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What’s new with Government 2.0 Club

Posted on 21. Apr, 2009 by mixtmedia.

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I hope that you’ve had a good few weeks since Government 2.0 Camp.  It’s good to be back in touch with you to share some ways to continue our Government 2.0 discussions and participation. 

  1. Join the Government 2.0 Club Google Group (if you have not done so already) to continue to participate in discussions about Government 2.0 Club.  Your membership will need to be approved (a measure to reduce spammers).   
  2. Follow @Gov20Camp on Twitter for future communications and event info.
  3. Contribute to the creation of Government 2.0 Camp THE BOOK!  To get out of the Government 2.0 “echo chamber” and help communicate the value of government 2.0 beyond the “goverati” community, Government 2.0 Camp attendee, Nancy Faget, is initiating an effort to write and publish a Government 2.0 Camp book.  To be part of this effort, participate in this thread on our Google Group.
  4. Drink the rest of the Gov20Camp’s sponsorship funds at Government 2.0 Club’s Constructive Happy Hour on Monday, May 11, 2009, at 18th Street Lounge.  We will reconvene the tribe and start to gather around specific topics of interest for future events/initiatives. 
  5. Shape the structure of Government 2.0 Club by participating in the discussion on the Google Group:  an entity?  an unentity? a board? officers?  – discuss.
  6. Party with the DC & Baltimore tech communities at the amazing and always enormous TwinTech4 on May 28, 2009. 
  7. On June 2, 2009, Jeffrey Levy and some other brave EPAers are leading their annual grown-up field trip King’s Dominion to ride the rollercoaster Rebel Yell.  It’s a chance to hang out and have some fun with your fellow “govies” without any work agenda.  Stay tuned to the Government 2.0 Club blog for details. 
  8. Participate in CrisisCamp (June 13-14, 2009), the next exciting unconference about improving technology and practice for humanitarian crisis management and disaster relief. 

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Maxine Teller’s Opening Remarks

Posted on 28. Mar, 2009 by mixtmedia.

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Here are Maxine Teller’s opening remarks in case you missed Friday at Government 2.0 Camp.

Good morning!

I’m extremely honored to welcome you to Government 2.0 Camp 2009!

Let me just say, these two days are going to rock your world.

We are an astounding 500 government leaders & thinkers who have come together to share, to learn, and to create the future of government.

For how many of you is this your first unconference?

Wow. That’s great! Thanks so much for coming and taking a leap of faith!

This is only my second unconference.

I attended my first unconference this past November:  SocialDevCamp in Baltimore.

My mind was stretched.  I left inspired, exhausted and elated.  But I also left with an idea. 

An idea that burned a whole in my head as I mulled it over for a few weeks and then put fingers to keyboard and blogged about it. 

We had to have an unconference for government.

Why?  Collaboration. 

An unconference is the epitome of collaboration.

Just as the United States of America was created of the people, by the people and for the people, so is this unconference.

We, the people, have the power to make the next two days amazing, productive, world-changing — whatever we envision.

If you’re new to Government 2.0, jump in and participate!  You’ll get more out of this experience if you’re open to thinking differently.

If you’ve been blogging, tweeting and preaching Government 2.0  for as long as you can remember, help to show others the possibilities.

You may have noticed that, despite the “2.0″ techie term in its name, this is actually a real, live event. 

Sure, we’re using tools like Twitter and we’ll talk about technologies like OpenSource software, but this is a live event because the tools & technologies are not the POINT of Government 2.0. 

They’re never the point.  They are just enablers.

To foster the transparent, participatory and collaborative government that is President Obama’s vision for our country, we’ve got to practice what we preach.

Over the next two days, I urge you to share what you’re working on, actively participate in discussions and collaborate with old friends and new acquaintances to create brand new solutions.

The best way to understand collaboration is to collaborate. 

I want to thank each and every one of you for making this unconference come to fruition. 

Without the financial support of our 103 sponsors, the help of so many volunteers and my phenomenal co-organizers, we’d all be back at work in our offices right now!

Together, let’s make this not just the best unconference, but the greatest Government 2.0 event of the year!

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Government 2.0 Camp on Federal News Radio

Posted on 26. Mar, 2009 by mixtmedia.

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Did you hear my (Maxine Teller) interview with Chris Dorobek about Government 2.0 Camp this afternoon on Federal News Radio?  

Here’s the clip:
Around the Government 2.0 Campfire Around the Government 2.0 Campfire

(MP3 wouldn’t embed, hence, the link.)

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