From krueben05 at yahoo.com Mon May 9 17:43:48 2011 From: krueben05 at yahoo.com (Kathryn Rueben) Date: Mon, 9 May 2011 15:43:48 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [press] Open Gov West This Weekend Message-ID: <737371.70800.qm@web114416.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Hello, >Open Gov West, a project of Knowledge As Power, will be in Portland this >weekend. We would love to see this event on the Open Source For America events >page. Government officials, developers, educators and non-profit leaders from >all over North America will come together in Portland, Ore. May 13-14 to discuss >and develop open source technology. Portland, being a hot spot for open source >development, is a prime location for OGW '11 and this conference has received >tremendous support from the mayor's office. There is a press release about the >event below. > > >Thanks! > > > >> >>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE >>May , 2011 >> >> >>Contact: >>Sarah Schacht >>Executive Director >>Knowledge As Power >>http://knowledgeaspower.org/ >>1037 NE 65th St. #269 >>Seattle, WA 98115 >>206.909.2684 >>sarah at knowledgeaspower.org >> >> >>Open Gov West conference builds government transparency, civic engagement >>Nonprofit conference brings together governments,organizations and citizens in >>the Northwest region to build partnerships and free technology. >> >> >>Seattle, Wash.?It isn't every day that you find government officials, >>technologists, educators, and nonprofit leaders in the same room?but that's >>exactly the unique group of people bringing their skills and ideas together to >>build open source technology and resources at Open Gov West 2011. This nonprofit >>conference in Portland, Ore. May 13-14 is dedicated to combining innovation and >>collaboration to develop government transparency, increase civic engagement and >>build partnerships across sectors. >> >> >>Held at the Jupiter Hotel in Portland's trendyEast Burnside area, OGW '11 is >>broken into a long list of influential speakers and panelists discussing a >>myriad of open government issues on Day One, and an informal "unconference" on >>Day Two dedicated to networking and building relationships. Not your average >>conference, OGW '11 is catered by popular Portland food carts KOi Fusion, Fuego >>de Lotus and Oregon Ice Works. Attendees have an extra opportunity to mingle at >>Friday night's party in the Jupiter DreamTENT, which will feature light >>appetizers and a no-host bar. >> >> >>"I love the idea of helping government become more open and helping citizens >>take action," said Steve Williams, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility >>for SAP, who will be speaking on creating open, accessible, low-cost documents >>and information systems at the conference. "OGW is a unique combination of >>people working on different aspects of a very tricky problem but all with >>enthusiasm, excitement and fun!" >> >> >>Day Two also features a Cross-Gov Apps Contest, where developers have the >>opportunity to transform government data into useful information accessible to >>the masses?and to win prizes like iPads, marketing assistance, and technology >>prize packs. The competition will run in the style of a code-a-thon, in which >>development begins at 9 a.m. with a 7 p.m. deadline. Winners will be announced >>that evening. Sponsor Tropo will be providing $1,000 in developer scholarshipsto >>attend OGW and free development kits for participants, and developers are >>encouraged to purchase a ticket or apply for developer scholarships through >>OpenGovWest.org. Prizes include iPads, free website hosting, free marketing >>consultation, and prize packs. Governments from across the northwest United >>States and Canada will send representatives from their own data.gov sites to >>offer developers advice and support, making this a unique opportunity for >>developers to interact directly with government data providers while building >>the applications. >> >> >>?We?re excited to partner with other government agencies and the local >>development community to help produce applications that can better serve >>residents in our region,? said Bill Kehoe, Chief Information Officer for King >>County Government. >> >> >>The conference will open with registration at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 13, and the >>"unconference" day two kicks off at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 14. Conference >>tickets are still available at opengovwest.eventbrite.com. More details on OGW >>'11 are available at OpenGovWest.org. Open Gov West 2011 is sponsored by SAP, >>Microsoft, the Ford Foundation, Tropo, Socrata, the City of Portland, Civic >>Apps, Zanby, Aaron McGowan Web Design and The Uptake. >> >> >>Open Gov West is hosted by Knowledge As Power (KAP), a 501(c)3 nonprofit, >>nonpartisan organization dedicated to building government transparency and civic >>engagement. KAP has hosted three other Open Gov West conferences in the past >>year, attracting more than 1,000 guests, including the sold-out Open Gov West >>BC, in Victoria, BC. >> >> >>###Ashley Rueben >>Public Relations >>Open Gov West '11 >>612.578.2899 >>krueben05 at yahoo.com >> > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: