http://xml.gov/stratml/drybridge/IS.xmlAbout iSoloniSolon.orgIS_3751b01e-6df6-471b-91a6-12c988fe12d5iSolon.org is a non-profit, non-partisan, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.J.H. SniderPresident and Member of the BoardCarol BeachMember of the Board, Former Speech Writer, First Lady Hillary ClintonPaul HylandMember of the Board, Chief Technology Officer, Editorial Projects in EducationSheila KrumholzMember of the Board, Executive Director, Center for Responsive Politics Chris SpenceMember of the Board, Director of Technology Strategy and Programs, National Democratic Institute Christopher SandsMember of the Board, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute_7a302934-dbea-11df-8e81-ce0f7a64ea2aTo develop and advocate reforms where elected officials have a conflict of interest with the American public, especially in the use of information technology to make themselves more democratically accountable. _7a3287c4-dbea-11df-8e81-ce0f7a64ea2aIdeasBring paradigm-changing ideas on the policy implications of new information technologies to the fore of public discussion. _7a32886e-dbea-11df-8e81-ce0f7a64ea2aElected OfficialsElected officials have a conflict of interest in using technologies to make themselves more democratically accountable.Citizen AssembliesNew information technologies are creating great opportunities for democratic reform that are not being exploited because elected officials have a conflict of interest in using those technologies to make themselves more democratically accountable. iSolon.org studies how that conflict plays out in the design of democratic institutions and analyzes mechanisms, including the use of state constitutional conventions, redistricting juries, citizen assemblies, and semantic web ontologies to solve the conflict of interest problem. Checks & Balances ProjectImprove the democratic checks & balances system through innovations such as narrowly focused state constitutional conventions, redistricting juries, and citizen assemblies. _7a32890e-dbea-11df-8e81-ce0f7a64ea2a1Citizen AssembliesRedistricting JuriesState Constitutional ConventionsConflict-of-Interest Web ProjectEmploy new semantic web technologies to empower citizens, journalists, and other opinion leaders with better information that makes government more efficient and effective. _7a32897c-dbea-11df-8e81-ce0f7a64ea2a2CitizensJournalistsOpinion Leaders2010-10-19http://isolon.org/about/about.htmOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net