OS at May 2011 Local OpenGov Innovation Summits

[Harrison Owen]

Sounds outstanding! As for 50 Open Spaces in a week, I would be sure that
has been done multiple times around the world - but never under a single
heading. So I guess this would be a first! Congratulations!  And I live in
Washington (a neighbor) and would be glad to assist in whatever useful way.

 

Harrison

 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lucas
Cioffi
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2011 10:41 AM
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Subject: OS at May 2011 Local OpenGov Innovation Summits

 

Hi Folks,

 

I'm looking for dozens of OS facilitators interested in bringing Open Space
to their city or state government.  I'm part of the central planning team
that is coordinating 50+ local events focused on open government
(transparency, public participation, and inter-agency collaboration).

 

This will be a paid gig, depending on the level of local and national
sponsorship.  This event is not limited to the United States, and since we
put the call out three days ago, we already have 19 local teams forming
across three countries.

 

Full details are at the bottom of this email.  If you're interested, please
sign up here <http://www.opengovplaybook.org>  as a facilitator, local team
leader, or even a member of the central planning team.  The "we" that is
organizing this event is not a single organization, but the broader open
government community.  We're building off the success of the previous eight
OpenGov Community Summits at the federal level, co-hosted by the US
Department of Transportation, NASA, USDA, GSA, EPA, and Treasury.

 

Also, has anything like this (50+ open space events in one week) ever been
done?  It would be great to hear your advice and learn from previous events!

 

Lucas Cioffi

OnlineTownhalls Inc

Washington, DC

917-528-1831

 

 

---------- Forwarded message ----------
(Note: This is an open call for co-planners. Sign up here
<http://www.opengovplaybook.org>  and shape how this event is implemented in
your city!) About the Local OpenGov Innovation Summits

This is an exciting time as city, state, and municipal governments are
looking to solve increasingly complex problems on tight budgets. The purpose
of this national summit series is to empower local officials with opengov
principles, practices, and tools to drive innovation at the local level.
These summits will explore the following questions: . How can public
engagement improve the quality and efficiency of government decisions? .
What are effective practices in breaking down silos and fostering
inter-agency collaboration to maximize available resources? . How can open
data be harnessed to further agency missions? . How does transparency
actually benefit government? The target is 50+ local summits across the US
and internationally during a single week in May 2011. Summits will be
affordable and organized by local teams on the ground. Given the very large
number of distributed events, we must mobilize ourselves-- the open
government community-- to make this event a success. The planning and
organizing of this public-private collaboration will itself be a case study
in opengov transparency and participation. 

Background In 2010, there were eight successful OpenGov Community Summits in
Washington, DC to support the Open Government Directive at the federal level
(co-hosted by the US Department of Transportation, NASA, USDA, GSA, EPA, and
Treasury). There were 750 participants from over 90 federal agencies and
bureaus and from the private sector. In 2011, the frontier is local.
Building on the lessons learned in organizing the federal summits, the key
will be creating a vibrant network of local organizers to share knowledge
and support each other every step of the way. This is just the first step in
what will be an open planning process; updates will be posted on the wiki at
<http://www.opengovplaybook.org/> http://www.opengovplaybook.org. If you
have any questions, please contact Lucas Cioffi at
<mailto:lucas at onlinetownhalls.com> lucas at onlinetownhalls.com or
917-528-1831. If you have any colleagues that are emerging leaders in the
fields of transparency, participation, or collaboration, please be sure to
invite them so they can join the organizing team
<http://www.opengovplaybook.org> .  Organizers can expect an average of 2-3
hours of work per week between February and May. Monetary compensation will
depend on local and national sponsors.

 

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