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Gov 2.0 Expo 2010May 25-27, 2010, Washington Convention Center

With a continued proliferation of challenges in government and not enough resources to address them all, many government leaders recognize the opportunities inherent in harnessing Web 2.0 technologies not just to help them get elected, but to help them do a better job. By analogy, many are calling this movement "Government 2.0."

The conversation being framed around Government 2.0 looks to transcend right vs. left, big vs. small government partisanship. Instead, we frame the conversation in terms of how successful government is as a platform.

  • How does government itself become an open platform that allows people inside and outside government to innovate?
  • How do you design a system in which all of the outcomes aren't specified beforehand, but instead evolve through interactions between the technology provider and its user community?

Gov 2.0 Expo, happening in May 2010, will showcase the real-world application of Web 2.0 technologies in government and municipal sectors, featuring a practical program that will teach government employees and contractors how to apply technology best practices to government programs, and in turn introduce new companies and individuals to the government market.

Who should attend

  • Designers and developers in city, state, and federal agencies
  • Private-sector business leaders interested in helping government
  • Technology leadership in all levels of government
  • Government contractors and consultants
  • Political activists
  • Public policy academics

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Important dates

  • Call for Presentations for Gov 2.0 Expo 2010 opens: October 2009
  • Government Executive Media Group
  • Nextgov
  • Anita Borg Institute
  • Express
  • The Highlands Group
  • The Huffington Post
  • InformationWeek Government
  • The Washington Post
  • Who Runs Gov
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  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Microsoft
  • ESRI
  • Google
  • HP
  • Intel
  • Palantir Technologies
  • EffectiveUI
  • ForeSee Results
  • SharedBook
  • Adobe Systems, Inc.
  • Aquilent
  • JackBe
  • Salesforce.com
  • Sapient
  • Survey Analytics
  • Synteractive
  • Touchstone
  • Case Foundation
  • Government Executive Media Group
  • Nextgov

For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities at the conference, contact Jessica Timmer at jtimmer@techweb.com or download the Gov 2.0 Summit Sponsor Prospectus (PDF)

For media partnerships, contact Matthew Balthazor 949-223-3628 mbalthazor @techweb.com

For media-related inquiries, contact Maureen Jennings at maureen@oreilly.com or Natalia Wodecki at nwodecki@techweb.com

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