- From: Steven Clift <clift@e-democracy.org>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 07:44:49 -0500
- To: eGovIG IG <public-egov-ig@w3.org>, "open-government@lists.okfn.org" <open-government@lists.okfn.org>
Hey all, I've been invited to speak in Estonia on open government. I currently specialize in inclusive civic engagement online. This will be a return visit after being invited to help share "e-democracy" trends nearly a decade ago. Today, of course, Estonia inspires many of us with their leadership in open government. I am honor by this invitation and want to make it work. I am building this visit off of a trip to the Council of Europe's World Forum for Democracy and I will be doing an in-depth seminar on neighbors online in London on the way home (Sat Nov 30). Details to come. To make this Estonian leg possible, I need to add either some additional sponsors or speaking events/trainings. I can do this in Tallinn or perhaps over the weekend (Nov. 23-24) in Helsinki or Riga. I am certainly open to other speaking options in N. Europe. While today I've been going really deep with inclusive civic technology with projects like - http://BeNeighbors.org - and having a family life(!), I spent over a decade speaking across 30 countries introducing the early idea of "e-democracy" and open government with technology far and wide. I was honored with White House Champions of Change recognition this summer. So, if you are interested in quickly exploring something, drop me a note - clift@e-democracy.org - or take a look at my background here: http://stevenclift.com We are really close to making this part of the trip economically viable, but need to act relatively quickly. Thanks, Steven Clift E-Democracy,org Steven Clift - http://stevenclift.com Executive Director - http://E-Democracy.org Twitter: http://twitter.com/democracy Tel/Text: +1.612.234.7072
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