Events matching tag "government"
Saturday, March 8
When we look at Silicon Valley, it’s clear that new technology receives continuous support from many different directions to push it forward. Speed to market, significant funding sources and the public markets all contri…
Intermediate
Presenters
Amy Millman, Joan Fallon
Mentor Sessions enable less-established new media professionals to gain seven minutes of direct one-on-one career-related council from a more established / more experienced new media professional. Please visit this URL t…
Beginner
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George Smith
It’s no secret that the transportation industry is changing in big cities. The days of simply hailing a cab are limited, with applications such as Uber, Sidecar and Getaround entering the marketplace – and giving traditi…
Intermediate
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Beth Stevens, Padden Guy Murphy, Ryan Lawler
Community support is an essential component to any successful event, and successful events can benefit their communities for years to come. This meet-up seeks to unite event organizers and community leaders to share idea…
Intermediate
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Jeff Cuellar
Imagine a future where a driverless street sweeper cleans your street or a small drone delivers your mail. For the last decade, discussions about the government use of autonomous or remotely operated technologies have fo…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matt Caccavale, Samra Kasim
Sunday, March 9
Imagine a future where border crossings occur safely within seconds; humans act as sensors during disaster and emergency response; and we travel freely through a secure airport environment. Augmented Realty technology h…
Intermediate
Presenters
Alan Holden, Carmen Medina, Christian Doolin, Vignon Zinsou
Mobile computing and open government are bringing more people into government than ever before. As government managers develop requirements for app developers to create the tools that citizens will use to participate in …
Intermediate
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Gadi Ben-Yehuda
Why is it important to focus on accessibility on your website? We'll show you how one highly dynamic and video-rich website was brought to life and then adapted for mobile—all while adhering to Section 508 compliance to …
Advanced
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Jordan Sheckman
An open dialogue has never been more imperative or more possible than in the digital age when 57% of people are talking more online than they do in real life. The State of Michigan used this to their advantage when th…
Intermediate
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John Paul Farmer, Nicole Sunstrum
For decades, government has been the primary funder of robotics and AI initiatives – from NASA projects to DARPA challenges and autonomous driving research. But recently, large companies such as John Deere and Amazon hav…
Intermediate
Presenters
Dror Oren, Hanns Tappeiner, Liz Gannes, Tony Stentz
Monday, March 10
The concepts of collaboration and location-based services have become popular not only with wikis, social media, and advertising, but are also changing a notoriously strenuous process: interaction between local governmen…
Intermediate
Presenters
Surya Yalamanchili
Representatives have a hard time defining the “kitchen table issues”, defining what constituents expect them to do, and communicating issue resolutions. Polling, surveying, and forms of “active information acquisition” a…
Intermediate
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Albert Nichols
Tuesday, March 11
For more than a decade, "taxation without representation" has been a rallying cry in Washington D.C. But while the District still hasn’t achieved statehood or a vote in Congress, its citizens are being heard in a new way…
Intermediate
Presenters
Matthew Desjardins, Zach Boisi
In 2012, the City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events launched a plan to guide the city’s future cultural and economic growth. The goal of this initiative was to establish Chicago as a global d…
Presenters
Michelle Boone, Rahm Emanuel, Brad Keywell
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