[Advisory] Evening events at BETT 2010

[Dughall McCormick]

Dear Colleagues,

Apologies for cross posting.

I am sure many of you will be looking forward to the forthcoming BETT
Show at Olympia next week.

If you are lucky enough to be going and haven’t already made plans for
your evening(s), I’d like to draw your attention to some events that
might prove a welcome and invigorating contrast to the hurly-burly of
the exhibition floor.

On Wednesday 13th Jan at 6pm there will be a free TEDx event with a
stimulating line-up of inspirational speakers from diverse backgrounds.
TEDxOrenda at BETT is an individually organised TED event that
epitomises the tradition of TED as a vehicle for ‘Ideas Worth
Spreading’. 
More details of the TEDxOrenda event can be found here:
http://www.think-bank.com/tedx/ 
The event is FREE and tickets are available from here:
http://tedxorenda.eventbrite.com/

On Thursday 14th Jan there will be a free AmplifiED event, again from
6pm. AmplifiED follows a Barcamp, unconference model and is essentially
a participatory event that involves table discussion around topics and
themes. In this case, the topics for discussion will be education-based
and possibly provoked by the BETT show itself.
More details of the AmplifiED event can be found here:
http://www.whiteboardblog.co.uk/2010/01/amplified-2010-bett/ 
The event is FREE and tickets are available from here:
http://amplified10.eventbrite.com/

On Friday 15th at 6pm a Teachmeet will take place. For those unfamiliar
with the Teachmeet format, it is an event that consists of short (2min
or 7 min) presentations given by practitioners. These presentations are
about great ideas and what works well in the classroom.
More details of the Teachmeet event can be found here:
http://teachmeet.pbworks.com/TeachMeet-BETT-2010-Friday-Session
The event is FREE and although there are no formal ticketing
arrangements, you are encouraged to sign up to the wiki (above).

If you are going to be at BETT, do consider spending an evening or
two/three at the above event(s). Whether you can attend any, some or
all, I am sure it will add considerable value to your visit. 

If you are not planning on going to BETT or if you can’t make it to any
of the evening events, keep an eye on the links above for archives,
livestreams, twitcams, flashmeetings, etc.

 Wishing you a happy new year and hoping I might see some of you there.

Dughall McCormick


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Dughall McCormick
e-learning Consultant
ITCAS
The Deighton Centre
Huddersfield
HD2 1JP

01484 225724