Grassroots Use of Technology Conference

Posted by on February 28, 2004

You are invited to the fifth annual conference on:

G R A S S R O O T S U S E O F T E C H N O L O G Y
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge, MA
Saturday, March 13, 2004 * 8:30 am – 5:30 pm

This is an affordable community event! Registration is on a sliding scale from $35-$20 ($7 student/unemployed). 120 people attended last year and we expect 150 this year. SPACES MUST BE RESERVED for attendance. Please register early, as space is limited. To reserve a space, reply with the form below or at the CONFERENCE WEB SITE: http://www.organizenow.net/conference04.html

* No staff? No budget? No Problem – Online Organizing for the Accidental Techie (Tia Sumler, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights)
* Enhanced Voter Lists and the Civic Engagement Initiative (Bob Lelievre, Lelievre Information Services)
* Mapping with GIS – Targeting for Campaigns (Luc?a G?mez)
* Social Capital: Concepts and Tools for Building Community (David Crowley, Social Capital, Inc.)
* Cyber-campaigning: Blogs, Meetups, Evites (Jesse Gordon, DeanVolunteers.org & Jason Davis, Mass For Clark)
* Devil in the Details: Improving Data Quality from the Streets to the Database (Cass Brewer)
* Taking your Web Site to the Next Level: Benefiting From a Database-Backed Web Site (Caroline Meeks, BCT Partners)
* E-Advocacy (Jo Lee, CitizenSpeak.org & Sarah Bennett)
* An Introduction to Distributed Campaigns (Ryan Ozimek and Ann Yoders, PICnet, Inc. with April Pedersen and Chris Lundberg, Democracy in Action)
* And more!

Check-in will begin at 8:30am; program starts promptly at 9:15.

This event is wheelchair accessible.

Co-Hosted by:
Organizers’ Collaborative,
Center for Reflective Community Practice,
and the MIT Greens

Silver Sponsor:
Wainwright Bank: Banking on Values

Patron:
GAIAhost.net (opening in March)

Sustaining Sponsors:
CitySoft.com
Green Media Toolshed
Groundspring.org
Staff of Peace Development Fund

Supporting Sponsors:
Evolve Foundation
Kintera, Inc.
Technology Assistance Network

(for additional sponsors please see our website).