Is there a community engagement issue you would like some help to solve? Or do you want feedback on a piece of work?

We want to give you the opportunity to harness the expertise and knowledge of the speakers and delegates at the free RunCoCo community collections workshop we’re holding in Aberystwyth on 27 July. At the event, delegates will sign-up to one of the problem-solving sessions in the afternoon. They will then work with you as a break-out group for maybe 1 hour, and a ‘recorder’ from the group will report back to the final panel session.

Delegates discuss trust/authenticity issues at the RunCoCo workshop, May 2010

Some problems which delegates might help with include, but are not restricted to:

• writing a press release that has impact;
• making social media work (Facebook, Twitter etc.) for your project;
• getting more followers on Facebook or Twitter;
• writing for blog posts which people will read;
• getting feedback on your project website;
• getting feedback on your submissions forms;
• getting better information from Web stats;
• optimising your website’s presence in Google;
• encouraging a local volunteer group to work with you…

If you are interested in getting some help with an issue please email runcoco@oucs.ox.ac.uk as soon as possible. RunCoCo will try to cover some of your travel costs if you are leading one of these problem-solving groups.

The details of the RunCoCo event on 27 July at the National Library of Wales, organised with Culturenet Cymru, are available from our project website.  Booking closes 12 July.