I had a number of requests for webcast info ... here it is - Steve This event on Thursday will also be webcast starting at 2 pm UK time:
http://bit.ly/wiredcllrwebcast Twitter hashtag #wiredcllr Info from: http://bit.ly/cliftuk14 (Also slides from other speaking events and a massive update to my new case study slides for Thursday.) Time zone converted: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Wired+Councillor+Webcast&iso=20141023T14&p1=136 On Oct 7, 2014 3:07 PM, "Steven Clift" <[email protected]> wrote: > Join me as I present on the dynamic trend of "friending for office" > and present a case study on a new crop of recently elected Facebook > "native" local councillors in the Minneapolis who are using Facebook > to engage constituents in meaningful exchanges on public issues > literally multiple times a day. - Steven Clift > > P.S. I will be in the UK from Oct 20-28 - at SOCITM in Manchester > (21), keynote at Consultation Institute conference (22), visiting > Kingston's Norbiton Forum (24), attending MozFest (25-26), and open > for meetings Oct. 27-28. Links: http://bit.ly/cliftuk14 Contact me to > connect: [email protected] > > > ** Social media and local political representation: a game changer or > all hype? ** > > Involve > Thursday, 23 October 2014 from 13:30 to 16:30 (BST) > London , United Kingdom > > RSVP from: > http://bit.ly/socmedialocalpolOct23London > > Event Details > > Digital could mean a real opportunity for local politicians to improve > and adapt interaction and engagement with communities so that the > public is much more engaged on its own terms, through an approach that > is less institutionally-focused and more citizen-driven. But does it? > > This event explores how new technologies and social media are > impacting local democracy and the relationship between the networked > councillor and the local community. Developments in social media mean > that in principle constituents can now count on many more immediate > channels to access their political representatives and put their > concerns and ideas directly to them. By the same token, local elected > representatives can now use a low cost platform to communicate with > their constituency as often as they like. > > The event is conceived as a facilitated conversation between local > policy actors, civil society practitioners and academics to discuss > some key questions and draw lessons: > > - What are the implications of greater use of digital and social media > for the relationship between councillors and citizens? Does it change > the way representatives work and the way we understand responsiveness? > Does it disrupt established practices and institutions? Or is it all > hype?! > > - Will new technologies widen the political space or increase > populism? Will they create new forms of inequality in accessing power > - whoever shouts (tweets?!) more? > > - What new types of representatives are empowered? > > - How does this new unmediated interaction influence constituents’ > perception of their local representatives?What lessons can be learnt > from case studies in the UK and abroad? > > Presenters incude: > > > > Steve Clift http://stevenclift.com/ > > Dan Jellinek http://www.danjellinek.com/ > > and > > "Wired" councillors sharing their experience: > > Councillor Tim Cheetham, LGA Improvement and Innovation Board > > https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/about-us/how-the-council-is-organised/general-information-about-councillors/cheetham-cllr-tim > > Councillor Liz Green http://www.kingstonlibdems.org/web/?q=lizgreen > > > Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com > Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org > Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy > Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 > ᐧ > ----------------------------------------- Group home for Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire: http://groups.dowire.org/groups/newswire Replies go to members of Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire with all posts on this topic here: http://groups.dowire.org/r/topic/7LA0mBrpdu9LTOThekHayC For digest version or to leave Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire, email [email protected] with "digest on" or "unsubscribe" in the *subject*. Newswire - Steven Clift's Democracies Online Newswire is hosted by Democracies Online - http://dowire.org.
