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Contents 1 Monday, April 20 1.1 Morning 1.2 Afternoon 2 Tuesday, April 21 2.1 Morning 2.2 Afternoon

Monday, April 20

Morning

8:00 a.m

• Registration & Networking Breakfast
  Atrium – The Conference Hub
  
• Panel:
  Governance 2.0: How Secretaries of State Are Streamlining Services in a 2.0 World
  Ballroom
  

10:00 a.m.

• Opening Keynote Session
  Cognitive Evolution and Revolution
  How the way we use technology is changing us and what that means for politics
  Ballroom

11:00 a.m.

• Caffeine and Networking Break
  Atrium – The Conference Hub
• Geek Lab: Design for Context
  Atrium - Geek Lab
• Geek Lab open until 5pm

11:30 a.m.

• Breakout Panels
  • Vote Report: Crowdsourcing Political Journalism
    Ballroom
  • Collaborative Politics Online: Principles, Pitfalls and Practical Advice
    Hemisphere A
  • Law, Politics and the Internet: What is the Current State of Regulation? Is More Regulation on the Horizon?
    Hemisphere B
  • Fishing with a Keyboard: How to Catch and Engage Online Users
    Meridian C
  • Broadening Broadband: The Benefits and Beyond
    Meridian D&E

Afternoon

12:30 p.m.

• Lunch (On Your Own)
  Optional Activities: Screening of the documentary Us Now
  Ballroom
• Geek Lab: Google
  Atrium - Geek Lab

2:00 p.m.

• Breakout Panels
  • How Republicans and Democrats Can Work Together Online to Create Government Transparency
    Ballroom
  • Will Old Media Paradigms Shift Into the New Media World?
    Hemisphere A
  • The Future of Voting Technology: Towards “Critical Democracy Infrastructure?”
    Hemisphere B
  • The Future of Public Debate Online
    Meridian C
  • Field Organizing in a Digital World: New Tools for Old Tricks?
    Meridian D&E

3:00 p.m.

• Caffeine & Networking Break
  Atrium – The Conference Hub
• Geek Lab: Politics.com
  Atrium - Geek Lab

3:30 p.m.

• Breakout Panels
  • Advocacy 3D
    Ballroom
  • Every Question I Was Too Embarrassed to Ask About Technology
    Hemisphere A
  • Needle in a Haystack: Effectively Utilizing Data to Fuel Targeting Efforts
    Hemisphere B
  • The Next Step: Instant Feedback on Your Ideas for Using Technology to Advance Politics
    Meridian C
  • Social Media Platforms and Directing Traffic to Your Real Campaign
    Meridian D&E

4:30 p.m.

• Coffee and Networking Break
  Atrium – The Conference Hub

5:00 p.m.

• Afternoon Keynote Session
  The Visual Frontier: How the Arts, Pop Culture, and Business Innovate the Way We Consume and Use Information
  Ballroom

6:00 p.m.

• Politics Online Cocktail Party
  Pavilion Room

8:00 p.m.

• New Event: Absinthe - [Absinthe - La Fée Verte After Party
  NGP Software
  1225 Eye Street NW, Suite 1225, Washington, DC

Tuesday, April 21

Morning

9:00 a.m.

• Breakfast
  Atrium – The Conference Hub
• Elected and Connected: Uses, Dangers and Benefits of Being an Elected Official in a 2.0 World
  Ballroom

10:00 a.m.

• Breakout Sessions
  • Public Affairs in the Digital Age: Real People = Real Results
    Ballroom
  • Palin-ated: Online Media Training, Don’cha Know!
    Hemisphere A
  • Power in Your Pocket: Campaigning with Mobile Phones
    Hemisphere B
  • Academic Research on Internet Tools in the 2008 Election
    Meridian C
  • The Next Generation of Campaign Web Sites
    Meridian D&E

• Geek Lab open until 4:45 pm

11:00 a.m.

• Caffeine and Networking Break
  Atrium – The Conference Hub

11:30 a.m.

• Keynote Session
  How We Did It: A Conversation with the Online Communications Directors from the Obama and McCain Campaigns
  Ballroom

Afternoon

12:30 p.m.

• Lunch (On Your Own)
  Optional Activities:
  Panel Discussion:
  Who Is the Online Right?
  Ballroom

2:00 p.m.

• Breakout Sessions
  • Social Media Analytics: Monitor, Measure and Manage Your Reputation on the Wild Wild Web of Social Media
    Ballroom
  • Wii the People: Can Games Be a Useful Tool to Engage the Public in Policy Development?
    Hemisphere A
  • Powering the Youth Vote
    Hemisphere B
  • Mobilizing Your Campaign Bootcamp (for Advanced Strategists!)
    Meridian C
  • Online Politics at the State Level
    Meridian D&E

3:00 p.m.

• Caffeine and Networking Break
  Atrium – The Conference Hub

3:30 p.m.

• Breakout Sessions
  • New Media Consumption
    Ballroom
  • What Effect Will the New Administration’s Use of Tech Have on Congress?
    Hemisphere A
  • Smear Politics Online
    Hemisphere B
  • Successful Tactics for Raising Money Online
    Meridian C
  • Tinkering Your Web Strategy: Using Analytics to Understand Your Traffic and Making Adjustments
    Meridian D&E

4:45 p.m.

• Closing Keynote
  Delivered by the winner of Ignite Night DC
  Ballroom