Conference Highlights
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Keynote Plenary Events

  • Pervasive Politics
  • Building a Broadband Strategy for America
  • White House 2.0
  • Can a Virtual Force become a Political Community?

Tools & Tactics Breakout Panels

A look at emerging tools and applications for the new online tool kit. Designed for a technologically-inclined audience, with hands-on teaching and discussion. Participants are encouraged to post their questions and ideas online ahead of time.

  • Developing Mobile Social Software Applications
  • Making Data Actionable
  • Designing Outreach in Virtual Worlds
  • Using the Practical Applications of Video
  • Building a Better Banner Ad
  • Political Cartography 2.0: Web Mapping & the Election Cycle
  • Developing Your Own Apps: Political Entrepreneurialship
  • Optimizing Your Search Marketing Program:


Case Study Breakout Panels

Case-study driven panel discussions that look at how organizations, campaigns, citizen groups, associations and elected officials used technology to engage voters, raise money, get-out-the-vote, and create policy. Designed for organization leaders, communications teams, and others looking for practical approaches.

  • Database Optimization for Grassroots Organizing
  • Online Strategic Communications
  • Inside the War Room: An Experiment in Issues Management
  • Facebook Outreach
  • Local eGov
  • Young Voter Strategies
  • Open Sourced, Socially-Innovative Advocacy
  • Techno-Powered Fundraising

Ideas Breakout Panels

Moderated conversations that look in-depth at on-the-horizon trends in technology, politics, and governance. Designed for technologists and politicos interested in how technology is changing the political space. Participants will be invited to continue their conversations online.

  • Will Radical Transparency Transform Politics?
  • Is Broadcast Media Co-opting Citizen Powered Media?
  • Open Source Government: Can Peer Production Create Better Public Policy?
  • The Broadband Debate: Continuing the Conversation
  • Does Good Design Matter?
  • Is technology driving us towards "borderless" election?
  • Finding the Long Tail of Politics
  • CyberTerrorism:

Discussion Breakout Panels

Interactive round-table discussions created by the public. Moderators will promote conversation between all participants. Participants from each session are invited to collaborate on online publications about each topic.

To be determined by the public.

New Research

  • The release of IPDI's 2008 Politics & Technology Outlook publication
  • New research on online political advertising
15th Annual Golden Dot Awards

Networking, Networking, Networking!

  • Two networking breakfasts
  • Keynote lunches
  • The Politics Online 2008 Cocktail Party
  • Networking breaks throughout the two days
  • Conference lounge
  • Exhibitor area
The 15th Politics Online Conference will be held March 4th - 5th, 2008.