Tuesday, February 16
12 - 12:45 - Brown Bag Lunch - Chicago after CityCamp Discussion
12:45 - 1:30 - E-Democracy.org: A Socially Inclusive Neighbors Online
Forum for Chicago?, Chicago Region Issues Forum
@ Webitects.com, 11 East Adams, Suite 900, Chicago, IL 60603
We have space for around 20, so please RSVP Yes/Maybe here:
http://pages.e-democracy.org/Chicago_gathering
Thank you to Webitects for offering their conference room.
My four main goals are:
1. Say hello to some of the awesome folks from Chicago at CityCamp and
listen to your own post-event exchange.
2. Gather some input from your general conversations for our
"Participation 3.0" work - http://e-democracy.org/p3 - I am extremely
interested in what open gov/civic engagement online ideas/needs have
the _highest priority_ to folks. Meaning what must be universal.
2. Identify interest in a "neighborhood" level Issues Forum in a
higher immigrant/diverse and lower income area in the near or
long-term in Chicago. We are just launching the next phase of this work in
Minneapolis and St. Paul -
http://pages.e-democracy.org/Inclusive_Social_Media - and having
learned about some of the existing Smart Communities and community
portal efforts in Chicago, there may be a huge opportunity to work
together. The fact that there are people on the ground who might sign
people up in-person - http://blog.e-democracy.org/posts/639 - is the
key resource that makes collaboration possible. I can start with a
short presentation at 12:45.
3. Help our base of Chicago E-Democracy volunteers generate
momentum for their proposed Chicago Region Issues Forums -
http://e-democracy.org/chicago To actually break through with a
space like we have in Minneapolis with lots of participants -
http://e-democracy.org/mpls - is a serious undertaking. Chicago is
huge. So getting in the field in the center of your politics, requires
extensive outreach.
See you on Feb. 16,
Steven Clift
E-Democracy.org
Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com
Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.Org
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