What is Government 2.0 Camp?
Government 2.0 Camp is the unconference about using social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies
to
create a more effective, efficient and collaborative U.S. government on all levels (local, state, and federal).
Government 2.0 Camp will bring together the leading thinkers from government, academia and industry
to
share Government 2.0 initiatives that are already in process and collaborate about how
to
leverage social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies
to
create a more collaborate, efficient and effective government -- Government 2.0.
Government 2.0 Camp is the inaugural event of Government 2.0 Club, a newly-launched national organization that creates opportunities for government, academia and industry
to
share ideas and solutions for leveraging social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies
to
create a more collaborate, efficient and effective government.
When
Friday, March 27 (morning) – Saturday, March 28, 2009 (evening)
Where
Washington, DC, venue TBD. Venue will be Metro accessible.
Have suggestions for a venue? Please start the discussion here:
Cost
to
Attend
Government 2.0 Camp is free
to
attendees. The cost of the event will be covered by our sponsors.
RSVP AND SPONSOR HERE
Update: There are currently 200 Government Attendees and 150 General Attendees. We have been pacing ticket distribution in order
to
ensure a balance in attendance. Additionally, we're currently seeking a venue
to
accomidate up
to
500 people (rent free) and prior
to
that we may not distribute all tickets. Thank you so much for your patience and if you have a venue recommendation please email Peter Corbett or add it
to
the wiki "Where" section below.
FAQs
What is an unconference?
An unconference is collaborative learning event organized and created for its participants, by its participants.
We're using the Barcamp planning platform due
to
its ease-of-use and widespread recognition . . . hence, the “Camp” in the Government 2.0 Camp name.
Why is this an unconference rather than a traditional conference format?
Our United States government is a democracy is that is, by its founding principles, of the people, by the people, for the people. The unconference format embodies these same collaborative principles as our nation’s democracy, and thus, is the ideal format for the topic of Government 2.0.
Additionally, collaborative planning and sponsorship make this event about the topic of Government 2.0, itself, rather than about any single government contractor, think tank, university or government agency.
Furthermore, an unconference is experiential: the unconference format immerses participants in the very collaborative culture that defines the Government 2.0 vision: collaborate
to
create, shape and enhance and improve.
Finally, the unconference format enables those who are not yet familiar with social media tools and Web 2.0 technologies
to
experience, first hand, the power of their collaborative tone and capabilities.
But I’ve never been
to
an unconference or Barcamp before and this sounds weird
Please do not be intimidated or put-off by the unconventional format of Government 2.0 Camp. Give it a try and sign up below as a participant.
Even better, sign up below
to
volunteer and help
to
create this event. There is no “right” way of doing this. We're all figuring this out as we create it together. In the spirit of an unconference, you are just as much a contributor as I am.
Initiating Organizers
(please don't add yourself here, rather, add yourself
to
Volunteers section below)
This unconference is being organized in cooperation with Jeffrey Levy, Director of Web Communications, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Co-Chair of the Federal Web Managers Council's Social Media Subcouncil; @levyj413 on twitter
(Please note that EPA and the Federal Web Managers Council do not endorse the services or products of firms participating in the unconference.)
If you’re interested in helping
to
plan Government 2.0 Camp, just jump in and edit this wiki. Also please join the open Google group so we can be in contact with you.
- Chris Hemrick, Booz Allen Hamilton,@chrishemrick on twitter,bl http://chrishemrick.
wordpress
.com
- Chad Holmes, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Matt Topper, Oracle Corporation, @topperge on twitter
- Jed Sundwall, Captura Group, @jedsundwall on twitter
- Tchad Moore, Co-Chair, AFCEA Bethesda Web 2.0 Committee
- Eric Hackathorn, NOAA's Virtual Worlds Program @hackshaven on twitter
- Steve Ressler, Founder, GovLoop - Soc Network for Govies, @govloop
- Christopher Dorobek, co-anchor, Federal News Radio 1500 AM's Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris and editor in chief of the DorobekInsider.com, @cdorobek
- Scott Burns, co-Founder, GovDelivery, @smburns on twitter, www.reachthepublic.com
- Alex Rampy, IQ Solutions, @socialbttrfly on Twitter,
Blogger
: SocialButterfly (http://www.fly4change.com)
- Andrea Baker, Navstar, Inc. Director of Technology and social web evangelist for the U.S. Intelligence Community, @immunity on twitter
- Kris Francisco, 1105 Media, Twitter: @krisfrancisco,
Blogger
: PR Pointers for Gen Y
Participant Shout-Out
Want
to
say hello? Please add yourself
to
this list by editing this wiki page! Also, check the RSVP site
to
see the much longer, full participant list.
- Bob Gourley, CTOvision.com, @bobgourley
- Steve Radick, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Helen Mosher, AFCEA International and SIGNAL Magazine
- Pam Broviak, City Engineer/Director of Public Works for LaSalle, Ill.
- Coby Leushke, Metanomy Inc.
- Matt Devost, iTACTIC Corporation@mattdevost on twitter
- Adam Roades (@mrmerlot), Booz Allen Hamilton
- Tchad Moore, Co-Chair, AFCEA Bethesda Web 2.0 Committee
- Eric Hackathorn, NOAA's Virtual Worlds Program @hackshaven on twitter
- Ron Mecredy, @mecredy, Booz Allen Hamilton
- Sameer Vasta, @vasta, The World Bank
- Chris Warner, @chriswarner2000, JackBe
- Steve Thornton, Food Safety and Inspection Service
- Scott Burns, GovDelivery
- Alex Rampy, @socialbttrfly
- Hillary Hartley, @quepol
- Rob Stoltz: @robstoltz or on LinkedIn
- Steve Lunceford: @dslunceford or @GovTwit
Sponsors
Government 2.0 Camp is free for attendees and will be 100% sponsor-supported. THIS IS NOT an opportunity
to
focus on selling your product or service - as a sponsor please focus on providing value
to
the community in the form insight and/or other means. Sponsors who are overly aggressive with their marketing executions online or onsite will be asked
to
tone it down (we've never had
to
ask this in the past).
Please contribute
to
help make this event possible.
Talk about Government 2.0 Camp
On Facebook:
On Twitter:
On LinkedIn: Join Government 2.0 Camp on LinkedIn
On Ustream: Firewall & bandwidth permitting, there is a plan
to
stream at least one session from every time slot via Ustream on the http://www.ustream.tv/channel/istrategylabs or new account channel?
Tag for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc: Gov20Camp(?)
Budget
Incoming Cash:
| Total Ticket Sales: |
$ 1,073.70 |
| |
| Eventbrite Fees Paid: |
- $ 0.00 |
| Eventbrite Fees Owed: |
- $ 23.70 |
| TOTAL NET SALES: |
$ 1,050.00 |
*Pending Paypal fees of roughly 2.7%
Outgoing Expenses
Food
Friday:
- Open Bar Estimated @ $10 per head
Saturday:
- Breakfast Estimated @ $5 per head
- Lunch Estimated @ $8 per head
- Dinner?
- Snacks and Drinks Estimated at $2 per head
Roughly $15 per head need for Food and Bev.
Task List
- Venue - in process
- Sponsors & sponsorships
- Budget
- Food
- Afterparty
- Structure, Sessions & Schedule
Schedule/Structure
We're thinking about structure of this unconference as three-tiered. In proposing sessions, presentations and panels, please think about which tier would be most appropriate for your topic. Start adding ideas that you're workin on
to
each category below.
101-intro
to
Government 2.0: general sessions for those who are new
to
social media tools and government 2.0 concepts and want
to
get a good overview, education and understanding
Social media users' expectations of the government - survey results
How do users of social media want
to
interact with with government, and what kind of information do they expect
to
receive from the government? We conducted a survey
to
find out. Here are the results.
The Intelligence Community and Web 2.0 John Hale @johnhale, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
In 2005, the Intelligence Community began fielding a loosely coupled suite of web 2.0 services. That suite is known as the Intelink suite of tools. It includes: Intellipedia - the governments premier wiki, iVideo - our version of YouTube, Gallery – our version of Flickr, Inteldocs – our file sharing website, Blogs – a WordPressMU powered blog system, tag|Connect – our version of del.icio.us, a Jabber based instant messenger system, and a web based email system.
You will receive an overview of these services, and discover the efforts involved and challenges we faced in the development and deployment of this suite.
202-intermediate: tracked sessions around the general categories of Government 2.0, e.g. technology, communications, policy, marketing, education
Panel discussion on effective public servant usage of social media
Forget about enterprise level social media initiatives, what about the thousands of public servants who can use social media
to
perform research, collaborate with colleagues, and engage constituents. This panel of social media public servants will discuss the ways they use social media
to
do their jobs more effectively.
Best practices discussion on using social media for customer outreach & internal marketing within government organizations
Take advantage of the informal social media leaders within your government organization. Identify them, bring them together as a team and give them
to
tools they need
to
help reach stakeholder audiences. Information includes using Intelink tools, hosting a small-scale unconference, virtual town halls, and standards for monitoring and responding
to
blogs.Participants will also share their own best practices.
*Andrea Baker and Chris Hemrick
educating the workforce on enterprise 2.0
Providing effective and engaging learning opportunities is no small task. This session will provide tips and techniques gleaned from the week-long social software course launched by Sean Dennehy and Don Burke at CIA in 2006. Topics will include curriculum best practices, effective classroom techniques, and integrating (and planning for) formal (structured, planned) and informal (unstructured, on-demand) learning opportunities. (suggestion and session volunteer: Adam Roades)
303-advanced: discussions around very specific topics; these sessions will, necessarily be small and more outcome-oriented
These topics might be identified during the event and this time spot/session would evolve from that. Would lead a session leader for each specific topic.
Proposed discussion: Sentinent Enterprise (speaker has been requested)
Friday afternoon
Bloggers
