So, blimey. It’s been 2 weeks since the idea of a Government Hack Day got scribbled down on a notebook next to a BLT during a late lunch in Soho. The antidote to the current public sector conferences, drinks and ‘camps’. Too much talk, and not enough actual doing. Not enough designs. Not enough code.

This idea has been spreading over beers and laptops around London from that moment. A crack team of notorious doers-not-talkers was quickly formed. I sampled the idea in front of a room of ruby hackers, and 37 signed up immediately. Clearly the idea of doing not talking was going to apply to the event itself.

• We’re in the final stages of organising the date and location. Expect the announcement in the next couple of days.
• We’ll be collecting all sorts of public data on this wiki page. Hopefully this will become a useful resource not just for the day, but for all hackers.
• I will be writing some thoughts here on this blog, updating twitter and very occasionally emailing those who have registered interest with the latest important info.

But enough of this. I’m in danger of talking too much.

If you make stuff, sign up now!