Notes to editors

• Civic Conferences is a specialist conference development and organisation agency delivering public and social focussed conferences across the UK. Civic Conferences works with a range of partner organisations and draws on the expertise of sister organisations Civic Regeneration, Regenerate IT and Market Squared to support conferences that explore key areas of social, economic and community policy for an audience of the public, private and voluntary sector.
• UK online centres provide millions of people with access to technology and support in using it.  They offer free or low cost access to the internet and email, deliver online courses and encourage people to progress onto further learning.  UK online centres are managed by Ufi, the organisation also behind learndirect.  For more information please visit www.ukonlinecentres.com
• DC10plus was founded from ten local authority networks and their partners – finalists in the Digital Challenge - a government-led initiative for a region, city or similar sized area to drive forward the use of technologies to better meet the needs of its local community and individual citizens. In March 2007 the Digital Challenge finalists, who later formed the DC10plus were awarded £2 Million to drive forward initiatives proposed as part of the Challenge. The DC10plus aims to act as a unique and national exemplar in working towards achieving social inclusion through technology.  For more information please visit www.dc10plus.net