u3a Network and Region representatives are invited to join us at this session on Beacon. Please use the Register button above to sign up.

Beacon is a management system designed by u3as, for u3as. You can find out more about Beacon on the Beacon website.

In this session, we will cover

• The benefits to u3as of using Beacon;
• How u3as can implement Beacon and what support they get from the Beacon Team;
• Plans for delivering Beacon 2; and
• How Networks and Regions will benefit from Beacon 2.

The session will comprise around an hour of presentations followed by a Q&A session of about 30 minutes.

The presenters will be

• Frank Bailey, Beacon National Support Lead;
• Ken Wheatley, Beacon Communications sub-Team Lead; and
• Adam Walton, Beacon Project Executive.

The session will run on Microsoft Teams or Zoom (TBC). You do not need an account but you will need either a compatible web browser or the relevant app installed on your machine.

A short video introduction to Beacon is included below.