Commscamp Stays Home 2020 have successfully applied to the UKGovCamp grant fund and will receive £250. Below is their application:
Name of applicant: Dan Slee
Description of the event: An online unconference for public sector comms people. We’re using qiqochat as a platform because Lloyd Davis suggested it. We’re running it over two half days so people aren’t Zoomed out.
You can find out more at: https://commscamp.org/
How much funding are you looking for? £250
What do you expect the funding will be used for?
Paying for the online platform
Finally, please tell us a bit about yourself, what you do, and your interest in running this event: I used to work in local government but I’ve been freelance for six years. I first started to run unconferences in 2010 and started commscamp in 2013. We’re trying something new in 2020 and I’m happy to share the insight for other potential online unconference organisers.