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See: http://www.eu-forum.org From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The e-Forum Newsletter Date sent: Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:49:05 +0100 ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Encouraging e-government innovation in Europe. The e-Forum Newsletter Welcome to the first issue of the e-Forum Newsletter. First of all we would like to thank you for becoming a member of the Association and for helping us in shaping the future of e-Government in Europe. As a member, your contribution is very valuable so we invite you to actively participate and to make use of our website at your convenience. Please visit <http://www.eu-forum.org/> www.eu-forum.org In the first edition of the e-Forum Newsletter: Ø First General Assembly Ø Resource Centre Ø Registered Users Ø New Home Page Ø Interest Groups Ø Secure Government Area FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBY The First General Assembly will be held on June 24th at the Palace Hotel in Copenhagen. You can find the agenda for the General Assembly on the web site under the Events section. There are already 18 candidates for the election to the Association Management Board. You can also check their profiles on the General Discussion Forum, under the "Election for Association Management Board" topic. If you want to attend the General Assembly please contact Kim Lauritzen on [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Note: For your convenience we have pre-booked some hotel rooms until Friday 14th June, therefore your confirmation is required as soon as possible. RESOURCE CENTRE The Resource Centre is where you can find case studies, examples of already implemented and successful projects, strategic plans from all over Europe, white papers, etc. You can browse through 114 submissions with 128 articles/attachments. Each case can be searched by Geographical focus, Administrative area, Government layer and Key outcome, a keyword search engine facility is also provided. We encourage you to participate in e-Forum by sharing your expertise. The Resource Centre is updated on a regular basis and will also benefit from other projects as 'e-Government Observatory' and 'EC's Smart Government Cluster'. If you want to contribute a case study, please contact Lia Borthwick on [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> . REGISTERED USERS We are pleased to inform you that we currently have 155 registered users from 120 different organisations both public and private, and the number is growing. These figures surpass the initial forecast, and even the target for the next year. NEW HOME PAGE The New Home Page of our site www.eu-forum.org <http://www.eu-forum.org/> is now live with headlines, images and links to articles and news. We are continuously working on the website to add more services and to improve its content and look. You can check it by clicking the link above or typing the address on your web browser INTEREST GROUPS The Interest Groups are up and waiting for your contribution. In this area you can view news, meeting details, and minutes pertinent to the individual Interest Groups. You can also find a Discussion Forum titled "Protection of personal data and e-Government" in which you can participate actively. The Interest Groups are: Ø Regional Development Ø Telecommunications Infrastructure & Broadband access Ø Social Inclusion Ø E-Governance SECURE GOVERNMENT AREA The Secure Government Area is now live for the members from Public Administration only to share ideas, best practices, to start Discussion Forums, plan meetings, etc. Visit the site, log on and join in. Best Regards from the e-Forum Editorial Team. ------- End of forwarded message ------- ^ ^ ^ ^ Steven L. Clift - W: http://www.publicus.net Minneapolis - - - E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Minnesota - - - - - T: +1.612.822.8667 USA - - - - - - - ICQ: 13789183 *** 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. ***