We opened up a second disaster response small group and still have
some spaces available for our real-time experiment tomorrow
immediately follow the White House Safety Datapalooza webcast:

RSVP:
    https://e-democrac...­

Morning Webcast Link:
    https://www.Wh.gov...­
    (Not yet active.)

Folks from the Administration are informally watching this idea unfold
- can we use real-time online tools to generate public and stakeholder
engagement from those not able to attend important events that are
webcast? Hmmm. Let's give it a try.

If like me, you find the Twitter stream touching only the tip of the
ice berg, give this virtual event tomorrow a try.


Steven Clift - https://stevenclif...­
  Executive Director - https://E-Democrac...­
  Twitter: https://twitter.co...­
  Tel/Text: [masked]


On Fri, Jan 10, 2014 at 2:17 PM, Steven Clift <[address removed]> wrote:
> Next Tuesday, Jan. 14 starting at 9 a.m. Eastern, the White House and
> Federal agencies are hosting an exciting open government event:
>
>
> "Safety Datapalooza, featuring innovators from the private, nonprofit,
> and academic sectors  who have utilized freely available government
> data to build products, services, and apps to advance public safety in
> creative and powerful ways. The event will feature safety data
> resources in areas ranging from transportation to food to consumer
> product safety, as well as tools to improve disaster preparedness and
> emergency response and to help empower Americans with information to
> make smarter, safer choices."
>
>
> After the three hour webcast, those at the in-person event will be
> connecting via small group brainstorms.
>
> Why not the rest of us too?
>
> Time for a virtual video "hangout" to go in-depth beyond the pithy
> #safetydata hashtag.
>
> E-Democracy.org is working with folks at the MIT Media Lab, the Smart
> Chicago Collaborative, and a bunch of volunteer facilitators to host
> ...
>
> *** Unofficial White House Safety Datapalooza Live Video Hangout ***
>
> We are using a network of Google Hangouts combined with MIT's
> experimental Unhangout tool.
>
> RSVP for limited slots now:
>
>      https://e-democrac...­
>
> This unofficial hangout will center on a 45 minute brainstorming
> dialogue being fed into short discussion summaries that will be
> forwarded to interested White House and government staff we have
> engaged directly in recent weeks.
>
> There are a mix of general and thematic break-outs based on interest.
>
> Our video "lobby" will open at 12Noon and officially start our program
> at 12:30 p.m. Eastern (for those in the UK, that's 7:30 p.m.)
>
> As official government links emerge we are also linking them here
> (webcast, Twitter, and more):
>
>      https://e-democrac...­
>
> To tune into to two-way exchange during the event outside of video, see:
>
> 1. Twitter #safetydata - https://bit.ly/saf...­
>
> 2. Safety Data LinkedIN Group - https://bit.ly/saf...­  (experiment)
>
> 3. Safety Data Facebook Group - https://bit.ly/saf...­ (experiment)
>
> Also check out Smart Chicago's Datapalooza Resources blog post:
> https://bit.ly/sma...­
>
>
> Thanks,
> Steven Clift
> Executive Director, E-Democracy.org
> FYI - New Voices in Civic Tech: https://bit.ly/new...­
>
>
> Full media advisory from the White House:
>
>
> Office of Science and Technology Policy
> Executive Office of the President
> Eisenhower  Executive Office Building
> Washington, DC 20504
>
> FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
> January 10, 2013
> Media Contacts:
> Moira Vahey,[masked]
> [address removed]
> Yewande Addie, [address removed]
>
>
> MEDIA ADVISORY
>
> The White House, U.S. Department of Transportation, and U.S.
> Department of Agriculture to Host Safety Datapalooza
>
> On Tuesday, the White House, the U.S. Department of Transportation,
> and the U.S. Department of Agriculture will host a "Safety
> Datapalooza," featuring innovators from the private, nonprofit, and
> academic sectors  who have utilized freely available government data
> to build products, services, and apps to advance public safety in
> creative and powerful ways. The event will feature safety data
> resources in areas ranging from transportation to food to consumer
> product safety, as well as tools to improve disaster preparedness and
> emergency response and to help empower Americans with information to
> make smarter, safer choices.
>
> Over the past few years, this Administration has launched a series of
> Open Data Initiatives, which have released troves of valuable data
> that were previously hard to access in areas such as health, energy,
> education, public safety, and global development. These data are being
> used by innovators, businesses, researchers, and the public to create
> new services and applications that benefit Americans.
>
> DATE:  Tuesday, January 14, 2013
> TIME:  9:00 a.m. ET until approximately 12:00 p.m. ET
>
> LOCATION:
> United States Department of Agriculture
> Jefferson Auditorium
> 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
> Washington, D.C.
>
> KEYSPEAKERS:
>
> ·         The Honorable Krysta Harden, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture
>
> ·         The Honorable Seth D. Harris, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Labor
>
> ·         Todd Park, Assistant to the President, U.S. Chief Technology Officer
>
> ·         The Honorable Rich Serino, Deputy Administrator  of the
> Federal Emergency Management Agency
>
> ·         The Honorable Robert Adler, Acting Chairman of the U.S.
> Consumer Product Safety Commission
>
> ·         The Honorable Gregory Winfree, Administrator of the Research
> and Innovative Technology Administration, U.S. Department of
> Transportation
>
> ·         The Honorable Janice Jacobs, Assistant Secretary for
> Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State
>
> ·         The Honorable Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for the
> Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department
> of Energy
>
> ·         The Honorable Dr. Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for
> Preparedness and Response, U.S. Department of Health and Human
> Services
>
>
> The event will also feature demonstrations of safety tools, apps, and
> resources by a range of developers, startups, businesses, researchers,
> and innovators.
>
>
> REGISTRATION:  To attend in-person, media must RSVP to
> [address removed] with the name, media outlet, phone, and
> email for each person planning to cover the event by Monday, January
> 13 at 4:00PM ET, with the subject line "Safety Datapalooza".  On the
> day of the event, media must enter Wing 5 of the United States
> Department of Agriculture South Building on Independence Avenue, SW.
>
> WEBCAST: This event will be webcast live at https://www.Wh.gov...­
>
> For more information, visit  https://www.whiteh...­
>
>
>
> ###
>
>
> Steven Clift - https://stevenclif...­
>   Executive Director - https://E-Democrac...­
>   Twitter: https://twitter.co...­
>   Tel/Text: [masked]
>
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