Demos for Democracy is an ongoing series of live, interactive online demos that feature designers and builders of the latest innovative governance platforms, tools or methods to foster greater openness and collaboration to how we govern.
Join us on March 29, 2016 for our next demo with:
PlaceSpeak: Claim your place. Speak your mind. Influence the outcome.
About: PlaceSpeak is a location-based citizen engagement platform that solves the problem of how to consult with people online within specific geographic boundaries — and prove it. In doing so, PlaceSpeak produces verifiable data to support evidence-based decision-making and public policy development.
What: Join us for a live demo and discussion about PlaceSpeak, how it works, the process of its design and how can the platform be used for social good.
Who: Joining us in the session will be Colleen Hardwick, Founder and CEO of PlaceSpeak
How can I participate? Attend the live session and actively engage in the conversation through our Q &A period? Ask us questions through our Twitter account @TheGovLab — the event will be live tweeted at #democracydemos
When: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 from 4:00– 4.30 PM EST
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Where: Online via ZOOM (you must download the free software first). To join, click HERE orDial: +1 646 568 7788 (US Toll) or +1 415 762 9988 (US Toll). Meeting ID: 366 202 453. International numbers available here.
About the presenter: Colleen Hardwick is the founder and CEO of PlaceSpeak, a location-based platform that authenticates online citizen engagement. A serial entrepreneur, Colleen has an academic background in urban geography and political science. She spent many years in media as a film and television producer and segued into internet technology. In 2006, she won the Vortex award for excellence in new media innovation from the Marshall McLuhan foundation.
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