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 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 [...]

There are two conferences that might interest folks coming up in Boston.
On Saturday, February 24 check out “Beyond Broadcast: Participatory Culture to Participatory Democracy”
www.beyondbroadcast.net. I plan to be there.
On Friday, February 23 I’ll be on a panel at Public Media 2007, a conference organized by online/tech staff in public broadcasting to present on [...]

Here is what is keeping me busy, very busy these days. The whole “tagging” to gather “Voter Voices” in multimedia idea is new and quite exciting. Please help spread the word. – Steven Clift, dowire.org and e-democracy.org
For Immediate Release
ALL CANDIDATES FOR MINNESOTA GOVERNOR AGREE TO NATION’S ONLY STATEWIDE ONLINE DEBATE
MINNESOTA GUBERNATORIAL E-DEBATE TO RUN OCTOBER [...]

For every person who made it to Minneapolis last year for the 1st International Symposium on Local E-Democracy, two people expressed interest in being there.
Now available on-demand, thanks to public-i for hosting and St. Paul Neighborhood Network for taping, are the main day’s sessions for your viewing pleasure from:
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