Site Dissection: New York Senate

When: 
12/09/2009 - 3:00pm - 4:15pm
Where: 
Room 2

NYsenate.gov site is a great example of how government can leverage the web to increase transparency and connectedness for constituents and website visitors. Using Drupal, each senator gets their own subsite complete with their own calendar, videos, and blog. Visitors can receive updates through RSS, email, or text messaging. The main site features a comprehensive listing of current issues and initiatives, public hearing schedules, committees, and an extensive newsroom with press releases, reports, and news clippings.

Andrew Hoppin lead development of this site and will show how the site was concepted, built, and how it works today to make the New York State government more accessible to its people.

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