Lasa has organised annual Circuit Rider conferences since 2004. We bring delegates together to learn from each other by sharing ideas, information and experience. The conferences are designed to be practical and accessible so participants can take the knowledge they gain and apply it to their work in the voluntary and community sector.
The events are different from other technology conferences because 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:
- speak in plain English and avoid jargon.
- offer solutions which are relevant to small voluntary organisations.
- discuss issues and learn from each other rather than passively listening to “ICT experts”
- celebrate 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 (pdf file 82Kb)
- 2006/7 Conference - held at BVSC, Birmingham, 15-16 January 2007 (pdf file 96Kb)
- 2008 Conference – held at BVSC, Birmingham, 28-29 February 2008. (pdf file 1.07Mb) The evaluation by the ICT Hub’s evaluators Paul Ticher and Andrea Eaves is also available for download (pdf file 86Kb).
- 2009 Conference – held at IBM Bedfont Lakes, 9 June 2009
- 2010 Conference – to be held at the Garden Museum, London 28/29 September 2010
