With tech innovations becoming a more integral part of governance at all levels, some govvies may be wondering what "the next big thing" is in the Gov 2.0 field. The upcoming FOSE Conference & Exposition in Washington, DC will explore these issues through a series of lectures and workshops this July.

The conference, being held July 19-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, will serve "the federal, state and local government technology market as well as the broader international and commercial technology community as a forum for bridging ideas and innovations between the public and private sector-and provides forward-looking view of upcoming federal IT initiatives that impact the private sector."

Sessions will focus on subjects such as "Enabling the Mobile Government Workforce" and "Next Generation Infrastructure Strategies." For the social media minded attendees, the mobile government workforce track will focus on issues such as "Using Mobile Technology to Engage the Public" and "Enterprise Mobility - Finding the Right Balance."

Keynote Speakers at the conference include General James E. Cartwright, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, GSA Administrator Martha Johnson, IBM Vice President of Software Research Dr. David McQueeney, and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

Additionally there will be a full floor expo, featuring presentations and booths by dozens of companies such as FedEx and Dell Inc. Registration is open to both government and industry professionals at several different price points, including free admission to the expo, and can be found here.

Register now and receive a special 20% discount: http://bit.ly/FOSE20Reg