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All Things Political Seminar hosted by Campaigns and Elections magazine and E-Voter Institute was held at the Catamaran Hotel in San Diego, CA August 21-22, 2006.

Sponsors included:
  • PointRoll
  • TACODA
  • APCO Worldwide
  • BrabenderCox
  • The Tyson Organization
  • The MWW Group
  • HCD Research
  • Fortune Media
  • ElectionMall Technologies
  • SignOnSanDiego.com and the Union-Tribune Publishing Co.
  • CompleteCampaigns
  • MSHC Partners
Speaker included:
Jordan Lieberman, Campaigns & Elections
Karen Jagoda, E-Voter Institute
John Kern, The Kern Company
Tony Bawidamann, The MWW Group
Dan Schnur, Political Strategist
Cassandra Pye, APCO Worldwide
Tab Berg, TAB Communications, Inc.
Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego
Eric Frenchman, Connell Donatelli, LLC
Ben Katz, CompleteCampaigns.com
Kathy Neukirchen, Media Plus
Chris Jennewein, Union-Tribune Publishing Company
Dan Kully, LHKK
Rob Aho, Brabender Cox
Tom Shepard, Tom Shepard & Associates
Bill Wachob, The Campaign Group
Dave Morgan, TACODA
William Greene, Rightmarch.com
Morgan E. Felchner, Campaigns & Elections magazine
Ravi Singh, Electionmall Technologies
John Hoy, Schuman, Hoy & Associates
Van Parish, Winning Directions
Brandon Waters, Arena Communications
Michael Cornfield, GWU Professor and C&E Columnist
Courtney Colbert, PointRoll
Rich Berke, HCD Research
Chris Saridakis, CEO, PointRoll
Dan Schnur, Political Strategist
Matthew Klink, Cerrell Associates, Inc.
Larry Eason, Mindshare Interactive Campaignss
Tasia Malakasis, PointRoll
Michael Bassik, MSHC Partners
Jack Brady, Newspaper Association of America
Tom Edmonds, Edmonds Associates
Chuck DeFeo, Salem Communications
Ondine Fortune, Fortune Media
Pamela Lawton Wilson, Wertz McDade
Gerry Tyson, The Tyson Organization
John Phillips, Aristotle







The 2006 California Online Political and Advocacy Advertising Forum

Held on March 20, 2006 Estancia La Jolla Hotel and Spa, La Jolla, CA

E-Voter Institute, The San Diego Union-Tribune, and SignOnSanDiego.com conducted this insider’s lunch and discussion about social networking, online targeting, fund raising, persuasion, and the search for voters. Featured speakers included Dave Morgan, CEO, Tacoda, Mark Walsh, Democratic Advisor, and Thad Kousser, Political Scientist, University of California, San Diego.



EVENTS HELD in 2005

Advertising and the Empowered Voter:

The Role of Blogs, Podcasts, Mobile and Other New Technologies
Discussions held in Washington, DC, New York and Los Angeles Fall 2005

Sponsors Included

MSHC Partners
PoliticsOnline
CompleteCampaigns.com
American Association of Political Consultants (AAPC)
Personal Democracy Forum
The Public Advocacy Group
Idego Group
Butcher & Butcher
e-Advocates
Media Bloggers Association
CPath Solutions
iMedia Communications
Stephanie Miller Radio Productions
Wilson Grand Communication
Yahoo!



A View From Washington, DC
Held September 21, 2005
Westin Grand Hotel

Introductions
Karen Jagoda, President, E-Voter Institute
Keynote
Terry Neal, Political Columnist, Washingtonpost.com
Current Research
Michael Cornfield, Pew Internet & American Life Project/Pew Research Center
Panel 1 Media Integration: When will political media strategists catch up?
Moderator:
Becki Donatelli, Chairman, Campaign Solutions
Hal Malchow, President, MSHC Partners
Rob Stuart, Senior VP Strategic Relations, @dvocacy Inc.
Michael Turk, e-Campaign Director, Republican National Committee
 
Overview Presentation: Challenges of Disruptive Innovation
 
Chris Carter, Principal, Innosight
Alf Blitzer, Co-Founder, CPath Solutions
 
Panel 2 The Power of Access: New Technologies for Politics and Advocacy and Predictions for the Future
Moderator:
Moderator: Robert Cox, President, Media Bloggers Association
Ravi Singh, CEO, ElectionMall Technologies, Inc.
William Greene, President, RightMarch
Chuck DeFeo, Director of Online Strategy, Salem Communications
Jonathan Godfrey, Internet Communications Director, John Conyers for Congress
 
Reception and Networking



A View From New York
Held October 19, 2005
W New York Hotel

Networking and Lunch

Introductions
Karen Jagoda, President, E-Voter Institute
Keynote
Andrew Rasiej, Founder and Publisher, Personal Democracy Forum
Panel 1 Cross Media Strategies for Awareness, Persuasion, and Fundraising
Moderator:
Phil Noble, Founder, PoliticsOnline
Michael Bassik, Vice President Internet Advertising, MSHC Partners
Chad Marlow, Executive Principal Advocate, The Public Advocacy Group
John Torre, Regional Sales Director, Dynamic Logic
Ivan Sanchez, Planning Director, LatinVox
Bill Maddock, Account Executive, NYTimes.com
 
Panel 2 Blogs, Podcasts, and Mobile for Persuasion and Fundraising
Moderator:
Robert Cox, President, Media Bloggers Association Jason Calacanis, Weblogs
Bob Fertik, President, Democrats.com
Micah Sifry, Executive Editor, Personal Democracy Forum
Ben Chodor, President, Stream57
Jim Meskauskas, iMedia Communications
 
Panel 3 Predictions for 2006/2008
Moderator:
Phil Noble, Founder, PoliticsOnline
Bill Hillsman, President, North Woods Advertising
Rob Stuart, Senior VP Strategic Relations, @dvocacy Inc.
Nicholas Givotovsky, President, Silent Rhino
David Lytel, Vice President for Campaign Strategies, e-Advocates
Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com


Reviews:

Robert Cox, Media Bloggers Association
http://www.thenationaldebate.com/blog/archives/2005/10/_flickr-photo_b_2.htm

Media Maze: Virtual Grassroots
Jim Meskauskas
iMedia Connection
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/7237.asp


A View From Los Angeles
Held November 10, 2005
Maggiano’s Farmer’s Market

Networking and Lunch

Introduction
Karen Jagoda, President, E-Voter Institute
Keynote
Andy Bowers, Senior Editor, Slate.com
Through the Entertainment Lens: Impact of mass culture, blogs, podcasts, mobile, viral marketing, and the Internet on how voters think and act
Panel 1 Post election 2005 insights
Moderator:
Cyrus Krohn, Director of Content Productions, Yahoo!
 
Panel 2 Online video ads, blogs, podcasts, mobile
Moderator:
Brad Berens, Executive Editor, iMedia Communications
 
Panel 3 Predictions for 2006
Moderator:
Tracy Westen, CEO, Center for Government Studies

Panelists:
Kafi Blumenfield, Director, Liberty Hill Foundation
Ben Katz, President, CompleteCampaigns.com
Bryan Merica, President, Idego group
John Phillips, Co-Founder, Aristotle International
Gregg Spiridellis, Co-Founder, JibJab
Gregg Sullivan, Web Producer, Stephanie Miller Radio Productions
Michael Winn, Publisher, The Osprey
 
Reviews:

Peter Krasilovsky: What's Important and Why
http://localonliner.com/?p=40



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