[rohrpost] Intl Symposium on Local E-Democracy - 26-27 July 2005 - Minneapolis, USA

[Steven Clift]

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.

This is the world's first international conference 
focused specifically on local e-democracy. We expect
representatives of a number of government, non-profit, 
research, and civic organisations to attend. If you are 
interested in improving governance and citizen 
participation in the information age, this conference 
is for you. 

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.


* Register Today - Full Conference Details

   http://dowire.org/localedem

Or sign-up for future conference e-mail updates: 
localedem-subscribe at dowire.org 


 
* 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. 

This will cover your symposium participation and the 
luncheon. For those joining us on the field trip, 
transportation will be provided at no additional cost. 
The pre-conference baseball event will be $15. 

Hotel accommodation in Minneapolis, with free Wi-Fi 
Internet access, is available at the special conference 
rate of $99 plus tax per night just a couple blocks away 
from our conference location, the Humphrey Institute at 
the University of Minnesota. 

Please use the conference website to register and reserve 
your accommodations:

   http://dowire.org/localedem


* Receive E-mail Updates - Note Your Interest 

If you plan to attend or are not quite ready to register, 
please sign-up to receive conference announcements. 

Simply e-mail: 

   localedem-subscribe at dowire.org 


* Contact Us 

To contact the conference team, e-mail: 

    localedeminbox at dowire.org 


* Additional Details and Link

About Minnesota - Plan a Minne-vacation
  http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Minnesota

Transportation Advice
  http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Symposium_transportation

Propose Small Group Sessions
  http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Sessions

Highlights from the Global E-Democracy Best Practices Work
  http://www.dowire.org/wiki/UK_highlights

UK Local E-Democracy National Project
  http://www.e-democracy.gov.uk

Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  http://www.odpm.gov.uk




Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift at publicus.net
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