Hello, We are hosting the international EDem 2008 Conference 29-30. September 2008 at the Danube University Krems, Austria. It would be nice to meet some of you personally and receive interesting papers concerning any aspects related to E-Democracy! If you know anybody who may also be interested in participating or attending, please forward this call! EDem2008 - Conference for E-Democracy 29-30 September 2008 Danube University Krems, Austria *To what extent can E-Democracy support and enrich our democracy? *What and where are the interfaces, what methods can be used to integrate E-participation in present politics public administration processes? *How can we ensure that the greatest number of people are reached and are able to use the means of participation? *How can the modern media support political education? *How can the Internet increase participation in political discussion? *What are the limitations and the risks of E-Democracy? We are looking for contributions on all areas and levels of electronic democracy and participation systems, precedence will be given to those contributions which include national and/or international experiences. Concrete projects can also be submitted, and, if accepted, would be presented as examples of *hands-on* demonstrations of E-Democracy and E-Participation. Deadline for papers : 15. May 2008 Call for Papers and further information: www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem Contact: noella.edelmann@donau-uni.ac.at I look forward to hearing from you, Kind regards Noella Edelmann Noella Edelmann BA, MSc, MAS Academic Staff Research Course Director Executive MBA in ICT Centre for E-Government Danube University Krems Dr.-Karl-Dorrek-Strasse 30 3500 Krems Austria Tel.: +43 2732 893 2303 E-Mail: noella.edelmann@donau-uni.ac.at http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov ( http://www.donau-uni.ac.at/egov )