It would be great to see some attendees from Latin America.
Please pass this one to anyone in government, NGO, or media
"e-participation" circles that you think would benefit from a chance to
network with their global peers.
Thanks,
Steven Clift
P.S. If you know of good local e-democracy projects in your country, add
them to our wiki:
http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Local_e-democracy_projects
--Conference Announcement - Please Circulate--
International Symposium on Local E-Democracy July 26-27, 2005 -
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
http://dowire.org/localedem
>The International Symposium on Local E-Democracy is a dynamic conference
>exploring leading e-democracy trends around the world. The next day, a
>field trip to the "wired" chambers of the Minnesota State Legislature and
>Northfield, Minnesota's community blogging efforts along with traveling
>color commentary will bring one of birthplaces of "e-democracy" to life.
>(...)
>The symposium is sponsored by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in
>the United Kingdom and the UK Local e-Democracy National Project along
>with other partners.
>
>* ... Full Conference Details
> http://dowire.org/localedem
>
>Or sign-up for future conference e-mail updates:
>[email protected]
>
>* Plenary Themes
>The following panels are being developed:
> - Informed Elections - From e-voting to voter education online
> - E-Government and Democracy - Leading e-democracy practices in
> governance and civic education
> - Local Citizens and Community Online - Citizen e-activism, local
> blogging, and media online
>
>We promise short presentations with an emphasis on interactive discussion.
>* Small Group Sessions and Networking
>Small group sessions, proposed via the conference "wiki" website by
>conference participants, provide an interactive opportunity for discussion
>of diverse topics.
>
>We expect 50 to 100 participants. Extensive opportunities for networking
>among practitioners, experts, and researchers will be provided. This
>includes a "tailgating" pre-conference event with E-Democracy.Org the
>evening of Monday, July 25 at a St. Paul Saints outdoor minor league
>baseball game.
>
>* 60 Second Pitch
>Do you have an e-democracy project, idea, technology, etc. that you want
>to share? Up to 20 speakers will have one minute to powerfully communicate
>their e-democracy message.
>
>* Stay Tuned
>The final agenda and list of speakers and small group sessions will be
>released on the conference website:
> http://dowire.org/localedem
>
>* Cost and Hotel
>The fee for the conference is a modest $125 US (~70 GBP, 102 Euros). The
>enrolled student rate is $75 US.
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