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Democracies Online Gatherings Next Week --------------------------------------- P.S. Don't wait for someone to show up in your area, use Meetup to connect now with others interested in e-democracy: http://edemocracy.meetup.com ** Amsterdam ** 12:00-14:00, Monday, February 9 - Cafe in De Waag Join fellow e-democracy/e-community/e-society folks for an informal conversation over lunch in the cafe at De Waag <http://www.indewaag.nl> organized by Steven Clift <http://publicus.net>. Bring your own topic or join us to help answer these questions: 1. What emerging Dutch open source tools offer value to e-democracy/ e-community around the world? 2. E-government and democracy, is The Netherlands, far ahead or falling behind with e-democracy? 3. Local e-communities in Amsterdam, does geography matter online? 4. E-politics, will social networking and blogs transform campaigning, political parties, and activism? Space maybe limited. Please RSVP by Sat Feb 7 to: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more information on DoWire - the Democracies Online Newswire: http://www.dowire.org To receive updates on this event and future DoWire communication related to visits in The Netherlands, send an e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] FYI - Above the cafe is the Society for Old and New Media <http://www.waag.org>. ** Brussels ** 18:00 - 22:00, Wednesday, February 11 - Vert De Gris, Rue des Alexiens 63, Brussels Join a mix of Belgian and European e-democracy/e-government leaders over drinks and dinner (optional) at Vert De Gris <http://www.vertdegris.be>. I'll <http://publicus.net> be spending much of the day with folks from <http://www.i-merge.net> and the Belgian e-government crowd followed by a EU-hosted eDemocracy Seminar <http://snipurl.com/3uac> on Thursday and Friday. I've received RSVPs for this small gathering from Ireland and Germany already, so join us. 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