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Inaugural Gov 2.0 Summit Sold Out: Strong Interest in Government as a Platform Draws Big Crowd

Press release: September 8, 2009

Washington, September 8, 2009 — O'Reilly Media and TechWeb, co-producers of Gov 2.0 Summit, announce that this exclusive event has sold out for its inaugural year. Attendance at the Summit was by invitation only to leaders in both the public and private sectors, with a focus on those individuals working towards transparency, participation, collaboration, and efficiency at all levels of government. Gov 2.0 Summit is taking place September 9-10, 2009 at the Grand Hyatt in Washington DC. For more information see www.gov2summit.com.

"The demand to attend the Summit speaks to the power of the Gov 2.0 movement and the potential for substantive change," said Tim O'Reilly, CEO and founder of O'Reilly Media and co-chair of the Summit. "To meet the challenges of this era, we need to fundamentally rethink of the role of government and explore what it means when we see government as a platform. We're pleased to convene a dynamic group of leaders who can drive this agenda forward."

Gov 2.0 Summit will be limited to just over 600 attendees, and focused on strategy and networking. The format is a two-day executive-level conference featuring talk-show style interviews with senior officials and executives, ground-breaking case studies and networking events. Additional information on Gov 2.0 Summit content, registration information, and sponsorship opportunities available at www.gov2summit.com.

Gov 2.0 Summit's 20 premier sponsors include Diamond Sponsors: Booz Allen Hamilton, Microsoft; Platinum Sponsors: ESRI, Google, HP, Intel, Palantir Technologies; Gold Sponsors: EffectiveUI, ForeSee Results, SharedBook; Silver Sponsors: Adobe Systems, Inc., Aquilent, IdeaScale Survey Analytics, JackBe, Salesforce, Sapient, Synteractive, Touchstone; Foundation Sponsor The Case Foundation; and Supporting Sponsor Craig Newmark of cnewmark.com.

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TechWeb, the global leader in business technology media, is an innovative business focused on serving the needs of technology decision-makers and marketers worldwide. TechWeb produces the most respected and consumed media brands in the business technology market. Today, more than 13.3* million business technology professionals actively engage in our communities created around our global face-to-face events Interop, Web 2.0, Black Hat and VoiceCon; online resources such as the TechWeb Network, Light Reading, Intelligent Enterprise, InformationWeek.com, bMighty.com, and The Financial Technology Network; and the market leading, award-winning InformationWeek, TechNet Magazine, MSDN Magazine, Wall Street & Technology magazines. TechWeb also provides end-to-end services ranging from next-generation performance marketing, integrated media, research, and analyst services. TechWeb is a division of United Business Media, a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $2.5 billion. *13.3 million business decision-makers: based on # of monthly connections.