Overview
Here’s your opportunity to join a hybrid discussion with members of the U.S. federal government and civil society involved in advancing open data principles, hosted by the U.S. General Services Administration’s (GSA) Open Government Secretariat, the Federal Chief Data Officers (CDO) Council, the Data Foundation (a nonpartisan organization that conducts research, collaborative thought leadership, and advocacy programs to advance practical policies for the creation and use of accessible, trustworthy data), and the Open Gov Hub (a coworking and event space that works to bring together like-minded organizations that are focused on government Transparency, Accountability, and Civic Participation).
This gathering will be both informational and participatory and will include speakers from federal agencies, civil society, and the general public. The goal is to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn and share feedback and ideas on the U.S.’s open data efforts.
Additional Information:
This event will open and on the record, as well as will be recorded. A copy of who attended the event, the agenda, notes taken from the event, and the recording of the event will all be posted to the open.usa.gsa website.
When you register for the event, you may also choose to request to speak for up to 3 minutes on an open data topic of your choosing during the lightning talks session. Please note that due to time constraints, not everyone who signs up may be able to speak during this session.
All participants may submit written public comments that will be added to the public record via email to opengovernmentsecretariat@gsa.gov.
Materials will be distributed via email to all registrants prior to the event. Please review these beforehand to enable a more productive discussion
Please feel free to share this invitation with other interested organizations.
Registration Closes 4/22/24 at 5 PM ET
Due to space constraints, no more than two participants per organization can attend in person. There is no limit on virtual participation and all are welcome.
Agenda
(Subject to change)
2:00 p.m.: Opening Remarks and Panel Discussion
2:55 p.m.: Group 1 (In-person speakers) Facilitated by Natalie Evans Harris
Lydia Cooley, Unaffiliated
Mike Endale, BLEN, Inc.
Taylor J. Swift, POPVOX Foundation
Alexander Howard, e-PluribusUnum.org
Justin Magruder, SAIC
Sarah Schacht, Smarter Civic
David Schneider, The Federal Transit Administration
Daniel Schuman, American Governance Institute
3:25 p.m.: Group 2 (Virtual speakers) Facilitated by Natalie Evans Harris
Dr. Saoud Al Shoaili, Ministry of Transport, Communications and IT
Stephen Buckley, International Association for Public Participation (U.S.)
Sansara Cannon, CIGIE-PRAC
Tambra Dunams, CDC
Alina B. Guerra, The Education Project
Marc Joffe, XBRL US
Brendan Mapes, Public Policy Lab
Shelley Metzenbaum, The BETTER Project
Joel Natividad, datHere
Kate Nicholson, BetaNYC - NYC Open Data Ambassadors and NYC Open Data Week; Zachary Feder, Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics, NYC
Willice Onyango, The Youth Cafe
Chris Stoner, Amazon Web Services
Ryan Wold, GSA
4:05 p.m.: Review Survey Responses
4:10 p.m.: Closing Remarks
4:15 p.m.: Forum Ends
