Save the Date-April 16! Blogs, Websites and Email: Entrepreneurial Opportunities on the Campaign Trail - MIT Enterprise Forum Dinner Program

Join the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest as we explore how technology is being used to further the campaign process.

With a plethora of applications from email to blogs, podcasts to streaming video, millions of people are using technology to become more engaged with political campaigns in 2008. Whether making contributions online or learning about candidates’ trials and tribulations in near real-time, the impact of technology on campaign politics is inescapable.

But what is going on at a detailed level? How are the pundits, the pollsters and the politicians using technology for politics? And what does all of this mean to the entrepreneurial community?

On Wednesday, April 16, join the MIT Enterprise Forum and David Postman, Chief Political Reporter of the Seattle Times, as he moderates a star-studded panel to discuss these and other issues:

• How is political campaigning and lobbying changing in the face of new media?
• How do new and old media coexist to reach a broadening range of interested citizens?
• What specific techniques are most effective for increasing donations, voter turnout, and reaching different demographics?
• Where are the opportunities for entrepreneurs?

Please join us for a lively dinner event Wednesday, April 16.

Moderator:
David Postman, The Seattle Times

Panelists:
Trace Anderson, Founder of BlueUtopia, http://blueutopia.com/
Cathy Allen, Campaign Consultant, Connections Group
Christian Sinderman, Campaign Consultant, NW Passage Consulting
Mike Davidson, CEO, Newsvine http://www.newsvine.com/

When: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - Social hour and registration begin at 5:00 pm. Dinner is served at 6:15 pm. Program starts at 7:00 pm.
Where: Hyatt Regency Bellevue Hotel - 900 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA
How: The Early Bird ticket price is only $48 through April 3. Starting April 4, 2008 regular price tickets will be $54. At the door, the ticket price will be $60.

Reservations may be made as follows:
* Register online at www.mitwa.org until 5:00 p.m., April 15th.
* Phone registrations at (425) 771-4790 accepted until April 15th, noon.
* Onsite registrations beginning at 5:00 p.m. April 16th, space permitting.
* VISA, MasterCard and American Express are welcome.
* Companies or individuals may reserve a table of 10.