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Ten Things at the 2009 Politics Online Conference

April 15th, 2009
By Julie

We have packed a lot of action in the 2009 Politics Online Conference. We don’t want you to miss out on anything. Here is our “Top Ten” list of things to do and see at the conference.

1. eDemocracyCamp2 on Sunday, April 19, 2009 from 8am to 5pm. eDemocracyCamp2 is a barcamp (a participant-driven unconference) on e-democracy. This year, a special focus will be put on participation and how the internet can improve citizens’ experience of democracy. The event aims to connect a diverse mix of attendees (government officials, researchers, developers, practitioners as well as regular citizens) for a day of intense collaboration and knowledge sharing. RSVP at  http://edemocracy.eventbrite.com/

2. Governance 2.0: How Secretaries of State are streamlining services in a Web 2.0 world with Secretary of State Debra Bowen (California) and Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner (Ohio) on Monday, April 20 at 8:30 a.m. in the Atrium Ballroom.

3. Cognitive Evolution and Revolution: How the way we use technology changes us (and what that means for politics) - with Judith Donath (MIT’s Media Lab), Jon Pincus, Clive Thompson (NY Times Magazine) and Luke Peterson on Monday, April 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Atrium Ballroom.

4. A screening of Us Now, a documentary about the power of mass collaboration, government, and the Internet on Monday, April 20 at 12:45 p.m. in the Atrium Ballroom.

5. The Visual Frontiers with the artist Sam Yates, creator of The Color of Palo Alto, Josh Klein — hacker, author, and the mind behind a vending machine to train crows — and Elizabeth Windram from Google Maps on Monday, April 20 at 5:00 p.m. in the Atrium Ballroom.

6. The “official” Politics Online Conference Cocktail Party, sponsored by NCTA on Monday, April 20 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Pavilion Room at the Ronald Reagan Building. Join us for drinks, music, and Super Mario Brothers. We’ll also hand out the 2009 Golden Dot Awards, but we won’t  interrupt the revelries to make you listen to us hand them out.

7. Absinthe - La Fée Verte After Party sponsored by NGP Software and SpeakEasy Spirits, LLC and featuring Leopold Brother’s Absinthe on Monday, April 20, 8:30 p.m. (after the “official” Politics Online Conference Cocktail Party) at NGP Software, 1225 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1225, Washington, DC. Register on Facebook

8. Elected and Connected with Senator Claire McCaskill, Rep. John Culberson, Rep. Steve Israel, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, and Rep. Tim Ryan on Tuesday, April 21 at 8:30 a.m. in the Atrium Ballroom.

9. How We Did It: A head-to-head conversation with the directors of the Obama and McCain web teams with Joe Rospars (Director of New Media for Obama), Michael Palmer (eCampaign Director for McCain), and Ana Marie Cox (Air America).

10. The Geek Lab - A hands-on look at some of the tools, applications, and sites you are and should be using. Including Design for Content (Monday, April 20 at 11:00 a.m.), Google (Monday, April 20 at 12:30 p.m.), Politics.com (Monday, April 20 at 3:00 p.m.),Huffington Post (Tuesday, April 21 at 11:00 a.m.), Political Media (Tuesday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m.) and Metro Star Systems (Tuesday, April 21 at 3:30 p.m.) in the Atrium Geek Lab.

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