The Institute for Electronic Participation would like to thank you for your support and collaboration over the past year.

The Institute for Electronic Participation had a highly creative year in 2009 resulting in a number of e-democracy and e-participation initiatives accomplished in collaboration with project partners:

• implemented 21 on-line debates, consultations, petitions, polls and video chat rooms regarding public issues, policies and legislation in Slovenia and the European Union with more than 3000 active participants including individuals, civil society organisations, government bodies and members of the European parliament;
  
  
• published 4 expert articles and made 7 presentations at international conferences;
  
  
• became an associative member of the Pan European eParticipation Network (PEP-NET), member of the Central and Eastern European Citizens Network and member of CNVOS development centre;
  
  
• mentioned 15 times in national print and new media;
  
  
• listed among key actors in eParticipation developments in the EU (European eParticipation Study)

We look forward to continuing our work with you and wish you a Happy and Successful New Year 2010!

Simon Delakorda, M.Sc., director
Institute for Electronic Participation
Povšetova ulica 37
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia