The third edition of Tech@State is coming November 4th & 5th in collaboration with The World Bank. The event is already sold out, but can be viewed online at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tech-state live and after the fact.

This Tech@State will address Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Civil Society 2.0 initiative. The conference will explore applications of technology to ensure civil society organizations operate more effectively and collaboratively.

Tech@State's November 4th morning activities will start at the Department of State's George C. Marshall Center. To open, there will be presentations to introduce aspects of the Civil Society 2.0 concept, which will then be followed by deep dive discussions on five civil society topic areas.

Agenda for Civil Society 2.0 Tech At State/World Bank Event
1. Morning Session at the State Department Main Building (HST) in the Marshall Center
	Susan Swart CIO, U.S. Dept. of State Opening remarks			Alec Ross Senior Advisor for Innovation, Office of the Secretary of State Defining Civil Society 2.0
	Brian A. Gallagher (invited) President and CEO, United Way Worldwide			Maura O'Neill Senior Counselor to the Administrator for Innovation at USAID Aid, Development and Civil Society 2.0
	Tim O'Reilly Founder and CEO, O'Reilly Media What Civil Society 2.0 means for the Tech Community			Beth Kanter CEO, Zoetica, and Co-Author, The Networked Nonprofit How technology  is impacting Civil Society
2. Lunch is at the World Bank, followed by afternoon presentations:
	Christoph Pusch Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, World Bank Opening remarks			Aleem Walji Practice Manager for Innovation and Technology, World Bank How the World Bank is leveraging technology for Civil Society 2.0
	Shanta Devarajan Chief Economist for Africa, World Bank Civil Society 2.0, World Bank and Shifting Perspectives
3. Afternoon Concurrent Civil Society Sessions at the World Bank
Session A: Democracy Transparency and Civic Engagement with
	Simon Rosenberg President and Founder, NDN			Andrew Rasiej Personal Democracy Forum
	Kathryn Peters Democracy Works			Oscar Salazar
Session B: Promoting Economic Opportunity with
	Tim Kane Kauffman Foundation fellow			Brian Cayce Grayghost Ventures
	Stacy Donohue Omidyar Network			Inigo Jodra Banca Civica Group
Session C: The Role of Science, Tech, Environment with
	Cameron Sinclair Architecture for Humanity			Adam Bly Seed
	Shaifali Puri Scientists Without Borders			Ticora Jones USAID
Session D: Disaster Risk Management with
	Adele Waugaman UN Foundation			Kate Chapman FortiusOne
	Bob Greenberg The Viterra Institute			Emma Phillips World Bank
Session E: Civil Society and Government in Fragile States
	Nigel Snoad ICT4Peace			Sima Kanaan World Bank Institute Fragile State Practice
	Tomicah Tillemann Senior Advisor to the Secretary for Civil Society and Emerging Democracies at U.S. Department of State			Darian Rodriguez Heyman CODE Green Agency
4. Unconference on November 5 On November 5th, the unconference will start with breakfast at the World Bank. Opening remarks will be presented by:
	David Weinberger Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School			Wayne Moses Burke Open Forum Foundation
Special Guest for both November 4 and 5: Graphic Recorder
	Diane Cline Over the Horizon Consulting

The majority of day two will be run "un-conference" style, where attendees choose the agenda. Wayne Moses Burke, Executive Director of the Open Forum Foundation, will facilitate the day's events. 

If you registered before the event sold out, here are some notes on attending: Please arrive at the State Department's 21st Street Entrance (Between C and D streets, see Google Map) no later than 7:45am Nov. 4 so you can proceed through security and be ready for the event to begin promptly at 8:30am. A continental breakfast will be served, so come early, eat and network. The World Bank will host lunch and the afternoon's breakout sessions. The Nov. 5 events are all at the World Bank at 1818 H St. NW (see Google Map). A downloadable map of how to get from State to the World Bank is here.

Tech@State connects technologists to the U.S. diplomacy and development goals via physical and virtual networking events. As part of Secretary Clinton's 21st Century Statecraft initiative, Tech@State connects leaders, innovators, government personnel, and others to work together on 21st-century technology solutions to improve the education, health, and welfare of the world's population. Previous Tech@State events have covered the aftermath of the Haiti Earthquake and Mobile Money.

For further reading and background:

• 21st Century Statecraft
• Civil Society 2.0 Whitepaper
• Tech.state.gov

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