international symposium on local e-democracy july 26, 2005 minneapolis, minnesota

International International Symposium on Symposium on

Local e-Local e-DemocracyDemocracy

July 26, 2005July 26, 2005Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, Minnesota

International International Symposium on Local e-Symposium on Local e-

DemocracyDemocracy

Minneapolis, St. Paul and Northfield Minnesota USA26-27 July 2005

International Symposium on Local e-International Symposium on Local e-DemocracyDemocracy

Up now … Up now …

Morning Coffee Morning Coffee and Continental and Continental

BreakfastBreakfast

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WelcomeWelcome

Ed Goetz, Associate Ed Goetz, Associate Dean, Dean, Hubert H. Humphrey Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Institute of Public AffairsAffairs

WelcomeWelcome

Dylan Jeffrey, Dylan Jeffrey, Conference Co-Chair,Conference Co-Chair,UK Office of the UK Office of the Deputy Prime MinisterDeputy Prime Minister

WelcomeWelcome

Steven Clift, Steven Clift, Conference Co-Chair,Conference Co-Chair,Democracies Online &Democracies Online &E-Democracy.OrgE-Democracy.Org

Opening PresentationOpening Presentation

Isobel Harding,Isobel Harding,

Open Presentation – UK Open Presentation – UK Local e-Democracy Local e-Democracy National ProjectNational Project


Up next … Up next …

Informed Voting Informed Voting Panel 1Panel 1

Informed Voting Panel Informed Voting Panel 11

From e-voting to online From e-voting to online voter education, panelists voter education, panelists will discuss voter will discuss voter participation in the participation in the information age. (45 information age. (45 Minutes)Minutes)

Informed Voting – Informed Voting – Panel 1Panel 1

Dylan Jeffrey, Senior Dylan Jeffrey, Senior Policy Adviser, UK Policy Adviser, UK Office of the Deputy Office of the Deputy Prime Minister Prime Minister Panel ModeratorPanel Moderator


John Groh, President, John Groh, President, Election Systems & Election Systems & Software International Software International Multichannel e-voting Multichannel e-voting in practicein practice


Ravi Singh, CEO, Ravi Singh, CEO, ElectionMall Technologies ElectionMall Technologies Campaigning Online - Campaigning Online - Engaging Supporters and Engaging Supporters and Informing Voters Online Informing Voters Online


Steven Clift, Steven Clift, Democracies Online Democracies Online Informed Voting in Informed Voting in South Korea and Non-South Korea and Non-Partisan Voter Guide Partisan Voter Guide OpportunitiesOpportunities


Discussion Discussion Please ask questions with Please ask questions with microphone only.microphone only.

Limit comments to 90 Limit comments to 90 seconds.seconds.

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Reminder: Reminder:

Small Group Small Group SessionsSessions

You may nominate a small You may nominate a small group topic any time before group topic any time before

lunch.lunch.



Coffee BreakCoffee Break20 Minutes20 Minutes

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e-Government and e-Government and DemocracyDemocracy

e-Government and e-Government and Democracy – Panel 2Democracy – Panel 2

From democratic e-government From democratic e-government applications to online tools for applications to online tools for representative and decision-representative and decision-making processes, panelists will making processes, panelists will explore the state of art of e-explore the state of art of e-democracy within government.democracy within government.(60 Minutes) (60 Minutes)


Moderator - Julian Bowrey, Moderator - Julian Bowrey, Head of Local e-Head of Local e-Government, Office of the Government, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, UKUK


Mary Reid, Councillor, Mary Reid, Councillor, Kingston upon Thames, Kingston upon Thames, Chair, UK Local E-Chair, UK Local E-Democracy National Project Democracy National Project Who needs elected Who needs elected

representatives? representatives?


Dr. Julia Glidden, Dr. Julia Glidden, Accenture eDemocracy Accenture eDemocracy ServicesServicesDefining and developing e-Defining and developing e-

democracy - the private sector democracy - the private sector perspectiveperspective


Rona Zevin, Seattle Rona Zevin, Seattle Channel, City of SeattleChannel, City of Seattle Seattle's Democracy Portal - Seattle's Democracy Portal -

Videostreaming and enhanced Videostreaming and enhanced Council meeting coverageCouncil meeting coverage


Anna Tan, Director, Home Anna Tan, Director, Home and Community Franchise of and Community Franchise of UK DirectGov and UK DirectGov and Programme Director of Local Programme Director of Local DirectgovDirectgov Joining up local/community and Joining up local/community and

central government web servicescentral government web services


Discussion Discussion Please ask questions with Please ask questions with microphone only.microphone only.



Small Group Session Small Group Session LocationsLocations

Start at 1:15 p.m. – 50 Start at 1:15 p.m. – 50 MinutesMinutes Policy and Leadership – 215 Wilkins Policy and Leadership – 215 Wilkins

RoomRoom Citizen Tools – Cowles AuditoriumCitizen Tools – Cowles Auditorium E-Consultation and Issues Forums – E-Consultation and Issues Forums –

186 (ground floor)186 (ground floor) Democracy, Development and ICTs Democracy, Development and ICTs

– Atrium West– Atrium West Webcasting – Atrium EastWebcasting – Atrium East



Lunch with the 60 Lunch with the 60 Second Pitch Second Pitch

Please sit at assigned table Please sit at assigned table by dot or star and by dot or star and

color/colour on name tag.color/colour on name tag.

Sponsored by Sponsored by Accenture eDemocracy Accenture eDemocracy

ServicesServices


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The 60 Second The 60 Second Pitch Pitch

Please sit at assigned table Please sit at assigned table by dot or star and by dot or star and

color/colour on name tag.color/colour on name tag.



LunchLunch

Sponsored by Sponsored by Accenture eDemocracy Accenture eDemocracy

ServicesServices

60 Second Pitch60 Second Pitch Eat, Introduce, DiscussEat, Introduce, Discuss

Brainstorm an e-democracy idea, Brainstorm an e-democracy idea, project, goal, etc.project, goal, etc.

Agree on one, use worksheet as Agree on one, use worksheet as guideguide

Pick speaker, time them, get Pick speaker, time them, get ready to rumbleready to rumble

Table “pitches” will rotate with Table “pitches” will rotate with prepared “pitchers” – no prepared “pitchers” – no shortcuts, each table must come shortcuts, each table must come up with somethingup with something



Hosted by Jane Ratford, UK Hosted by Jane Ratford, UK Local Local

e-Democracy National e-Democracy National Project Marketing and Project Marketing and

Sheldon Mains, Sheldon Mains, E-Democracy.Org E-Democracy.Org

TimekeeperTimekeeper



Starts now!Starts now! Subtle musical launch. Subtle musical launch.



Small Group Small Group SessionsSessions

Small Group Session Small Group Session LocationsLocations

Start at 1:15 p.m. – 50 Start at 1:15 p.m. – 50 MinutesMinutes Policy and Leadership – Wilkins Policy and Leadership – Wilkins

RoomRoom Citizen Tools – Cowles AuditoriumCitizen Tools – Cowles Auditorium E-Consultation and Issues Forums E-Consultation and Issues Forums

– Stassen Room– Stassen Room Democracy, Development and Democracy, Development and

ICTs – Atrium WestICTs – Atrium West Webcasting – Atrium EastWebcasting – Atrium East


DemocracyDemocracy



Up next … at 2:15 p.m. sharpUp next … at 2:15 p.m. sharp

Citizens Online Citizens Online and Public and Public

Engagement - Engagement - Panel 3Panel 3

Citizens Online and Citizens Online and Public Engagement – Public Engagement –

Panel 3Panel 3

Communities, e-activism, e-Communities, e-activism, e-consultation, and civic consultation, and civic engagement in the information engagement in the information age. (90 min) age. (90 min)

Citizen Online and Public Citizen Online and Public Engagement – Panel 3Engagement – Panel 3

David Brauer, Minneapolis David Brauer, Minneapolis Issues Forum Manager and Issues Forum Manager and Editor, Southwest Journal Editor, Southwest Journal and Skyway News and Skyway News Panel ModeratorPanel Moderator

Citizen Online and Public Citizen Online and Public Engagement – Panel 3Engagement – Panel 3

Sarah Walder, Youth Sarah Walder, Youth participantparticipant Presenting on Presenting on DemGames.Org UK pilotDemGames.Org UK pilot

Citizen Online and Public Citizen Online and Public Engagement – Panel 3AEngagement – Panel 3A

RT Rybak, Mayor of RT Rybak, Mayor of MinneapolisMinneapolis From Citizen to Mayor - From Citizen to Mayor -

Participation in the Participation in the Minneapolis Issues ForumMinneapolis Issues Forum


Brian Russell, Brian Russell, AudioActivism.OrgAudioActivism.Org Activist blogging and Activist blogging and podcastingpodcasting


Chuck Olsen, Chuck Olsen, Filmaker/Blogger, Filmaker/Blogger, Blogumentary, Blogumentary, MNStories.comMNStories.com Videoblogging and communityVideoblogging and community


Panel 3Panel 3 Discussion – Part A until 3 Discussion – Part A until 3

p.m.p.m. Please ask questions with Please ask questions with microphone only.microphone only.

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Citizen Online and Public Citizen Online and Public Engagement – Panel 3BEngagement – Panel 3B

John Ellis, Idessa (UK) John Ellis, Idessa (UK) LimitedLimited MicroDemocracy - An MicroDemocracy - An

approach to targeted approach to targeted consultation and engagementconsultation and engagement


Fred Carpenter, Planning Fred Carpenter, Planning Department, Anchorage, Department, Anchorage, AlaskaAlaska Internet Innovations to Improve Internet Innovations to Improve

Citizen Participation in the Citizen Participation in the Planning and Development Process Planning and Development Process


Kerrie Oakes, Principal Kerrie Oakes, Principal Policy Office, eDemocracy Policy Office, eDemocracy Policy, Department of Policy, Department of CommunitiesCommunities eDemocracy in the State of eDemocracy in the State of

Queensland Government, Australia Queensland Government, Australia


Panel 3Panel 3 Discussion – Part B until 3:45 Discussion – Part B until 3:45

p.m.p.m. Please ask questions with Please ask questions with microphone only.microphone only.

Limit comments to 60 seconds.Limit comments to 60 seconds. Chat live: dowire.org/localedemChat live: dowire.org/localedem


Tonight’s Tonight’s Reception Hosted Reception Hosted

by Idessaby Idessa

Check-in – Official start at 7 Check-in – Official start at 7 p.m., who isn’t attending, p.m., who isn’t attending,

others may bring one guest, others may bring one guest, doors open early at doors open early at

Brunswicks, upstairs at Brunswicks, upstairs at Grandma’sGrandma’s



Afternoon Afternoon Coffee Break Coffee Break

In honor of our awesome In honor of our awesome volunteers …volunteers …

Researchers Roundtable at Researchers Roundtable at 4:15 p.m.4:15 p.m.


DemocracyDemocracy




e-Democracy at e-Democracy at Home and Home and Abroad – Abroad –

Researchers Researchers RoundtableRoundtable


Nora Paul, Director, Nora Paul, Director, Institute for New Media Institute for New Media StudiesStudies


Professor Donald Norris, Professor Donald Norris, Director, Maryland Director, Maryland Institute for Policy Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, Analysis and Research, University of Maryland at University of Maryland at BaltimoreBaltimore


As practitioners, what As practitioners, what research would provide you the research would provide you the most value?most value?

As researchers, what questions As researchers, what questions do you have for policy makers do you have for policy makers and practitioners?and practitioners?


Discussion –Discussion – Please ask questions with Please ask questions with microphone only.microphone only.




Field Day Status Field Day Status ReportReport

Bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. Bus leaves at 8:30 a.m. Sharp – Sharp –

No ExceptionsNo Exceptions

We have room for 56 on the We have room for 56 on the bus and 12 more in the van if bus and 12 more in the van if we need it. Don’t be shy, last we need it. Don’t be shy, last

call to join us.call to join us.



E-Politics E-Politics Closing Closing KeynoteKeynote

Closing KeynoteClosing Keynote

Phil Noble, Phil Noble, PoliticsOnline.com PoliticsOnline.com E-Politics: The good, E-Politics: The good, the bad, and plain the bad, and plain ugly?ugly?



Closing Closing SummarySummary

Closing SummaryClosing Summary

Julian Bowrey, Head of Julian Bowrey, Head of Local e-Government, Office Local e-Government, Office of the Deputy Prime of the Deputy Prime Minister, UKMinister, UK

In conclusion …In conclusion …

Field Day PreviewField Day Preview Issues Forums in MotionIssues Forums in Motion State Capitol Wired ChamberState Capitol Wired Chamber Information Age Democracy PanelInformation Age Democracy Panel Northfield, Civic Weblogging Northfield, Civic Weblogging

PanelPanel Airport … M.O.A. optionAirport … M.O.A. option Wednesday evening – On your Wednesday evening – On your

own … go downtown Minneapolis own … go downtown Minneapolis perhapsperhaps



Reception with Reception with Food, Grandma’s Food, Grandma’s

Upstairs at Upstairs at BrunswicksBrunswicks

- Next to Holiday - Next to Holiday InnInn

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