TransparencyCamp was awesome, but rather than my just writing about just how great it was -- what we all learned, heard, and what we will do about it --  I thought you ought to hear from the crowd itself. So I've randomly selected tweets from the some who attended, and some who didn't who talk about the event and some of what they learned. Here's just a sample of what folks had to say:

justgrimes: I wish transparency camp was monthly; maybe we could do something like CopyNight, a monthly social gathering http://bit.ly/sz4p5 (expand) #tcamp09

Jillfoster: Good to be here at #tcamp09

robertdoyal: Reading a lot of great tweets from #tcamp09. It feels as if I'm there! Transparency is a top priority for Texas Comptroller Susan Combs.

quepol: @Rasiej TransparencyCamp: transformational, connective, invigorating #tcamp09

Tcamp09: RT: @merici transparency camp community resources: transparencycamp.org/community #tcamp09

johnbreslin: Seeing lots of interesting posts from #tcamp09 - http://tinyurl.com/b7t9hp (expand) and @valdiskrebs is speaking...

kmcurry: I haven't been able to tweet out of #tcamp09 b/c too in the moment of the conversation; will have to brain dump later

sitting side by side w/ passionate govies plotting improvements #tcamp09

sharontb: Will transparency and recovery.gov be the stimulus for the next revolution in business, it and world? How fast will it happen? #tcamp09

uigimontanez: This #tcamp09 session really helped me see the practical aspects of the Semantic Web. No longer just theoretical...

jroo: #tcamp09 show us the data! (and we'll give you a beer)

justgrimes: One thing I've learned during transparency camp is the policy problems with procurement, it comes up almost everything session #tcamp09

joebird: Catching the tweets but wishing I was at Transparency Camp in D.C.: https://barcamp.pbwiki.com/transparencycamp | #tcamp09

DavidStephenson: #tcamp09 oops: will have to spend next 2 wks. learning about all apps @chrismessina has mentioned

atomiota: learning about the components of the social web from citizen agency/diso's chris messina. i like when things get broken down for me #tcamp09

corbett3000: @brianbehlendorf: Hill staffers just shown version tracking at http://opencongress.org & http://govtrack.us; "blew their minds" #tcamp09

bashley: Transparency too often conflated as gov visibility. But transparency demands no less than full-frontal gov nudity. #tcamp09

kpkfusion: It is the citizen exchange "in network" that creates transparency - not the mere act of publication and search. #tcamp09

jedmiller: RT @bashley: Transparency is zero without compassion, surrender, confession, humility. Opacity is all too human. #tcamp09

Silona: this crowd has more EEEPC and netbooks than I have even seen before... #tcamp09

laurelatoreilly: Apps for Democracy: This is what democracy looks like! Check out Apps for America competition (http://bit.ly/HoeTx (expand)) #tcamp09

javaun: I wish I could've joined all of you at #tcamp09 . Wife went into labor Thursday night and our daughter was born Friday at 7.

sliqviq: Information and transparency helps alleviate unaccountable power structures standing in the way of change #tcamp09

sarahebourne: Wishing I were in DC for Transparency Camp #tcamp09 but glad I can follow on Twitter + that I won't have to travel in snowstorm to get back

brianbehlendorf: #tcamp09 @cjoh Transparency is a neutralizer of apathy. [brilliant]

craignewmark: Home after Washington; listening to the rain, and over the drops dropping; a robin sings. (not #tcamp09)

Tcamp09: #tcamp09 sticker postcards didn't arrive in time. We would love to mail you some... just ask! http://transparencycamp.org/stickers/

cheeky_geeky: Already saw @davidstephenson @valdiskrebs @leslieann44 @peteodell @ellnmllr @clayjohnson at #tcamp09

GregElin: #tcamp09 wrapping up. It was an amazing event, awesome people, conversations.

rmfretz: Thanks to all that put this together #tcamp09

bashley: Gratitude to #tcamp09 organizers, presenters, tweeters. You kept a Nova Scotian entertained, informed!

stereogab: Personally thrilled abt excitement, new ideas, knowledge sharing, connections being made to open gov, make info usable, efficient #tcamp09

Mlsif: RT @merici: RT @cjoh: @stereogab for MVP of TransparencyCamp. Truly the unsung hero of this event. #tcamp09

This weekend, Sunlight and iStrategyLabs are holding TransparencyCamp, an un-conference dedicated to sharing knowledge on how to use new technologies to open up our government and catalyze greater transparency to create more accountability. We're convening a trans-partisan tribe of open government advocates from all walks --government representatives, technologists, developers, NGOs, wonks and activists.

With the new administration pledging to uphold standards to improve government transparency, we thought the timing was perfect to build the community, and bring technologists and advocates together to build the transparency movement.

TransparencyCamp follows the BarCamp model, which uses a decentralized approach that emphasizes open, participatory workshop-events. Attendees will create the agenda each day of the event. (You can see where they've been sharing ideas in advance of this weekend on the event's wiki.)

We expect about 300 people, including: Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media, open source maven Brian Behlendorf, Commissioner Walther of the Federal Election Commission, Sheila Campbell who leads the USA.gov team, citizen journalist guru Dan Gillmor, John Udell and several congressional staff members, and more.

We wish we could squeeze in everyone interested in attending, but the event sold out before we even had a chance to blog about it. However, if you can't make it, do check out the TransparencyCamp Web site where we will aggregate user-generated content about the event. We'll also post there a video about the event in the coming weeks. We're also encouraging everyone tweeting, posting, flickring about the event to tag their content #tcamp09 -- so use that tag to follow along.

Thanks to Julie Germany and her team at IPDI, who are generously hosting the event at George Washington University, and thanks to all of our wonderful sponsors, without whom TransparencyCamp could not happen.