I’ll be speaking on two panels on international digital activism at the CFP Computers Freedom and Privacy Conference 2009 at Washington DC on June 4, 2009.
In the first panel on “Online Activism Around the World”, I’ll be joined by Nancy Scola (Associate Editor, techPresident), Michael Bolognino (Join the Impact), Ralf Bendrath (Internet Governance Researcher and Privacy Activist), and Basem Fathy (Instructor, Wadi Environmental Science Center).
Later, in a breakout session on “Social Network Activism in the US and Beyond”, I’ll be joined by Amy Hamblin (Organizing for America), Phil Aroneanu (350.org), Ralf Bendrath (Internet Governance Researcher and Privacy Activist), Emily Jacobi (Co-Founder/Director, Digital Democracy), Katitza Rodríguez Pereda (Electronic Privacy Information Center EPIC), Robert Guerra (Project Director, Internet Freedom, Freedom House) and Katrina Neubauer (Program Officer, Internet Freedom, Freedom House).
I would start by giving some context on social media and digital activism in India. Then, I would talk about digital civil society initiatives in the 2009 Indian elections and the role our Ushahidi-based election monitoring platform Vote Report India played in that ecosystem. Finally, I would use my 4Cs Social Media Framework to evaluate the successes and failures of Vote Report India. I recently gave a longer version of the talk at Netsquared DC.
CFP 2009 promises to be a fun and thought-provoking event, so do join us.
