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Greetings from BarCamp Canberra 2011 in in Canberra, where the “lightening” five minute talks end the day. One of interest was Tim Conway who says he is giving a talk on Social Networking in Damascus is a few weeks time. He requested input to his twitter address @conwaytb Original post
The basis for a majority of city websites is to disburse information to citizens in a timely matter. Though information distribution is the foundation behind implementing a city website, the design can in some cases, have as much impact as the information itself. In Robert Brunner’s book Do You Matter? How Great Design Will MakeRead… Read more »
Gadi Ben-Yehuda Juice Your Blog! Federal Computer Week’s Michael Hardy details how to write a great government blog. He covers a lot of the points that I try to bring up! Coincidence? Is Bad Data Worse than No Data? Andrea Di Maio and the Center’s Dan Chenok argue open government may have unleashed streams ofRead… Read more »
IN-KIND VINO VERITAS. Roll Call reports. “Since 2001, donors attending [Mike Thompson’s] parties and other contributors have given the California Democrat more than 800 gifts of wine worth about $340,000, according to a CQ MoneyLine study of campaign finance reports.” EARMARK REQUESTS. Mike Thompson is also noted in this story about earmark requests. LAWSUIT OVERRead… Read more »
In an earlier post: Computers in Libraries 2011, I gave you some information on the 2011 Computers in Libraries (CIL) coming up next week in Washington, D.C. As a reminder, the conference dates are March 21 – 23, 2011. The theme for 2011 is: Strategic Focus & Value for Library Communities. CIL is a favoriteRead… Read more »
New reports indicate that attempts to drop water on damaged Japanese reactors have been unsuccessful. The USA has a robot helicopter water-bomber which might be safe and effective.In January 2011 U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) is reported to have successfully tested with an unmanned helicopter air-dropping a 4,400lb load. TheRead… Read more »
I absolutely love it when people find something that “clicks” for them like project management did with me! I recently received an email with a wonderful story and some questions about getting started in project management. I find that the inspiration I get in replying to people individually results in something I feel lots ofRead… Read more »
I absolutely love it when people find something that “clicks” for them like project management did with me! I recently received an email with a wonderful story and some questions about getting started in project management. I find that the inspiration I get in replying to people individually results in something I feel lots ofRead… Read more »
The draft presentation “Learning Commons Technology: The dos and donts in developing learning commons” (and slides) are available for comment. This is for the 2nd Annual Learning Commons Development and Design Forum, Brisbane, 30 March 2011, with a preview for BarCamp Canberra 2011, ANU, 19 March 2011.Critical infrastructure requirementsMovable furniture Do they create flexible spaces?AreasRead… Read more »