Goscon 08

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We're Headed East! to D.C.

After four years in our Portland Oregon location, and by popular demand from attendees, speakers and industry partners, we're adding a new event and taking GOSCON on the road to Washington D.C.. We'll be announcing our date and location soon, please sign up for the conference mailing list and get the early word of our 2009 event in D.C.!

GOSCON 2008 Presentation Slides Now Online

GOSCON 2008 has come and gone - thanks to all of our presenters for making this year's conference another success! If you missed seeing any of the presentations in person, or if you want to take a second look at a presentation that was of particular interest to you, you can do so by viewing the GOSCON 2008 presentation slides, now available online. See you next year!

Webcast Link for Oct 20 Global Discussion

If you can't get to the International Open ICT Summit on Monday, try dropping in on the morning session via webcast, a first-ever for GOSCON. You can register for the webcast using this link courtesy of the World Bank Global ICT team.

Registering for the webcast in advance is recommended.

Last Minute GOSCON News and Notes

New Planning Resources:

Our downloadable conference schedule is up to date and ready for your last-minute planning while you wrestle with which fantastic session to choose.
Our International ICT Summit expanded to accomodate a very exciting live video conference in collaboration with the World Bank.

The Center For Digital Government's Paul Taylor to Deliver GOSCON Keynote

Paul W. Taylor, Chief Strategy Officer for The Center for Digital Government, will be delivering the opening Keynote address at GOSCON on Tuesday, October 21st at 8:30AM. Mr. Taylor's presentation, "YouGov II: Why MTV isn’t, why radio is a pandora’s box and why government service delivery will never be the same", will focus on the future of e-government:

"As the Internet returns to its social roots, governments face the challenge and opportunity of a second chance to realize the promise of what was once popularly known as e-government – where the end goal was and is a relationship between one government and one person on the person’s terms. Some of what comes next will be home grown, some will be off the shelf, some will be community built and some will come from where we least expect it."

Quick Info

2009 Summary: Stay tuned! for GOSCON East 2009, in a special one day intensive format for Washington D.C.

Description: The Government Open Source Conference (GOSCON) East 2009 will provide a forum to explore both the business case and real-world applications for open technology to deliver the next generation of government services. Policy issues and ecomimic drives for IT invesments will be addressed. Attendees will hear from industry experts and their peers. Extensive networking opportunities for CIO & IT directors, management, planning, legal staff.

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