Our Web Executive Seminar last month featured a terrific case study by District of Columbia CTO Vivek Kundra on the DC Data Catalog -- an archive of over 200 data feeds. Under Kundra's leadership, the District is using simple technologies to become, arguably, one of the most transparent metropolitan governments in the nation. Enjoy!

Our staff and clients are excited by the Obama administration's pledge to promote transparency in government, as well as the DC government's recent innovations with public data. This is a free event. This is a free event. So, there are many useful events to look forward to in the coming months! Tags: Events

I had a great time yesterday at Transparency Camp '09 in DC - kudos to Peter Corbett , and Gabriela Schneider and Clay Johnson and others at Sunlight Foundation , as well as others for catalyzing it. There were folks there from NYC, west coast, and elsewhere, but about 2/3 were locals from DC. Twitter feed and Flickr pictures.

Yesterday, my colleague Chris von Spiegelfeld shared some impressions of our recent event Web Sites Without Walls. Post-event feedback shows that Vivek Kundra's presentation was extremely popular. We'll be sharing his presentation within the next week or two. Technorati Tags: wes08sep

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Although I had no key, I did have was a lock pick kit I acquired from Privacy Camp DC.  Once the sessions were confirmed, an announcement went out and attendees flocked to a board to see the events of the day.  Tags: Events tool shed so he could grab the lawnmower and cut the grass.  Evidently he lost his.  hobby? While Deviant?s

Unconference in DC will lead a series of sessions and conversations about using social media to create networked communities and movements. Tags: Nonprofit Events Conference season is gearing up. With so many conferences to choose from and ranges in ticket prices, it can be overwhelming to decide which conferences to attend. Fee: $10.

AAM is sponsoring an "Emerging Museum Professionals" happy hour tonight at Saint-Ex (1847 14th Street NW at U Street) from 6-8pm. don't know how they identify "emerging" (was it when I got out of the shower?) but they say "all are welcome.".

Speakers came from Stephenson Strategies, DC government, NPR, and the Sunlight Foundation. This included putting all videos of procurement bids on to YouTube to releasing real-time data sets in a catalog of 261 data feeds , the DC government has quickly become a leading example of data transparency. Old school vs. Not quite.

Unconference is coming to Washington, D.C., This event is for you! dc event nonprofit nptech openspace training unconference Tags: events 2.0 NonProfit 2.0 February 12, 2010, and promises to be “more than just a conference on the next generation web.&#   Plus, if you register soon you can get a 20% discount!