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  • “Wiki Government” — Beth Noveck Book Presentation

    By Ellen Miller on 07/15/09 @ 11:48 pm | 2 Comments

    All of you fortunate enough to be in New York on Monday July 20th, here’s an event that’s not to be missed. The Markle Foundation is hosting a book presentation by Beth Noveck, Deputy CTO  for open government and leads President Obama’s Open Government Initiative. Beth will be speaking about her new book, Wiki Government: How Technology Can Make Government Better Democracy Stronger, and Citizens More Powerful. I think it’s a terrific book and have made multiple  copies to Sunlighters and others…That should tell you what I think of Beth and her ideas.

    Here are the details:
    Date:      Monday, July 20, 2009
    Time:     12:00 to 2:00 PM – Light Lunch will be Served
    Location:     The Markle Foundation
    10 Rockefeller Plaza, 16th Floor
    Between 48th & 49th Streets, New York

    Schedule:
    12:00 PM:     Welcome and introduction by Stefaan Verhulst, chief of research, Markle Foundation
    12:05 PM:     Beth’s presentation
    1:00 PM:     Q&A session, followed by book signing

    You can register by following this link. Space is limited, so I’d advise acting promptly on this opportunity.