Slides for the "Welcome to IWMW 2019" by Brian Kelly at IWMW 2019 on 25 June 2019. See https://iwmw.org/iwmw2019/talks/welcome/

1. IWMW 2019:
Times They Are A-Changin’!
Opening Session 1:
Changing Times Across the Institution, the Sector …
and for Future Audiences
Chair: Brian Kelly
Event hashtag: #iwmw19 #p0
University of Greenwich, 25-27 June 2019
#P0: Welcome to IWMW 2019
Brian Kelly, IWMW founder and IWMW 2019 co-chair
Note: This session is being live-
streamed and a recording will be
published.
Day 1, Tuesday 25 June 2019
Online feedback
URL: www.slido.com
Code: #iwmw19

2. IWMW 2019
IWMW 2019:
• The 23rd IWMW event
• First in London since 1997
(KCL) & 1999
(Goldsmiths)
This year:
• 155 delegates (most since
2012)
• 30+ newcomers to IWMW
• 18+ have attended 1-4
previous IWMW events
• 40 speakers / facilitators
(+ lightning talk speakers!) 2

3. IWMW 2019
IWMW 2019:
• 120 delegates from HEIs
and HEAs
• From 52 universities/ HE
agencies / …:
 Most northerly on
mainland
 Most southerly on
mainland
 Most westerly on
mainland
 Most easterly on
mainland (almost)
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4. University of Greenwich
IWMW 2019 will be held at the University of Greenwich
4BK → VC

5. U
Advisory Group helps ensure
IWMW event is:
• Relevant
• Evolving
• Promoted across sector
This year
• 23 online weekly online
Slack meetings
• New approaches to:
 enriching delegate
experience*
 content *
IWMW 2019: Advisory Group
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Jessica Crighton
Kat Husbands
Gemma WilksWillow Colios
Lauren Tormey
Gareth Edwards
Nicola Parry
Rob Ryder-Richardson
Keith McDonald
* New means risks – so we’ll value feedback

6. 6
U
IWMW 2019 Sponsors
The sponsors provide:
• Financial support for the event
• Content: panel session & workshops
• Stands at the exhibition
Do:
• Visit exhibition & attend their workshops
• Talk to sponsors (they want to hear about
your challenges, your requirements, …)

7. IWMW 2019: Event Amplification
Some members of web / digital
community aren’t able to attend
• Lack of resources / team over-
stretched
• Personal commitments
Event sponsorship supports
the event amplification:
• Live video streaming
• Dedicated tweeting
• Brief video interviews
with delegates
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8. Let IWMW 2019 Begin!
Changing Times Across the Institution, the Sector
… and for Future Audiences
• #P1: Collective Genius – How to Nurture a
Sustainable Creative Culture
Martyn Edwards, Swansea University
• #P2: Deceptively Simple – Designing a Voice
Experience for an Audience that is Still
Learning to Speak Paul Jackson, BBC Design
& Engineering
• #P3: Your Big Digital Transformation Project
Has Been Approved, Now What? Ayala Gordon,
University of Southampton
Finish at 15.30 for coffee
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