TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The University of Alabama’s Center for Creative Media has partnered with the State Legislative Leadership Foundation to develop a symposium on e-government, “Leadership at Your Fingertips: Legislative Politics in the Information Age.” The symposium will take place Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 in Point Clear.

The symposium is designed to help legislative leaders make more effective use of digital media and the Internet to communicate with their constituents and with one another. Senate presidents, house speakers, and majority and minority leaders from states across the nation are scheduled to attend.

The program will feature experts from across the nation who will discuss the political applications of information technology and the challenges and power of information technology. Participants also will have “hands-on” exercises designed to help them adapt these tools for effective leadership.

The State Legislative Leadership Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that serves America’s state legislative leaders through educational programs in cooperation with leading colleges and universities across America. The Foundation conducts independent research on critical public policy issues and aspects of leadership and publishes newsletters and a political reference text.

UA’s Center for Creative Media is a research and production consortium that brings together media researchers and producers to create and assess media innovations. In partnership with media professionals in Alabama, the nation and beyond, the Center works to discover creative ways to inform, entertain and enlighten media consumers.

For more information about the symposium see www.sllf.org. Contact the Center for Creative Media at 205/348-3905 or ccm@ccm.ua.edu.