My coworkers, friends and I are planning an inaugural Barcamp for State Government and technology. This is the first step in changing how NY state provides constituent services. I hope you can join in on this historic event! Next Friday is CapitolCamp NY (June 5th 2009) at the New York State Capitol. < http://capitolcamp.org > The New York State Senate, NY State CIO's Office and concerned citizens are hosting a Barcamp to share ideas about how technology can make government work better for all the residents of the Empire State. For one day, we will focus on the particular theme of using technology to increase transparency and participation in New York State government. Friday, 5th June 2009 From 10:30 am till 6:00 pm New York State Capitol, Albany, NY Proposed after party from 6:30 - 8:30 (Location TBD) Register for free at < http://capitolcamp.eventbright.com >. Note, Not An Alternative, a Brooklyn based 501c3, is chartering a bus to depart at 9:00 pm, after the after-party. Tickets are $40.00, limited and can purchased at < http://capitolcamp.eventbright.com >. This your traditional "un-conference" where participants derive the day's events. Additionally, we have broken up day into three tracks. 1) "Senate 2.0": Technology, Transparency, & Participation in the NY State Legislature: begins with a discussion of the role that technology plays in the NY Senate, including presentation of the “roadmap” for the NY Senate CIO’s Office, and discussion of the future of public access to State legislative data; "legislatures 2.0" thematically related sessions for the rest of the day thereafter. 2) "Empire 2.0": begins with a discussion of the role of the Office of the State Chief Information Officer in developing the state strategy and roadmap for NY Executive Branch agencies for the use of web 2.0, new media, and social collaborative tools and technologies that can better serve citizens and improve inter-governmental communications; includes a brief presentation of the current state and open discussion seeking ideas to further the overall strategy; "state government 2.0" thematically related sessions for the rest of the day thereafter. 3) "Web 2.0 for Government" training workshop: expert online organizer Beka Economopoulos will offer hands-on training about how citizens, elected officials, and civil servants alike can Web 2.0 tools such as the new http://NYSenate.gov website, Twitter, and Facebook more effectively. We invite you to propose sessions on the CapitolCampNY's sessions page prior to the event < http://bit.ly/I4Mwl > and hope you can help us create new ways to solve the problems. Questions? Direct us a tweet via @CapitolCamp or Hashag - #CapitolCamp or email the NY Senate CIO's office at ciodesk@senate.state.ny.us