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Open Government NYC

There is an unprecedented opportunity right now for the people to improve government from the outside in, working together with cooperative government officials. The open government group is a clearinghouse for new tools and strategies in this space. We'll share ideas and resources, map the territory, build coalitions, support each others' work, and participate in real initiatives.

Following up on any topics discussed at the meetup is encouraged at the mailing-list located here: http://groups.google.com/group/open-government-nyc

This meetup group is non-partisan and member-managed.

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Past events

  • Happy New Gov!

    Tue, 17 Nov 2009, 00:00 - 02:00 in New York, United States

    It's a new political year. The NYC administration has some fresh faces, some familiar ones, and lots of opportunity for incorporating new ideas. It's our job to show our representatives and officials the power of openness, and help them implement new solutions. Your Open Gov NYC organizer is kicking things off by making some resolutions. 1. More Better Events I'm going to devote more time this year to making the events better executed, better attended, and more inclusive.

  • Election Preview

    5-6 Oct 2009 in New York, United States

    The monthly Open Gov meetup returns with a special focus on elections. The primary will be complete, but we'll have a month until the actual elections on November 3rd. This doesn't leave us much time to do an election related group project, but why not get together and see the various open gov related efforts in this field. This will be an informal presentation session.

  • Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) Community Discussion

    28-29 Jul 2009 in New York, United States

    This event is the first of our Open Gov NYC "Open Calendar" program. While we still plan to hold regular meetings every month, we are now inviting anyone and everyone from the Open Gov community to submit events to this list. This is your meetup, so feel free to use it that way. (side note: Matt C will be trveling for 6 weeks starting 7/31, so we need your events to keep our calendar full.) Submit your proposals to the organizer via the meetup site.That said, we won't post just any event here.

  • NYC Officials have answered the Open Gov call. Let's collaborate.

    27-28 Jul 2009 in New York, United States

    It's safe to say that our voice is being heard. Councilmember Brewer has introduced sweeping open data legislation, while Mayor Bloomberg has announced a series of exciting open gov initiatives. At the same time, there is already deep disagreement about how to proceed.To get caught up on the the details of the proposals and the two sides of the issue argument, start here. It's a link to all of the stories tagged "open data" on the Observer's New York Future Initiativeblog.

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Events coming up

  • Dec 2

    Droidcon London 2009

    London EC1A 4DD, United Kingdom

    Skills Matter is pleased to organise droidcon London 2009 taking place in London on 2nd December - the UK's first community event aimed at grassroots Android developers! The event moves to London, following the world's first droidcon, in Berlin on 3-4th November. The aim of droidcon is to bring together the Android development community in an informal environment where they can share ideas, demo new apps, talk to the experts and generally have lots of Android-related fun.

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