Evgeny Morozov is a Yahoo fellow at the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, where he is studying the impact of the Internet on global politics. He is also a contributing editor and a blogger for Foreign Policy Magazine. Prior to his appointment to Georgetown, he was a fellow at the Open Society Institute, where he remains on the board of the Information Program. His book... 

Presenter: Ton Sonneveldt Abstract: This lecture is about organizing public debates and using the internet (website, electronic newsletters, action calls by email, skype meetings) to influence the decision making process concerning local issues. Background info: Organizing the community in a quarter of Rotterdam I live in Rotterdam (the Netherlands) and I am active in my own neighborhood. During several... 

Presenters: Zoja Rudak and Zivile Meskeliene Abstract: We propose a presentation on how to use a popular web site material to discuss civic position of youth. We propose practical activity as follows: Watching video film about students’ cruelty. Making a graph of the reaction on the film Find out responsibility using a method of “corners”, that means to find out who and what for is responsible -... 

Presenters: Mira Vogel, John Phelps Abstract: With the arrival of the social, participative web often referred to as Web 2.0 came talk of Learning 2.0. Learning 2.0 can be summarised as collaborative, project-based, self-directed, boundary-busting and above all connected. We discuss some national horizon scanning, and the ways Goldsmiths learners and teachers are using what the Web has to offer. We... 

Presenter: Danute Jarmalaviciene Abstract: The presentation includes the description of the school’s eJournal, its aims and the ways how it can be used in the activities of the debating society of the school. The presentation will be illustrated by the slides containing extracts from problematic articles, students’ opinion on different issues, ways of solving problems, giving pros and cons.

Presenter: Negar Esteki Abstract: MOSA was founded in 2001 in Amsterdam. MOSA was founded primarily to give the youngsters in Amsterdam a voice by starting a radio broadcasting for and by the youngsters of Amsterdam. Young people of all ages, education and cultural background get the opportunity to cooperate and create something that matches the experiences of the youth in Amsterdam. MOSA received... 

Presenter: Oliver T. Hellriegel Abstract: The presentation will give insights on changes in the media landscape and the resulting influences on consumer behavior, especially through the proliferation of digital media. The shift from broadcast media, as known in the 20th century, to social media in the 21st century has lead to new forms of interactions, which will be covered in new communication policy... 

Presenter: Bocioaca Vlad Abstract: In recent years, various changes, developments and transformations have taken place in all areas in the world, especially since the beginning of the new century in which we have been living and the possible effects and consequences of these are observed in the societies. In line with this fact, an increase is observed in the amount of the professional knowledge, the... 

Presenter: Adebayo Waidi Abstract:The workshop intends to beam light on the current state of democracies on the African continent; exploring on the one hand the inherent problems of these democracies and on the other suggesting short and long term solutions that would bring about institutional development, credible transition from one government to another, the entrenchment of democratic values and... 

Presenter: Špela Zupan, Dominik Moškvan Abstract: A project that once seemed impossible to organize is now slowly coming to light, thanks to the internet – we are referring to summer academy in Jordan that combines lectures on debate, current issues and active participation of the youth. During this presentation, we will talk about importance of the internet, when a team of organizers from different... 

Presenter: Evelin Andrespok Abstract: Internet has become the cornerstone of effectively functioning modern life in many countries. However, the fast digital developments of past decades have also created the problem of ‘digital divide’, which refers to the gap between different groups of people of societies in having physical access and the knowledge for being digital citizens. This discussion... 

Presenter: Sten Andreas Ehrlich Abstract: Description of debate series “Spot the Argument”. “Spot the Argument” is a project launched by the Estonian Debating Society in which debaters debate with politicians. The motions were set after promises of the politicians. Analysis of the project, premises of it, getting media attention, popularizing culture of argument and debate in politics and... 

Presenter: Olena Syrinska Abstact: I want to present “Election games blog”. It is a new project of the Ukrainian civic journalism site “Maidan” (www.maidan.org.ua). It started on October, 1, 2009 (before president election campaign) as a game blog where Ukrainian political analysts, journalist, civic society activist and users of the site can compete in their knowledge of the... 

Presenter: Raluca Bogdan Abstract: For decades people felt more comfortable discussing public issues in private, whether it was in the intimacy of their home or in a bar with a friend and a couple of beers. People felt more at ease to express their opinion on their leaders by mocking them in plays or under a mask at the Venice Carnival. Today, usernames uncover civic voices on blogs, chat rooms and... 

Presenter: Chibueze Jerry Nwigwe Abstract: Nigeria’s transition to democracy is wrought with difficulties characterized by a slow pace of governance reform, low level of civic engagement while ethnic and religious violence is on the ascendance. Political space is dominated by the power seekers who often resort to violence in order to secure political and financial gains. Young people have been marginalized... 

Presenter: Natallia Isaevich Abstract: There is a stereotype that people, who can be called IT-geeks prefer develop and investigate new features of modern technology, but don’t notice a real life of society, it’s problems. From the other side society doesn’t pay attention on geeks. This problem in Belarus we try to solve by organizing small meeting – Mash pits that are popular... 

Presenters: Maya Catalina Tudor, Sabin Ciornea Abstract: Since the internet is at a touch of a button for almost every individual, it should be regarded as one of the most powerful means of communication, being able to connect people all around the world. That`s why we focus our attention on promoting debate through an online TV show, which would ,in the end, result in a considerable debate archive,... 

Presenter: Mihailescu Andrei Iustin, Teodora Graur Abstract: This presentation will regard the ins and outs of the YouSpeak project – from how one could get funding for an online debating project, website development, persuasion techniques for people to enter the project, marketing techniques for people outside the academic debating community, keeping participants interested in the project throughout... 

Presenter: Uve Poom Abstract: During my debating career, my debate partner spent an exchange year abroad. Despite the geographic divide we had to stay on top of the our game to successfully compete at international debate tournaments in Europe. To that end, we spent hours upon hours debating over Skype, either one-on-one or recruiting other debate geeks from all over the World. Today I’m of the firm... 

Presenter: Radulescu Theodor Abstract: General knowledge, from capital cities to key dates, has long been a marker of an educated mind. But what happens when facts can be Googled? Where is the Internet era leading? What does our intellectual future look like? During my presentation,the attendants will be encouraged to find the answers to these questions in interactive debates, games and quizzes.

Presenter: Lubmoir Angelov, Nadezhda Tsocheva, Damyan Dimitrov Abstract: In short it will include the involvement of the media for public presentations and events that promote the idea of debate among young people. We are also thinking of engaging elected officials for those events for bigger publicity, also debate videos and computer presentations on the internet.

Presenter: Katerina Sushchenko Abstract: In Ukraine now is working the first and by now the only portal of civic journalistic HiWay. Here everyone can publish his own material in one of the headings – politics, economics, culture, ecology, literature page etc. HiWay – side for interesting communication, discussion. When publishing their material everyone can get a lot of comments on a topic. Teaching... 

Presenter: Yulia Stepanova Abstract: All projects create by a team. And it’s really great to work with open-mind & smart people. But what to do if you have an idea, you have a wonderful team & haven’t possibility to be at one place in the same time? You can create your project in internet. So let’s discuss about the best online team-work soft & services. We’ll share our favorite... 

Presenter: Bektour Iskender Abstract: I would like to share my experience of Kloop: a web-based project that I started two years ago in Kyrgyzstan. It started as a simple blog on WordPress, and today it is one of the biggest blogging platforms in the whole region of Central Asia. It it also a journalism training centre for high school and university students, and we achieved some success: some of our... 

Presenter: Sergiu Scripcă Abstract: The spectacular rise of new media in recent years has lead to the appearance of a continuous flow of information: whether truly relevant, completely trivial or even unwanted, the sheer amount of such information can overload your public, especially if you represent civic causes that may be neither naturally attractive, nor sufficiently funded to easily reach your... 

Presenter: Karoly Beres Abstract: In my paper I am presenting the findings of an action research carried out by a team of social workers and volunteers in Covasna county, Romania. My theme is how new media can be used to tackle child care issues. We started obviously, with meetings, followed by initiating a purpose-oriented discussion list…. Then, in a more innovative pace, we developed a blog for... 

Presenter: Bianca Voicu Abstract: This presentation will show you how to make yourself heard in any circumstance. The art of persuasion will be brought in front of you and I can assure you it is worthed. To make it all more interesting, theory will be mixed with interactive games to keep the attendant’s up. The presentation will include style techniques used by mass media, some steps to follow to... 

Presenter: David Crane – founder and convenor of the WODC Abstract: The first ever World Online Debating Championship was a great success. Twenty-five teams from five different continents, a stellar line-up of judges and some great quality debates. What are the lessons we can learn from this event? What went right? What went wrong? What will we do differently next time around? What can you... 

Presenter: Teodora Dobre Abstract: Project management is a carefully planned and organized effort to accomplish a specific or usually one-time objective. Why project management? Because it is one of the things we apply daily, even if we are not conscious. And it is definitely one of the things we could improve. The presentation will be an interactive one, because I have noticed that people tend to... 

Presenter: Curca Stefan-Alexandru Abstract: In recent days,the internet addiction is getting worse by the minute. According to a survey made last year,there are above 400 „internet rehab centers”in China alone.In the United States of America,”a cure” from the internet goes up to 14500 dolars. So, we can see the addiction spreading really fast.But,on the other hand,we have the world of debate,that... 

Presenter: Yury Bychkou Abstract: How to create your own citizen journalism platform using open-source software? How to promote your project only for 50$? How to build strong community? How to use citizen journalism offline?

Presenter: Alisa Keetanitinun Abstract: The presentation will serve as a showcase for some projects of potential grantees of Youth Action Fund (Thailand).  YAF (Thailand) is an initiative which give small grants to youth-driven projects that use new media to promote one of the following: alternative/new media development, access to justice for vulnerable groups, citizen education on rights and responsibilities,... 

Presenters: Mila Sopova, Steffanie Geilhof, Alexander Kuczminski, Andreea Cutean, Ruth Muller Abstract: The presentation will focus on a 15′ documentary and research paper recording and analyzing a non-governmental environmental initiative in Macedonia: Plant a Tree – Plant your Future. The initiative calls for voluntary participation of citizens in two planting events: one in Spring, ... 

Presenter:Tatiana Aulachynskaya Abstract: In my presentation I’m going to share some interesting facts about how we use on-line tools for promoting debate in Belarus. I’ll cover the specifics of our online communication, and tell about most common ways we’re getting to know about the news in debate society, like: Newsletters Facebook/VK (social networks) groups Blogs Custom websites (for sharing... 

Presenter: Mite Kuzevski Abstract: Using the power of twitter to create content in a live context is a brilliant way to connect with those who are sharing ideas or to provide an ability for others who are not at the event to both follow the event live but also contribute to the event in real time that will drive a great traffic to your site. If you are doing an event, whether its a small invitation... 

Presenter: Marjan Stojnev Abstract: Utilize the power of pipes [namely the Yahoo! Pipes service] to create inteligent mashups and data feeds on specific topics and categories in a visual manner, from a variety of sources. This presentation will show you how to gather the information you want to find, categorize and reformat it, and then display on the location you need it, when you need it. We will...