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The IDEA Exchange will be held in London on the 12th and 13th of December 2009. It is being organised by three parties: IDEA – world leaders in educational debate, Debatewise, who’ve built some great debating software and Goldsmiths University, whose Media department will be helping us organise an event themed as ‘The Web and Social Change’. Up to 150 young people from around the world will attend the event. These are tomorrow’s... 

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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.

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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 different prizes, like the first prize for best youth... 

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Actually, there isn’t one. The IDEA Exchange takes the Unconference/Barcamp approach, which in essence means there’s no schedule set beforehand. Instead, attendees turn up on the day and write their name and presentation details on a whiteboard indicating the time and the room they’ll be presenting in. The idea is one of letting the conference be formed by everyone who attends rather than the organisers themselves. It’s very Web 2.0 you... 

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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 issues. Examples on companies or organizations... 

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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 professional skills and professional behaviors... 

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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 put these country on the part of sustainable development.... 

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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 countries is creating a project outside their... 

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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 session will focus on the biggest global divide... 

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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 society.

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