Speaking Engagements

ADRHub.com and the Werner Institute, Webinar, 2011
Flexing Facebook’s Civic Muscles: Public Engagement in the Age of Social Media

Net Tuesday, Vancouver, BC, 2011
Flexing Facebook’s Civic Muscles

Masarykova demokratická akademie, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011
British Columbia Citizens Assembly and AmericaSpeaks’ 21st Century Town Meetings

Social Media for Government Conference, Victoria, BC, 2011
Leveraging Digital Tools for Effective Public Engagement on Pressing Policy Issues

Association of Internet Researchers Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, 2011
Greenest City Conversations; Flexing Facebook’s Civic Muscles

National Community for Dialogue and Deliberation (NCDD), webinar, 2011
Public Engagement in Local Government Decision Making through Facebook

Public Decisions Mobile Apps & Interactive Games Conference, webinar, 2011
Greenest City by 2020 Project: Bridging Digital and Traditional Participation in Vancouver, BC

Reinhard Mohn Prize 2011 Symposium “Vitalizing democracy through participation”, Berlin, Germany, 2011
Citizens Assembly on Electoral Reform

University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, 2010
Transparency, Accountability and Community Engagement

OpenGovWest BC, Victoria, BC, 2010
Anatomy of a Participatory Government

Building Sustainable Communities, Kelowna, BC, 2010
Reinvigorating Democracy

BC Ministry of Citizens Services Citizen Engagement: Spotlight Sessions, Victoria, BC, 2010
Creating Ongoing Dialogue

Canadian Community for Dialogue Deliberation, Toronto, ON, 2009
Social Media in USA Presidential Election, Transition and Governance

University of Toronto – Learning by Doing, Toronto, ON, 2008
Embedding Citizen Voice into National Governance

University of British Columbia – When Citizens Decide, Vancouver, BC, 2008
Leveraging the Media to Accelerate Public Engagement Outcomes

International Association of Facilitators, Atlanta, GA, 2008
Rebuilding New Orleans: How Large-Scale Citizen Engagement Laid the Foundation for Success

Ignite Washington DC, 2007
Citizen Voices Driving Federal Policy – A Dream Come True?

US EPA Community Involvement Conference, Jacksonville, FL, 2007
Technological Solutions to Engaging Citizens

Minority Professionals In Alternative Dispute Resolution, Columbus, OH, 2007
Engaging Communities in Decision Making

Canadian Conference on Dialogue & Deliberation, Ottawa, ON, 2005
Cities Communities and Neighbourhoods

Bioneers, Vancouver, BC, 2004
Faith into Action

Simon Fraser University Panel with Canadian Federal Minister of the Environment, Vancouver, BC, 2003
Canada’s Role in the Kyoto Protocol