Open Government Chicago(-land)

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Other OGC resources: Google Groups: http://groups.google.com/group/opengovchi

Wiki: http://opengovchi.pbworks.com/

"government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."

We believe that citizens should consider government to be "us", not "them." This meetup is for citizens who are interested in seeing their federal, state, and local government function more efficiently and responsively. We are inspired by people who are actively building tools and experimenting with solutions along these lines, like the Sunlight Foundation (http://sunlightlabs.com/), and GovTrack (http://GovTrack.us).

We believe that open source software practices and internet culture provide good examples of how people can work cooperatively on complex problems to produce meaningful results, but you don't have to be a techie to be part of this meetup. Whether you are an activist or a government employee, or just a hacker looking for interesting projects, come to the Open Government Chicago group to meet other interested people and get involved in making things happen.

Events coming up

We don't have any upcoming events for this user group. Do you know this group? If so, why not submit a future event? We also support iCal, EventBrite and Meetup feeds.

Past events

  • Open Gov Chicago Monthly Meeting

    18-19 May 2011 in Chicago, United States

    Monthly meeting of Open Gov Chicago.Agenda ideas discussed here

  • Open Gov Chicago Monthly Meeting

    20-21 Apr 2011 in Chicago, United States

    Monthly meeting of Open Gov Chicago.Agenda ideas discussed here

  • Open Gov Chicago Monthly Meeting

    16-17 Mar 2011 in Chicago, United States

    Monthly meeting of Open Gov Chicago.Agenda ideas discussed here

  • Open Gov Chicago Monthly Meeting

    Thu, 17 Feb 2011, 00:00 - 02:00 in Chicago, United States

    Monthly meeting of Open Gov Chicago.Agenda ideas discussed here

  • Open Gov Chicago Monthly Meeting

    19-20 May 2010 in Chicago, United States

    Monthly meeting of Open Gov Chicago.Agenda ideas discussed here

  • Open Government Chicago Planning Meeting

    Tue, 2 Mar 2010, 00:00 - 02:00 in Chicago, United States

    There's been a whirlwind of exciting activity in open government, and several new people have joined the Meetup and the mailing list since our last get together.To capitalize on all this energy, I'd like this meetup to be very specifically focused on converting Open Gov Chicago from a bunch of people with common interests into a group with a core leadership and a mission.

  • Open Government Chicago Hackathon

    Sun, 13 Dec 2009, 15:00 - 17:00 in Chicago, United States

    With help from Dan Sinker, we've secured space at Columbia College to participate in Sunlight Labs "Great American Hackathon '09" We'll be in the 5th floor lounge at 33 E. Congress from 9 am to 6 pm. This is very flexible, so feel free to come and go at any time during this window. We should have wireless networking accounted for. If you have a spare powerstrip or extension cord, it might not hurt to bring it. Also, BYO office supplies, etc.

  • OGC Meets the Better Government Association

    26-27 Oct 2009 in Chicago, United States

    In the interest of getting to know other folks interested in the general topic of government transparency and efficiency, this month's OGC will feature Andy Shaw of the Better Government Association ------------ Focus: The Better Government Association Founded in 1923 to fight Al Capone's ironclad grip on Chicago City Hall, the BGA is a Chicago‐based, nonpartisan organization that combats waste, fraud, and corruption in city, county, suburban and state government.

  • One Web Day -Joint Meeting with NetSquared Chicago

    22-23 Sep 2009 in Chicago, United States

    Hello, folks: I guess Summer is a time for distractions, but it's time to start getting folks together again. There's a lot of political activity coming up in the next year, with some big elections in Illinois. Hopefully we can get Open Government into the agenda. Anyway, for September we're going to throw in with Net Tuesday Chicago to do a joint event. Save the date. The location is TBD. If you'd like to get something on our agenda, let me know.

  • Open Government Chicago Meetup

    20-21 Jul 2009 in Chicago, United States

    Our next OGC meeting will be at the Chicago Cultural Center.Exact location within the CCC and further agenda items will be added soon. (Please feel free to contact me with agenda items/suggestions.)

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