The Future of Political Communications - Connecting With Young Voters June 7, 2007

Young voters spend more time on social networking platforms such as Facebook and YouTube than they do watching television. The internet has rapidly transformed the political communications landscape. Web video, blogs, podcasts, and interactive websites have become mainstream tools for political communicators. The George Washington University, Opportunity 08, a project of the Brookings Institution in partnership with ABC News, PR Newswire, I'm 18 in 08, and Business Development Institute have partnered to produce a half day event that will bring together the best and brightest minds to showcase and explore successes and failures and discuss how political and policy communicators can make sense of and connect with young voters. We will also present the world premiere of David D. Burstein's, "I'm 18 in 08", a documentary film whose goal is promote and encourage more youth to vote and get involved in the political process.

Keynote Speaker:
Joe Trippi
Media Team & Strategic Advisor
John Edward's Campaign

Official Website: http://www.bdionline.com/futurepolitics/