I am connecting up to the social change and technology part of my persona today at Net Squared. Tomorrow I am going to be leading a session on identity in the 'making it happen' part of the conference.

The opening session mentioned the emergence of the Social Web - I was like wow - we have been using that to describe what happens when identity becomes part of the web.

At the conference
Seven sectors are participating:

• Philanthropists
• International NGO
• American Nonprofits
• Infratech - the big companies
• Web Services companies
• Digerati
• Nonprofit Technology Assitance Providers the "Helper community"

• The opening speaker is Angela Glover CEO of Policy Link - Black Woman for the opening keynote. Well it is certainly out of the norm of regular tech conferences - Hopefully the rest will be out of the box too.

  She began by talking about the regional context. The economy setting the stage for opportunity - not just income support and raising minimum wage but how to build wealth and assets. Technology is how we achieve what we want to achieve - in light of need for democratic participation.

  She did call it two point zero...maybe that is not under Tim's Trademark.

  (almost) Direct quote from Angela Glover - We need to liberate Data - structured DATA SHARING.

• I was so excited when I heard this - I wrote and ad hoc banner for the table
• Viva - data liberation.
  Free the Data Use Open Standards XDI (XRI Data Interchange)
• Beth Kanter has a picture of it.
• She closed by saying that we want people to be agents for change on their own behalf.

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