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This is the optional public list for conference attendees to introduce themselves before, during, or after the conference. Those listening online and participating in the IRC chat may also list themselves. Just add " - Online" after your name.

Please add yourself alphabetically and optionally list your e-mail address using two " ## " with spaces instead of the @ sign to reduce e-mail harvesting.

Just press edit first, then grab the form text, and paste below where you need to list your name.


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Form text:

Name: Name Here

  • Country:
  • Title, Organisation:
  • Website:
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: before ## after.com
  • Short Bio:
  • e-Democracy Interests:



Name: Steven Clift

  • Country: United States
  • Title, Organisation: Editor, Democracies Online
  • Website: http://dowire.org
  • Blog: http://dowire.org/notes
  • E-mail: clift ## publicus.net
  • Short Bio: Public speaker and consultant on e-democracy in government and communities. Also Board Chair of E-Democracy.Org
  • e-Democracy Interests: Local communities, webcasting, e-parliaments, more - see my articles at http://publicus.net/articles.html

Name: Dylan Jeffrey

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Title, Organisation: Senior Policy Adviser, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
  • Website: http://www.odpm.gov.uk
  • E-mail: dylan.jeffrey ## odpm.gov.gsi.gov.uk
  • Short Bio: Project Sponsor of the e-Democracy National Project and the e-Democracy National Participation Project
  • e-Democracy Interests: Anything and Everything!

Jim Lewis:

  • Country: USA
  • Title, Organisation:Coordinator, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, Humphrey Institute U of M
  • Website: www.publicwork.org
  • E-mail: jlewis ## hhh.umn.edu
  • Short Bio:For the past 8 years Jim as served as part of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship focusing on issues of youth development and citizen engagement at the community level.
  • e-Democracy Interests:Implications of technology for citizen engagement.


Name: Rosa Maria de la Cueva Peterson

  • Country: USA
  • E-mail: rmdelacp ## umn.edu
  • Short Bio: editor/photographer/translator/curricular design
  • e-Democracy Interests: To facilitate eletronic political participation of non-techie savvy citizens, especially those with limited literacy skills who do not have their own computers.

Name: Michael Remmert

  • Title, Organisation: Project Manager, Council of Europe (Strasbourg, France)
  • Website: www.coe.int\democracy
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: michael.remmert ## coe.int
  • Short Bio: Head of the Council of Europe’s Project “Good Governance in the Information Society” (2005-2007), the aim of which is to build a platform for the exchange of emerging good practice on e-democracy and e-voting in Council of Europe member states, based, inter alia, on the recent Recommendations of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers on e-governance (Rec. (2004)15) and on e-voting (Rec. (2004)11), and to prepare the Council’s contribution to the Tunis phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). He joined the Council of Europe in 1994 and holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Freiburg/Germany, where he was a lecturer from 1990-1993.
  • e-Democracy Interests: Raising awareness of the potential of e-democracy with governments of CoE member states and promoting the development of policy strategies in this field.


Name: Daniel VAN LERBERGHE

  • Country: Belgium
  • Title, Organisation: President and Executive Director, POLITECH INSTITUTE (European Center of Political Technologies)
  • Website: http://www.politech-institute.org
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: danielvl ## politech-institute.org
  • Short Bio: President and Executive Director of POLITECH INSTITUTE a European Center of Political Technologies located in Brussels, Capital of Europe, bridging public institutions, international institutions, governments, regional and local authorities, universities, research centers, think tanks, civil society and political leaders with technology actors for better use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) towards the advancement of modern public governance and democracy.
  • e-Democracy Interests: To reinvent politics and governance by empowering its different stakeholders in a ?citizen-driven? digital world, as well as to support innovation and the development of effective strategies, policies and share of best practices in the converging domains of Political Technologies.
  • See our latest Review volume on 'e-Campaigns': http://www.politech-institute.org/review.asp

Name: Steve Vickery

  • Country: United States
  • Title, Organisation: Dir of Information Technology, Indiana House of Representatives
  • Website:http://www.state.in.us/legislative/house_republicans/
  • E-mail: svickery ## iga.state.in.us
  • Short Bio: tech director, webmaster, gis/cartographer
  • e-Democracy Interests:webcasts, podcasts etc.


Name: Rona Zevin

  • Country: United States
  • Title, Organisation: Director, Office of Electronic Communications, City of Seattle
  • Website: http://www.seattle.gov and http://www.seattlechannel.org
  • E-mail: rona.zevin##seattle.gov; ronazevin##comcast.net
  • Short Bio: I run Seattle's web site and TV channel, and have lead the creation of a "democracy portal" to use technology to facilitate citizen access to and interaction with government. I have a public policy and community development background.
  • e-Democracy Interests: Innovative approaches to e-democracy at the local level and sharing our experiences.


Name: Ian Johnson

  • Country:United Kingdom
  • Title, Organisation:Head of Democratic Engagement Branch, Department for Constitutional Affairs
  • Website:http://www.dca.gov.uk/
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: ian.johnsonep ## dca.gsi.gov.uk
  • Short Bio:Lead on democratic engagement policy, member of Local Government e-Democracy Project Board
  • e-Democracy Interests:What works for the citizen, innovation, transfer of good practice to the national scene, building capacity


Name: Scott Neal

  • Country: United States
  • Title, Organisation: City Manager, City of Eden Prairie, Minnesota
  • Website: www.edenprairie.org
  • Blog: http://edenprairieweblogs.org/html/scott_neal.html
  • E-mail: sneal ## edenprairie.org
  • Short Bio: City Manager, Norris, Tennessee (1988-1990); City Administrator, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa (1990-1996);City Administrator, Northfield, Minnesota (1996-2002); City Manager, Eden Prairie, Minnesota (2002-present); active blogger since March 2003
  • e-Democracy Interests: Learning how to use my blog to share with citizens of the work of local government; to provide organizational direction to employees; and to provide a sense of organizational connection to locally elected officials.


Name: Vaman Pai

  • Country:US
  • Title, Organisation:Web Content Cooridnator, City of Minneapolis
  • Website:www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us
  • Blog:None
  • E-mail: vaman.pai ## ci.minneapolis.mn.us
  • Short Bio:Communications Department (City of Minneapolis, 2000-2005; PR Coordinator, Fairview University Medical Center, Minneapolis 1996-2000;Adjunct Faculty, Century College (MNSCU) Speech-Communications Department, 1992-present.
  • e-Democracy Interests:Local government and e-democracy and just about every e-thing else.

Name: Patrick Abrahams

  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Title, Organisation: CEO – The Local Channel
  • Website: http://www.thelocalchannel.co.uk
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: patrick.abrahams ## thelocalchannel.co.uk
  • Short Bio: CEO of The Local Channel (TLC) – The Local Channel is the UK’s fastest growing interactive network and communications portal. We give individuals, organisations and business a local voice by building or enhancing your on-line presence, simply and quickly. TLC provides Community Websites, owned and managed by the First tier Council (Parish and Community Councils in the UK) These community based sites also provide web services to Communities, clubs and Societies and small Businesses within the Community.
  • e-Democracy Interests: Enabling a “Bottom up” approach to e-government by web enabling the very closest tier of Government to the citizen, the Community, Parish, Municipal councils. Visit www.thelocalchannel.co.uk – Click on News “The Local Channel in 60 seconds” – I hope it features in the 60 Second slot !


Name: David Rosenbloom

  • Country: USA
  • Title, Organisation: Independent technology advisor
  • Website:
  • Blog:
  • E-mail: drosenbloom ## juno.com
  • Short Bio: I have been working with technology for the past 23 years, many of them focused on manufacturing and distribution. Most recently, I worked for a local, internationally-focused non-profit. I started my own independent business as of July 1 this year.
  • e-Democracy Interests: I have always been interested in public policy and have come to realize that those who attend the events and forums I find most interesting are also getting older and grayer, just as I am. There must be a way to reach those in the 20 - 30 something age range and I'm hoping that this conference will provide at least part of that answer. I'd like to be able to help my clients reach this age group as well.

Name: Zoe Anderson(online)

  • Northern Ireland
  • Public Affairs Officer, Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action
  • NICVA, CommunityNI
  • zoe.anderson@nicva.org
  • Having worked in the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland for 5 years, I've been with NICVA for the past two. My job involves a range of policy work from responding to government consultations to facilitating policy fora for smaller parts of the voluntary and community sector.
  • We have recently begun to pilot e-consultation, but are only at a very early stage.


Name: David Newman

  • Country: Northern Ireland
  • Title, Organisation: Queen's University Belfast
  • Website: http://www.e-consultation.org/
  • E-mail: d.r.newman##qub.ac.uk
  • e-Democracy Interests: running an e-consultation research project.


Name: Ruby Sinreich (participating online only)


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