UKGovCamp is:
- free to attend,
- led by attendees.
- run by volunteers.
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Attendees lead by:
- suggesting discussion topics,
- merging similar ones together,
- adding them to the session grid.
Organisers
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Victoria Chapman
Victoria works in Digital and Data in Local Government and is based in the wonderful North West.
Supporter of unconferences.
Committed to doing her bit to improve Local Gov and Gov Services.
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Vanessa Montgomery Williams
Long time sponsor whisperer, inclusion champion and lover of all things unconference and UKGovcamp since her first introduction (via dxw) in 2014.
Now residing in the Isle of Man but still supporting from afar.
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Mark Buttanshaw
I work in the Organisational Effectiveness team in the Ministry of Justice.
Interested in what makes people and organisations tick, and how to work more collaboratively and inclusively.
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James Arthur Cattell
James delivers community events. He’s UKGovCamp’s lead organiser.
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Imran Hussain
Imran is a community consultant with over 10 years experience building communities across different sectors. He believes communities can be a force for good in society and loves working with communities that have a positive impact on public life.
He is currently a Community Designer at Government Digital Service, a department in the UK Government. He works on creating the right conditions for a community to thrive around the ever-popular GOV.UK Design System.
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Ert Erol
Product Lead at the Government Digital Service, via AND Digital, Kainos, dxw and BBC World.
Product, dogs & LOTR, Eurovision.
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David Durant
GDS, GLA and Hackney Council digital teams. Co-organiser of One Team Gov. Interested in helping public servants collaborate better and how to document and share best policy and operational practice around the world.
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David Buck
Working in Defra. Government romantic and lover of tea.
Organisers having a year or 2 off
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Shanaz Begum
Shanaz is Strategy Lead in Transformation Group of HMRC. She’s passionate about driving tangible service improvements for end users and aligning delivery with the big picture.
Shanaz is eager to contribute her part for better community impact.
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Amanda Smith
Leslie Knope / Director of Public Digital. Data, digital, design, communities & open culture.
I’m passionate about building an open, fair and inclusive future. I believe you should sprinkle happiness, kindness and glitter over most things.
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Sarah Baskerville
@baskers | http://baskers.net/
I work in the Public Sector, have a keen interest in Digital, Open Data, Data visualisations and Social Technology. I help organise UKGovcamp, #Teacamp, UK Civil Service Stammering Network with some wonderful folks.
I have a terrible weakness for all things shiny and tech, especially crowdsourcing sites like Kickstarter.
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Ian Graham
After 10 years working in Local Gov, and private sector before that, Ian has been freelance for the last 7 years, working with cities and the public sector in the UK and across Europe to tackle social challenges and create positive change.
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Coco Chan
I joined Local Government in 2016 through the NGDP graduate scheme ngdp.org.uk and have never looked back. Currently Delivery Manager at Publica Group, based in the glorious Cotswolds countryside.