*** Democracies Online Newswire - http://www.e-democracy.org/do *** --- Please Forward to German Contacts ---> Greetings, I'll be in Berlin next week. I am part of the Social Software Panel <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/do-wire/message/775> at the Transmediale event <http://www.transmediale.de/> on Thursday, February 8. NetPolitcs Happy Hour? >From 18:00-20:00 on Friday, February 9 from I'd like to organize a small NetPolitics Happy Hour near the Podewil Centre for Contemporary Arts <http://www.transmediale.de/01/en/map.htm> between sessions. NetPolitics covers anyone who works with the Internet and political news site, advocacy, political parties, e-government, parliaments, community participation, and those simply interested in e-democracy in general. I've done this in London, Stockholm and soon Brussels as part of my Democracies Online Newswire <http://www.e-democracy.org/do> outreach efforts (full info below). Lots of fun. It is always interesting to see who shows up and the kinds of connections that are made. To indicate your interest in attending (or virtually attending) join my special e-mail list for contacts in Germany. Send an e-mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] We'll use this special e-list to set up the event and perhaps other activities. I'll be in Berlin through Noon on Sunday, February 11. Sincerely, Steven Clift Democracies Online P.S. I am hoping to connect with those working on the Bundestags parliamentary online efforts late in the afternoon on Wednesday, Feb. 7. If you know someone specific on the inside, please try to link us up. Thanks. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Democracies Online Newswire - DO-WIRE http://www.e-democracy.org/do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Join the Democracies Online Newswire - DO-WIRE DO-WIRE is your primary source for what's important and happening with the convergence of democracy and the Internet around the world. DO-WIRE is a free, low volume, moderated e-mail announcement list. To subscribe for convenient e-mail delivery or read recent posts on the web, visit: http://www.e-democracy.org/do Or send the command "SUB DO-WIRE" in the message body to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Be sure to reply "ok" to the confirmation e-mail request you receive. Launched in January 1998, DO-WIRE now connects over 1500 experts, practitioners, journalists, and citizens from around the world. If you are interested in democracy online, which includes politics online, new media, e-governance, online advocacy, citizen interaction and related topics, then join us. Each week, well known e-democracy expert and speaker Steven Clift <http://publicus.net> forwards, with occasional analysis, up to seven carefully selected messages. Posts include news, article, and report web links, event and conference announcements, calls for papers, and often uncover important "primary source" online resources, projects, and initiatives of significance. DO-WIRE Member Submissions and Comments The large and diverse subscriber base on DO-WIRE makes this information exchange network so vibrant. Share your text-only submissions for review to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the end, comments from DO-WIRE members are the best invitation to join: 'must reading' 'highest quality' 'interesting content' 'keeps me informed ... not inundated' 'incredibly rich, diverse, deep coverage' 'best source ... invaluable resource' 'your contributions are ... informative and enlightening' 'thoughtful analysis and provocative personal perspective' E-Democracy E-Book Democracy online trends from the last decade are explored in Steven Clift's draft "E-Democracy E-Book." Themes previously covered by DO-WIRE are summarized in this article. The E-Book and dozens of articles, presentations, and highlighted posts are available online from: http://www.publicus.net Please forward this message to others who are interested in networking with others across the global democracy online community. If you have a web site, please add links as appropriate. Thanks. 30 OCT 2000 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Democracies Online Newswire - DO-WIRE http://www.e-democracy.org/do - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *** Please send submissions to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** To subscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** *** Message body: SUB DO-WIRE *** *** To unsubscribe instead, write: UNSUB DO-WIRE *** *** Please forward this post to others and encourage *** *** them to subscribe to the free DO-WIRE service. ***
