Is there a way to participate remotely?

We are perfectly aware that a lot of people who cannot make it to Berlin for SUMMIT may be interested in remote participation. The concept of remote participation, no matter if before, during or after SUMMIT is definetely one of the crucial aspects of the SUMMIT design. Due to a lack of ressources we cannot make sure that everybody who might be interested is able to attend the event in Berlin. So the proposal to participate remotely comes out of a certain necessity but it means much more: The website is developped as a multi-user and multi-media webblog which allows all the registered delegates to submit, publish and promote their projects, ideas and proposals. The website is the public interface that enables collaborative drafting of the declaration, based on discussions on forums and message boards. It allows delegates to contact each others directly and collaborate before, during and after the actual gathering. There will be audio and video recordings of the SUMMIT sessions, chats and IRC channels for communications in real time. Last but not least we understand the website as a entry point for a ressource center that provides access to tools, knowledge and experiences and supports both institutional and non-institutional initiatives in education and culture.