Hi everyone,
Some of the mySociety team will be in Birmingham next Wednesday 6th
August for the latest mySociety meet-up <http://lanyrd.com/czbtf>.
Come along to hear some great guest speakers, chat with our team and
developers, and have a beer, some pizza and a chat.
For more info and to sign up, visit: http://lanyrd.com/czbtf
*When:* Wednesday 6th August, 6pm -- 9pm
*Where:* The Wellington, Function Room on 1st Floor, 37 Bennett's Hill,
Birmingham, West Midlands B2 5SN
*How:* Add your name to the Lanyrd page: http://lanyrd.com/czbtf, so we
know you're coming.
*Who:* Anyone who fancies it.
_*Further information:*_
These meet-ups are for anyone who's interested in what we do and in
digital democracy and civic coding in general.
If you'd like to chat to our developers about using or contributing to
the code that runs our websites, or you'd like to ask us about our
current projects, then you'll be coming to the right place -- we'll be
happy to answer any questions.
This month, we're really pleased to be joined by the following speakers:
*Nick Booth: *Nick is Managing Director of Podnosh
<http://podnosh.com/>, a former BBC political reporter and television
and radio documentary maker.
Podnosh was established in 2005, initially to make to make the
Grassroots Channel podcast for the Birmingham Community Empowerment
Network. Podnosh's mission is to change the way the public and the
public sector talk to each other and has grown from a brand which makes
podcasts to a business which understands and helps people use social
media for social good, and is developing tools to help organsiations
capture their impact.
Nick will speak about the Social Media Surgery movement
<http://socialmediasurgery.com/> he accidentally founded, which won a
Big Society award in 2012.
*
**Peter Hicks:* Peter is the creator of OpenTrainTimes.com
<http://www.opentraintimes.com/> and is an open rail data pioneer.
Open Train Times displays real time arrival and departure information
for each train company, helping passengers to plan their journeys. It
also features track diagrams displaying the location of trains between
signals.
Peter will talk about his experiences using railway data feeds and the
significance of National Rail Enquiries' opening up of their real-time
platform.
*Zarino Zappia:* Our very own Zarino (one of our Designer superheroes)
will talk about some of mySociety's current design priorities, including
a redesign of TheyWorkForYou.com. <http://www.theyworkforyou.com/>
So come along to hear some fantastic speakers and to talk about civic
tech in Birmingham and beyond. We hope to meet you there!
All the best,
Gemma. /
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--
Gemma Humphrys
*Events and Administration Officer*
mySociety | mysociety.org<http://www.mysociety.org/>
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