Silver Surfers' Day (SSD) is on May 23, 2008:
E-zine No 3, April 2008

LIST OF CONTENTS

01. New website is open: time to start logging Events

02. Still not sure whether to have an Event? There is still time, and resources
to help you

03. Virgin Media offer free IT training to sheltered housing

04. What next?

CONTENTS

01. New website is open: time to start logging Events

Our 2008 website is alive now on http://www.silversurfersday.org . Go there as
soon as you like to log your Events.

A press media pack will follow next week (you'll be notified via this e-zine) to help
you do your publicity.

02. Still not sure whether to have an Event? There is still time, and resources,
to help you

If you're still not sure whether to plan an Event, think small. Better to take two
people to a library or a coffee shop for a leisurely surf and pleasant encounter
than worry about giving 200 people a good experience.

If you've got plenty of organisation power, though, the sky's still the limit! Phone
us for advice.

Whether your Event plans are small,medium or large you'll find our Event
Holders' Planning Resource is a mine of useful information:
(http://www.digitalunite.net/ssd/?page=resources&type=Event%20Holders )

03. Virgin Media offer free IT training to sheltered housing

Most wonderfully, Virgin Media are showing the way to other businesses by
investing in training older people to become 'online citizens'. Not only are they
sponsoring part of the Learning Zone on our website
(coming soon, preview on http://www.digitalunite.net/lz/ ), Virgin Media are also
offering free equipment, superfast broadband and training for 17 sheltered
housing schemes in Virgin Media broadband areas in Britain. There's a description
and application process here http://www.digitalunite.net/docs/vm.html . Closing
date is May 23rd, which is, of course, Silver Surfers' Day.

04. What next?

We plan to resource you until May 23rd and beyond. Right now you have your
Event Holders' Planning Resource and a place to log Events so that your effort is
recorded, and visitors can find you (if you want a public Event).

Next week you'll get a media pack, including template press release, advice on
how to obtain publicity, and free-use images of silver surfers in action.

Soon you'll hear that the Learning Zone is 'live' with 35 + tasty training morsels
which you can use to help you become a 'tutor for a day' and as printable
handouts for your visitors. They cover topics from basic keyboarding and mouse
manipulation up to BBC I-player and Facebook.

Later, you'll be invited to join an Online Support Network to share best practice
and keep us all going with an exchange of ideas and resources throughout the
year.

'E' you soon,

Gill

Gill Adams SSD/DU E-zine Editor
Tel: 0870 241 5091
Web: http://www.digitalunite.net
Email: silver@digitalunite.net
Mail: Digital Unite Limited, PO BOX 1271, Woking, Surrey GU22 2FP