Communicating with Congress Camp

Okay, so the name may change but the concept is definitely sound.

In a discussion this weekend with Noel Dickover of CommuniBuild and Andrew Wright of Grasshopr, Noel suggested that we convene a barcamp to focus on citizen’s engagement with Congress. He was right of course, and so the ship has been set to sail – the organization has begun.

Noel sent out an initial email to some people including the Open House Project this morning. I responded, adding on a Google Group to facilitate organizing, and by the end of the day, there were already 19 people in the group with some very healthy discussions around naming and the proper date well under way (currently looking like Sept 11, 12 – but we’ll see).

It’s exciting to stumble upon something that is so in need of happening and to be part of bringing it to fruition. This should be a very fun experience that will bring a lot of benefit to a community of individuals that have yet to be convened. I will not pretend to know the outcome of this event, but I’m pretty sure it will have a strong impact on the ways that citizens engage with Congress.

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Wayne Moses Burke
June 22nd, 2009 2:19 am
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