Call for papers: extended deadline for submissions is 15. May - please forward to your colleagues, students, etc! EDem2008 - Conference for E-Democracy 29-30 September 2008 Danube University Krems, Austria www.donau-uni.ac.at/edem With Keynote Speakers: Steven Clift (Ashoka Fellow, E-Democracy.Org, USA) Ann Macintosh (Professor Digital Governance, University of Leeds, UK) Peter Parycek (Head of the Center for E-Government, Danube University Krems, A) Matt Poelmans (Director, Citizenlink, Den Hague, NL) *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. 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 )