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WIREDcamp is tomorrow ! We’ve refined the schedule and tweaked things a little, we’re sure you’re going to like it.

Date: Tuesday Sept 22, 2009
Time: 8:30am – 4:30pm
Location: Showcase Ontario @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, North Building, Room 205

WIREDcamp is a participatory event for public servants of all stripes to come together and answer the following questions:

• How do we re-imagine government and public service in the age of participation?
• What we can do to help make government more open and responsive?

ChangeCamp’s Mark Kuznicki will be our host for the day!

Schedule

• 8:30 – 9:00am – Registration & coffee/tea/treats

Inspire

• 9:00 – 9:10am - Introduction & Welcome

• 9:10 – 10am Ignite-style presentations*
• 10:00 – 10:45am What is Open Space?

Converse

• 11:00 – 11:45am - Open space 1
• 11:45 – 12:30pm - Open space 2
• 12:30 – 2:00pm - Lunch break/Richard Florida keynote (1:00-2pm)**
• 2:15 – 300pm - Open space 3
• 3:00 – 3:45pm - Open space 4

Action

• 3:45 – 4:30pm - Report back & conclusions

* Ignite-Style Presentations

WIREDcamp will kick off with 4 short inspirational presentations. These fast-paced 5-minute talks will introduce ideas and topics ranging from open source organizing to social Innovation. Our presenters are:

• Mark Kuznicki – Mark has worked with many public sector organizations and is currently with the City of Toronto’s Open Data initiative. He is also our WIREDcamp host and instigator of the broader ChangeCamp movement.
• Lisa Torjman – Lisa works for MaRS and is involved in developing their social entrepreneurship program.
• Nick Charney - Nick works for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and also writes a blog on public service renewal.
• David Tallan – David is a manager in the e-Government Branch of the Ontario Government.

** Keynote

Between 1:00pm and 2:00pm Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, will be speaking to the broader Showcase Ontario audience. For those who are interested in attending, we will be breaking for lunch during this time.

Lara and Darren

WIREDcamp Organizers