eDemocracy Camp

Fans of democracy and technology, get ready. Tomorrow and Sunday you can checkout eDemocracy Camp in Washington, DC.

The general goal is to learn/share how the web can help us better govern ourselves, support democratic structures, make online civic participation more accessible, convenient, fun, efficient etc.

I hope to see you there! I hope to meet lots of people interested in civic participation online, which is a big theme of CommunityGoals.

eDemocracyCamp will be the first BarCamp with a focus specifically on e-democracy. eDemocracyCamp will connect citizens, researchers, developers, practitioners and anyone else interested in the topic to learn about the current state of e-democracy and share their visions for its future direction. Topics may include (but aren’t limited to): e-democracy, e-participation, e-government, e-voting, online civic engagement, online political campaigning, online dialogue and deliberation. Technical tracks may cover things like the importance of open standards, hacktivism, mashups etc.

Event Schedule

• Coffee hour: Saturday, March 1 (at 3pm)
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• Kick-off get-together: Saturday, March 1 (at 8pm)
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• Sunday, March 2, 2008: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  Josephine Butler Parks Center
  2437 15th Street, NW
  Washington, D.C.
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