Our first Open Government Lunch took place in a committee room at City Hall on Friday, June 3rd from 12pm to 1pm. It was a fantastic chance to hear more about what people were interested in or passionate about, where they were coming from and the diversity of topics that brought them there. Some of [...]
Here’s what people are saying at Open Gov West ’11
Randall Leeds is an independent developer from San Francisco, CA with a passion for open sourcing. See what he had to say as he prepared to code away at the OGW Cross-Gov Apps Contest.
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Steve Williams is enthusiastic about what OGW ’11 holds: “I love the idea of helping government become more open and helping citizens take action. OGW is a unique combination of people working on different aspects of a very tricky problem but all with enthusiasm, excitement and fun!” Find out more about Steve here!
Sue Bigelow, Digital Conservator for the City of Vancouver Archives, is excited to address the amazing group of people attending OGW ’11: “From attending OGW 2010, I know that this conference attracts enthusiastic people who get things done. It’s always a pleasure to speak to a motivated, attentive group.” See the full interview here!