Slides for a talk on "Introduction to IWMW 2017" by Brian Kelly at the IWMW 2017 event, University of Canterbury, 11-13 July 2017. See http://iwmw.org/iwmw2017/talks/iwmw-2017-introduction/

1. Introduction to IWMW 2017
Opening talk at IWMW 2017, University of Kent, 11-13 July 2017
Brian Kelly
Independent consultant
at UK Web Focus Ltd.
IWMW founder
/ IWMW 2017 co-chair
Contact Details
Brian Kelly
Email: ukwebfocus@gmail.com
Twitter: @briankelly
Blog: http://ukwebfocus.com/
Slides and further information available at
http://iwmw.org/iwmw2017/talks/iwmw-2017-introduction/
Event hashtag: #iwmw17 #p0
Claire Gibbons
Independent consultant
IWMW 2017 co-chair
Contact Details
Claire Gibbons
Email: planetclaire@googlemail.com
Twitter: @planetclaire

2. About IWMW Events
IWMW:
• Institutional Web Management Workshop
• Founded by Brian Kelly, in his first year at UKOLN,
University of Bath
• Launched at King’s College London on 7-9 July 1997
• Now an established 3-day event
• Relaunched in 2014 after cessation of UKOLN funding
IWMW 2017:
• 21st in series – let’s celebrate
• Combination of plenary talks, panel sessions and
parallel workshops and master classes
• An ‘amplified event’
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Event hashtag: #iwmw17
Plenary talks: #p0 - #p16
Workshops: #a1 - #a11
Master classes: #b1 - #b9

4. HE-Digital Slack
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Slack:
• Comms tool used by IWMW advisory group for weekly mtgs
HE-Digital Slack Group:
• Set up by AG members for the UK HE web/digital sector
• Used to support communications during event
• Use of iwmw2017 group recommended
Will be used for:
• Important announcement & general discussion
Or use #iwmw17 on Twitter!

5. The Content
This year’s theme “It’s
The End Of The
Institution As We Know
It (And We Feel Fine)”:
• Addressed in 15
plenary talks
(note #P11 cancelled)
IWMW 2017 also has:
• 10 workshops today
(last for 90 mins)
• 9 master classes
(last for ~2.5 hours)
• A full social
programme!
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6. IWMW In Context
IWMW 1997:
• First IWMW event
• Held on 16-17 July 1997
(2 days)
• 15 speakers
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Looking back:
• Focus on technical
aspects
• Often given by experts
or academics
• Only a few talks given
by members of
community
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Tech
Community
Community

7. IWMW In Context
Some people were ahead of the game!
• Miles Banberry, University of Kent ran a workshop on
“Whose Site Is It Anyway?” at IWMW 1999
• Slides are still available! 7

8. IWMW In Context
IWMW 2017:
• 43 speakers & workshop
facilitators
• Event dinner, barbecue … and
more
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Development over time:
• Importance of community
• Learning from one’s peers …
• …. but also from the wider sector
• About content, user experience,
technologies, …

9. Community of Practice
A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who
share a craft and/or a profession.
A CoP can evolve naturally because of the members'
common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be
created deliberately with the goal of gaining knowledge
related to a specific field. It is through the process of
sharing information and experiences with the group that
members learn from each other, and have an opportunity
to develop personally and professionally.
…
Communities of practice are not new phenomena: this type
of learning has existed for as long as people have been
learning and sharing their experiences through storytelling.
9From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

10. IWMW Locations
IWMW:
• Its an event for the
community
• It travels around the
community
Implications:
• It’s a long way for
some
• It’s home for others
• We get to see a
different institution
• Different people
provide local features
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11. The IWMW Community: Delegates
IWMW 2017:
• 136 registered delegates
• 40% first timers! *
(new generation)
• 33% female *
• 43 speakers/facilitators (largest ever!) *
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Note:
• ~666 speakers at 21 IWMW events (max: 43 in 2017; average
32)
• ~372 individuals have spoken at 21 events (~25% female)
* = more than last year

12. The IWMW Community: Speakers
This year:
• 43 speakers/
facilitators (32%
of total)
• 28 from HEIs
• 11 from
commercial
sector
Of the 14 plenary
speakers who work at
a HEI, 10 are first-
time speakers at the
IWMW
4 are also first-time
attendees at an 12
Note just men in suits speaking!
• 12 female speakers, chairs,
etc. (28% of speakers)

13. Sponsors
The IWMW 2017
sponsors help to:
• Fund social
activities &
administrative
aspects
• Provide
valuable content
• Ensure viability
& sustainability
of event
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Use opportunity to talk to
sponsors, visit exhibition, …

14. IWMW 2017 Advisory Group
Ten members of the IWMW 2017 advisory group:
• Brian Kelly, co-chair of advisory group
• Claire Gibbons, co-chair of advisory group
• Mark Fendley , University of Kent (local contact)
• Andrew Millar, University of Dundee
• Kevin Mears , South Wales University
• Rich Prowse,
• Mike McConnell , University of Aberdeen
• Chris Gutteridge , University of Southampton
• Paddy Callaghan , University of Bradford
• Tom Wright , University of Lincoln
Mark Fendley and Tom Wright joined advisory group this year.
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15. Event Sustainability
IWMW 1997 – IWMW 2013:
• Organised by UKOLN
• Chaired by Brian Kelly or
Brian Kelly and Marieke Guy
IWMW 2014:
• Organised by Brian Kelly and
Netskills
IWMW 2015 – IWMW 2016:
• Organised by Brian Kelly
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Risk: reliance on single person to ensure
event takes place
Risk minimisation: Claire Gibbons working
as IWMW 2017 co-chair
Responsibilities: links with sponsors and
social programme BK→CG

16. Prizes
IWMW 2017:
• 21st anniversary
• We’re celebrating!
IWMW 2017 session chairs will award prizes
Two prizes in this session:
• A first-timer (HE) attendee at IWMW 2017
• Completed survey for non-attendees
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17. Timetable
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Time Title
13.45 #P0: Introduction to IWMW 2017
Brian Kelly
It’s The End of The World!
14.00 #P1: The UK’s European University in a Time of Brexit
Bonnie Ferguson, University of Kent
14:45 #P2: Having a Good Crisis...and Not Wasting It
Andrew Millar, University of Dundee
15.30 Coffee
16.00 Workshop sessions
17.30 Finish
Event Dinner
Note IWMW 2017 meal will be held at Rutherford College
Welcome drink at 7pm
Meal at 7.30pm

18. Questions?
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