helping government professionals jump on board the social
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Presentation given at ALI Conference on Tues, Sept. 15, 2009, in Chicago. A summary of the MuniGov GroupTRANSCRIPT
Helping Government Professionals Jump On Board The
Social Media Train
MuniGov 2.0 is a coalition of federal/state/local/municipal and international governments focused on exploring the use and
principles of Web 2.0 in an effort to improve citizen services and communication via technology
Pam Broviak - EngineerMunicipal Employee
Illinois
Bill Greeves - ITCounty Employee
Virginia
Pam Renoir Greever Wemyss
Second Life
HISTORY
•Registration of members•Introduction to Social Media Tools•Tutorials for Social Media•Security Related Resources•Articles and Papers Related to Social Media
MUNIGOV WEBSITE
•Regular discussion takes place using the Google group forum
•Discussion topics range from Facebook issues to policy development
GOOGLE GROUP
SECOND LIFE MEETINGS
•Virtual conference held April 10, 2009
•Web 2.0 related presentations
Let's Get Together: Using 2.0 for Internal CollaborationJack D. Pond (SL jdpond Turbo), Chief Information Officer, Montgomery County, PA
Shifting the Gears of Local Governance: Introducing Cities to Web 2.0Mark Faul (SL KC Titanium), Business Analyst, City of Ottawa
Training Comes to You - Courtesy of Web2.0 Bill Shields (SL Zeppo Romano), Hydrogeologist & Lecturer in Geology, Department of Geography-Geology, Illinois State University
This Ain't Rocket Science: How NASA is Using 2.0 to Become More Accessible Erika Vick (SL Universa Vanalten), NASA Strategic Communications Specialist
The Impact of Web2.0 on Government(Panel Discussion) – Federal, State, County
Trade Show Area
Orientations regularly held in Second Life
Current and future projects:
•Ebook development providing guidance and examples for use of social media by local government
•Application to Linden Lab to serve as a community gateway in Second Life
Other places to find MuniGov
http://www.twitter.com/munigov20
http://www.govloop.com
Skype: pam.renoirTwitter: http://twitter.com/pbroviak
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/pbroviak
Second Life: Pam Renoir/CivilE Writer
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: http://munigov.org