This week, we at Wired Wisconsin were able to see the months of hard work come to fruition, with our first coalition event: Government 2.0: Utilizing Social Media called a success by many of the attendees who ranged from legislators and their staffers to 9 government agencies.

The purpose of this event was to get the conversation started about the importance of government officials and agencies incorporating social media into their current communications plan. It is Wired Wisconsin’s position that social media provides greater opportunities for outreach, education, and collaboration between government and citizens.

For many of us, we look to our favorite social media channels as a “one stop shop” for all of our information needs. We expect that we can go to our Facebook or Twitter pages and find all the latest news, events, and issues.

Wendy Soucie does a good job summing up what was discussed here.

There were  great questions and comments. The event which was supposed to take no longer than hour, ran almost 45 minutes over as we tried to answer and address everyone’s concerns about incorporating social media. A lively discussion to be sure!

A huge thank you to everyone who attended!