To the Open Government Community,
You are invited to Open Government: Strategies and Tactics from the Playbook. This
will be the first in a series around the Open Government Directive and
specifically designed to create a community of support for
implementation.
Who: Those
who are blazing the trail of open government-- this first event is for
pioneers who have already begun work prior to the Open Government
Directive being released.
Why: Successful implementation of the Open Government Directive
will require a sustained effort by the open government community. This
series of workshops will build upon previous conferences to foster
sustained knowledge sharing among open gov pioneers until the open
government movement goes mainstream within government.
What: This
event will provide space for conversation about effective open
government practices that have already been implemented, with an eye
toward the upcoming Open Government Directive. Video and slides from
all the presentations will be compiled into an evolving resource
entitled the Open Government Playbook that to which anyone may contribute.
When: November 16, 2009 from 9:30am-12:30pm
Where: Martin Luther King Jr. Library, Room A5, 901 G Street NW, Washington, DC and streamed live online.
How:
- 90-minute lightning round of 5-minute presentations by open
government practitioners working within government agencies.
(Presenters must be government employees at the federal, state, or
local level. Full-time contractors who work within government agencies
are also eligible. Presentations will last 5 minutes and cover a
specific implementation effective practices for making government more
transparent, participatory, or collaborative.) Current presentations include work from the EPA, DOT, TSA, DoD, CDC, GSA, Department of State, the US Holocaust Memorial Museum, and others.
- 60-minute discussions about the release of the Open Government Directive.
RSVP here: http://opengov-playbook.eventbrite.com
Please
note, this will not be a fancy event. Participants should instead come for
great conversation and to listen and learn from each other.
This event has been planned with the advice from the 60+ members of this Google Group. Lead organizers are Lucas Cioffi (AthenaBridge), Stephen Buckley (UStransparency.com), and Kaliya Hamlin (Unconferences.net).
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