PdF London Event May 13: Action Replay
BY Micah L. Sifry | Thursday, April 22 2010
Technology is changing politics the world over, and right now one epicenter for that transformation is Great Britain, where the May 6 elections have become a fascinating free-for-all among three major parties, the Conservatives, Labour, and the Liberal-Democrats, and where the campaigns, the media, party activists, independent bloggers and ordinary voters are all rapidly engaging with each other online.
With those changes in mind, we're pleased to announce "General Election 2010: Action Replay," a formal review of the Britain's first digital election, on May 13 from 6:00-10:00pm at the RSA in London.
The free event, hosted in conjunction with the RSA, Onalytica and We Are Social and organized with the help of Steve Moore, will bring together more than 200 people who have been responsible for the most creative and high-impact uses of digital media during the campaign.
Speakers will include US political strategists Mindy Finn and Joe Trippi, along with PdF co-founder Andrew Rasiej. From the UK we have Stella Creasy*, Labour's Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in Walthamstow; Joanne Cash*, the Conservatives' Prospective Parliamentary Candidate in Westminster North; Will Heaven, the Daily Telegraph's Deputy Blogs Editor; Anthony Painter, Commentator and Journalist; and Mark Pack, the Lib-Dem Head of Digital at Mandate Communications and co-editor Lib Dem Voice (www.LibDemVoice.org). [*Invited.]
Our goal is a highly interactive conversation among all the attendees. We will be inviting participants from across the political spectrum who have distinguished themselves by their usage of digital media through the course of the UK election. To apply for an invitation, just fill out the relevant information in the registration pages.
Action Replay will be a prelude to our first major UK PdF conference which will take place this autumn in London. We will confirm attendance 10 days prior to the event, by email.