We’re hooking up with backnetwork to offer a social network for the event. As one of the key reasons for attending Widgety Goodness is to network and learn with colleagues from across the industry who have similar interests, we want to integrate online social networking to encourage and enable this. Every delegate will get access to the system from the moment they purchase their ticket and for a year after the event. The backnetwork social network will allow every participant to identify, contact, chat with and keep in touch with other participants. We will be adding a network facilitator to ensure that the network builds into a useful resource for all participants.

backnetwork is an online networking facility for people attending events. By creating an account, you will be able to set up an individual profile providing your contact details, business information, photographs and blogs. When you attend an event that subscribes to our service, you can link your profile into an event-specific backnetwork site. These will be hosted via eventname.backnetwork.com. By doing so, you will be able to connect to and network with anyone else attending the same event. You can arrange meetings, post notices, participate in online forums and generally ensure that you get the most from the occasion.

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