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Europe | Nov 20-21

Day One, Friday, November 20th, 2009


Time
Main Hall
8:30-
9:30am
Registration & Coffee
9:30-
10:00am
Welcoming Remarks
with Andrew Rasiej, Micah L. Sifry, Marc Lopez and Mayor Jordi Hereu
10:00-
10:45am
Keynote conversation: Charlie Leadbeater on Cloud Culture: How Cloud Computing Will Change Culture and Politics
10:45-
11:00am
Keynote: Mapping the Eurosphere
with Anthony Hamelle
11:00-
11:30am
Coffee Break
11:30-
11:45am
Keynote: How Obama Won
with Joe Rospars
11:45-
12:45pm
Learning from Obama
with Joe Rospars, Kate Albright-Hanna, Benoit Thieulin, Dominique Piotet, and Diego Beas (moderator)

12:45-
2:00pm

Networking Lunch

2:00-
2:15pm

Transition
Main Hall
Breakout A
Breakout B
2:15-
3:30pm
How Political Parties are Reinventing Their Relationship with the Public
Sindre Fossum Beyer, Anna Ebbesen, Ghislaine Robinson, Rishi Saha, and Antoni Gutierrez Rubi (moderator)
How Blogs are Transforming Politics:
John Aravosis, Heidi Nordby Lunde, Mick Fealty, Nicolas Vanbremeersch and Antonella Napolitano (moderator)
Making the Most of Online Video to Promote Your Cause, Party or Candidate
Kate Albright-Hanna, Tom Pursey, Diego Bianchi and Nancy Scola (moderator)

3:30-
4:15pm

Coffee break
Main Hall
Breakout A
Breakout B
4:15-
5:30pm
How the Internet is Changing Politicians
Marietje Schaake, Tom Watson, Ernest Benach, Tim Hood and Bente Kalsnes (moderator)
The New Power of Organizing Individuals into Mass Membership E-Groups
Ilyse Hogue, Paul Hilder, Matthew McGregor and Micah Sifry (moderator)
Using Social Networks and Twitter to Promote Your Cause, Party or Candidate
David All, Amanda Rose, Richard Allan, Ravi Singh and Andrew Rasiej (moderator)
5:30
5:45pm
Transition
5:45-
7:00pm
Plenary on Crossnational Collaboration: Case Studies and Lessons for the Future
with Markus Beckedahl, Jeremie Zimmerman, Paul Hilder, Jack Thurston, and Javier Cremades with Micah Sifry (moderator)
7:00-
8:30pm
Cocktail Party

Day Two, Saturday, November 21st, 2009


Time
Main Hall
8:30-
9:30am
Networking Breakfast
9:30-
10:00am
Welcoming Remarks
with Andrew Rasiej & Marc Lopez
10:00-
11:05am
Three Keynotes and a Conversation on Reinventing Government, the Power of Networks and the Transparency Moment
Tom Steinberg, Scott Heiferman and Ellen Miller
11:05-
11:25am
Keynote: Mobile Platforms for Change
Katrin Verclas
11:25-
11:45am
Coffee Break
11:45-
12:45pm
The Internet and Europe: Can We Connect the Continent?
Mick Fealty, Susan Pointer, Jeremie Zimmerman, Rolf Luehrs, and Rafa Rubio (moderator)

12:45-
2:00pm

Networking Lunch
Plus Optional Session on The Internet and Politics in Spain, from 1:15-2:15pm in the Main Hall with Francisco Polo, Francisco Javier Gimenez, Francois Derbaix, Hector Perez, Charo García, José María Pérez and Ricard Espelt, with Rafa Rubio (moderator)
Main Hall
Breakout A
Breakout B

2:00-
2:15pm

Transition
2:15-
3:30pm
Transparency and Participation: Changing the Equation
Daniel Schmitt, Jack Thurston, Jose M. Alonso, Felipe Heusser, Grigorii Shvedov, and Marta Continente (moderator)
Can Social Media Create a European Union?
David Osimo, Stephen Clark, Mick Fealty, Andreas Mullerleile, and Jon Worth (moderator)
Policy Debate: How to Achieve Internet for All,
David Cierco, Susan Pointer, Bruno Vilarasau, Pilar Conesa and Nancy Scola (moderator)

3:30-
4:15pm

Coffee Break
Main Hall
Breakout A
Breakout B
4:15-
5:30pm
Adapting and Thriving in the New Media Environment
Antonio Sofi, Vincent Ducrey, Liz Mair, Clo Willaerts and Astrid Haug (moderator)
We.gov and E-govt: Collaboration or Conflict?
Dominic Campbell, Matthew Fraser, Tiago Peixoto, Alberto Cottica, and Steve Moore (moderator)
Fine-Tuning Your Web Strategy to Promote Your Cause, Party or Candidate
Matthew McGregor, Oliver Zeisberger, Marc Vidal, Matt Scofield and Diego Beas (moderator)
5:30-
5:45pm
Transition
5:45-
7:00pm
Final plenary
with Julian Assange, Chris Ward, Esther Dyson, Tom Watson, Andrew Rasiej
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