Personal Democracy Forum Europe (PdF) 2009

Across the Continent, political leaders and grass-roots activists are embracing new ways of running for office, influencing the political debate, and governing. Inspired by Barack Obama's campaign for president of the United States, people everywhere are using the Internet to open up politics and make governance more transparent, participatory and effective.

For six years, Personal Democracy Forum has been the place in America, where politicians and technologists gather to learn from each other, to network, and glimpse the future.

The two-day conference consistis of morning plenary sessions, afternoon breakout sessions and a high-level plenary discussion at the end of each day. The topics that will be examined include:

• Pan-European politics: Can the internet connect the dots?
• New possibilities for collaborative government
• Using the internet to open up politics outside the arties
• Transparency and participation: What is real e-government?
• What should European politicians and parties learn from the Obama victory?
• Using social media to transform the relationship between voters and their representatives
• State of the art politech: how to use mobile, video and social networking to advance your cause
• New media vs traditional media: how to navigate the new environment

The event will be simultaneously translated into Spanish. The full programme is available here.

Registration to the event is open and can be performed online. The number of expected participants is around 360.

Event email: pdf@personaldemocracy.com