[Events] Transparency Camp in DC, May 4-5 -- wanna go?

[Asheesh Laroia]

On Thu, 11 Apr 2013, Asheesh Laroia wrote:

> Hi OpenHatch eventers,
>
> http://transparencycamp.org/ is a yearly event to promote openness and 
> transparency in government. And lots of the people there are working on 
> open source software projects, doing things like pulling data out of 
> government websites, building Android apps to display government 
> information or help citizens collect information, and the like.
>
> Kaitlin Devine invited us to be there so we can help these programmers 
> think through what it takes to make their open source projects truly 
> collaborative. I'd love to see an OpenHatch presence, but it looks like 
> I might not be able to make it.
>
> Can you, dear reader? (-:
>
> It's in Washington, DC, on May 4-5, and it'll be a great way to get 
> better connected with the latest activity in open government and also a 
> great way to help make the software projects underlying that activity 
> are sustainable and sensible!

Further details:

I will be there at least the first day! Still figuring out how long I can 
stay (depending on conflicts with other travel).

The structure of the event is as follows:

* Constant unconference: There are unconference-style sessions going on 
for attendees across a few rooms.

* Constant hack space: At the same time as the unconference, there is an 
all-day, both-day "Open Gov Sandbox", which is a space with tables and 
paper and people to help programmers and other people who want to 
showcase/work on/collaborate on open gov software projects.

I intend to help out at the Open Gov Sandbox space for most of the time I 
am there, and OpenHatch will be a "sponsor". My main aim will be to help 
open gov-y open source projects be better about community-building, 
including helping them with writing new contributor documentation.

Yippee,

-- Asheesh.