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Just a quick note to encourage those with pending conference
invitations, speaking requests/queries, etc... to send them along in
the near future:
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While the e-campaigning marching band is making lots of noise, the
diesel engine of e-democracy in governance and communities is
building momentum. In fact, the innovations in e-campaigning ARE
definitely going to raise citizen expectations on how this
fundamentally interactive medium must be used in governance. Active
citizens are increasingly becoming "e-citizens" and blogs used to
gain votes, supporters, and donations can't just be turned off after
the election. E-democracy isn't just for idealists anymore.
At this point, it looks like I will be in Australia in mid-November
and Europe/the UK the first part of December. This may mean that I
will need to pick up my first round-the-world flight. This will make
a stop in South Africa, India, or anywhere between Australia and
Europe more viable. I've traded notes with so many of you over the
years, let me know if you have ideas on possible events or visits:
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Also, the full day e-democracy seminars across New Zealand went
great. This is in large part thanks to the excellent ground work by
the Futures Trust and TUANZ. We averaged 20 attendees from local
government, national government, and others in each city. One
unsolicitied e-mail said, "Thanks for the seminar in Auckland on
Friday, it left me feeling inspired and equipped to make a
difference." It must have been the coffee.
The seminar model opens up another channel for building e-democracy
skills in governance. It also helps generate new content for
http://DoWire.Org and my public http://Publicus.Net site. So, if
hosting seminars in your country is something your organization does,
let's chat about the opportunity: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Please go back to enjoying your August.
Sincerely,
Steven Clift
http://www.publicus.net
http://www.dowire.org
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