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5th Annual Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) Expands to Two Days; Features Preeminent Minds in Politics, the Internet and New Media
TAKING PLACE JUNE 23RD AND 24TH AT
FREDERICK P. ROSE HALL (JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER),
PdF’s 2008 THEME IS: “REBOOTING THE SYSTEM”
Keynoters Include:
Elizabeth Edwards, Michael Arrington, Vint Cerf, Craig Newmark, Arianna Huffington, Lawrence Lessig, Mayhill Fowler, Ana Marie Cox,
Robert Scoble, Josh Marshall, Douglas Rushkoff, Joe Trippi, Jason Calacanis, Cyrus Krohn, Van Jones and Many More
Sponsors Include:
Mozilla Foundation, AOL, Microsoft, Meetup and EchoDitto
New York, NY—May 13, 2008—On Monday, June 23rd, and Tuesday, June 24th, 2008, America’s foremost leaders and luminaries from all segments of the Internet, political and blogosphere arenas will converge in New York at Rose Hall, the new home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, for the annual Personal Democracy Forum ( HYPERLINK "http://www.personaldemocracy.com/"www.personaldemocracy.com)—the preeminent conference examining how Internet technology and trends are reinventing politics.
The forum will feature an unprecedented cross-partisan roster of speakers and panelists—individuals who are altering the landscape of the electoral process, political action and communication in our wired world on a daily basis. Now in its fifth year, the Personal Democracy Forum (PdF) is expanding to a two day event covering not only how the Internet is impacting campaigns and elections, but also how governance is changing.
"The 2008 election has shown that technology has become a truly disruptive force in American politics,” said Andrew Rasiej, Founder and Executive Producer of the Personal Democracy Forum. “The political establishment and mainstream press are only beginning to catch up with a new generation of political players who are creating powerful new ways for ordinary citizens to get involved, change each other’s opinions, and influence the outcome of the election. Voter generated content—moving through YouTube, Facebook and MySpace -- is completely upending traditional political power structures and changing the course of history."
“The big question as we look forward to 2009 is how all of this voter-generated online activism will change the governing process,” added Micah Sifry, PdF’s curator and the editor of techPresident.com. “We’ve expanded the event to two days because we know the Internet tsunami is starting to hit government too, and it’s time to rethink e-democracy, collaborative governance—and how the Web is fostering more transparency and accountability into the process.”
Topics that will be covered at the 2008 PdF:
The top political technology innovations of 2008
Open fundraising and how to create Internet "money bombs"
Mastering the new world of online political video
Re-inventing political media with the rise of the semi-pro
The changing roles of the “net-roots” and the “right-roots”
Converting online supporters into on-the-ground volunteers
Unblocking the future of mobile politics
Big fish in small fishbowls: How bloggers are upending local politics
The inside scoop on what worked and what didn't from the Presidential campaigns
Ideas that spread win: How to go “viral”
How "Wiki Government" can work
Open data, open government and the problem of corruption
Creating better debates with and without television
The cross-partisan politics of transparency
Design principles for online democracy: Connecting government and constituents in the Internet age
How to embrace voter-generated content
New ways of making and spending money online
National tech policy: Which way forward?
Social technology and how the Internet can save the planet
The rise of dynamic data-driven journalism
Redefining leadership in a networked age
Participants of the 2008 PdF include:
David All, Web strategist, David All Group
Jed Alpert, Mobile Commons
Michael Arrington, TechCrunch
Michael Bassik, MSHC
Robert Bluey, Heritage Foundation
Becky Bond, Credo Mobile
Lee Brenner, MySpace Impact Channel
Jason Calacanis, Mahalo.com
Vint Cerf, Google
Robin Chase, Zipcar
Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org
Ed Cone, Ziff Davis Enterprise
Henry Copeland, Blogads
Ana Marie Cox, Time
Michael Dale, Metavid.com
Ami Dar, Idealist.org
Paul Davis, Voter Genome Project
Matt deBergalis, ActBlue
Chuck Defeo, Townhall
Esther Dyson, EDventure
Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards ‘08
Greg Elin, Sunlight Labs
Matt Ewing, MoveOn.org Operation Democracy
Allison Fine, Author, Momentum
Mindy Finn, Mitt Romney '08
Mayhill Fowler, Off The Bus
Catherine Geanuracos, LiveEarth
Julie Barko Germany, Institute for Politics, Democracy & The Internet
Dan Gillmor, Center for Citizen Media
Joe Green, Project Agape
Robert Greenwald, Brave New Films
Steve Grove, YouTube
Catherine Geanuracos, LiveEarth
Mary Katherine Ham, Townhall.com
Jane Hamsher, FireDogLake
Anthony Hamelle, Linkfluence
Justin Hamilton, Rep. George Miller
Scott Heiferman, Meetup.com
Amy Holmes, CNN
Matthew Hurst, Microsoft
Arianna Huffington, Huffington Post
Alex Hunsucker, Eventful.com
Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine
Van Jones, Green For All
Kate Kaye, ClickZ
Cyrus Krohn, Republican National Committee
Justine Lam, Ron Paul '08
Brian Lehrer, WNYC
Lawrence Lessig, Change Congress
Peter Leyden, New Politics Institute
Josh Marshall, Talking Points Memo
Ellen Miller, Sunlight Foundation
David Moore, OpenCongress.org
Vijay Ravindran, Catalist
Craig Newmark, craigslist.org
Wendy Norris, Colorado Confidential
Beth Noveck, New York Law School
Jonah Peretti, BuzzFeed
Mark Pesce, Co-inventor, VRML
Jay Rosen, PressThink
Alec Ross, Barack Obama ‘08
Tracy Russo, John Edwards ‘08
Patrick Ruffini, The Next Right
Douglas Rushkoff, author, Open Source Democracy
Liza Sabater, Daily Gotham
Sarah Schact, Knowledge As Power
AJ Schuler, Commonsense Media
Robert Scoble, FastCompany.tv
Matthew Sheffield, Newsbusters.org
Clay Shirky, Author, Here Comes Everybody
Ben Smith, Politico.com
Tom Steinberg, mySociety.org
Sarah Stirland, Wired
Victoria Stodden, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard
Matt Stoller, OpenLeft.com
Mark Tapscott, Washington Examiner
Zephyr Teachout, Duke Law School
Joe Trippi, John Edwards ‘08
Mike Turk, Consultant, eCampaign Director, Bush-Cheney '04
Michael Van Winkle, Sam Adams Alliance
Jose Antonio Vargas, Washington Post
Katrin Verclas, MobileActive
Austin Walne, Fred Thompson '08
MP Tom Watson, UK Cabinet Office
Morley Winograd, Co-author, Millennial Makeover
Randall Winston, Facebook Causes
Tim Wu, Columbia Law School
Ethan Zuckerman, Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard
And Surprise Guests TBA
WHAT:
The Personal Democracy Forum will feature keynote speeches and interactive panels with technology leaders and political strategists who are rewriting the rules of political contests and redefining democracy in our wired world. Learn how to optimize the use of technology in campaigns, how to master the new media system of blogs, social networks, virtual communities, podcasting, mobile phones and online video; and how to raise money, move messages and impact voting more effectively.
WHEN:
Monday June 23rd, and Tuesday June 24th, 2008, 8:00 am—6:00 pm
(Registration begins at 7:00 am)
For details, please visit HYPERLINK "http://www.personaldemocracy.com/conference"www.personaldemocracy.com/conference
WHERE:
Frederick P. Rose Hall—Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center
Broadway at 60th Street
New York, NY
NOTE:
Conference registration waived for media
Media must RSVP to:
Justin Kazmark
212.561.7466
HYPERLINK "mailto:connie.vargas@morris-king.com" justin.kazmark@morris-king.com
REGISTRATION:
General Registration: $695
Early Bird Registration (through May 31st): $595
Nonprofits: $100 discount
Student (valid student ID required at door): $300 discount
Register online at: HYPERLINK "http://www.personaldemocracy.com/conference" www.personaldemocracy.com/conference
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