The Parallel Presentations are three 30 minute presentations that run in parallel and event participations choose which one they attend.
The style of the presentation is decided by those making it, but presentation that involve input and dialogue tend to be more interesting.
Presentation Topics
Presentation topics can be proposed by anyone. Once a presentation is proposed, event participants need to express their interest in those topics they are most interested in and provide input for those presenting.
Presentation Selection
If there are more proposed parallel presentations than space available, then the presentations will be decided based on which are the most popular based on sign-ups on the wiki pages.
Proposed Presentations
Add your proposed parallel presentations here by pressing edit above (or via the comments box). Be sure to include the name of the person who will do the presentation and any other information to attract supporters for the presentation.
Writing a good presentation proposal is especially important if more than three presentations are proposed since there is only time for three, those three will be decided based on how popular they are up until the week before the event.
Perspectives of online participation... --duane, Tue, 01 May 2007 17:46:42 -0500 reply
Steve Ward from the Oxford Internet Institute is a researcher on 'e-democracy' type subjects. Much of his work (and that he comes across) is strongly related to e-campaigning in non-profits and this presentation would share some of those findings and insights with you and allow you to have a discussion on those findings. This will be similar to his presentation at Participation 2007 (which not all of you will be at) but will allow more time for discussion of the issues.
Oxfam's Starbucks Campaign --Laura McFarlane?, Thu, 03 May 2007 12:59:18 -0500 reply
We at Oxfam America would love to present on our Starbucks campaign. We integrated YouTube?, Flickr, and Myspace into our traditional forms of online campaigning in addition to coordinating with the rest of the Oxfam family for a great campaign. We will share what happened, how it happened, and lessons learned.
eCampaigning for Internet Freedom --Dan McQuillan?, Sat, 05 May 2007 18:01:51 -0500 reply
I would like to present the case that we should be actively campaigning for Internet Freedom. We all use the freedoms of the net for our ecampaigning, but this environment is under increasing threat. The dynamics of this threat include privacy invasion versus participation, censorship versus freedom of expression, and copyright versus creativity.
And then there's the dark side of web 2.0, which is taking us back into the heartland of corporate control. What chance does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have against YouTube?'s Terms of Service?
I will share my experience of Internet & Human Rights issues at Amnesty International, ranging from international policy debates to censorship evasion tools, and discuss the implications for the future of ecampaigning. I will question the assumption that the threats are being effectively tackled, and propose a Coalition for Internet Freedom that would use innovative ecampaigning to defend the space for meaningful online activism.
UPDATE: A full text of my notes for this session can be found at http://www.internetartizans.co.uk/ecampaigning_for_internet_freedom
