Plus: join us in Reykjavik, what happened in Oslo, and our new trustees
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** mySociety news
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** October 2019
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** Events
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** The line-up for TICTeC Local
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The agenda's up for TICTeC Local ([link removed]) , and whew, it's looking good!
If you work around technology and communities or local government, you're going to want to be there. Take a look at this post ([link removed]) for a guide to key speakers.
Make sure you don't miss out — book your ticket here ([link removed]) (and note, there are a limited number of free tickets for public sector attendees... but hurry! They will go fast).
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** Better Cities
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** How men and women use FixMyStreet differently
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"When men and women are moving through the world differently, they are encountering different kinds of problems." mySociety researcher Alex continues his series of posts about querying FixMyStreet data ([link removed]) .
** Transparency
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** FOI stories, experiences and advice in Oslo
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AlaveteliCon happened ([link removed]) . We're still emotional. There's nothing like it: where else can you find fifty people from all across the world, with a shared interest in Freedom of Information and technology?
Every time we do this, we're bowled over by the stories we hear, the advice that's shared, and alliances forged.
We were sure to take notes and photos so that others could benefit too. Find all of them here ([link removed]) .
** Research
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** Join us in Reykjavik
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And while we're on the subject of incredible experiences, note that the next TICTeC event will be in Iceland this coming March.
TICTeC is the world's only conference dedicated to sharing research on the impacts of international civic tech and digital democracy.
Here's where to find out more ([link removed]) . Why not apply to speak... or grab those earlybird tickets!
** Team
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** New mySociety board members
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Welcome Kate, Ade, Steve, Julia and Cam: the five fresh faces who joined us as Trustees and Non-Executive Directors this month — they'll be helping mySociety steer a steady course, thanks to their accumulated experience in a number of related fields.
Mark introduces the new line-up here ([link removed]) .
** Democracy
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** Understanding votes on TheyWorkForYou
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You may have noticed a little message appearing under the vote summaries on TheyWorkForYou lately:
Here's a post ([link removed]) about why we added that link, and where it takes you.
** What mySociety's reading (and listening to)
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* The Engine Room have curated a list of Civic Tech podcasts ([link removed]) . Useful!
* Politico profiles five 'bold' political experiments ([link removed]) , from paying politicians higher salaries, to compulsory voting.
* Wondering how you can help your staff to help the environment? Journey days ([link removed]) are the latest idea.
* Goodness knows we could do with it: a prize hopes to encourage MPs to debate more politely ([link removed]) .
* We loved this Twitter thread ([link removed]) reviewing the parliament buildings of every country.
** Where to find us
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We'll be at Highways UK ([link removed]) on Nov 6 -7, at Birmingham NEC, and as always, happy to chat about FixMyStreet Pro ([link removed]) .
Tomorrow and Saturday we'll be at the Truth and Trust Online ([link removed]) conference. Grab hold of Gemma ([link removed]) or Alex ([link removed]) if you'd like a special offer to try out WhatDoTheyKnow Pro ([link removed]) , the FOI toolkit.
Gemma's also at the News Impact Summit ([link removed]) in Birmingham on Monday; again, she'll have a stack of WhatDoTheyKnow Pro ([link removed]) discount codes.
** Help keep our services running
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Image credits: Bench: ** Olesya Grichina ([link removed])
; AlaveteliCon: Jen Bramley; Reykjavik: ** Simon Migaj ([link removed])
, ** MP speaking at Theresa May's last Prime Minister's Questions, 24 July 2019 ([link removed])
, CC-BY-NC, Copyright UK Parliament / Jessica Taylor.
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