Notice: NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards and annual conference

This year's 'new look' NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards are already attracting interest. With a new focus on the things that will really help to attract attention from heads of service; the citizen, money, green issues, as well as technology and integration, the Awards will help to raise the profile of your LLPG within your organization.

Please do have a look at the Exemplar Awards brochure on the NLPG and NSG websites.

The Awards will be presented at the NLPG NSG annual conference ‘Everything Happens Somewhere’ which takes place in Sheffield on 20 October.

The conference is designed to be extremely cost effective – its free to attend, thanks to the sponsorship of the exhibitors, and due to a partnership with South Yorkshire Tourism, there are discounted rail and accommodation deals available. This conference is a celebration of the work that you do - contributing to the wider community. Please do come along, especially if you haven't been before.  See the leaflet ‘Your time is valuable’ which outlines why you should attend.

If there is someone at your authority that you would like to bring with you to the conference, or feel that they should get an invite, email ggander@intelligent-addressing.co.uk with their contact details (email and postal) and we will get a special invite to them.   This could be your line manager, someone from another directorate thinking about using the NLPG, your head of information , or with this year's focus on efficiency savings, your finance director. Please use this opportunity to show why your LLPG is important in your authority.

Key themes within the conference include:

* the importance of location to service delivery
* the use of the NLPG by the emergency services
* using location information to generate business savings
* achieving efficiency savings through joined up data
* using intelligence to provide better services for citizens
* an insight into technology and services that enhances interaction between the public sector and its customers
* approaches to and the importance of sharing data across different agencies and partnership working
* case studies from Exemplar authorities

The conference promises to be a very valuable day spent hearing from key industry experts combined with networking opportunities, a well supported exhibition and also includes the presentation of the 2010 NLPG NSG Exemplar Awards.

The conference is jointly organised by Local Government Information House (LGIH) (part of Local Government Improvement and Development) and Intelligent Addressing Ltd.

To register please visit the registration website and for further information see the NLPG and NSG websites

If you have any questions about the event, please contact Gayle Gander, ggander@intelligent-addressing.co.uk on 020 7747 3500