eDemocracyCamp

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About eDemocracyCamp

Welcome to eDemocracyCamp -- March 1-2, 2008 in Washington DC!

Wiki: http://barcamp.pbwiki.com/eDemocracyCamp
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=6660332063
Upcoming: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/297865/

eDemocracyCamp will be the first BarCamp with a focus specifically on e-democracy. eDemocracyCamp wants to 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.

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.

* What is out there today (in terms of tools, processes, projects, products, initiatives etc.)?
* What works, doesn't work, needs work?
* What are opportunities for collaboration as we move forward?

Diversity is key: The more people we have who come to this from different angles, the better.