Fwd: Call for Bids to host dg.o 2018

I wonder if something creative could be done to match a local civic tech
CfA Brigade with the University hosting this research event to host a
pre-conference hackathon or a session on civic tech research with
practitioners invited to the table noting Emily Shaw's analysis of
e-government versus civic tech research mentions:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/opengovgroup/permalink/1770578963173692/

Steve
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Digital Government Society" <webmaster@dgsociety.org>
Date: May 19, 2016 8:53 AM
Subject: Call for Bids to host dg.o 2018
To: <clift@publicus.net>
Cc:

Dear Digital Government Members and Friends:
>
> The Digital Government Society (DGS) invites you to submit a bid to host
> the 19th annual international conference on Digital Government Research,
> known as dg.o. DGS is a global multi-disciplinary organization of scholars
> and practitioners interested in the development and impacts of digital
> government: http://dgsociety.org.
>
> dg.o: The dg.o, the flagship conference by DGS, is an established forum
> for presentation, discussion, and demonstration of interdisciplinary
> research on digital government, political participation, civic engagement,
> technology innovation, applications, and practice. Each year the conference
> brings together scholars recognized for the interdisciplinary and
> innovative nature of their work, their contributions to theory (rigor) and
> practice (relevance), their focus on important and timely topics and the
> quality of their writing.
>
> Deadlines & Process
> - Draft Bid Proposals: Draft Bids are due to the DGS Treasurer on June 1,
> 2016. (Simple email message of intent to host and host information is
> acceptable.)
> - The invitation to bid formally will be notified by July 1, 2016
> - Final Bids. Final Bids are due to the DGS Treasurer on August 1, 2016.
> - Final Selection. The selection committee will review final bids
> according to the selection criteria and make recommendations to the DGS
> Board. The DGS Board will make the final selection by September 1, 2016. ​
>
> More information can be found in the call-for-bids
> <http://dgsociety.us7.list-manage.com/track/click?u=19d7e7b3ee9442404a6b78672&id=7e20303c56&e=22a2c94202>
> .
> Contact: To contact the Site Selection Committee by phone or email: Dr.
> Andrea Kavanaugh, DGS Treasurer kavan@vt.edu (540) 231-1806
>
> Sincerely,
> Digital Government Society
>
>
>
>
>
> This email was sent to clift@publicus.net
> *why did I get this?*
> <http://dgsociety.us7.list-manage2.com/about?u=19d7e7b3ee9442404a6b78672&id=0d5852c825&e=22a2c94202&c=b6e8a483d9>
>     unsubscribe from this list
> <http://dgsociety.us7.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=19d7e7b3ee9442404a6b78672&id=0d5852c825&e=22a2c94202&c=b6e8a483d9>
>     update subscription preferences
> <http://dgsociety.us7.list-manage1.com/profile?u=19d7e7b3ee9442404a6b78672&id=0d5852c825&e=22a2c94202>
> Digital Government Society · c/o USC/ISI · 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 929 ·
> Marina del Rey, CA 90292 · USA
>
> [image: Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp]
> <http://www.mailchimp.com/monkey-rewards/?utm_source=freemium_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=monkey_rewards&aid=19d7e7b3ee9442404a6b78672&afl=1>