, NCSL's Conference Centre
> Who: as many people involved in DFEY as possible.
> How: I can probably arrange a lift for 3 people max, from the centre of
> Manchester on Monday morning, though if you can make your own way there
> you will be really welcome to attend.
>
> What: http://opensourceschools.org.uk/unconference09
>
> Notes with regards to transport:
>
> Unfortunately, as I missed talking to the organisers about funding for
> travel in any reasonable time, things haven't worked out how I had
> hoped. I'm really sorry about this, it's a tough lesson to learn and
> I've learnt it.
>
> Anyway, thankfully, Alex Sykes - www.alexsykes.net - volunteered on
> request of the organisers to take 3 of us to the event from central
> Manchester - he will be traveling down anyway.
>
> If there are 3 people in the Manchester area interested in going, I will
> happily get the train (at my own cost).
>
> If you are interested in going, I suggest posting to the list as soon as
> possible and we'll see how many are interested.
>
> This is one of the best chances to talk to teachers and IT staff about
> what you do/don't enjoy about your experiences of the use of computers
> in education.
>
> Cheers everyone!
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>


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