Jože Gricar is Professor & eCenter Director, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, at the University of Maribor in Slovenia. He’s also Chair of the Annual Bled eConference. His presentation was part of the Friday eGovernment Connections and Challenges panel here in Budapest. Click the photos to enlarge.

When he attended my blogging session, we chatted afterwards and discovered our Minnesota-Slovenia connection. I include a subsequent email from him below in which he provides background on it.

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During his closing remarks, Dylan put up a slideshow of the 100+ photos I took during the socializing parts of this week’s Budapest Symposium. He chose to end with this one (click to enlarge) so likewise, I’m putting it up here.

These ICELE people have been seen occasionally at the Budapest symposium this week… and you’re likely to keep hearing and seeing them in the weeks and months to come. Click photos to enlarge.

L to R: Fraser Henderson, Operations Director; Rita Wilson, Interim CEO; Dylan Jeffrey, Board Member and Bellringer; Mathew Ellis, Board Chair; Julia Glidden, Board Member; Andrew Pinder, Board President; Mary Reid, Board Member, Lawrence Pratchett, Board Member.

Tonight’s reception was an inclusive family affair. Click the photos to enlarge.
Left: DCLG‘s Peter Blair and family
Center, L to R: University of Maribor professor Jože Gricar, Julia Glidden (21c) and Alexander, and (I’ll find out the other two)
Right: DCLG‘s Julian Bowrey, IDeA‘s Jane Ratford and their new little one named (I’ll find out)

I’ve added five dozen photos from tonight’s reception to the ICELE Budapest photo set.

The first afternoon session was followed by a coffee break. A wine reception followed the later session.

I took several dozen photos of the socializing and have added them to the ICELE Budapest photo set.

Left photo: Today’s plenary opened at 3 PM with remarks from Symposium Director Dylan Jeffrey, DCLG.

Left Center: Keynote speeches were next: Andrew Pinder CBE, Symposium Chair and Former UK e-Envoy; and Julian Bowrey, Head of Sustainable Communities Summit and Former Head of Local eGovernment.

Right Center: Partner speeches were made by:

• Guido Bertucci, Director for Public Administration & Development Management, UNDESA

• Najat Rochdi, UNDP Representative in the Arab Region

• Michael Remmert, Head of Good Governance in the Information Society, Council of Europe

• Hon. Deb Markowitz, President of NASS

• Jonathan Ortmans, President of Public Forum Institute

Right: Reseach findings were presented by Lawrence Pratchett, Professor of Local Democracy, De Montfort University and Don Norris, Professor of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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I have audio clips of several of these presentations posted on the ICELE weblog.