Fri March 20, 2015
"Fixing Congress" Panel Discussion and Reception
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at SPUR Urban Center
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Current and former members of Congress and Bay Area technologists address the prospects for solving congressional dysfunction.
(Co-organized with the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco, the OpenGov Foundation and POPVOX)
Time: Friday, March 20, 2015; 5:30p.m.-7:00p.m. with reception to follow
Location: SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission St, San Francisco CA, 94105
The Ash Center and the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco invite you to a kickoff panel for the San Francisco #Hack4Congress “Not Just for Technologists” hackathon. The panel will address key structural problems that undermine the efficacy of Congress and explore solutions for improving the lawmaking process in addition to better to facilitating cross-partisan dialogue, and modernizing congressional participation. Panelists will also discuss the prospects and strategies for integrating technology into the operations of Congress today.
Panelists include:
Archon Fung, Academic Dean and Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy & Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA)
George Miller, Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, Facebook (invited)
Marci Harris, Founder and CEO, POPVOX
About #Hack4Congress
#Hack4Congress is an intensive, multi-day event where you will collaborate with people of different disciplines, interests and expertise to help build new digital tools, policy innovations, and other innovative solutions to address the growing dysfunction in Congress. More information at Hack4Congress.org.
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(Co-organized with the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco, the OpenGov Foundation and POPVOX)
Time: Friday, March 20, 2015; 5:30p.m.-7:00p.m. with reception to follow
Location: SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission St, San Francisco CA, 94105
The Ash Center and the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco invite you to a kickoff panel for the San Francisco #Hack4Congress “Not Just for Technologists” hackathon. The panel will address key structural problems that undermine the efficacy of Congress and explore solutions for improving the lawmaking process in addition to better to facilitating cross-partisan dialogue, and modernizing congressional participation. Panelists will also discuss the prospects and strategies for integrating technology into the operations of Congress today.
Panelists include:
Archon Fung, Academic Dean and Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy & Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA)
George Miller, Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, Facebook (invited)
Marci Harris, Founder and CEO, POPVOX
About #Hack4Congress
#Hack4Congress is an intensive, multi-day event where you will collaborate with people of different disciplines, interests and expertise to help build new digital tools, policy innovations, and other innovative solutions to address the growing dysfunction in Congress. More information at Hack4Congress.org.
Current and former members of Congress and Bay Area technologists address the prospects for solving congressional dysfunction.
(Co-organized with the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco, the OpenGov Foundation and POPVOX)
Time: Friday, March 20, 2015; 5:30p.m.-7:00p.m. with reception to follow
Location: SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission St, San Francisco CA, 94105
The Ash Center and the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco invite you to a kickoff panel for the San Francisco #Hack4Congress “Not Just for Technologists” hackathon. The panel will address key structural problems that undermine the efficacy of Congress and explore solutions for improving the lawmaking process in addition to better to facilitating cross-partisan dialogue, and modernizing congressional participation. Panelists will also discuss the prospects and strategies for integrating technology into the operations of Congress today.
Panelists include:
Archon Fung, Academic Dean and Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy & Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA)
George Miller, Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, Facebook (invited)
Marci Harris, Founder and CEO, POPVOX
About #Hack4Congress
#Hack4Congress is an intensive, multi-day event where you will collaborate with people of different disciplines, interests and expertise to help build new digital tools, policy innovations, and other innovative solutions to address the growing dysfunction in Congress. More information at Hack4Congress.org.
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(Co-organized with the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco, the OpenGov Foundation and POPVOX)
Time: Friday, March 20, 2015; 5:30p.m.-7:00p.m. with reception to follow
Location: SPUR Urban Center, 654 Mission St, San Francisco CA, 94105
The Ash Center and the HKS Alumni Network of San Francisco invite you to a kickoff panel for the San Francisco #Hack4Congress “Not Just for Technologists” hackathon. The panel will address key structural problems that undermine the efficacy of Congress and explore solutions for improving the lawmaking process in addition to better to facilitating cross-partisan dialogue, and modernizing congressional participation. Panelists will also discuss the prospects and strategies for integrating technology into the operations of Congress today.
Panelists include:
Archon Fung, Academic Dean and Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy & Citizenship, Harvard Kennedy School (Moderator)
Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA)
George Miller, Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Communications and Public Policy, Facebook (invited)
Marci Harris, Founder and CEO, POPVOX
About #Hack4Congress
#Hack4Congress is an intensive, multi-day event where you will collaborate with people of different disciplines, interests and expertise to help build new digital tools, policy innovations, and other innovative solutions to address the growing dysfunction in Congress. More information at Hack4Congress.org.
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SPUR Urban Center
654 Mission St, San Francisco, CA 94105
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