[ILUG] Introduction to PloneGov

[CP Hennessy]

This is a bit short notice but may be of interest to those who are in local 
government or work with local government organisations.

Introduction to PloneGov - a user led open source project
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PloneGov aims to create a platform of Plone based e-Government initiatives in 
order to ease information, best practices and software sharing. The project 
involves developing software applications by and for public administrations, 
enabling them to benefit from greater technological independence and together 
build tools that are truly suited to their needs.
Initiated by small towns in close cooperation with the Plone and Zope open 
source communities, the PloneGov project is open to all types of 
collaboration. It is already reaching medium and large sized cities, regions 
and parliaments, and has spread to 3 continents and around 15 countries.


Location
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Dublin City Centre (to be confirmed depending on interest) - 
Thursday April 24th 10.00 -12.00

Xavier Heyman CEO of ZEA Partners (Zope Europe Association) and 
coordinator or PloneGov will  give an overview of the project, goals, 
methodologies, existing software applications and worldwide participations.

This is an opportunity to view and discuss this emerging model of user 
lead collaboration.

For more information : http://www.plonegov.org