[DC EVENT INVITE] 10/22 Connecting the Dots for Democratic Accountability at National Press Club

[J.H. Snider]

Apologies for any cross-posting of this event.
-- J.H. (“Jim”) Snider

TITLE:
Connecting the Dots for Democratic Accountability: Semantic Web-Based
Information Sharing Policy and the Future of Investigative Journalism

LOCATION:
National Press Club
529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor, Lisagor Room
Washington, DC

DATE:
Friday, October 22 • 1:00pm - 2:30pm

DESCRIPTION:
Since 9/11, there has been a revolution in government information
sharing technology and policy for national security purposes, such as
tracking potential terrorists. It’s now possible for government
employees to connect the dots on national security risks across tens
of thousands of government agencies at national, state, and local
levels of government. If U.S. governments can empower their employees
to connect the dots for national security purposes, why cannot they
empower citizens and journalists to connect the dots to hold elected
officials accountable? That is, does the new information sharing model
for national security point the way to a revolution in government
transparency and investigative journalism?

PANELISTS:
J.H. Snider, President, iSolon.org
Sheila Krumholz, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics
David Donald, Data Editor, Center for Public Integrity
Stephen Schultze, Associate Director, Princeton University’s Center
for Information Technology Policy
Scott Amey, General Counsel, Project on Government Oversight
Jeff Jonas, IBM Distinguished Engineer and Chief Scientist, IBM Entity
Analytics

MODERATOR:
Chris Spence, Chief Technology Officer, National Democratic Institute

CONFERENCE WORKING PAPER (to be released the day of the event):
Snider, J.H., “Connecting the Dots for Democratic Accountability:
Semantic Web-Based Information Sharing Policy and the Future of
Investigative Journalism."

MAXIMUM ROOM CAPACITY:
40 individuals; please RSVP if you plan to attend.

RSVP:
To RSVP for the event, go to the Facebook event page:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=159648327391653

NOTE:
This event will be followed at 3:00 pm by a second iSolon sponsored
event: "Is State Con-Con Phobia Justified? Leading state
constitutional scholars will discuss the state constitutional
convention referendums on the Nov. 2 ballots in Maryland, Michigan,
Montana, and Iowa." See http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=158212397545213.