Nomad is bringing you a regional autumn mobile & flexible working event series to run three times through November and December 2008.
Thursday, 6 November 2008 – Mary Ward House, London
Thursday, 27 November 2008 – Aston Villa Football Club, Birmingham
Thursday, 11 December 2008 - The Baltic Mill, Gateshead
These events are open to all delegates from UK local authorities and the Public Sector.
Bringing together the latest thinking and developments across a range of four interest areas, Nomad has created a format to illustrate:
The ‘Theory’with practical guidance and expertise and;
The ‘Practice’proven by case studies presented by the implementers.
Feedback from previous Nomad events has indicated that this mix of practical guidance, sharing experience and expertise alongside valuable networking opportunities to be extremely useful.
See below for the Full Programme Outline.
Each delegate place costs £185 (No VAT) but book before 22 October and receive an ‘Early Bird Booking Discount’ down to £145 per delegate place.
For multiple delegate bookings please call the Nomad Office on 01223 699052.
A purchase order / reference / invoicing details must be provided for all bookings.
Delegate places that have been formally booked remain chargeable but can be transferred up to a week before each event.
This event is open to all delegates from UK local authorities and the Public Sector.
PROGRAMME OUTLINE With four separate work streams, designed to bring you the ‘Theory’ in the morning and the ‘Practice’ in the afternoon, we are offering delegates the opportunity to pick and choose between desired subject areas.
The four themed work streams are:
Flexible Working Councils continue to plan and implement more flexible working environments to provide better, more effective and efficient places for their staff to work. The'Theory'sessions will review some of the basics including how to profile staff to understand what environments will be needed, considering the communication needs of a dispersed workforce and the essential people issues that need to be tackled. Building an overall framework and programme approach will also be addressed. The 'Practice'session will look at case studies around an integrated approach to mobile & flexible working, home working, buildings and facilities management to see how successful councils have met the challenges and delivered.
Delivering Care Services Care service requirements and delivery is a fast changing area and the 'Theory'session will look at the uses of mobile and flexible working practice to produce responsive and modern delivery models. With a review of the assistive technology elements available and the way these might be integrated into less location dependent infrastructure effective use of data across the agencies involved will be considered. The 'Practice'sessions will consider case studies that cover assessment, delivery and monitoring, scheduling and messaging within the mobilised workforce.
Children & Families Children and families work has yet to see the full impact of new ways of mobile and flexible working. The'Theory'session will consider where developments could occur and consider in detail such critical issues as information security both technically and managerially. How should new models of working be created and introduced into this complex operational environment? In the'Practice' session there will be case study material and consideration of the development of a best practice approach.
Connectivity Both wireless and cellular phone technologies continue to evolve offering faster and better connectivity. It is unlikely that a council will utilise only a single communication channel for its mobile and flexible workforce. This 'Theory' session will review the options and their respective merits and constraints together with the latest on the use of wireless spectrum and ensuring appropriate security of data. In the'Practice' session there will be case study material looking at how councils have tackled the provision of this mix of connection from wireless cities to remote rural shires.
For each themed work stream, the morning sessions will discuss the latest thinking with input from implementers in the public sector and from commercial providers. The afternoon sessions will be used to present and discuss real life examples from local authorities, to demonstrate what has been attempted, the achievements, successes and issues faced. Both the ‘Theory’ & ‘Practice’ sessions will introduce tools, tips and techniques that everyone can use.
Delegates may choose to attend one themed work stream for the entirety of the day, or choose to change work streams at the lunch break.
Nomad will run the same event agenda and programme outline for each, but speakers and content may vary slightly between events. Each delegate will receive a personalised agenda at least a week before the event they are due to attend.
Nomad will also be welcoming a number of commercial suppliers to exhibit at each of our events and will be available to network with throughout the day.
THE AGENDA
09:00 – 09:45 Delegate Arrival, Registration & Refreshments All delegates will be given a welcome pack – containing a personalised agenda, badge and set of pre-made ‘business cards’ to distribute and aid networking.
09:45 – 10:00 Welcome by Ian Laughton, Nomad Director The welcome will be given in the exhibition area, then delegates will be directed to their work stream break out rooms.
10:00 – 11:00 ‘Theory’ Work Stream Sessions
11:00 – 11:30 Break for Refreshments and Exhibition
11:30 – 12:30 ‘Theory’ Work Stream Sessions (continued)
12:30 – 13:15 Buffet Lunch and Exhibition
13:15 – 14:30 ‘Practice Work Stream Sessions
14:30 – 15:00 Break for Refreshments and Exhibition
15:00 – 15:45 ‘Practice’ Work Stream Sessions
15:45 – 16:30 Exhibition & Networking
16:30 Event Close
Each delegate place costs £185 (No VAT) but book before 22 October and receive an ‘Early Bird Booking Discount’ down to £145 per delegate place.
25% Discount Offer to attend Wireless & Digital Cities Congress in Barcelona courtesy of Nomad!!
About the Congress
Now in its third year, the Annual Wireless & Digital Cities Congress is rapidly establishing itself as the most significant gathering for the Metro Area Networks and Municipal Wireless market in Europe, and this year is supported by the City of Barcelona.
With wireless broadband already changing the way local authorities, individuals and organisations operate and do business, connecting communities is still high on the agenda of municipal authorities across Europe, with social inclusion, economic development and public safety of particular interest.
But what will be the reality of wireless and digital cities? Which combination of technologies can deliver the best service and enable local authorities to achieve their vision of a wireless city?
For 2008 this event will take an in-depth look at the front-runners - Metro Ethernet/Cable, Satellite, DSL, 4G, WiMAX and Wi-Fi. Packed full of practical case-studies and real-life trials and experiences this is the leading Pan-European Conference for cities and local authorities.
The 3 day congress will also include a half day site visit to Barcelona’s own wireless city project - 22@Barcelona - where delegates will be able to see practical demonstrations of how wireless technologies are already being utilised.
Speakers at WDC08 Include:
Chris Vein, CIO, San Francisco (USA)
Paco Rodriguez, Director of the Telecommunication Office, Barcelona City Council (Spain)
Euken Sesé, Manager Fomento de San Sebastian, San Sebastian Town Council (Spain)
Victor Manuel Solla Bárcena, Head of IT Services, City of Aviles (Spain)
Heleen Kerkhof, Senior Adviser, ICT Center Friesland, (Netherlands)
Peter Larson, Strategic Business Consultant, Polypol Strategic ICT (Sweden)
Mark Hol, Project Coordinator European Projects, City of Kortrijk (Belgium)
Dieter Deltour, ICT Adviser, Office of the Prime Minister, Belgian Government & Alderman of Ieper
Peter Gilroy, Chief Executive, Kent County Council (UK)
Gunnar Söderholm, Director Environment and Health Administration, City of Stockholm (Sweden)
Key Conference Themes to be debated at Wireless & Digital Cities 2008 include:
Digital City Policy and Delivery
The Competition Debate: Is Free Wireless a Universal Right?
Best Practice & Innovative Business Models, Strategies & Solutions
The Technology Roadmap
Digital Inclusion & Innovation
Regulatory and Spectrum Issues
How can technology help green our community?
Who Should Attend? Mayors and Policy-Makers from European & World Cities, Managers, Heads of Departments and IT Decision-Makers from Municipalities/Local Authorities, CXOs and Senior Executives from the major service providers and industry players.
Nomad, at the Centre of Mobile and Flexible Working 
3rd Annual Wireless and Digital Cities Congress 2008
