Re: Invitation to Speak to W3C eGov Group

Ed--

Great ideas!  I'll follow up with them and ask them to speak.

--Jeanne

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On 5/29/13 10:10 AM, "Ed Summers" <ehs@pobox.com> wrote:

>I haven't been particularly active in the eGov IG but I would love to
>hear a presentation from Shane Shifflett and Cole Goins of the Center
>for Investigative Reporting about their experience opening up access
>and visualizing Veteran's Affairs data:
>
>    
>http://source.mozillaopennews.org/en-US/articles/creating-api-veterans-aff
>airs-data/
>
>Also, it would hearing from Derek Willis about his work at the New
>York Times on their Campaign Finance API, and tools that use it:
>
>    http://developer.nytimes.com/docs/campaign_finance_api/
>
>If there is interest, and you need contact information let me know.
>
>//Ed
>
>On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:24 AM, Holm, Jeanne M (1760)
><jeanne.m.holm@jpl.nasa.gov> wrote:
>> Hi all--
>>
>> As discussed, we plan to focus the next few meetings on transparency and
>> impact.
>>
>> Transparency: how are governments becoming more open for citizens and
>>others
>> or how are organizations working to make governments more transparent.
>> Impact: how government services or products are having an impact on the
>> lives of citizens and the economic growth in a country or sector.
>>
>> Several people have already volunteered, but I wanted to be sure you
>>each
>> have the opportunity to suggest a speaker, a topic, or suggest yourself
>>as a
>> speaker on this topic.
>>
>> Below are the next few dates and times zones, so if you reply to me
>>with the
>> topic and date you are interested or the name or topic of the speaker,
>>that
>> would be great.
>>
>>  31 May 2013 0800-0930 Los Angeles time
>>
>> TOPIC - EGOV for Transparency and Accountability
>>
>> 10 June 2013 0900-1030 London time
>>
>> TOPIC - Creating Socio-Economic Impact with eGOV
>>
>> 28 June 2013 0800-0930 Los Angeles time
>>
>> TOPIC - Creating Socio-Economic Impact with eGOV
>>
>> 8 July 2013 0900-1030 London time
>> 26 July 2013 0800-0930 Los Angeles time
>> 5 August 2013 0900-1030 London time
>> 23 August 2013 0800-0930 Los Angeles time
>> 2 September 2013 0900-1030 London time
>> 20 September 2013 0800-0930 Los Angeles time
>> 30 September 2013 0900-1030 London time
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --Jeanne
>>
>> **********************************************************
>> Jeanne Holm
>> Evangelist, Data.gov
>> U.S. General Services Administration
>> Cell: (818) 434-5037
>> Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn: JeanneHolm
>> **********************************************************

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