Skype enables lawmakers to hold meetings with their constituents who are unable to travel to the Congressional office, participate in virtual town hall meetings when the Member is not in her District, and build relationships and collaborate more effectively with other Members on important legislative efforts. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
Ben Chodor of online videoconferencing firm Stream 57 was also in the «room» (we did the whole thing over the phone, since Karen's on the West Coast), talking about his company's experience working with candidates to do virtual town hall meetings. (epolitics.com)
He also reached out to the high energy physics community, particularly the younger members, to ensure that their voices were heard by the P5 panel by launching a Twitter feed and working on virtual town hall meetings to solicit feedback. (aaas.org)