i4SM @ 2Gether08

Well, I can now confirm that Professor Peter Kawalek of i4SM and Manchester Business School will be attending the 2Gether08 gathering on July 2nd/3rd in London.

Peter will be a speaker at the event, date and time to be confirmed.

Even though i4SM is in it’s infancy, we are delighted to be associated with the 2Gether08 efforts. This is an event that seeks to catalyse real social change through the bringing together of social entrepreneurs and technologists.

All kinds of people have good ideas, but not necessarily the connections to make them happen - Steve Moore and the team at 2Gether08 are just trying to make those connections happen…whilst putting on a great couple of days to boot.

I encourage you to go along if you can make it.

More details:

The 2gether Festival takes place at Rochelle School in London on the 2 and 3 July 2008.

2gether is one the largest ever events focused on the transforming power of popular technologies and how they can shape our future lives and bring benefits to wider society.

To register to attend the event click here

i4SM are delighted to be partnering with the main sponsor of the Festival Channel 4 which is supported by the RSA, Chinwag, Unltd, the Catalyst Awards, Ipsos Mori, Social Innovation Camp, Think Public, Protein and the Innovation Exchange.

Our ambition is to create a genuinely participative event which generates over 100 hours of content including; -

• keynote presentations and panel discussions,
• open space sessions,
• ideas pitching sessions,
• creative workshops,
• interviews with key figures in technology and those at the forefront of social change,
• awards ceremonies,
• two parties and;,
• a few surprises!

With the help of participants we are adding new sessions, innovations and speakers every day.

For more information on the Festival, the programme of talks and activities and to join in the online discussion check out the website at www.2gether08.com

We have conceived 2gether as an event that is co-created with those who attend so your participation matters.

When you register to attend the event will we ask for recommendations for speakers, to suggest sessions you would like to run and any other ideas you have for content to share at the Festival.

Submit your ideas and we will ensure that our team follows up with you within 24 hours to help your work up the idea into a session.

We will also be launching an online social network to allow participants to connect, converse and share ideas before and after the event.

In addition to the main sessions you will also be invited to attend the The New Statesman 10th Anniversary New Media Awards on the evening of the 2nd July and a set piece debate being hosted by The Spectator on  ‘Is our politics big enough to respond to an age of mass collaboration?’

The event will also provide an opportunity to find out a lot more about Channel 4’s groundbreaking new £50 million public service digital fund 4IP which launches this autumn

We will bring the two days to and end with a 90 pecha kucha session to capture the best ideas that have emerged over the course of the Festival and a party hosted by Channel 4.

To find out more about the event and register at the early bird rate of £195+Vat click here

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