It is the time of year again where we announce the speakers for our September conference. The programme this year is especially good and we are hoping for a full house!

Please Register Here: http://oac.eventbrite.com/

DATE: 6th September 2010

Overview

Cuts in government spending have created huge pressure to make efficiency savings across the public sector. This is driving a need for new and creative ways of maintaining successful delivery of public services while operating under constrained financial and human resources. OAC offers a shared understanding of local areas by linking intelligence and customer insight from across the public sector, and through this integration, enables the delivery of better services at lower cost.

OAC is a free and open geodemographic classification that is supplied by the Office of National Statistics. In this half day seminar a variety of expert speakers will introduce you to a diverse set of tools, software and case study analyses that demonstrate how OAC can be used to understand place based budgeting and make efficiency savings.

Programme

13.30 – 14.00 – Registration
14.00 – 14.10 – Introduction. Alex Singleton: University College London
14.10 – 14.35 – OAC in an age of austerity. John Fisher: Local Futures
14.35 – 15.00 – Using geo-demographic classifications for customer insight. Miranda Webb and Andrew Rudd: Worcestershire County Council
15.00 – 15.25 – Married to MOSAIC or could we have an affair with OAC? Steven Rose: Birmingham City Council
15.25 – 15.50 – The British Population Survey – an introduction to a new perspective. Mike Hare: The BPS
15.50 – 14.15 – Open Data, Free Tools. Alex Singleton and Daniel Lewis: University College London
16.15 – 16.30 – Questions for the Speakers / Discussion