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INTERNATIONAL OPEN GOVERNMENT DATA CONFERENCE
Sponsored by the United States General Services Administration (U.S.
Government)
Hosted by the United States Department of Commerce
NOVEMBER 15-17, 2010 ~ WASHINGTON, D.C.
President Obama on January 21, 2009, issued a Memorandum on Transparency
and Open Government. The United States and seven other countries have
launched Open Government Data sites that portend a new era of
transparency,
open government data and more open governments around the world. Many
are
working on similar developments. For the first time, the International
Open
Government Data Conference (IOGDC) will gather the community of data
owners, developers and policy makers from around the globe to share
lessons
learned, stimulate new ideas, and demonstrate the power of democratizing
data.

Hosted by the United States Government, the IOGDC will bring together
the
world's foremost experts on open government data. From policy to
technology, IOGDC promises to be filled with thoughtful, dynamic
discussion
around the historic opportunity presented by open government data to
foster
collaboration, transparency, and interactive public participation. As
the
first event of its kind, this conference will be a milestone in the
enhancement and expansion of open government data and the benefits it
produces. There is no cost to attend, but invitation and preregistration
is
required.

Invited speakers will include:

Vivek Kundra, U.S. Chief Information Officer
Neil Fantom, Senior Statistician, World Bank
Trevor Smallwood, Assistant Secretary, Cyber Security, Australian
Government Information Management Office
Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web; Director, World
Wide
Web Consortium
Samantha Power, White House, Senior Advisor, National Security Staff
Andrea Johnston, Director, Strategic Policy Development, Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada
David L. McClure, Ph.D. , Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen
Services and Innovative Technologies, U.S. General Services
Administration
Todd Park, Chief Technology Officer, U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
Beth Simone Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Open Government,
Office of Science and Technology
Dr. James Hendler, co-creator of the Semantic Web; Tetherless World
Senior
Constellation Professor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Tomasz Janowski, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, United Nations
University
Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer
Sharon Dawes, Senior Fellow, Center for Technology in Government,
University at Albany
Sanjeev "Sonny" Bhagowalia, Program Executive, Data.gov, U.S. General
Services Administration
... And many more.

You'll Find Multiple Opportunities to Participate and Engage:

Explore the policy issues of how data can change policies and societies
The balance between protecting security and safeguarding privacy in the
age
of Open Government
Learn how open government data has led to greater public participation
in
civic life
Be part of building a sustainable international community of data
owners,
developers and policy makers
Discover the intricacies of the Semantic Web from the man who invented
it
and technologists on its cutting edge
Discover best practices for building greater government transparency
through open government data
Find out how to build a vibrant open data community from the World Bank,
whose open data site now attracts more people than its home page
Explore geospatial interfaces, visualizations and APIs with top
developers
Weigh in on how metadata standards are evolving to support multiple
domain
areas
Hear real-world examples of handling cultural change within
organizations
in the new world of open government data
Meet your peers from around the world and build relationships for future
international collaborations
From mobile apps to dynamic open data publishing, from best practices in
data discovery to the value proposition of open government data and
metrics...
And much more.

Be part of the discussion, and join the global community that is
transforming citizen access to government, building applications using
free
public data, and creating policy in the new frontier of open government
data.

Location: 14th and Penn Ave NW, Washington, DC (Complete information
upon
registration.)

Please register at http://data.gov/conference

Data.gov is an Open Government Initiative from the Executive Office of
the
President and supports the open government principles of transparency,
participation, and collaboration. The free public data on Data.gov is
brimming with opportunity. In its first year of operation, thousands of
datasets were discovered across government and made easily accessible to
the public. Today, that data is being put to work. People already have
begun tapping its potential through creative apps and mashups that are
making life better, including keeping children safe, letting travelers
find
the fastest routes, and informing home buyers about neighborhood safety.
Public participation and collaboration are critical to Data.gov's
success.


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San Cannon
Assistant Director, Division of Research and Statistics
Federal Reserve Board
Washington DC 20551
(202) 452-3710
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