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- Latest post made by Steven Clift at 2007 Oct 30 16:51 UTC
Just a quick update on Issues Forums in the UK. E-Democracy.Org is pleased to announce our first Neighbourhood Issues Forum anywhere, just launched on October 11th, in the Knowle West neighbourhood of Bristol. http://forums.e-democracy.org/knowle-west/groups/kw-forum http://e-democracy.org/blog/posts/27 In addition, I'm on my way to the UK for a week, arriving this Sunday. If anyone is interested in an E-Democracy.Org update, I'm always interested in sharing e-democracy stories (or lessons learned). I expect to be in Bristol, Brighton & Hove, Birmingham, and London. Best wishes, Tim Erickson E-Democracy.Org
Just wanted to announce a special "pre-conference" briefing/
discussion about Issues Forums, that we have arranged prior to the
Headstar E-Democracy '07 conference (November 8th). I hope that folks
who are attending the conference will come early and meet with us
(see below).
PLEASE - Let me know if you plan on attending this pre-conference
briefing.
Also, I want to let folks know that I'll be in the UK from Nov 3-11
and still have a few gaps in my schedule. If anyone wants to meet
during my trip to exchange e-democracy news/stories/lessons/anecdotes
- I'd love to see if we can arrange a meeting!
Also, in exchange for a place to stay, I'm willing to schedule a
presentation or workshop in your community (if its not too far off my
path and falls on a OPEN day in my schedule) on "How to Set-Up and
Manage a Local Issues Forum" or simply meet with you to offer tips/
advice on Issues Forums.
********* E-Democracy '07: Pre-Conference Briefing **********
E-Democracy.Org & Issues Forums at - E-Democracy '07
http://www.headstar-events.com/edemocracy07
All delegates are invited to arrive at the conference early for a
special briefing - over coffee and pastries - on the establishment of
a network of citizen lead online issues forums across the UK. The
briefing will be hosted by Tim Erickson of E-Democracy.Org, the
international organisation which has helped create the first wave of
UK issues forums in Brighton, Bristol and Newham, with others planned
elsewhere. The forums are designed to promote local civic discussion,
connecting local citizens, councillors, media, and other decision
makers in a common online forum (see also http://forums.e-
democracy.org/ ).
The cost of this briefing is included in your delegate fee, so there
is no extra charge, but please let us know if you wish to attend as
numbers are limited.
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Tim Erickson
(+1) 651-246-5045
<email obscured>
Here is some more context on Issues Forum before Tim's trip... Have folks noticed the ICELE evaluation report from earlier in the year? We recently had a read (linked from the blog) and have highlighted response on our blog: http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/116 The report also pointed out golden nuggets [that] deserve to be pulled out and published in a more accessible format, so we've added our text that they pointed out on our wiki here: http://pages.e-democracy.org/Issues_Forum_guide_alternatives_and_councils Cheers, Steven Clift E-Democracy.Org