(cross-posted at IPDI)
A few days ago
we announced that Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner will participate in a keynote session at POLC 09.
Today we announce that California Secretary of State Debra Bowen will join the keynote session.
Last week, we released information about our ultra-cool Elected and Connected panel at POLC09 featuring Senator McCaskill, Rep. Culberson, Rep. Israel, Rep. McMorris Rogers, and Rep. Ryan. (Thanks for the shout-out on blog, P. I., William Beutler.)
This week, we’re pleased to announce that Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (Ohio) will keynote a panel called “Governance 2.0: How Secretaries of State are streamlining services in a 2.0 world.”
It's March 13, and my calendar tells me that voting for the 2009 Golden Dot Awards begins today.
Golden Dot Awards recognize achievement in online politics. To be eligible, our nominees must have used the Internet to try to influence the political process (i.e. for an electoral campaign, political party, official ballot, issue campaign, advocacy group, etc.) between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2008. Nominees must have campaigned, organized, created political media, or conducted advocacy online.
Like Dancing with the Stars, our awards are decided by a combination of the popular voter and a panel of judges. Winners will be announced on Thursday, April 16, and the winners will be honored at the 2009 Politics Online Conference (April 20 - 21). Vote now for the 2009 Golden Dot award winners.
Oh, and if you're into that kind of thing, you can go back and read all the rules and descriptions. Our Golden Dot guru, Michael Ford (msford@gwu.edu) is on hand to answer questions.
(cross posted at IPDI)
FutureGov, a consultancy in the UK, just announced the winner of its competition to win a trip to our Politics Online Conference on April 20 & 21. The prize goes to
Monday, April 20, 2009
8:00 a.m. Registration
Networking Breakfast
Atrium - The Conference Hub
Panel
(cross-posted at www.ipdi.org/blog)
Public speaking has been public speaking since, well, since before old Greek guys gathered to talk about politics in the agora.
With a couple of months left to iron out the details of the Politics Online Conference, we have already accomplished so much in the planning stages for POLC. This year's conference will be held at the Reagan Building in DC. The space is awesome. If you haven't been, I highly suggest a visit to check out this enormous building in the heart of DC. There's a massive food court right past the Atrium - lots of options and a good excuse to leave the office for lunch! The Atrium and the Atrium Ballroom will house a huge portion of the Politics Online Conference this year. General Sessions will be occurring in the Atrium Ballroom along with a few of the larger breakout panels.
The breakout sessions will occur in a few other areas of the building. But don't worry! We are going to have an army of volunteers in bright t-shirts directing you exactly where to go.
The Atrium itself will be your home base at POLC. Imagine couches, chairs, coffee, and conversations scattering the Atrium space - providing room for relaxation and networking amidst the discussions occurring in general and breakout sessions.
We hope that through our vision of the conference, we can promote a hub of innovation. Small lounges in the Atrium could inspire an idea amongst new acquaintances. Over a cup of coffee near our Geek Lab we hope to find a clump of people engaging in a discussion about the latest technology presented by one of our sponsors. Overall, in our planning, we are keeping the attendees in mind and attempting to adapt to make the experience for each individual one that is entirely worthwhile. Keep your eyes open for more updates on the conference in the future!
(Cross posted at www.ipdi.org/blog)
GSPM, its Institute for Politics, Demcoracy & the Internet, and Campaigns and Elections' Politics Magazine are busy planning the general sessions for our 2009 Politics Online Conference for weeks and weeks.
