2009 Government Web Managers 2–Day Conference Agenda at a glance
For descriptions of specific breakout sessions, please review our detailed agenda for both April 28th and April 29th or click on the links below for further details.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Registration |
9:00 – 9:15 |
Welcome and Introduction |
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Martha Dorris, Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Citizen Services and Communications, GSA |
9:15 – 10:30 |
Plenary Session: Discussion with Vivek Kundra and Macon Phillips |
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Speakers: |
10:30 – 10:45 |
Break |
10:45 – 12:00 |
Plenary Session: Citizen Participation and Engagement |
| Speaker: Katie Stanton, Director of Citizen Participation, and Bev Godwin, Director, Online Resources & Interagency Development, White House Office of New Media |
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch (Provided) |
1:00 – 2:15 |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Breakout Session 1A: The ROI of Usability Government Style: How to Demonstrate the Value of User–Centered Design Within your Agency Speakers: Mary M. Michaels, Human Factors International (HFI), and Carmen Marco, Web Manager, Federal Aviation Administration |
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Breakout Session 1B: Are You Ready for the Mobile Web? Speakers: Lovisa Williams, State Department, and Mike Doney, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
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Breakout Session 1C: Finding Your Social Media Niche: Strategic Tactics on Using Social Media Speakers: Janice Nall and Erin Edgerton, Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Jed Sundwall and Lee Vann, Captura Group |
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2:15 – 2:30 |
Break |
2:30 – 3:45 |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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Breakout Session 2B: Deliver Great Video Content in the YouTube Age Speaker: Jason Djang, Video Director, White House, Jeremy Swan, National Institutes of Health, Jeremy Ames, Environmental Protection Agency, and Denise Kennedy, formerly Labor Department |
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Breakout Session 2C: Web Governance for the Federal Sector Speaker: Lisa Welchman, Founder, WelchmanPierpoint |
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3:45 – 5:00 |
Networking Event |
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
Registration |
9:00 – 9:45 |
Government Web Managers Unconference/BarCamp/Open Session 1 |
Suggested Topics: social networks, blogs, OpenID, transparent data, cloud computing, moderation tools, web metrics, SEO, Recovery.gov, multilingual websites, ROI, user technology, etc. |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
Break |
10:00 – 10:45 |
Government Web Managers Unconference/BarCamp/Open Session 2 |
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10:45 – 11:00 |
Break |
11:00 – 11:30 |
Government Web Managers Unconference/BarCamp/Open Session 3 |
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11:30 – 12:30 |
Lunch (Provided) |
12:30 – 1:15 |
Plenary Session: Speaker: |
1:15 – 2:30 |
Plenary Session: What Would Google Do?: Lessons learned from Google and other high performing organizations to embrace change, openness, and innovation Speaker: Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine.com and author of What Would Google Do? |
2:30 – 2:45 |
Break |
2:45 – 3:45 |
Plenary Session: Speaker: |
3:45 – 4:00 |
Raffle and Closing Remarks |
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