Julie Germany on SxSW and Geek Politics

by Chip Griffin on March 10, 2010

Julie Germany

Julie Germany will be discussing online politics at the South by Southwest conference in Austin, TX this coming weekend

My colleague, Julie Germany, joined me for a conversation on Disruptive Dialogue about her upcoming trip to South by Southwest where she will be speaking about online politics. As the former Director of the George Washington University Institute for Politics, Democracy, and the Internet, as well as the current Vice President of Digital Strategy at DCI Group, she is well positioned for this talk.

In this interview she addresses:

  • a sneak peek at her talk scheduled for this Sunday in Austin
  • expectations and advice for SxSW
  • views on the importance of geeks engaging in politics at all levels

[podcast]http://media.libsyn.com/media/chipgriffin/dd-julieg-2010-03-08.mp3[/podcast]

This is a topic I touched on yesterday in my post “A Tech Geek’s Guide to Politics,” but you can expect a lot more detail and color in Julie’s presentation, I expect.

I plan to have Julie back for a conversation after she returns to Washington, DC to see what she took away from SxSW.

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  • http://www.localpolitechs.com/index.php/2010/03/11/picks-sxswi-2010/ My picks for SXSWi 2010 | Local PoliTechs

    [...] I was in the room at the Sunlight Foundation when Larry Lessig launched the Change-Congress campaign. Since then, I’ve seen him speak on the issue twice and I’ve rewatched his videos countless number of time.  However, a disconnect exist between his idea, which is great, and concrete actions citizens can take to make that change happen.  I’m curious  to see that Julie has in store for this session.  You can listen to a preview of her session on Chip Griffin’s Pardon The Disruption. [...]

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