===================================================== OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation ===================================================== 30 June - 2 July, 2010 Leeds University Business School, UK The widespread diffusion of the Internet and a growing trend towards democratisation worldwide have encouraged new modes, projects and visions of citizen participation in decision making and governance. OD2010 aims to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners from a wide range of academic and applied backgrounds to provide a unique opportunity to better understand the notion of deliberation in a virtual environment and to discuss specific advances in online deliberation from a number of different disciplinary perspectives. KEYNOTE SPEAKERS Richard Allan, Head of Public Affairs for Facebook Europe, 'Social Politics - Lessons from the UK Election on Facebook' Beth Noveck, director of the White House Open Government Initiative, 'The View from the White House' (through video link) RESEARCH PAPER SESSIONS see details at http://www.od2010.dico.unimi.it/index.php?pgid=3 PANELS Why Online Deliberation? chaired by Scott Wright, University of East Anglia Emerging Technologies for Online Deliberation, chaired by Simon Buckingham Shum, Open University Online Deliberation in the Post-Soviet Context, chaired by Yuri Misnikov, University of Leeds The Leeds Declaration: The Future of Citizenship: The Loudest Shout or the Best Argument?, chaired by Giles Moss, University of Leeds REGISTRATION FEE £100 Registration fee £50 Registration fee for students Details on the conference web site http://www.od2010.dico.unimi.it/