Agenda
| Wednesday, November 16 | |
| 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. | Knowlton School of Architecture Pre-Lecture Reception |
| 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Knowlton School of Architecture Lecture Series: Chris Haller, Place Matters, Visualization Tools for Citizen Participation |
| Thursday, November 17 | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast & Registration (Outside R. 140) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Welcome (R. 140) |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Overview of Citizen Consultation Processes, Tools and Trends - Lars Hasselblad Torres, AmericaSpeaks & Alexandra Samuel, Social Signal (R. 140 & ) |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break (Outside R. 140) |
10:45 - 12:30 p.m. |
Experiencing On-Line Deliberation: Conference participants will engage in a computer-mediated discussion on a pre-designated public policy issue. (R. 140, 206, 210, 216, 220, 230, 240 - see assignment) 10:45: Introduction to the Deliberation Issue, Peter Shane 10:55: Introduction to Elluminate, Steve Gordon 11:10: Adjourn to Breakout Rooms for Mock Deliberation |
| 12:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Lunch (Ballroom) |
| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Introduction to Delibera by Peter Shane (Ballroom) |
| 2:10 - 3:00 p.m. | Small Group Discussion: Audience members will break into teams to plot
a hypothetical citizen outreach strategy including online tools as a
significant vehicle for public engagement with government (R. 140, 206, 210, 216, 220, 230, 240 - see assignment) |
| 3:00 - 3:10 p.m. | Break (Outside R. 140) |
| 3:10 - 4:30 p.m. | Moderated Plenary Session: Lars Hasselblad Torres, AmericaSpeaks & Alexandra Samuel, Social Signal will answer audience questions and comments regarding the use of online deliberation tools for outreach. |
| Friday, November 18 | |
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast (Outside R. 140) |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | Breakout session A: (R. 140, 230, 240) Group I: How to Attract and Sustain Citizen Participation [Moderator: Lars Hasselblad Torres] Group II: How to Frame Questions and Set the Stage for Productive Public Deliberation [Moderator: Robert Cavalier] Group III: What Practical Issues of Technology, Organization and Personnel Arise for Governments Seeking to Implement E-Democracy? [Moderator: Alexandra Samuel] |
| 10:30-10:45 a.m. | Break (Outside R. 140) |
| 10:45 - 12:15 p.m. | Breakout session B (R. 140, 230, 240) Group I: How Can Communities Help Prepare All Citizens to Participate Effectively in E-Democracy [Moderator: Matt Eastin] Group II: How to Establish and Maintain Norms of Civil Online Discourse [Moderator: Mike Neblo] Group III: How Can E-Democracy Tools and Face-to-Face Civic Interaction Best Be Integrated? [Moderators: Steve Gordon and Maria Conroy] |
| 12:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Lunch (Ballroom) Robert Cavalier, Director, Center for Advancement of Applied Ethics and Political Philosophy Multimedia Lab, Department of Philosophy, Carnegie Mellon University: PICOLA and On-Line Deliberative Polling. |
| 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. | Break (Outside R. 140) |
| 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. | Andy Johnson, Electronic Visualization Lab, Computer Science Department, University of Illinois - Chicago: Advanced Collaborative Visualization Tools (R. 140) |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Wrap-Up and Adjournment (R. 140) |
