Sweets and Tweets to Feature Anil Dash of Expert Labs and Microsoft U.S. Public Sector as Sponsor
The New Dot Com Is Dot Gov
Anil Dash, tech celeb and founder of the new DC-based incubator ExpertLabs, will be the speaker at the March 10, 2010 Sweets and Tweets. Anil was the first employee at global blogging company Six Apart and is considered a legendary blogger. I've known Anil for years (I remember when he first described Six Apart's TypePad blogging platform to me) and couldn't be more excited about his involvement with Sweets and Tweets. He is a thought leader on the evolution of social web technologies for government, science and culture and is now applying the lessons of Web 2.0 to government through ExpertLabs. The goal of Expert Labs is lofty but inspiring: to connect policy makers with the brightest minds and sharpest tools in technology.
Register here. Note that there are a limited number of tickets because of the size of the venue, the very cool Baked and Wired. They tend to go fast so don't wait if you're interested in attending.
Read Fast Company's February 2010 Who's Next interview with Anil: How Anil Dash Applies the Lessons of Web 2.0 to Government along with another interesting Q & A about Expert Labs. Listen to Chris Dorebek's interview with Anil on Federal News Radio.
I'm delighted to announce that Microsoft's U.S. Public Sector division is sponsoring this edition of Sweets and Tweets. The division is responsible for business across federal, state, and local government, higher education and K-12 markets, and the U.S. healthcare market. Its new Applied Innovations Team empowers public sector customers through development and deployment of solutions and social engagements, particularly in the areas of open and cloud computing, and social software. Special thanks to Mark Drapeau who has just joined MSFT Public Sector as Director of Innovative Social Engagement (love the title).
"Le tout DC 2.0 attends."
- Lewis Shepherd, director of the Microsoft Institute for Advanced Technology in Governments
What Is Sweets and Tweets?
Sweets and Tweets features leading voices from DC’s diverse technology community talking about the use of social media by the public and private sector, from the White House and federal agencies to local startups. The event series is produced and hosted by moi, an author, social media consultant, speaker and card-carrying member of DC’s Digerati since the 1980s. Previous events featured GeniusRocket’s Mark Walsh on crowdsourcing and HHS’s Andrew P. Wilson, who runs Flu.gov.
Interested in sponsoring the next Sweets and Tweets?
Download sponsorship info or give me a holler at debbie[dot]weil[at]gmail.com or use the Contact form. The last Sweets and Tweets, which was sponsored by Neighborhood America and featured Mark Drapeau as speaker, got a huge amount of publicity. This is a low-cost, high-leverage way to get your organization's name in front of the enthusiastic DC tech community.
Here is a roundup of what folks said about the last Sweets and Tweets:
- Excellent write-up by Federal News Radio's Chris Dorobek
- A cheeky look at Gov 2.0: Questions for Mark Drapeau by Smart Brief on Social Media
- Tech Bisnow (scroll down)
- Mention on WUSA-TV by morning news anchor Angie Goff (aka @ohmygoff)
- K Street Kate (2006 Miss DC): "You had me at cupcake... "
- Retweets