So following Ben’s more considered analysis of the US participation scene from yesterday, I’m gonna give you a much thinner (but equally exciting) run down of our adventures in DC today:

• 7 ro 9: fight with the hotel WIFI.  WIFI wins.

• 9 to 11: meeting with Ed, Liz and Steve @ the Department of Homeland Security.  Really great to finally meet the DHS guys – and all round pats on backs for NAPA, Delib and the DHS team for a great Quadrennial Review Dialogue project.

• 12 to 2: trip to Dan and Steve (from NAPA’s) favorite downtown lunch joint – 5 Guys Burgers – which is incidentally Obama’s favorite burger joint – of course!

• 2 to 4: wrap-up meeting with the NAPA team – led by Frank Reeder – chatting over reporting formats for finishing up the DHS project.

• 4 to 6: meet up with Patrick from the British Embassy.  N.B. the US British Embassy is distinctly ugly (from an architecture perspective)

• 6 to late: our mini-Open Gov meet up in the Birch and Barley.  Really good crowd turn out – inc a really great encounter with Dustin CIO, Finance Director, Judge and all round star of City of Manor Texas (population 5000).  Check out their Open Innovation Platform @ ManorLabs.org

• late: blog n’bed

OpenGov beers with Ben, Chris, Danielle and Dan