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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Harrison Owen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>7808 River Falls Dr.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Potomac, MD 20854<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>USA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Phone 301-365-2093<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.openspaceworld.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>www.ho-image.com (Personal Website)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas;color:#1F497D'>To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of <a href="mailto:oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu"><span style='color:blue'>oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu</span></a>:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html"><span style='color:blue'>http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lucas Cioffi<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, January 09, 2011 10:41 AM<br><b>To:</b> OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br><b>Subject:</b> OS at May 2011 Local OpenGov Innovation Summits<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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).<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Full details are at the bottom of this email. If you're interested, please <a href="http://www.opengovplaybook.org">sign up here</a> 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, <span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>co-hosted by the US Department of Transportation, NASA, USDA, GSA, EPA, and Treasury.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Lucas Cioffi<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>OnlineTownhalls Inc<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Washington, DC<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>917-528-1831<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>(Note: This is an open call for co-planners. Sign up <a href="http://www.opengovplaybook.org" target="_blank">here</a> and shape how this event is implemented in your city!) <b>About the Local OpenGov Innovation Summits</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>This is an exciting time as city, state, and municipal governments are looking to solve increasingly complex problems on tight budgets. The <b>purpose</b> 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 <b>target</b> 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. </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'>Background</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#222222'> 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 <a href="http://www.opengovplaybook.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E8280E'>http://www.opengovplaybook.org</span></a>. If you have any questions, please contact Lucas Cioffi at <a href="mailto:lucas@onlinetownhalls.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:#E8280E'>lucas@onlinetownhalls.com</span></a> or 917-528-1831. <b>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 <a href="http://www.opengovplaybook.org" target="_blank">join the organizing team</a>. </b>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>* * ========================================================== OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of oslist@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>
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