Connected Generation 2010; Working with young people in a digital age

Friday 7th May 10am-4.30pm – Bristol Watershed

One day conference for managers and practitioner is packed full of expert input; practical workshops; and opportunities to network and discuss with colleagues; all focussed on how professionals and volunteers working with young people can respond to the fundamental role of digital technologies and social media in young peoples lives.

The key speakers at the event will include a gender balanced panel with:

• Amy Sample Ward – co author of ‘Social by Social‘ and expert on the use of social media in non-profit contexts;
• Katie Bacon – pioneer of digital youth work in Devon, and founder of Online Youth Outreach digital youth work training.
• Joanne Jopling – project worker for the Gateshead Young Women’s Outreach Project
• Kieron Kirkland - learning researcher at FutureLab, and lead for the Greater Expectations project
• Chris Morgan – from the Communities 2.0 in Wales, talking about digital youth and community work.

We’re still in the process of confirming the workshop programme, but plans include:

• Ethics and ICT – workshop with Andy Phippen from Plymouth University;
• Promoting Positive Activities with Social Media with Steven Flower from Plings;
• Safe and Sound Foundations – proactive approaches to safe social media engagement with young people, staff and volunteers;

If there is a workshop you would particularly like to see, drop in a comment and I’ll see what we can do…

Full details and online booking available here. (If you can’t order online because your organisation needs invoicing etc. just drop me a line…)

Fingers crossed, we’ll also be using the event to launch a new ‘Youth Engagement and Social Media’ resource which Tim Davies and I are hard at work drafting, and, if you want, you can pre-order a copy when booking your place at the conference.

If you require any further information e-mail info@katiebacon.co.uk