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Personal Democracy Forum 2012 | June 11-12 | NYC "The Internet's New Political Power" http://personaldemocracy.com/conferences/nyc/2012 The world's leading conference exploring and analyzing technology's impact on politics and government returned to the NYU Skirball Center June 11-12, 2012, with hundreds of individuals in attendance interested in how technology is changing politics, governance and society. The full conference schedule: http://personaldemocracy.com/conferences/nyc/2012/program A complete list of the more than 120 speakers: http://personaldemocracy.com/conferences/nyc/2012/speakers A detailed description of the main theme and plenary program: http://techpresident.com/news/22206/pdf12-sharing-more-details-main-conference-program