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Oakland Transparency Hearing with Public Ethics Commission
Yes you read it right, on June 25 we’re inviting you to join the Oakland Public Ethics Commission and OpenOakland for the 2013 Oakland Transparency Hearing!
The lineup for this hearing is pretty awesome, there will be a keynote from Tim O’Reilly on Government as a Platform along with these great speakers covering a wide range of open gov and transparency efforts relevant to our city:
Transparency 101 – Laurenellen McCann, Sunlight Foundation
The Problem with Transparency in California – Robb Korinke, California Forward
Innovations and Engagement – Alissa Black, New America Foundation
Public Participation – Greg Greenway, Davenport Institute
Oakland Innovations – Steve Spiker, Nicole Neditch

The event is public and open to all, but please register on the eventbrite page so we can plan for the attendees as this is a collaborative meeting!
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