EventLocal meeting | In-person

North East

Date & time

  1. 21 July 2023 11:00 - 13:00

Location

  1. Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham

Overview

Theme; Regeneration, sustainability and connectivity

Our meetings can be face-to-face (with refreshments provided) or virtual (bring your own refreshments) and will be focused on Socitm’s policy themes. Within these themed meetings your regional committee is free to create an agenda that works best for you and your regional colleagues. If there’s something you would like to discuss or investigate with like-minded peers just let us know on hello@socitm.net and we will co-ordinate that with and for you.

Agenda

  1. 10:30 Arrival networking refreshments

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  2. 11:00 Welcome and introductions

    Bill Taylor, Chair

  3. 11:10 Secure & Sustainable IT

    With employees working remotely, an increase in security in threats, a need to become more sustainable, and up and coming Windows 11 migrations, doing more with less is a challenge. This session will talk to the challenges IT currently face and how changing the status quo can help.

    John Moody, UKI SE Manager, iGel

  4. 11:40 Public sector session

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  5. 12:00 Socitm update

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  6. 12:20 Elevator panel session

    David Crichton, Sector Director, Canon

    Dave Bibby, Public Sector Business Development Manager , Expotential-e

     

  7. 12:35 Interactive discussion session

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  8. 12:55 Closing remarks

    Bill Taylor, Chair

  9. 13:00 Carvery networking lunch

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Speakers

  • Bill Taylor Deputy Director, Teesside University | North East Chair

Who can join Local Meetings?

Socitm members and partners.

Our events are relevant to everyone, from new joiners right through to senior executives. This creates a vibrant mix to promote innovation, sharing best practice, and driving the modernisation of public services.

Meetings are included in all membership and some partnership packages – check the details in your account section to see if it’s in there.

A fee may apply for non-members.

Got a question, a thought, or an idea? Let us know.