Tickets are now available for BlueLightCamp on 6 and 7 June in Birmingham. Here are 20 reasons to sign up It’s free. It will be the best event you’ve ever been to (we really believe this) It’s on a weekend
999EYE : Smart phones and first response pitch
This is one of the sessions that was presented at BlueLightCamp 2014 by Matt Wroughton of West Midlands Fire Service, as well as at the recent Policing Social Citizens in Manchester. At both events the idea was well received by those
Get involved and help our agencies communicate better through MAIT
Earlier in the year British APCO with the help of our web and social media specialist, Sasha Taylor, created the Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) website, so that the Home Office and other partners could showcase the proposed MAIT standard
Open Data – What’s the point?
First time Bluelightcamp was my first unconference and hackathon. Expectations were high. I am happy to report expectations were exceeded. The venue, the attendees, the commitment were absolutely superb. But, something was not quite right… Something not quite right It boils down to
Putting UK Flooding Alerts Onto Twitter #UKBLC14
As part of BlueLightCamp ’14, a group of civil servants, hackers, and emergency service workers got together for a weekend of furious creation. I decided to look at flooding data. The recent floods in the UK are a brutal remember of
Invitation to Policing Social Citizens – a future conference
26th & 27th June – Manchester This ground-breaking event brings together thought leaders on policing, emergency services, community engagement and the digital era. This is your opportunity to have two days to work with your peers on visioning the future
What happened at the Hackathon?
Kick off was planned for 10am for the hackathon, but it was another early start for Mark and me – which turned out to be very fortunate as many of the people attending the hackathon arrived early, so eager where
#ukblc14 – Drones: your friendly eye in the sky
What does it take to get started with drones – and who could they aid blue light services?
Who’s coming to BlueLightCamp?
We’re really excited (ok, and a little nervous!) as it’s only ONE WEEK until BlueLightCamp 2014. So far, around a hundred people have registered to attend either one, or both, days over the weekend 10-11th May. A quick skim through
Getting to BlueLightCamp 2014
Hopefully you will have already have your BlueLightCamp tickets for our event 10-11 May at Ordnance Survey HQ. If you have not got your ticket yet there are still a few left over at blc14.eventbrite.co.uk For those of you yet