IL Symposium 2015 outcomes & ways forward plans

Following the successful conference of 13th February, Bill Johnston, Ian McCracken, Sean McNamara and I had a meeting with Amina Shah, the CEO of SLIC, on March 9th to discuss the conference outcomes and plan ways forward. Bill, Ian and I were delighted with the strong support of SLIC for IL and the organising work done by SLIC staff. We were also pleased by the excellent conference facilities provided by the Scottish Government. We hope it will be possible for SLIC to support a similar event in the future.
We hope to pursue further initiatives with SCVO, relevant Scottish Government civil servants and the Cross Party Group on Digital Participation and we are currently making appropriate contacts.
The questionnaire sent out after the conference produced useful feedback which will inform our plans.
The conference outcomes are likely to generate a good deal of work for the CoP as we have to map out potential strategic links and a plan for IL partnerships. The contacts made at the conference should help here. We also need to draft an IL statement to influence decision makers at SG level. Other areas to look at are needed research activities and funding opportunities.
John Crawford