Jul
14
Fri
North East, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional meeting @ Microsoft Teams
Jul 14 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

For Microsoft Teams link and passcode, please contact michael.robson@northtyneside.gov.uk  or katherine.harclerode@rotherham.gov.uk

 

Aug
11
Fri
South West Regional Meeting
Aug 11 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

The meetings run from 09:30 to 12:00 (approx) and are currently held on Teams.

Anyone who would like an invitation should contact Louise deCordova  Hayley Caves or Heather Rae

Sep
15
Fri
London Regional meeting @ Lambeth Council
Sep 15 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

For more information, please contact Fiona Rae (frae@lambeth.gov.uk) or Maria Burton (mburton@westminster.gov.uk)

Oct
6
Fri
North East, Yorkshire and Humberside Regional meeting @ Microsoft Teams
Oct 6 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

For Microsoft Teams link and passcode, please contact michael.robson@northtyneside.gov.uk  or katherine.harclerode@rotherham.gov.uk

 

Oct
13
Fri
East of England Regional Meeting @ Via Zoom
Oct 13 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Oct
20
Fri
West Midlands regional meeting @ Remotely via Teams
Oct 20 @ 10:00 am – 12:30 pm

Please contact Mel Harris Mel.Harris@wychavon.gov.uk or Matt Berry mattberry@cannockchasedc.gov.uk for more information.

Nov
15
Wed
South West Regional Meeting
Nov 15 @ 9:30 am – 12:00 pm

The meetings run from 09:30 to 12.:00 (approx) and are currently held on Teams.

Anyone who would like an invitation should contact Louise deCordova  Hayley Caves or Heather Rae

Dec
1
Fri
London Regional meeting @ Islington Town Hall
Dec 1 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

For more information, please contact Fiona Rae (frae@lambeth.gov.uk) or Maria Burton (mburton@westminster.gov.uk)

Jan
17
Wed
East of England Regional Meeting @ Via Zoom
Jan 17 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Jan
23
Tue
ADSO Webinar: Beyond elections – applying Democracy Club’s approach to the rest of democracy @ via GoToWebinar
Jan 23 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Democracy Club provides some of the most comprehensive election data in the UK. Their digital tools make election information more accessible, user-friendly and readily available online, enhancing the democratic process and boosting voter engagement.

This webinar will explore why Democracy Club thought these services were needed in the first place, how they went about delivering them, and how they have worked with the electoral administration community along the way. The session will be particularly suitable for Electoral and Democratic Services Officers, councillors, or anyone working at a council.

Democracy Club are a not-for-profit Community Interest Company, powered by an incredible community of volunteers. Working in partnership with the Electoral Commission, councils and many other organisations, they build services that get people voting during national and local elections.

With their services becoming more widely adopted, they are starting to think about what they can do beyond elections. The wider aims are to make it easier for people to engage with their democracy and they consider local government as a key starting point.   Local governments might be the most important layer of the state for people to understand: they hold lots of power, councillors are more accessible than MPs and the decisions made have direct effects on people’s lives.

Democracy Club are very early along in this journey, so would like to open up the conversation to ADSO members to talk about the challenges and opportunities there are to apply their approach to democracy on the day after polling day.

Our speaker is Sym Roe who founded Democracy Club in mid-2014 and has since been co-director and CEO. He now heads up all technical and delivery operations.

The webinar is sponsored by FCS Software Solutions Ltd https://fcssoftware.co.uk/,  specialists in the development of cloud-based solutions for the Democratic Services sector.

ElectionsPro is a cloud-based solution that delivers IER, the annual canvass, elections, and referendums. The solution also includes a cloud-based scanning app, an election staffing portal, a count results and display module, automated NLPG integration, automated local data matching, an automated data governance tool (to support GDPR compliance), and Gov.Notify, email, and SMS integration as standard.

FCS also provide additional electoral services such as the mobile canvass application (CanvassPro) and a fully integrated online, phone and SMS canvass response service.

AppealsPro is the UK’s leading school admission appeals software solution, and in 2024 FCS will be launching ComplaintsPro as part of its case management solution, and are continuing to work with local authorities in the development and trialling of our committee management solution, CommitteesPro.

To register, click on the following link:  

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6970755721753528160

Please note that you will need to be able to login in to GoTo webinar in order to access the webinar.  If you are logging in from your workplace, you will need to ensure that GoTo has not been blocked by your organisation.  Otherwise, you can log on from your mobile.