Tim Bonnemann

I did an interview last week for Capitol Public Radio (Sacramento, CA) regarding a recent open policymaking experiment by California Assemblyman Mike Gatto:
Capitol Public Radio: “Lawmaker Turns to Crowdsourcing to Create Legislation”
It was Gatto’s first try, and he says he’ll try again this year. Lots of potential if done right, but would…[Read more]

For those interested in the use of technology for public participation:
Zilino Road Show: December 7 in Los Angeles, CA
We’ll be hosting an event this Friday, December 7 at the Hub LA (downtown) for friends and colleagues in the area to demo Zilino, a social web app for online dialogue and deliberation we’re developing. Zilino enables public…[Read more]

SXSW Panelpicker 2013 is open for voting:

http://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote

What are your favorite session proposals, particularly in the “Government and Civic Engagement” category?

I’m on my way to DC this morning.

Will be meeting with a few local IAP2 USA members on Wednesday night:

https://www.govloop.com/events/iap2-dc-meetup/

Please RSVP via Eventbrite:

http://iap2dcapril2012.eventbrite.com/

Open to friends and guests. Please come by and join us. Venue will be finalized later today (somewhere central in Washington…[Read more]

First time in three years that we’ll have an IAP2 conference in North America. IAP2 Canada and IAP2 USA are working together to bring you a great event!

• Details: http://iap2canada.ca/conference
• Call for proposals: http://iap2canada.ca/ConfNews?mode=PostView&bmi=838373
• Govloop event: https://www.govloop.com/events/2012-north-american-iap2-conferenc…

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In the San Francisco area?
Interested in public participation?
Join the IAP2 NorCal chapter for drinks:
Tuesday, April 10, 20126pm to 9pmThirsty Bear Brewery661 Howard StreetSan Francisco, CA 94105RSVP: http://iap2norcalmeetupapril2012.eventbrite.com
Free to attend. Open to friends and guests. Please RSVP via Eventbrite so we can plan ahead and…[Read more]

I’ve been invited to give a short talk on e-participation at UT this Thursday:
Talk at City Forum in Austin This Thursday: Trends in E-participation
Open to the public. If you manage to stop by, make sure to find me afterwards. Thanks!

Shameless plug:
I’m on the Board of IAP2 USA. We are a nonprofit organization which supports the advancement of public participation here in the U.S.
Originally founded as an international organization more than 20 years ago, IAP2 USA relaunched in late 2010 with a purely U.S. focus (though we work closely with IAP2 affiliates in other countries…[Read more]

We will have an informal social/networking event and will briefly discuss chapter items (see below). Please let us know if you will be able to join.
Additional Chapter Information, and Your Involvement
IAP2 USA and its individual chapters are becoming formalized early this year. As part of that process, we need to designate a chapter liaison and a…[Read more]