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Track: Government

A
Agile Activism: Big Change Starts at City Hall
Agile Activism: Big Change Starts at City Hall
Mar 10, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
AI and the Future of Work
AI and the Future of Work
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
America’s Mayors: Fighting for Racial Equity
America’s Mayors: Fighting for Racial Equity
Mar 11, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins POLITICO's Off Message
Arnold Schwarzenegger Joins POLITICO's Off Message
Mar 11, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
The Authoritarian Playbook: What You Need To Know
The Authoritarian Playbook: What You Need To Know
Mar 9, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
B
Big & Small: How Makers Are Rebuilding America's Cities
Big & Small: How Makers Are Rebuilding America's Cities
Mar 12, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Breon Wells (The Daniel Initiative): Mentor
Breon Wells (The Daniel Initiative): Mentor
Mar 12, 2018
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
C
Can Small-Donor Progressives Win Local Elections? A Conversation with Beto O’Rourke
Can Small-Donor Progressives Win Local Elections? A Conversation with Beto O’Rourke
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Dual
Type:
Session
Carl Schwenker (Carl Schwenker Law Offices): Mentor
Carl Schwenker (Carl Schwenker Law Offices): Mentor
Mar 12, 2018
9:30am – 10:45am CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Catherine McCullough (Intelligent Car Coalition): Mentor
Catherine McCullough (Intelligent Car Coalition): Mentor
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Cenk Sidar (Sidar Global Ventures): Mentor
Cenk Sidar (Sidar Global Ventures): Mentor
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:45pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
CNN’s Jake Tapper in Conversation with Bernie Sanders
CNN’s Jake Tapper in Conversation with Bernie Sanders
Mar 9, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Conflicting Visions: The Debate on Net Neutrality
Conflicting Visions: The Debate on Net Neutrality
Mar 9, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Convergence Keynote: Mayor Sadiq Khan
Convergence Keynote: Mayor Sadiq Khan
Mar 12, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Ballroom D
Track:
Government
Format:
Keynote
Type:
Session
Criminal Justice Reform at a Crossroads
Criminal Justice Reform at a Crossroads
Mar 12, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Cyborg Gov: Humans & High-Tech in Public Service
Cyborg Gov: Humans & High-Tech in Public Service
Mar 11, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
D
Defending the Defenders: Your Rights Online
Defending the Defenders: Your Rights Online
Mar 12, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Design in the Criminal Justice System
Design in the Criminal Justice System
Mar 9, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Dual
Type:
Session
Diplomacy vs AI: Foreign Policy, Bots & Blockchain
Diplomacy vs AI: Foreign Policy, Bots & Blockchain
Presented by:
the European Union
Mar 12, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Palm Door on Sixth
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Discussing Today’s Evolving Data Policy
Discussing Today’s Evolving Data Policy
Mar 11, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Dual
Type:
Session
Disinformation and the Effects on Democracy
Disinformation and the Effects on Democracy
Mar 9, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Disrupting Local Government Mayoral Meet Up
Disrupting Local Government Mayoral Meet Up
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 207
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
Don’t Judge a Book by its (under)Cover: Librarians at the CIA
Don’t Judge a Book by its (under)Cover: Librarians at the CIA
Mar 12, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
E
Ending the Dangerous Disconnect Between DC and AI
Ending the Dangerous Disconnect Between DC and AI
Mar 10, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Europa and Uncle Sam: Divorcing or Reconciling?
Europa and Uncle Sam: Divorcing or Reconciling?
Presented by:
the European Union
Mar 11, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Palm Door on Sixth
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
F
Fighting Government Device Searches at the Border
Fighting Government Device Searches at the Border
Mar 12, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
First Amendment Report Card
First Amendment Report Card
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
From Planet 9 to Space Poop: Crowdsourcing NASA R&D
From Planet 9 to Space Poop: Crowdsourcing NASA R&D
Mar 11, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
From Veterans to the Workforce Meet Up
From Veterans to the Workforce Meet Up
Mar 10, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 210
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
Future of Contacting Congress Meet Up
Future of Contacting Congress Meet Up
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 208
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
G
Generation Mars
Generation Mars
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
GOD SAVE TEXAS: The Lone Star State and America
GOD SAVE TEXAS: The Lone Star State and America
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Government On Demand: .Gov Services at .Com Speed
Government On Demand: .Gov Services at .Com Speed
Presented by:
Booz Allen Hamilton
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Courtyard Marriott, Rio Grande Ballroom
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Grassroots Initiatives for Democracy Meet Up
Grassroots Initiatives for Democracy Meet Up
Mar 11, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 208
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
H
Hacking Back: The Ethics of Cyber Vigilantism
Hacking Back: The Ethics of Cyber Vigilantism
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Hacking our Democracy and Discourse
Hacking our Democracy and Discourse
Mar 10, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Hacking STEM: Legislative Fixes to Pipeline Problems
Hacking STEM: Legislative Fixes to Pipeline Problems
Mar 11, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Hacking the Library of Congress Meet Up
Hacking the Library of Congress Meet Up
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
JW Marriott, Room 207
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
How Gerrymandering is Reshaping Politics
How Gerrymandering is Reshaping Politics
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
How to Break an Industry
How to Break an Industry
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABCD
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
How to Bring Connected Vehicles (CVs) to Your Town
How to Bring Connected Vehicles (CVs) to Your Town
Mar 12, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
I
Innovating in Legacy Industries
Innovating in Legacy Industries
Mar 11, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Irene Shin (Crowdpac): Mentor
Irene Shin (Crowdpac): Mentor
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
J
Johanna Maska (Global Situation Room): Mentor
Johanna Maska (Global Situation Room): Mentor
Mar 12, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
K
Keep the Internet International, Not Internal!
Keep the Internet International, Not Internal!
Mar 9, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Kids in Cuffs: The Trouble with Teen Sexting Laws
Kids in Cuffs: The Trouble with Teen Sexting Laws
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
L
Lawrence Wright Book Signing
Lawrence Wright Book Signing
Mar 9, 2018
4:30pm – 5:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Track:
Government
Format:
Book Signing
Type:
Special Event
Local Leadership in the Wake of Terror
Local Leadership in the Wake of Terror
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
M
Madeline Ashby Book Signing
Madeline Ashby Book Signing
Mar 12, 2018
5:30pm – 6:00pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Track:
Government
Format:
Book Signing
Type:
Special Event
Making Government Better with Better Technology
Making Government Better with Better Technology
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Marloes Pomp (Blockchain Pilots NL): Mentor
Marloes Pomp (Blockchain Pilots NL): Mentor
Mar 10, 2018
11:00am – 12:15pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Mayors Disrupting Locally, Leading Globally
Mayors Disrupting Locally, Leading Globally
Mar 11, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABCD
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Measuring the Immeasurable: Why Outcomes Matter
Measuring the Immeasurable: Why Outcomes Matter
Mar 9, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Solo
Type:
Session
Merritt Baer (Tech & Cybersecurity Expert): Mentor
Merritt Baer (Tech & Cybersecurity Expert): Mentor
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:45pm CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
Millennials in Government Meet Up
Millennials in Government Meet Up
Mar 10, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 207
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
N
The New Wave of Mayors Meet Up
The New Wave of Mayors Meet Up
Mar 11, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 209
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
O
The Open (and Closed) Data Movement at Scale
The Open (and Closed) Data Movement at Scale
Mar 12, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
P
The Persistence of Patent Trolls in Tech
The Persistence of Patent Trolls in Tech
Mar 12, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Primed for Amazon: Value & Cost of HQ2 for Cities
Primed for Amazon: Value & Cost of HQ2 for Cities
Mar 10, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Prototyping the Future with Science Fiction
Prototyping the Future with Science Fiction
Mar 12, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
R
Ramez Naam Book Signing
Ramez Naam Book Signing
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 5:30pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 10C
Track:
Government
Format:
Book Signing
Type:
Special Event
Reforming the Vote
Reforming the Vote
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Run As You Are
Run As You Are
Mar 10, 2018
3:30pm – 5:30pm CT
Fairmont, Indigo Room
Track:
Government
Format:
Workshop
Type:
Session
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#Resist Tech & What Influences Congress
#Resist Tech & What Influences Congress
Mar 12, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
S
Shawntera Hardy (Civic Eagle): Mentor
Shawntera Hardy (Civic Eagle): Mentor
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:45am CT
JW Marriott, Salon 8
Track:
Government
Format:
Mentor Session
Type:
Session
The State of Open Data Meet Up
The State of Open Data Meet Up
Mar 9, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
JW Marriott, Room 210
Track:
Government
Format:
Meet Up
Type:
Session
T
Technology, Media, and Politics
Technology, Media, and Politics
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon H
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Tech’s Evolving Role in Disaster Response
Tech’s Evolving Role in Disaster Response
Mar 11, 2018
12:30pm – 1:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Tech Under Trump: A 2017/2018 Scorecard
Tech Under Trump: A 2017/2018 Scorecard
Mar 11, 2018
3:30pm – 4:30pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
U
Using Tech to Improve Police-Community Relations
Using Tech to Improve Police-Community Relations
Mar 10, 2018
9:30am – 10:30am CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
W
War Games: From Battlefield to Ballot Box
War Games: From Battlefield to Ballot Box
Mar 9, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon G
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
We Must Fix Government Now: It's Up to Us
We Must Fix Government Now: It's Up to Us
Mar 9, 2018
5:00pm – 6:00pm CT
Austin Convention Center, Room 18ABCD
Track:
Government
Format:
Featured Session
Type:
Session
Who's Responsible for User Bad Behavior Online?
Who's Responsible for User Bad Behavior Online?
Mar 12, 2018
11:00am – 12:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session
Worlds Apart: Bridging Rural and Urban Divides
Worlds Apart: Bridging Rural and Urban Divides
Mar 9, 2018
2:00pm – 3:00pm CT
Hilton Austin Downtown, Salon F
Track:
Government
Format:
Panel
Type:
Session