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Speaker Pelosi will be attending Netroots Nation, will you?
One of Netroots Nation's goals is to facilitate in-person interaction between our political leaders and the progressive community.
So we're thrilled to announce that Speaker Nancy Pelosi will join us in Austin for a Saturday morning keynote session: "Ask the Speaker."
This won't just be any keynote. Speaker Pelosi wants to hear from you. Instead of simply giving a speech at a podium, the Speaker will be taking your questions and interacting with convention attendees.
People-powered customer service
Back in January, we asked you to help us organize sessions that accurately reflect the issues that are most important to you, and you answered en masse. Now, we're asking that you tell us what you think on a more regular basis.
Because Netroots Nation is a physical embodiment of the progressive world, we want to ensure that all communities are represented and all voices are heard. To help us achieve that transparency, we've teamed up with a smart new company called Get Satisfaction. With a motto of "people-powered customer service," what company is better suited to help us reach that goal?
Netroots Nation Releases Agenda, Announces Panelist Line-Up
Our agenda is online!
Back in January, we asked you to help us organize sessions that accurately reflect the issues that are most important to you, and you answered en masse. We received more than 140 submissions on topics ranging from the environment to Iraq.
After several months of tweaking the schedule, combining ideas in order to create the most well-rounded agenda possible and mixing Netroots experts with fresh, new voices, we’re thrilled to announce that our convention schedule is now live.
Our online agenda is fully searchable by topic and speaker, and you can view by day or by subject. We urge you to use it as a resource for planning your convention schedule.
What to do and where to go in Austin ...
In less than a month, we’ll be in Austin, gearing up for four days of connecting, listening, debating and planning. And since we’ll be in such a fantastic city, we’ve carved out a little time for you to explore, eat, drink and experience all the things that make Austin so vibrant.
Before you pack your bags, head over to the Burnt Orange Report and check out their informative visitors’ resource chock full of everything you need to know for your trip to Texas.
Meet our Scholarship Winners
When we announced that we were teaming up with Democracy for America to send at least 9 worthy activists to Austin this July, we knew the campaign would be a success. After all, Netroots Nation is shaping up to be the most energized convention yet. But, we never guessed the response to the scholarship competition would be this huge.
After 128 applications and many generous donations, we are proud to announce 30 scholarship winners.
Van Jones To Deliver Netroots Nation Keynote
Claim your scholarship to Netroots Nation 2008!
Bloggers and activists just like you are working every day in their own communities to change the face of progressive politics. Grassroots organizing is happening in neighborhoods across the country, in states red, blue and on the fence.
And this year’s gathering at Netroots Nation will be the most energized yet. To help everyone get there, we're thrilled to partner with Democracy for America to offer scholarships to bring some of those activists to Austin to network with fellow progressives just like them.
Lawrence Lessig to Deliver Netroots Nation Keynote
Great news! Netroots Nation is proud to announce Lawrence Lessig as one of our keynote speakers for this year's conference.
Professor Lessig, who has been called one of the "leading minds in tech" and open-source democracy by the American Prospect, is the founder of Creative Commons, and spent years working to make sure that as the rules of the Internet got written, they were written in a way that put power in the hands of regular people. He advanced his ideas through numerous books, articles and blog posts. Respected worldwide, he is one of the true luminaries of the Internet.
