Live now at top of the hour: 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.) ᐧ Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072 On Wed, Oct 22, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Steven Clift <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/4Dqw6qJRw1s6JZtQIfebm8 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.
