BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction from attendees.
For this one we wanted to focus a bit on egov problems and more importantly solutions and just to see what is going on in the boston/ny area.
Event details
When
Feb 2nd 10AM til 9PM
Where
MIT Media Lab
http://www.media.mit.edu/contact/
20 Ames Street
Cambridge, MA 02139-4307
http://whereis.mit.edu/map-jpg?selection=E15&Buildings=go
Sponsors
Budget
I just figured we could all pool into together and get some food delivered. Unless anyone has some suggestions being from out of town I don't know who to ask. but if you send me contact info at Silona@silona.com I'll cold call!
- Incoming donations (cash, in-kind)
- Outgoing expenses
Schedule
Day 1
Proposed Sessions
- What would a Free and Open Source Social Network with a federated Identity system look like?
- What is the best way to grow The League of Technical Voters
- add your topic...
Topics I would like to hear about
HOUSING RELATED:
Is anyone developing eGov tools to monitor the housing bubble and fall-out from the subprime crisis? Why should housing be an eGov priority, both from public policy and private perspectives? See second most read BusinessWeek article (1/31/08):
Housing Meltdown: Why home prices could drop 25% more on average before the market finally hits bottom
Critt, is there a way to revive this "Real Estate Bubble Map" or build another tool to protect home buyers using Grazr widget? http://realestatebubblemap.pbwiki.com wino kredyt mieszkaniowy sprzedam mieszkanie sprzedam bilet
Planners
Volunteers
Participants (aka Campers)
add yourself...
Related *camps
- eDemocracyCamp Mar. 1st-2nd - eDemocracyCamp - Washington DC - A barcamp with a special focus on e-democracy and related topics
- TechnoPolitics, December 2006, San Francisco, CA (USA)
- CitizenCamp, March 2007, Rome (Italy)
- Demcamp, June 17, 2007, Arezzo (Italy)
- BarCampWellingtonNZegov, September 2007, Wellington (New Zealand)
- Participation 2.0, November 15-17, Salzburg (Austria)
- eGovDevCamp, December 2007, Washington DC (USA)
- BarcampUKGovweb, January 27-28, 2008, London (United Kingdom)
- PolitCamp Graz, Spring 2008, Graz (Austria)
Related initiatives
Related communities
Task List
Please cross out when it's done.
* Create a mailing list (e.g. on Google Groups) http://groups.google.com/group/edemocracycamp/
* Set up Skype Use the Barcamp channel (someone who's already on it has to invite you)
* Set up Twitter account
* Set up IRC chat irc://irc.freenode.net/#barcamp
* Build team (organizers, volunteers)
o VP Sponsors
o VP Food
o VP T-shirt
o VP Wi-fi
* Find sponsors
* Find an accessible venue (e.g. step-free access to rooms, bathrooms, elevator details)
* Design logo
* Organize food (either sponsored on-site, or list restaurants near the venue)
* Organize drinks, snacks
* Good coffee
* List public transportation options (incl. accessibility information for people with disabilities)
* Create nice badges (make sure name tags work from both sides, names should typed in large-enough font)
* Childcare (see discussion)
* Mark the ways to the facilities
* Gotta have stellar wi-fi
* Provide enough plugs (to charge your gear)
* Make sure sessions are recorded and archived on the web
* T-shirts (incl. girl T's)
* Little details that make all the difference...
o Projectors
o Paper
o Markers
o Pens
o Paper towels
o Garbage bags
o Toilet paper
o Surface cleaners
o Kitchen gadgets (for breakfast/lunch)
o Ice chests
o Garbage cans
o Add your detail here!
* Organize trash duty and general clean-up (the day of the event)
Tech
Wifi
* the Media Lab has open wifi available for use
Projector, White Boards
* Both of the rooms have a projector and a white board. Markers should probably be brought.
Photo
Video
Audio
Streaming or Stickam or Skype
Non-tech
Breakfast
Lunch
Coffee/Tea
Tables and chairs
Tags for flickr, delicious, ma.gnolia, technorati etc.
Please use the tag #egovBarCamp for content related to this event
Who's blogging?
League of Technical Voters
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