Category: Panel Discussion
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Panel Discussion:”Daily Urbanism”at Open Cities conference
Today I participated in a panel for the Open Cities conference in Washington, DC. The topic was “Daily Urbanism”. Here’s the description from the program: A good infographic is worth a thousand words. Data visualization can help bridge the gap between government projects and citizen engagement. Panelists will discuss opportunities to use data to better…
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Panel Discussion: “What Is News in the Interactive Era?”
Today I participated in a panel discussion on the Google campus with the Berkeley School of Journalism.
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Independent Government Observers Task Force
I helped organize and participated in the Independent Government Observers Task Force Municipal Governments (Working Group Chair: Daniel X. O’Neil). This group will focus on issues involved in citizens attempting to build interfaces around municipal government data. Technical issues such as harvesting techniques and presentation techniques will be covered, as will social issues such as…
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PANEL: Citizen Self-Help: Finding the Infromation You Need
Today I participated in a panel discussion at the National Press Club for Sunshine Week 2008. Citizen Self-Help: Finding the Information You Need We will be visiting and talking with creators of websites that help the public avoid having to file official requests or go to offices and meetings to learn what our government is…