Can you believe UKGovCamp 2026 was over a week ago already?!
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How do you archive a conference? A decade ago, I blogged about how to archive a BarCamp - I don't think anyone took up my suggestions. I tried to put it into practice, but in this post about 2009's BarCampBrighton4, half the links have rotted away, cool media-hosting startups have gone bust and eaten the video. Websites die, tweets get deleted, media codecs become obsolete. BarCamps, GovCamps,β¦
Q: Anyone fancy doing a @ukgovcamp XL next year, please?
Would be interesting to open the registration this month, then have all year to promote it and see how many people we get.
Would also be awesome to get a sponsored hotel deal so people can arrive the day before.
Thoughts?
Thanks to @MrMikeRose for helping me run #HopeCamp at @ukgovcamp 2026 ( #ukgc26 ) in #Birmingham today.
Look at all the mess we made π
Can't believe it is already the end of the day! Hooe you all had a great day and brought something nice home π
Lunch time is always the best moment. Hope everyone enjoyed the morning session! Afternoon session will begin soon.
UK Gov Camp
Terence Eden
James Arthur Cattell
Greg Tyler
Alaric Snell-Pym
Mike Rose