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CityCamp Colorado Ignite 2011

seanhudson | Blog | Nov. 4, 2011

This year we had 8 speakers who covered a wide breadth of topics, and it was a great way to kick off CityCamp Colorado 2011. Thanks to all who participated. You can download the presentations and watch the videos below. The Myth and Reality of Innovation – Brian Gryth Title: Founder and Vice-President, OpenColorado Twitter: [...]

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How to Evangelize and Implement an Open Government Initiative

seanhudson | Blog | Oct. 20, 2011

Here’s a presentation that Leslie Labrecque, from the City of Boulder, and I gave to a recent National Association of Government Webmasters (NAGW) webinar. It may not make complete sense without the accompanying commentary. If you’re interested and in Colorado, give us a call and we can come out and present to you. How to [...]

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Facebook Modifies Terms of Service for State and Local Government

seanhudson | Blog | Jan. 7, 2011

“Colorado took perhaps the most visible stance against Facebook. The state attorney general discouraged agencies from launching their own pages because the terms of service were believed to violate the state constitution. “A handful of states took similar positions, although not so visibly as Colorado,” said Charles Robb, senior policy analyst for NASCIO.” Read the [...]

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Webchat on the one-year anniversary of the open gov directive

seanhudson | Blog | Dec. 8, 2010

On December 8, 2009, the White House issued an unprecedented Open Government Directive requiring federal agencies to take steps to achieve key milestones in transparency, participation, and collaboration. On the one-year anniversary of the Directive, were answering your questions on the Administrations progress and the ideas and practices that are being implemented at the White [...]

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Photos from CityCamp Colorado 2010

seanhudson | CityCamp | Dec. 4, 2010

It was a great day with all our expectations Far exceed. Take a look at the photos, and I think you’ll agree. Full recap to come in the near future when we’ve had time to recover and let it all sink in. Thanks to all our out-of-town friends, Colorado agencies, and sponsors who made this [...]

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Ignite CityCamp Colorado 2010 Agenda

seanhudson | CityCamp | Dec. 3, 2010

So, the topics have been selected for our Ignite CityCamp Colorado. If you have any last minute suggestions, we could fit in 1-2 more presenters. So, here they are (in no particular order): “Bridging the Digital Gap” Sean Hudson “The Full E-Government Stack in 5 Minutes” Brett Husbands “Net Neutrality” Andrew Senseney “Seeking Customer Feedback [...]

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Suggest Session Topics

seanhudson | CityCamp | Nov. 30, 2010

In traditional BarCamp (unconference) style, you have control over the session topics. What do you want to discuss? You don’t have to “own” any topics you suggest. We are just looking to gather ideas of what people are interested in discussing. Have a passion or a project you want to share? Have some questions about [...]

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How an Army of Techies Is Taking on City Hall

seanhudson | Blog, CityCamp | Nov. 30, 2010

That’s the title of an article in this month’s Fast Company magazine. The timely article gives a brief overview of the Gov2.0 movement and talks with several CityCamp Colorado sponsors and attendees like – Code for America, SeeClickFix, and the Sunlight Foundation. If you haven’t seen the article yet, pick up a copy of Fast [...]

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Ignite call for entries

seanhudson | CityCamp | Nov. 29, 2010

If you’ve seen the tentative agenda, you’ll see that we are planning a short Ignite-style event from 9:30-10:30am. So, what is that you ask? Presenting on a subject of their choice, speakers have exactly 5 minutes to teach something, enlighten us, or simply inspire — backed by 20 slides auto-advancing every 15 seconds. Quick, fun, [...]

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CityCamp Colorado 2010 Agenda

seanhudson | CityCamp | Nov. 24, 2010

Friday, December 3, 2010 The Hornet, 76 Broadway, Denver, CO 5:30-7:30pm Happy Hour – RSVP Saturday, December 4, 2010 Strategy Loft, 209 Kalamath, Suite 10, Denver, CO 8:00-9:00am Coffee, Registration, and Session Ideation – Register Online 9:00-9:15am Welcome – Sean Hudson and Kevin Curry (CityCamp Founder) 9:15-9:30am Introductions 9:30-10:30am CityCamp Colorado Ignite – “What is [...]

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