Video of My Open Gov West Keynote

Video of my keynote address to Open Gov West, March 2010 in Seattle, about open government in the New York State Senate; view on the Seattle Channel.  Presentation slides are here.

Spring Speaking Schedule Re: Technology for Transparency in The New York State Senate

The New York State Senate gets a lot of bad press.  There is, however, a great deal of work going on behind the scenes to help make the Senate as an institution more transparent, efficient, and participatory for the long-haul.  This Spring, we’ll be telling that side of the #NYSenate story to audiences ranging from [...]

Webinar with Acquia on using Drupal to Meet the Open Government Directive

Webinar given with Acquia on how to use Drupal to meet Obama’s Open Government Directive… I start speaking about 20 minutes in; recording here.

Implementing the Open Government directive with Open Source Drupal: Seminar at US GSA’s Web Manager University

The US General Services Administration invited me to DC to give a webinar about how we executed open government initiatives on NYSenate.gov using Drupal that closely mirror many of the requirements Federal Agencies now have to meet under Obama’s Open Government Directive.  Listen to a recording of the webinar.

IT Greening Keynote Presentation

In April ’09 I gave a keynote about how we helped pilot new efficiency and collaboration strategies at the NYS Forum’s IT Greening Conference…

“Citizen 2.0″ Presentation at Government Technology Conference East

Slides from my “Citizen 2.0” Presentation at GTC East:

Using Social Media to Open Up Government

Video of my presentation at the National Association of State Legislatures conference in Philadelphia July 21, 2009… Ironically, NCSL doesn’t permit the video to be embedded beyond their site, but click here to view it on theirs; my presentation starts at the 75:00 minute mark…

NRN: Progressive NASA and Space Policy Under a New Administration Part I

Long overdue, but here’s the video of the Progressive Space Policy panel I convened in August ’08 at Netroots Nation. Note: No audio till 12:30. First of two parts.

NRN: Progressive NASA and Space Policy Under a New Administration Part II

Part II of the Netroots Nation panel on Progressive NASA on 7/18/08…

1.2 Million Fake Copies of New York Times Declare End of Iraq War

We need humor in these trying times– preferably didactic humor that gives us a new perspective or that makes us feel liberated and inspired. There are few clandestine organizations on Earth today who provide that too us as consistently and dramatically as The Yes Men. Thanks to them, 1.2 million copies of newspapers appearing to [...]