The other week I had a good chat with AP reporter Anick Jesdanun about what I called the “digital parade.” In past elections candidates took a built and they will come approach. Only their core supporters (and opponents) came. So to reach out to possible voters, some candidates are now “going to the [...]

In November, I’ll be one of the keynote speakers (Monday, Nov. 13) at the International Association for Public Participation’s conference in Montreal. Mark your calendars for this important event.
I understand that there will be some other “e” options at this important event.
See:
www.iap2.org/displayconvention.cfm
Steven Clift
P.S. I might be in Ottawa the Friday before and available for [...]

In order to promote future e-democracy related conferences or calls for papers, I ask folks to first place the on our “wiki.”
See:
www.dowire.org/wiki/Conferences
And:
www.dowire.org/wiki/Calls_for_papers
Then once an event is listed, we can distribute notice to over 2500 folks via e-mail.
Thanks,
Steven Clift
dowire.org

From the Politics Online site (e-mail users, click blog link above to nominate folks you think rock and roll with politics onlne):
The 10 Who Are Changing the World of Internet and Politics

“The on and off-line world of politics are no longer separate
realities…the leaders on the web are leading the world.”
- Phil Noble, founder PoliticsOnline
PoliticsOnline and [...]

I’d be interested your comments about open meeting laws and the Internet. I am aware of a case where local elected officials were told they could not participate in -public- online forums due to open meeting laws by overly (IMHO) cautious city attorneys. If it is public, what is the problem?
With this Dallas case, [...]