The latest unconference to hit DC is Gov2.0Camp, and it is taking place at the Duke Ellington School in Georgetown tomorrow and Saturday. Don’t let the informalities fool you! The conference will convene 500 participants, has long been sold out, and is drawing the biggest names in government and new media to discuss the use of social technologies to create a more effective, efficient and collaborative U.S. government on all levels (local, state and federal).

The event has impeccable timing. News just broke today that the General Services Administration has signed agreements with several Web 2.0 services, including Flickr, YouTube, and Vimeo, to ensure federal agencies that use these new-media tools are safe from legal liability. Barack Obama also just completed the first-ever online town hall with a sitting President, allowing viewers to watch and submit questions from WhiteHouse.gov.

As the government follows President Obama’s lead and continues to grow online, both in transparency and interactivity, broadband becomes even more of a necessity. Gov2.0Camp will be exploring this and many other issues. You can follow the conversation on Twitter via the hashtag #gov20camp, join the online community GovLoop, and of course, watch for continued coverage on NextGenWeb.

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