[Air-L] OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation, University of Leeds, 30 June- 2 July

[Kheira Belkacem]

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OD2010, the Fourth International Conference on Online Deliberation
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30 June - 2 July, 2010
Leeds University Business School, UK


The widespread diffusion of the Internet and a growing trend towards
democratisation worldwide have encouraged new modes, projects and  
visions of citizen participation in decision making and governance.

OD2010 aims to bring together researchers, developers and practitioners
from a wide range of academic and applied backgrounds to provide a  
unique opportunity to better understand the notion of deliberation in a virtual
environment and to discuss specific advances in online deliberation
from a number of different disciplinary perspectives.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Richard Allan, Head of Public Affairs for Facebook Europe, 'Social  
Politics - Lessons from the UK Election on Facebook'
Beth Noveck, director of the White House Open Government Initiative,
'The View from the White House' (through video link)

RESEARCH PAPER SESSIONS
see details at http://www.od2010.dico.unimi.it/index.php?pgid=3

PANELS
Why Online Deliberation? chaired by Scott Wright, University of East  
Anglia

Emerging Technologies for Online Deliberation, chaired by Simon  
Buckingham Shum, Open University

Online Deliberation in the Post-Soviet Context, chaired by Yuri  
Misnikov, University of Leeds

The Leeds Declaration: The Future of Citizenship: The Loudest Shout or  
the Best Argument?, chaired by Giles Moss, University of Leeds


REGISTRATION FEE
£100 Registration fee
£50 Registration fee for students

Details on the conference web site
http://www.od2010.dico.unimi.it/