I am looking for a few leading Internet technical experts to contribute
their ideas for an online conference on the *use* of the Internet by the
next White House. What advancing Internet standards and tools should be
considered? What would you do if you were in charge? What could the White
House do to filter and respond to the millions of e-mails it receives in a
more effective manner? How might syndication and XML strategies be employed?
If you'd like to contribute a short essay to the event as described below,
please drop me a note <do(_at_)publicus(_dot_)net> with your suggested topic area. -
Steven Clift
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Democracies Online - White House 2001 Online Conference
Envisioning the Next White House Web Site
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Opens with 100 Participants
An online event through January 18, 2001 to generate ideas and exchange
information on the next White House web site. What should the next White
House Web site do? What should it look like? How should the White House
use online communications strategically to connect with citizens and govern?
How this facilitated and moderated online exchange will work:
1. Idea Bullets - Each participant is encouraged to share one short idea
for the next White House web site.
2. Strategic Essays - Internet leaders and netizens are asked to contribute
short 400-500 word essays covering a specific Internet *use* strategy the
White House should consider. Big ideas and solid advice wanted! These
essays should be submitted to the online event facilitator, Steven Clift
<do(_at_)publicus(_dot_)net> for review.
3. General Comments - All participants are encouraged to comment and add to
the ideas sent to the forum. All posts will be moderated with a general
limit of one or two posts per day per person. To keep message volume in
check, some messages may be held one or two days.
To JOIN the online conference, simply send an e-mail to:
do-whitehouse-subscribe(_at_)egroups(_dot_)com
To messages via the web or choose digest options visit:
http://www.egroups.com/group/do-whitehouse
To join the 1600 member Democracies Online Newswire moderated announcement
e-mail list, get the full details at: http://www.e-democracy.org/do
This is a strictly unofficial activity. Content from the online event will
be made available to White House officials and the public.
Hosted by Steven Clift <http://publicus.net> with the Democracies Online
Newswire
<http://e-democracy.org/do>. If your organization would like to Co-Sponsor
this event, all you need to do is bring 20 verified participants to the
forum or send information about the forum to at least 1000 people on an
e-mail list run by your organization. Contact <do(_at_)publicus(_dot_)net> to
co-sponsor this event.