Local Government Webmasters Meetings

10:00 Welcome
10:05 Jeremy Bertrand, Interactive Communications Specialist, Washington State Department of Transportation
Lessons learned from uses of social media. WSDOT has been a leader in the use of electronic communication methods with citizens including e-newsletters, blogs, podcasts, RSS feeds and YouTube videos.
11:30 Open Discussion
Share information about the electronic communication methods, whether simple or complex, that you have employed in your jurisdiction.
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Tom Braman, Web Team Leader, King County
- Primer on RSS for distributing and receiving topical information. (RSS, which stands "Really Simple Syndication," is an XML-based format for content distribution.)
- Piggy-backing off of http://del.icio.us to provide RSS feeds to the public (in categories such as: all new releases, environmental press releases, transportation releases, etc.) See http://www.kingcounty.gov/news/topics/rsshelp.aspx.
- Including RSS feeds on Web pages. See http://www.kingcounty.gov/news/topics/environment_rss.aspx.
- Using http://del.icio.us to receive and share RSS feeds with co-workers. Value that RSS and screenreaders such as Bloglines provide in keeping up on topics of interest and sharing knowledge between team members.
2:00 Group discussion
Bring your questions for the group and share information about your latest projects.
3:00 Adjourn