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September 2009 Address
I sit down to write this column, having just returned from the APCO conference and exhibition held in Las Vegas. The event was staged on an American scale and was well supported by delegates and exhibitors alike. his year’s conference celebrated the 75th anniversary of the formation of APCO. During the conference I took the opportunity to learn more about the history of APCO; for those like me who were unaware, APCO have partnered with an academic institution to establish an historic archive of its long history, some of this material being made available on the web (www.apcohistory.org).
This started me thinking that as many of our founder members of BABCO move inexorably towards retirement, what have we done to capture and secure our own much more modest history? Perhaps the Executive committee needs to consider how best to achieve this before it our history is lost. Following the success of the Communication centre Managers’ Seminar held in June there has been much discussion about the need to establish these seminars as regular events, and perhaps formalising a Comms Centre Managers’ special interest group within BAPCO as there doesn’t seem to be another established forum for this group to meet on a multiagency basis.
Whether or not you managed to attend the June Seminar in Kegworth, I would be interested in gauging the level of support for this proposal from BAPCO members and non-members alike. All credit to Kevin Robson for this initiative; I think he may have started something here. We are now rapidly approaching our series of Autumn Roadshows with the theme of “sharing information”. These seminars are open to BAPCO Members and non-members. This year’s Roadshows will be held on 7th October in Newcastle, 21st October in London and 4th November in Coventry. Delegate numbers are limited so secure your place now, send an email to admin.manager@bapco.org.uk to make your booking or to find out more information. Although I will be unable to make Newcastle, I hope to see you at the other events this autumn.
