[open-government] Live Webcast Thu Nov 6 - The Next Big Thing in Open Government - Knight Foundation/Paley Center

Thu Nov 6 16:55:54 UTC 2014

Hi Steven,
Thanks for sharing this. Once again, many of us who would have been interested in this event find out the 'day of' or worse, the 'day after'... Sure would be great to have a "commons" where links to these events & projects get posted.  I'd like to propose a possible solution to a problem that I & I believe others face.

FWIW, a small group of open gov data people started a commons for open data projects. It's an app created using an Open Source data platform & the data is open (as RDF and could be extended to JSON-LD easily). The W3 gave us namespace on the w3.org domain but it is very much an entirely open, volunteer effort.  This Open Data Directory is a distributed system that harvests URLs from the Web who publish info about their project ... it is NOT a dataset catalog.  

This directory could easily be expanded to include conferences & events.[1]   I'm not talking about any thing big, centralized or proprietary - rather, something lightweight, distributed & open -- something useful to the open data / open gov community so we hear about events in advance and can participate.

Anyone interested in helping expand a light footprint "commons" for open data events sponsored by non-profits, academe, public sector, etc. (probably not for private sector events).

Cheers,

Bernadette Hyland
CEO, 3 Round Stones, Inc.

http://3roundstones.com
http://about.me/bernadettehyland 

[1] http://dir.w3.org

On Nov 6, 2014, at 9:05 AM, Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:

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> The working webcast link is:
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>    http://fora.tv/conference/the_next_big_thing_in_open_government/watchlive
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> Starts now. I'll inform the organizers that the link they shared needs a link.
> ᐧ
> 
> Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
>   Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org 
>   Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy
>   Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
> 
> On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:37 PM, Steven Clift <clift at e-democracy.org> wrote:
> Check out the live webcast at 9:00 a.m. Eastern on Thursday, Nov 6:  
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>      http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast 
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> Convert time: http://bit.ly/opengovwebcasttime
> 
> Forwarded with permission, in-person invite edited out ...
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> Dear Steven:
> 
> On Nov. 6, 2014 Knight Foundation is partnering with The Paley Center for Media on their The Next Big Thing in Open Government series that will focus on the use of media and technology to accelerate open government in the digital age. The event will bring together senior media and business leaders, investors, public officials, and influential advocates for a half-day program on the importance of open government and the technologies that are driving change in this area.
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> Two executive sessions will be followed by pitch sessions in which innovators and entrepreneurs will present new ventures and initiatives that are making possible greater access to information and deeper civic engagement. Following this session, all participants will join a roundtable luncheon discussion of their choice. 
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> ...
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> This event will be live-streamed via FORA.tv at http://bit.ly/opengovwebcast 
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> To learn more check out the press release and blog post. Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #PaleyNext.
> 
> Feel free to contact me with any questions.
> 
> Best,
> 
> John Bracken
> Knight Foundation
> Vice President for Media Innovation
> 
> Program:
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> Open Government: The State of the Union
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> John Bracken, vice president of media innovation, Knight Foundation, in a panel discussion with:
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> Kathy Conrad, associate administrator of the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, U.S. General Services Administration
> Andrew Hoppin, former CIO of the New York State Senate and CEO,NuCivic
> Waldo Jaquith, director, US Open Data Institute        
> Seamus Kraft, co-founder and vice chairman, OpenGov
> A Conversation with Jennifer Pahlka: Are Citizens at the Center?
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> Christopher Gates, president, Sunlight Foundation in conversation with Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for America, and former deputy CTO in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
> Technology Pitches
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> 18F, U.S. General Services Administration, presented by 18F co-founder and lead designer Hillary Hartley
> LocalData, presented by Founder Matt Hampel
> TurboVote, presented by Co-founder Seth Flaxman
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