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  1. Want to help shape government software policy? Share comments through Jan. 20 at

  2. Great to see so many participants - including students - doing open mapping with last night

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    . will host listening session on increasing public access to scholarly publications, Nov. 23 at 2PM.

  4. Today, launched a new open beta test site for :

  5. Not only does lead on several NAP commitments but its motto is "Make access happen."

  6. Open mapping efforts are increasing at several U.S. agencies -- we agree it's interesting (and fun) work!

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    At noon, OIP Dir. Pustay joins a panel on building bridges between access to info. & communities.

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    We're proud to be supporting several commitments in the 3rd National Action Plan

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  9. How can countries measure progress on the using ? joins the conversation.

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  10. "How does become relevant to more people ... how does it go broad to go deep," asks in opening session.

  11. The U.S. sits on the Steering Committee and attends those meetings which were yesterday and today.

  12. Most of the U.S. delegation arrived today! We look forward to kicking off the summit tomorrow.

  13. Indeed - civil society day was limited to civil society! We were thrilled so many U.S. civil society groups attended

  14. Today, the U.S. released the third Open Government National Action Plan with more than 40 new commitments:

  15. Circular A-130 gives agencies guidance on access to information. It's being updated and is open for public comment:

  16. In the next year, the US will continue to expand the use and availability of openly licensed educational materials:

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    Watch Secretary Vilsack's roundtable on Open Data for Agriculture & Nutrition. Live at 3:15 CDT →

  18. Great idea! , -- let's do it!

  19. The Advisory Committee meets Oct. 20 at the . Learn more and RSVP:

  20. Mark your calendars to tune in for the forum on citizen science and crowdsourcing Sept. 30!

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