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Policy (and maybe Politics) events: Week of 5/15/08
Dave Witzel, 05/15/2008 - 4:20pm

Berkman@10, email to Congress, and wireless - events of interest.

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Introducing PdF's Weekly Roundup: Policy, Not Politics
Dave Witzel, 05/12/2008 - 4:08pm

PdF's new email newsletter, the Policy Not Politics Weekly Roundup, will discuss what the rise of the networked age means for small 'g' governance

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Of, By, For, and Open for the people
Dave Witzel, 05/09/2008 - 7:34am

At a talk on Monday, Ellen Miller, Executive Director of the Sunlight Foundation (Andrew and Micah are advisers to the Sunlight Foundation), said "there is a fundamental cultural change that has to happen not only with government to embrace the notion of openness but even in the NGO sector to understand that 'of, by, and for the people' now has to become 'of, by, for, and open for the people' (at 2:15 in the video clip).

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Where do you stand on WhereIStand.com?
Dave Witzel, 05/07/2008 - 8:11pm

People, issues, opinions. Where do you stand?

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Sharing and policy? Scott McNealy to speak in DC
Dave Witzel, 04/30/2008 - 8:17am

Scott McNealy of Sun Microsystems to speak on "Open Source, Open Education and Eco-friendly: Can Sharing Improve Policy?" in Washington DC on 5/5.

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UK's Open Rights Group: Ask Becky Hogge
Dave Witzel, 04/30/2008 - 8:05am

The UK's Open Rights Group campaigns on issues like copyright reform, electronic voting, network neutrality and online privacy. Ask Executive Director Becky Hogge about their work.

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Allison Fine helps Reboot America: Ask her questions
Dave Witzel, 04/29/2008 - 8:13am

Allison Fine, live and online, taking questions about Rebooting America and her work.

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