Summer School @ Night: In Code We Trust

In Code We Trust, Crowd Sourced Democracy in the 21st Century Organized and moderated by Noel Hidalgo, Director of Technology Innovation, New York State Senate and Beka Economopoulos, Not An Alternative "In Code We Trust" is the new motto for Government in the 21st century. Across the country, geeks inside and outside of government are developing a new participatory and transparent Federal, State and Municipal governments. Built upon open-source tools, open standards, and best practices, this panel will highlight authorized actors as they  practical examples of initiatives from private, public and government sectors. Watch the live video stream on July 1, 7:30PM EST at: eyebeam.org/live PRESENTERS: Sarah Kaufman - Projects Coordinator, Emerging and Intelligent Transportation Systems, MTA New York City Transit Laurel Ruma - Gov 2.0 Evangelist, O'Reilly Books Daniel Latorre - VP, Digital Placemaking, Project for Public Spaces Phillip Ashlock - Open Government Project Manager, OpenPlans Ben Berkowitz - Founder, SeeClickFix FORMAT: 6.30 - 7:30 - Happy Hour / Socializing 7:30 - 7:45 - Introduction to the RE:Group show 7:45 - 8:30 - 6 Lighting presentations (20 slides at 6 mins 40 sec) -http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecha_Kucha 8:30 - 9:30 - Questions and Answers LOCATION: Eyebeam, 540 West 21st Street, New York, NY 10011 LIVESTREAM: http://eyebeam.org/live Hashtag & Twitter reference: #InCodeWeTrust @eyebeam_org