UKriders

Lasa has organised annual Circuit Rider conferences since 2004. We brought delegates together to learn from each other by sharing ideas, information and experience. The conferences were designed to be practical and accessible so participants could take the knowledge they gained and apply it to their work in the voluntary sector.

The events are different from other ICT conferences  we are interested in technology because we believe it can help voluntary organisations achieve their missions – not for its own sake. So these are events where people:

• spoke in plain English and avoid jargon.
• offered solutions which are relevant to small voluntary organisations.
• discussed issues and learnt from each other rather than passively listening to "ICT experts"
• celebrated the independence and diversity of the voluntary sector

Notes and evaluations are available for the following conferences:

• 2004 Conference - held at Kings College, London, 13-14 September 2004
• 2006/7 Conference - held at BVSC, Birmingham, 15-16 January 2007
• 2008 Conference - held at BVSC, Birmingham, 28-29 February 2008 (Conference notes, materials, blogs, photos etc were uploaded as the conference progressed and are linked to the Conference Agenda You can also download a pdf file which compiles all the session notes along with the programme, delegate list and comments. The evaluation by the ICT Hub's evaluators Paul Ticher and Andrea Eaves is also available for download. You can also see photos from the event over at the UKRiders Flickr site)