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SUMMARY: Citizen Engagement for Citizens
LOCATION:CSI Annex
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/66531
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Engaging Citizens, Fostering Innovation and Realizing Social Change in the =
era of Crowdsourcing and Social Media

Never has both the desire and opportunity for citizens to engage with their=
 cities, provincial or national governments and fellow citizens to shape wh=
at they look like and how they care for their residents. There are many exa=
mples of how citizens are engaging with their cities through social media, =
crowdsourcing, etc. to make change happen on the street, at the program and=
 at the policy levels. This workshop will look at these examples and discus=
s the building blocks of leading effective community engagement and open in=
novation online and offline.

Speaking at the workshop will be Laura Graham-Prentice, VP, Communications =
& Marketing of the YMCA of Toronto, Tamara Balan, Project Director of the C=
ivic Action Alliance, and Paul Dombowsky of Ideavibes.
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