Transparency Camp 2012
April 28 - 29
Washington, DC
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TransparencyCamp is an “unconference” for opengov: an event where, each year, journalists, developers, technologists, policy-makers, government officials, students, academics, wonks, and everyone in between gather to share their knowledge about how to use new technologies and policies to make our government really work for the people -- and to help our people work smarter with our government.
As an "unconference," TransparencyCamp emphasizes the important contributions that each and every attendee brings with them into the sessions, workshops, and conversations associated with this event. In fact, attendees (yes, all of them) are brought into the process of making the schedule for the conference with the organizers and are encouraged to step up and lead sessions themselves. (Check out our 2011 Recap video below to get a better sense of what we mean.)
We've seen a lot of productive, amazing results from TCamp in years past: US-based TCamp attendees have started unique, globally recognized initiatives, including CityCamp and CrisisCommons, and our international guests have gone on to organize TCamps in their own countries. As the year 2012 is bursting with major questions about government transparency, openness, and accountability, we hope that participants take the opportunity to use TransparencyCamp as a platform for to get (or at least get close to) answers. To kick start this process, the developers out there should check out more information about our sister event, the Voting Information Project Hackathon, set for April 30th.
Check back for more information, get inspired by the recap videos below, or get started suggesting sessions right now.
TransparencyCamp 2010 Recap
Make a donation to our scholarship fund to help with the cost of camp for someone who would otherwise not be able to attend.
Help send someone to TransparencyCamp 2012Thanks to our 2011 sponsors
View all of our gracious sponsors »Updates from @TCampDC
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Shivers!! http://t.co/jIH2HOhe @SunFoundation's post-apocalyptic "preview" of the election post-#citizensunited. #j21 #p2 #tcot @opengov
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Hey #SOPA #PIPA fans, care about the open web? How about #opengov? Check out this awesome round-up of events this yr http://t.co/Rg9bsQZt
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@civic_io Thanks for compiling a neat resource. Will tweet the link from @sunfoundation later today. ^lm
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@civic_io # for that = #tcamp12. One more: Voting Information Project (VIP) Hackathon. Apr. 30th. Wash, DC. (Part of #TCamp12-ish.) :]
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@civic_io Upcoming #opengov events: TransparencyCamp 2012! Apr.28th - 29th, Washington, DC http://t.co/38ocgbyu