One Web Day - Annually celebrated on September 22

This year we're convening a joint session of the NetTuesdayChicago and the Chicagoland Open Government Meetup Groups.

The theme for #OWD09 is "One Web For All" - and among other things we hope to launch a Chicagoland e-Democarcy inititative. Join us at Noble Tree as we explore themes such as crowdsourcing governance!

Some further background on #OWD09:

The Worldwide Web belongs to everyone. Because it is built on a principal of openness and interconnection, every person and institution that goes online to connect and create experiences fundamental changes and makes a contribution to the ever growing, evolving One Web that is transforming society. The Web a vital shared resource, but most people are not empowered to take part in defining the direction of this now indispensable resource. Some take it for granted, some cannot breach the barriers to access, and some relinquish control to authoritative institutions that are all too happy to fill the void of public leadership.

OneWebDay changes all of that. For the last three years, OneWebDay has attracted a global network of partner organizations and individual activists committed to broadening the public’s awareness of Internet and Web issues while deepening a culture of participation in building a Web that works for everyone. In 2008, OneWebDay organizers documented volunteer-driven events 34 different cities across the world.

What will we do in Chicago? This year the theme is "One Web. For All"