GovLoop is the largest social network for government, connecting over 20,000 federal, state and local employees, contractors, and academics.  During the workshop series we will be using the discussion tools on GovLoop to dive deeper into many discussions about

Transparency Discussions on GovLoop:

• How do you define "government transparency?"
• Open Government Needs Data (not just provide it)
• Making Government Data Truly Open

Participation Discussions on GovLoop:

• GSA Publishes Citizen Engagement Newsletter
• How did the FCC get around the PRA with openinternet.gov?

Collaboration Discussions on GovLoop:

• What is Enterprise 2.0?

Discussions about Implementing the Open Government Directive:

• Key Areas to Consider in Open Government Strategy and Planning
• What is the difference between Open Gov and the Government Performance Results Act?
• Open Government Directive: What Agencies MUST Do and When
• How to Create a Rockstar Open Government Leadership Team: Touch Points in Approaches Preferred by Internal Partners
• Open Government is Change Management… On Steroids
• Tactical Approaches and Governance relating to the Open Gov Directive
• What Open Government is About: Suggested Intermediate Goals and Guidance for Gov 2.0

General OpenGov Discussions on GovLoop:

• In 7 Words or Less, How Ready Is Your Agency For Open Gov?
• Key Benefits and Challenges of the OpenGov Directive
• Open Government Directive - Read and Discuss It Here
• Open Government Directive Plan Template is posted
• Your Agency's "/OPEN" Web Page - Be the first...
• E-gov Versus Open Gov: The Evolution of E-democracy
• Top Stories around the White House Open Government Directive
• Gov 2 Summit - Beth Noveck Open Gov
• Should OpenGov Spark OpenGovLoop?

Groups on GovLoop

• The Open Government Directive Workshop Group on GovLoop is the official group for attendees of the workshop.  This will enable folks to connect with each other online if they were not abel to connect in person.
• OpenGov21: Enabling Collaboration: This group aggregates news and information about the Open Government Directive and the Open Government organization in the White House.
• Government 2.0 Club: Government 2.0 Club is an informal organization focused on convening the tribe of technologists and thinkers focused on applying social technologies to the governments worldwide.
• Gov Consultants 2.0: Those with a keen interest in better serving our government customers by leveraging "web 2.0" technologies.
• Local Governments: This group is for city, county, town, village, and other local government employees. Lots of GovLoop Groups focus on the Federal Government, but this group is for Local Government. Come here to discuss issues facing local governments.
• Healthy Citizen Communication: This group enables cross-agency dialogue regarding the dissemination of health-related messaging to the public, including the creation of a document that highlights best practices, lesson learned and recommendations/templates.