OUTBURST!

Democratic National Convention
08.24.08 to 08.24.08

1:00pm - 9:00pm
Denver, CO
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER HOSTS DNC OUTBURST! FORUMS
Pre-convention Interactive Forums First in a Groundbreaking Series throughout the Elections

DENVER, CO (August 15, 2008) – The Center for African American Policy (CAAP – www.blackpolicy.org) at the University of Denver today announced the first of its groundbreaking OUTBURST! Tour (www.outbursttour.com) events, a series of multi-city interactive forums addressing pressing public policy challenges through innovative “new school” solutions. OUTBURST! events consist of live 90-minute interactive forums utilizing cutting edge digital tools, formatted as a "discussion" between experts and respected public individuals in the realm of politics and public policy. The following OUTBURST! Tour events will take place on Sunday, August 24th at the University of Denver, Sturm Hall, University of Denver, 2000 E Asbury Avenue, Denver, CO 80210. Google Map:

-1pm - 2:30pm: CAAP Executive Director and Colorado State Senate President Peter Groff with Blackpolicy.org Chief Editor Charles Ellison moderate an interactive panel including current City Councilman (first Black Denver City Council President) Michael Hancock (D) and State Sen. Kasim Reed (D-GA) who is currently running for Mayor in Atlanta.

-5:30pm – 7pm: CAAP, in conjunction with The George Washington University Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet (IPDI – www.ipdi.org), hosts a special forum on technology and the use of online tools in the 2008 elections. IPDI Director and GWU Graduate School of Political Management Marketing Director Julie Germany moderates an esteemed panel of experts. (Panelists TBA)

-7pm – 9pm: A Special Reception hosted by CAAP in conjunction with IPDI and the GWU Graduate School of Political Management. Food and beverages served. (Showcased authors and artists TBA)

Sponsors of the OUTBURST! Tour include: The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (www.publiccharters.org) which is partnering with CAAP as a premier sponsor providing content, panelists and venues in key locations throughout the 2008 elections; XM Radio (www.xmradio.com) Channel 130 “POTUS ‘08” which will cover the forums; Turning Technologies, Inc. (www.turningtechnologies.com) will be providing the new Turning Point digital polling clicker to audience members; LocaModa, Inc. (www.locamoda.com) will provide audience use of the cutting-edge Wiffiti social networking display tool (www.wiffiti.com) ; and Politics Magazine (www.campaignsandelections.com) will provide content.

Groff and Ellison are columnists in the Washington Times (www.washingtontimes.com) and hosts of the popular XM Radio program Blackpolicy.org on XM Channels 130 (POTUS ’08) and 169 (The Power). The OUTBURST! forums are intense exchanges on select topics, combining displayed "real-time" digital polling and live online social networking tools. Audience members will be electronically polled in real time during the conversation. OUTBURST! Forums will take place at the major political conventions in Denver and St. Paul and in venues near the four Presidential debate sites. For more information contact Veronica White at vwhite@du.edu or 303.871.4195.

2008 Annual AME Church 5th Regional District Mid-Year Conference
03.15.08 | 10:30am - Noon PT
Phoenix, AZ
A major interactive youth forum on public policy, politics and the 2008 elections in conjunction with the African Methodist Episcopal Church 5th Regional District.