TechTown – 1st Partnership Meeting
The first transnational event for the TechTown partnership, which will include the opportunity for Tech Town partners to get to know each other, discuss their expectations and aspirations for the project and to introduce the Hackathon concept and convey TechTown challenges to digital experts and hackers.
TechTown - 1st Partnership Meeting
15 and 16 October (1 full day & 1 half day)
Venue: Digital Media Centre, Barnsley, UK
Agenda Day 1
Time | Session |
08:45 | Arrivals |
09:00 | Welcome & introductions |
09:20 | Setting the scene Expectations, questions and aspirations |
09:40 | URBACT – a beginners’ guide |
10:00 | Getting to know you |
11:00 | Break |
11:30 | Getting to know you contd…. |
12:00 | Reminder of key themes and dates |
13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 | Baseline Study - purpose, methodology and what we need from partners |
15:00 | Partner visits - dates and logistics |
15:45 | Tea |
16:00 | Expanding the partnership |
16:30 | Hackathon - what is it? What are the problems we are trying to solve? Are there digital solutions? |
17:30 | Break |
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19:00 | Meet back at Digital Media Centre for evening activity and dinner |
Day 2
Time | Session |
08:45 | Arrivals |
09:00 | Reflections |
09:30 | Project management and finances |
10:30 | Break |
11:00 | Ambitions and aspirations for Action Planning phase |
12:00 | Wrap up Workplan through to March 2016, Actions, key dates etc (including date for 2nd partnership meeting in San Sebastian) |
13:00 | Lunch & close |