To: do-wire@lists.umn.edu Subject: Event - Open Source Software for Local Communities and Democracy - 15 Sep 2005 - Amsterdam Join us in Amsterdam next month. If you can't make it, check out the links (including webcasts) below for more information. Steven Clift http://dowire.org ------- Forwarded message follows ------- From: Steven Lenos (IPP) <s.lenos@publiek-politiek.nl> Subject: 14 september: Steven Clift @ Amsterdam, on Open source Software for Local Communities and Democracy Date sent: Thu, 25 Aug 2005 16:51:02 +0200 Opportunity for people who are interested in using open source Internet technology to strengthen local communities and revitalise democray. Only 30 people can attend the meeting, so don't hesitate to reply if you want to come! Steven Lenos, s.lenos@publiek-politiek.nl Steven Clift on Open Source E-Democracy and Local Issues Forums Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 Time: 09:30 - 11.30 Place: Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek (IPP), Prinsengracht 911-915, 1017KD Amsterdam (http://www.publiek-politiek.nl/39) RSVP to: s.lenos@publiek-politiek.nl Steven Clift, Board Chair of E-Democracy.Org and international expert on the use of the Internet in democracy, will present on Local Issues Forums and GroupServer. GroupServer is a new open source online group tool that combines e- mail lists and web forums. By hosting the new UK-based local Issues Forums in Brighton & Hove and Newham, E-Democracy.Org is opening a new path toward open source collaboration among e-democracy initiatives around the world. Issues Forum evolved from the world's first election-oriented website in 1994, Minnesota E-Democracy. Today E-Democracy.Org hosts citizen- based local forums in Minnesota and England. They are effectively designed to have an agenda- setting impact on local communities. Those attending this free session are asked to download and review the Issues Forum Guidebook <http://e-democracy.org/uk/guide.pdf> before the session. More documents and multimedia are available <http://e-democracy.org/uk>. Whether you want to create an Issues Forum in your local community or are interested in applying lessons related to online facilitation of political discussions to your own projects, this session will have value to you. If you are mostly interested in the open source aspects, details on GroupServer should also be reviewed before the session <http://e-democracy.org/groupserver>. This two hour session will include an overview of Issues Forum, a tour of GroupServer, and a discussion of the potential for open source collaboration in e-democracy projects around the world. This presentation builds on a similar event in London from June (audio webcast available): http://www.dowire.org/wiki/Issues_forum_event Steven Lenos Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek (IPP) kantoor 020-5217643 mobiel 06-55337370 www.publiek-politiek.nl Ook van het IPP: www.stemwijzer.nl en www.jeugdparticipatie.info ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - - - W: http://publicus.net Minneapolis - - - - E: clift@publicus.net Minnesota - - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - MSN/Y!/AIM: netclift UK Office Hours - 1pm - 11pm - - T: 0870.340.1266 Join my Democracies Online Newswire: http://dowire.org Steven Clift - http://publicus.net - Reply to: clift@publicus.net Join DoWire: http://dowire.org E-Democracy: http://e-democracy.org