The Public Sphere Project is a (mostly) volunteer program of CPSR. The goal of the project is to help focus attention on the information and communication systems that citizens need. There is exciting "civic intelligence" all around us but we need to work together to make it as compelling, principled and effective as we can.
This may be our last -- and best -- chance!
Public Sphere Project
Conferences - Assist with the DIAC-06 symposium on "Civic Intelligence" tentatively scheduled for 2006 in Brighton, UK.
Partnerships - Help formulate partner criteria and process; become a PSP partner?!
Resources - Identify resources; Help with PHP programming or HTML
Fundraising - Donate or help with grant proposals
Pattern Language for Living Communication
Write patterns - See what's missing and add your ideas
Evaluate patterns - Help authors improve their submissions with your suggestions
Help with editing and editorial - Assume an important role working with authors and with the entire pattern set; Work with users
Help market the project - Help publicize our work; Who should hear about it?
Join the discussion - Subscribe to the pattern language listserv
If you're interested in helping with any of these activities, please contact us.
The Public Sphere Project is
A Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Program
Updated: July 30, 2005