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Where Gov 2.0 gets local
Website: http://citycamp.com
Location: http://citycamp.govfresh.com/cities/
Members: 274
Latest Activity: Jan 25
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What is CityCamp?
CityCamp is an unconference focused on innovation for municipal governments and community organizations. As an unconference, content for CityCamp is not programmed for a passive audience. Instead, content is created and organized by participants and coordinated by facilitators. Participants are expected to play active roles in sessions. This provides an excellent format for creative, open exchange geared toward action.
The first CityCamp was held in Chicago, Illinois, 23-24 January, 2010. CityCamp is inspired by Transparency Camp and Gov 2.0 Camp. Visit the CityCamp Wiki for details.
Stimulate, Participate, Collaborate, Repeat
Each City Camp has four main goals:
1. Bring together local government officials, municipal employees, experts, programmers, designers, citizens and journalists to share perspectives and insights about the cities in which they live
2. Create and maintain patterns for using the Web to facilitate local government transparency and effective local governance
3. Foster communities of practice and advocacy on the role of the Web, mobile communication, online information, and open data in cities
4. Create outcomes that participants will act upon after the event is over
CityCamp explores and documents ideas, lessons learned, best practices, and patterns that can be implemented within and shared across municipalities, anywhere in the world. Of particular interest is the use of social/participatory media, mobile devices, linked open data, and “Web as platform.”
CityCamp recognizes that local governments and community organizations have the most direct influence and impact on our daily lives. This event seeks to create local communities of practice who are dedicated to design, process, and technology applications that make cities and other local communities more open and “user friendly.”
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Register for the Strategic Internal Communications in Government Conference in Washington, D.C. March 5-8, 2012 by Friday, January 13th and save $400!
Started by Angie Coleman Jan 11. 0 Replies 0 Awesomes
Register by this Friday, January 13, to save your organization's training budget $400 at the 10th updated training on... Strategic Internal Communications In Government: * * * * * * * * * * * * * *…Continue
Call for speakers to join the speaker platform for A.L.I's 10th updated Strategic Internal Communication in Government Conference in Washington, DC scheduled for March 5-8, 2012.
Started by Angie Coleman Oct 5, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Awesomes
As we do every year we are seeking the most innovative speakers, the most ground breaking topics, and case-studies to make you say "Wow" to make this another successful event!Topics ranging, but not…Continue
Vote for Open Government Places: finalist for the Harvard Management 2.0 Challenge
Started by Kim Spinder Aug 23, 2011. 0 Replies 0 Awesomes
We’re finalist for the Management 2.0 Challenge with Open Government Places.…Continue
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Comment by Susan Christophersen on January 25, 2012 at 11:26am
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The National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) is now accepting speaking proposals for the 2012 NAGW National Conference in Kansas City, MO, September 12-14.
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Comment by Kevin Curry on November 22, 2011 at 9:51pm -
GovFresh Awards: http://govfresh.uservoice.com/forums/138017-2011-govfresh-awards
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Comment by Kevin Curry on November 7, 2011 at 2:19pm
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160+ folks registered for CityCampMN here:
http://citycampmn.eventbrite.com/
Cool chart of attendees here:
http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/citycamp/messages/image/2459-2...
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Comment by Kevin Curry on November 7, 2011 at 2:16pm
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Nothing at DC WEEK, really. We talked about it but needed a local organizer. Everyone local already knee deep in the rest of the event.
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Comment by Jeff Smith on November 7, 2011 at 10:02am -
Does anyone know if DC Week is going to have a CityCamp-esque session? After giving the agenda a cursory view, I didn't see anything. But I know there's a ton of stuff going in this week too. Thanks for any info!
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Comment by GovLoop on November 7, 2011 at 8:53am -
Who is going to Citycamp MN? Wish I could go - check out the logistics at http://citycampmn.govfresh.com/
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Comment by Andrea Schneider on September 13, 2011 at 1:05pm -
Greetings CityCamp Friends!
I am conducting a global scan of trends and concrete cases using design thinking/service design within public organizations. The scan is carried out on behalf of the London School of Economics (LSE) in London, professor Patrick Dunleavy and his research team, who are publishing a new book on the application of design in government.
By design approaches we mean the use of methods such as design (or ethnographic) research, graphics, visualisation, models, prototypes, rapid iteration, ideation and concept development. It's important these cases have consciously used these types of methods, used the words design, have been purposeful about keeping the end-user in mind, have co-created, co-designed and prototyped to get to the best results.Typically this would have been in the form of distinct projects, with the assistance of external design consultancies, such as IDEO, or internal design or innovation resources.I am conducting this work as a Research Associate for Christian Bason, who is Director of MindLab, a government-run innovation unit in Denmark. Christian is the author of numerous books on innovation and design in public services, and has been invited by the LSE to write a chapter on non-UK examples of design in government.We have a pretty good handle on cases in the UK, Denmark, Australia and New Zealand. We are very interested in finding cases in the United States, South America, Africa and Asia.Christian and I have to deliver a script within a couple of weeks, so your help on this would be great and important. If you have done or know of any cases using these methods, please let me know. Also, what is the best way for us to connect? Please ask me any questions you may have. I know our turnaround time is short.Very Best,Andrea Schneider
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Comment by Kevin Curry on September 12, 2011 at 10:26am
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I just picked up on this conversation that may interest you:
http://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/local-government-is-consolida...
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Comment by ASPA on August 23, 2011 at 12:11pm -
There's a lot of talk about local governments and social media, but what are the benefits? ASPA discusses the topic on its blog: http://aspanational.wordpress.com/2011/08/23/how-local-governments-...
Check it out and let us know what your local government is doing with social media.
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Comment by GovLoop on August 22, 2011 at 3:57pm
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Anyone got advice for Dorothy?
Hi all, I'm seeking input on Facebook ads. Has anyone created them for your agency? We'd like to try a couple just to test the waters, but our Purchasing department is requiring that we set Facebook up as a vendor (meaning full company info, W-9, etc). We can't seem to find an official contact there in order to obtain this billing information. Any advice? Were you able to contact someone there? Or did you advertise without establishing them as a vendor first?
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