- From: Steven Clift <clift@e-democracy.org>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:43:35 -0500
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- Cc: Kevin Curry <kmcurry@gmail.com>
Kevin Curry and others including myself are putting out the word to gather interesting in a "CityCamp" world tour of unconferences at the intersection of local Gov 2.0, transparency, and citizen participation. The initial Chicago CityCamp attracted a dynamic mix of people coming from e-government, social media, civic engagement, digital inclusion, software development perspectives, etc. - a truly cross-cutting, silo busting group of participants. If you want a city in your country (there is some special interest in developing countries) on the prospecting list, it is important to say something now. A great way to stand up and be counted is to join the main CityCamp Exchange online group and post to this topic: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/12suc5T4HMb4O4YR0Kga8d Join the group from: http://e-democracy.org/citycamp You can also contact Kevin Curry directly: kmcurry@gmail.com - See his note below. E-Democracy.org will be doing all it can to support these important convenings and continue to support the main online exchange among participants. I encourage other organizations to step up and contribute as well. Steven Clift E-Democracy.org From: kevin curry <kmcurry@gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 at 7:13 PM Subject: [CityCamp Exchange] City Camp World Tour? To: citycamp@forums.e-democracy.org City Campers, Over the past several months I've fielded many questions about when and where the next City Camp will happen. City Camp DC - http://barcamp.pbworks.com/CityCampDC - already happened. As a result of those questions - and some convincing by a handful of you - I've started thinking seriously about the answer(s). In a nutshell, I'm thinking about a City Camp "world tour" starting in 2010 and continuing through 2011. I've been in contact with potential local partners in Philadelphia, London, and Edmonton. Additionally, I've be asked about feasibility of conducting City Camps in developing nations: Africa, India, Indonesia. The Code for America cities make sense, too. Ultimately it will take committed, local partners to determine where City Camp World Tour (CCWT) will land. I'll need help finding facilities, caterers, sponsors, and most importantly: local government participants. So, I'm appealing to you all today for help finding those local partners. Based on highly scientific research I'm most interested in these cities: Boston Boulder Philly Seattle Washington, D.C. Miami Austin Atlanta New York London, UK Helsinki, Finland Mumbai, India Ahmedabad, India Kigali, Rwanda Nairobi, Kenya Johannesburg, South Africa Manila, Philippines Bangkok, Thailand Edmonton, Canada Galway, Ireland St. Petersburg, Russia Auckland or Wellington, New Zealand (Australia) (Mexico) (Central/South America?) Here's a map view: http://explorer.arcgis.com/?open=16fd2c7c307248aeb8cc11b62c8ccc74 But I'm open to working on a City Camp wherever I can find a local partner. Please contact me directly ff you are interested in becoming a local partner and are confident that you can handle the responsibility. Please also share this with your other networks. Thank You, Kevin -- Kevin Curry Virginia Beach, VA http://twitter.com/kmcurry Kevin Curry Virginia Beach Info about Kevin Curry: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/1QopOcbYAJLsQNo3nWFQWQ View all messages on this topic at: http://forums.e-democracy.org/r/topic/6VZhwruUCwu0CX0TrlGDYD Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org Follow me - http://twitter.com/democracy New Tel: +1.612.234.7072
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