There are now over 55 US federal sites, 13 states or territories, and some of the largest non-governmental organizations using Drupal. Government and public sector executives in communications, and information technology roles are starting to ask questions about Drupal. They have heard the benefits of Drupal from their technical teams but they are looking to their executive peers to answer their questions about their website strategy, social media, citizen engagement, total cost of ownership, and enterprise services.
The business summit in Washington, DC is the best opportunity for communications and IT executives to hear from their executive peers about the opportunities of using Drupal in the public sector. Speakers include:
- Brian Behlendorf - Founder of the Apache project and technical advisor to the World Economic Forum
- Dave Cole - Executive Office of the President of the United States of America CIO’s office
- Luis Medina - Director of Technology, General Services Administration
- Andrew Hoppin - New York State Senate, CIO
- Gray Brooks - New Media Director, Federal Communications Commission
- Andrew Schwarz - VP, Public Affairs, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Kirsten Burgard, Veteran Affairs
Who should attend? Who should you invite?
- VPs, Directors who are responsible for Interactive Media, Social/New Media, Web Application Management, Marketing and Branding, and Senior IT professionals.
- Public Sector website owners who are evaluating Drupal, or planning to deploy Drupal and want to hear best practices about how to hire, deploy, and succeed with Drupal.
- Web design agency account managers who want to bring their customers to affirm their recommendations to use Drupal, and help them invest in more Drupal projects.
This event is intended for non-technical business leaders. (yes, the suits!)
To learn more about the agenda, and the speakers visit: http://revolution2010.acquia.com/content/washington-dc-thursday-november-18. The event will be held at the Ritz Carlton, in Washington, DC.