I’ve uploaded the slides and presentation audio from the Great Expectations event in DC last week. We had a great turn-out and a compelling discussion. I will add the discussion audio to the DoWire blog when I have a chance to clean it up a bit more.
The slides (25MB):
dowire.org/present/greatexpectations.ppt
Also see the SlideShare web version: www.dowire.org/notes/?p=389
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I’ve blogged over at E-Democracy.Org the details on our proposal for a pre-primary U.S. Presidential E-Debate:
e-democracy.org/blog/posts/82
Included is our formerly top secret e-debate diagram and a 20 minute “screencast” with more juicy details.

(Larger image on E-Democracy’s blog post.)
Whether we receive funding or not, I think this idea has serious legs and [...]

I expect a day when all government open meeting laws will require that all public meetings be digitally recorded. Initially audio will likely cover most meetings with video reserved for meetings at a higher level (a full city council meeting compared to a sub-committee for example). The law will further require post-meeting online access [...]

Sent in by Benedikte BUHL, please see below to RSVP. – Steven Clift
EPRI ONLINE RADIO SHOW/PODCAST on “Web 2.0 for Politicians”
Learn about what Web 2.0 (the new generation of the internet) can do for you!
The Hot Air Balloon Show live on February 12th and 14th from 1.30-3pm (+1GMT) or by podcast afterwards.
During this 1hour show, [...]

Thanks to the E-Governance Academy, I’ll be a guest of Peeter Marvet on his radio show in Estonia on the topic of the Internet and elections. You can join us live via Skypecast (Skypecast help), perhaps even add a few words on the radio program Saturday afternoon (local time) or 15:00 GMT/10:00AM EST. [...]