A Book & Concepts Discussion Series

Paul Schumann – CenTexWFS

Taylor Willingham – Texas Forums

Jon Lebkowsky – Extreme Democracy

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How?

• The book as a guide:12 online interactive discussions

• Discussion Guide ()

• Extreme Democracy blog ()

• Networking ()

• Texas Forums blog ()

• Survey ()

• Yahoo Group ()

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Political Tools

• Campaign Tools: Adina Levin

• eVoting: Phillip Windley

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Campaign Tools

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Campaign Applications

• Website

• Content Management Systems (CMS)

• E-Mail

• Polls & Surveys

• Group Forming

• Forums

• Weblogs (blogs)

• Wikis

• List Servers

• Syndication

• Mass Listening

• Social Networks

• Directories

• Get Out the Vote

• Fundraising

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E-Voting

• “…elections are precarious things, run on unreliable systems using technologies that leave us all shaking our heads”

• Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project

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Next Week

• Future of Democracy

  • Survey

  • Additional Materials (videos)

    • Bill Moyers Interview of Grace Lee Boggs ()

    • Did You Know? ()

    • EPIC ()