O'Reilly Conferences: Gov 2.0

News Release: Inaugural Gov 2.0 Summit Sold Out

Jackie Hadley, Communications Associate — 2009-09-08T14:50:43-08:00

Strong Interest in Government as a Platform Draws Big Crowd

Washington D.C., September 8, 2009 - O’Reilly Media and TechWeb, co-producers of Gov 2.0 Summit, announce that this exclusive event has sold out for its inaugural year. Attendance at the Summit was by invitation only to leaders in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on those individuals working towards transparency, participation, collaboration, and efficiency at all levels of government. Gov 2.0 Summit is taking place September 9-10, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. For more information see www.gov2summit.com.

“The demand to attend the Summit speaks to the power of the Gov 2.0 movement and the potential for substantive change,” said Tim O’Reilly, CEO and founder of O’Reilly Media and co-chair of the Summit. “To meet the challenges of this era, we need to fundamentally rethink of the role of government and explore what it means when we see government as a platform. We’re pleased to convene a dynamic group of leaders who can drive this agenda forward.”

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News Release: O'Reilly Media and TechWeb Announce Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase

Jackie Hadley, Communications Associate — 2009-06-03T16:14:40-08:00

New Event to Bestow Govie Awards and Host Apps for America 2 Competition

Sebastopol, CA, June 3, 2009 - O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb, co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit and Web 2.0 Expo events, today announce the Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase, a one day event featuring government projects that leverage the Web as a platform. The event will highlight the projects leading toward transparency, participation and collaboration in government. Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase will take place September 8, 2009 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.

The Gov 2.0 Expo Showcase will feature 20 government 2.0 projects in five categories, selected by a panel of judges, and will bestow the first ever Govie Awards to the top project in each category. In addition, the Showcase will host the Sunlight Foundation’s Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge, the winner of which will also receive a Govie.

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O'Reilly News Release: O'Reilly Media and TechWeb Launch Gov 2.0 Summit

Maureen Jennings, Conferences Publicist — 2009-03-10T09:05:27-08:00

Event Applies Web 2.0 Principles to Stimulate Change in Government

San Francisco, CA, March 9, 2009 - O’Reilly Media, Inc. and TechWeb, co-producers of the annual Web 2.0 Summit and Web 2.0 Expo events, today announce the launch of the Gov 2.0 Summit. This new event will bring government leaders and innovators of Web 2.0 together to explore how technology can enable transparency, participation, collaboration, and efficiency at all levels of government. Gov 2.0 Summit will take place September 9-10, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC, with a follow up Gov 2.0 Expo to take place in 2010. For more information visit http://gov2summit.com.

“The success of the Obama campaign in using new media and participatory democracy techniques has set high expectations for the use of those same techniques in governing,” said Tim O’Reilly, CEO and founder of O’Reilly Media. “Meanwhile, there is enormous talent on the consumer Internet that can be applied to the problems the government is working so hard to tackle. We can uniquely bring these two elements together, and help the leaders in Washington enable transparent, participatory, and efficient government.”

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