where
digital government begins
Join
the National Science Foundation as they gather academic and industry
researchers,
along with government agencies, to begin creating the Digital Government
of the 21st Century.
Monday, May 15th -- Wednesday, May 17th
Sheraton Universal Hotel, Los Angeles
About
dg.o2000
Sponsored
by the Digital Government Research Center, dg.o2000 is the first workshop
of the NSF's Digital Government (dg.o) program. Nearly 100 dg.o consortium
members, partners, academic and industry researchers, and other special
guests are expected to attend. The
workshop will include:
Presentations on cutting-edge research in emergent information technologies.
Panel discussions featuring experts sharing insights on Government
Policy, Social Impact, and Future Vision.
Practical
demonstrations of how advanced information technology can improve
government's digital interface with the public.
Special
tours to explore Digital Government projects in action.
Networking
receptions to promote partnerships among researchers and government
agencies.
Workshops begin Monday morning, May 15th, and run through early afternoon
Wednesday, May 17th. Registration
for non-academic participants is $200 for Government Employees, and
$500 for Private Industry and other guests.
Local
Arrangements Committee:
Deborah Noble and
Susan Lapin of USC/ISI.
The
Program Committee:
Yigal Arens
Eduard Hovy of USC/ISI,
Valerie Gregg of the NSF,
Judith Klavans of Columbia University.
About
DGRC: The
Digital Government Research Center is a joint effort of the University
of Southern California's Information Sciences Institute and Columbia
University's Department of Computer Science. DGRC brings together
a strong team of researchers and developers with interests and experience
in databases, human-computer interaction, knowledge representation,
data mining, and other areas of computer science and information systems.
About dg.o: dg.o
is a collaboration with the National Science Foundation to promote
emergent information technologies by creating partnerships among government,
industry and academia. dg.o provides access to the information, partnerships
and financial resources available to create the Digital Government
of the 21st Century.
