Imagine joining local "e-democracy" leaders from around the world without jet lag.
On July 26 and 27 attendees from as far away as Nepal and Tanzania will gather in Minnesota to share lessons on e-democracy in local government and communities. What about you? Next year the conference will be thousands of miles away. Join us here! The registration deadline is Friday, July 15: http://dowire.org/localedem The cost for both days is only $125 (includes meals, day two transportation, etc.). The full agenda is now available: http://dowire.org/wiki/Symposium_agenda Day one speakers and moderators include: * Phil Noble, Politics Online - Closing keynote on e-politics the good, bad, and ugly * John Groh, President, Election Systems & Software International - Multichannel e-voting in practice * Mary Reid, Councillor, Kingston upon Thames, Chair, UK Local E- Democracy National Project - "Who needs elected representatives?" * Julia Glidden, Accenture e-Democracy Services - Defining and developing e-democracy - the private sector perspective. * Rona Zevin, Seattle Channel, City of Seattle - Local government webcasting and television * John Ellis, Idessa (UK) Limited - e-Consultation and local government * Brian Russell, AudioActivism.Org - Activist blogging and podcasting * Isobel Harding, NorthlincsNet - UK Local e-Democracy National Project Lead Authority - UK e- Democracy National Project Overview * Sarah Walder - A 13 year-old presenting on the DemGames.Org UK pilot * Fred Carpenter, Planning Department, Anchorage, Alaska - Maps, zoning, e-alerts, and citizen input online * Steven Clift, DoWire.Org and E-Democracy.Org * David Brauer, Minneapolis Issues Forums * Nora Paul, Institute for New Media Studies, U of M * Donald Norris, University of Maryland, Baltimore * Lawrence Prachett, De Montfort University, UK * Julian Bowery, Office of the UK Deputy Prime Minister * Dylan Jeffrey, Office of the UK Deputy Prime Minister As don't forget our "Field Day" on July 27 as we visit our wired State Capitol and discover community blogging in Northfield and Eden Prairie (with a visit to Northfield and panelists from Eden Prairie.) We've heard bad things about Minnesotans being some of the worst senders of RSVPs in the world. Prove that right by registering now, the last week for conference registrations: http://dowire.org/localedem Sincerely, Steven Clift Conference Co-Chair ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift UK Office Hours - 1pm - 11pm - - T: 0870.340.1266 Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
