At our European Zeitgeist event, held annually near London, we traditionally erect a large marquee for a partner dinner and entertainment. This year we wondered if there was anything else we could do with the space once Zeitgeist was over. In that instant, the Big Tent was born.Wikipedia defines it as "seeking to attract people with diverse viewpoints...does not require adherence to some ideology as a criterion for membership." That just about sums up the idea behind last week’s Big Tent conference, which focused on debating some of the hot issues relating to the internet and society.Privacy International and Index on Censorship —both of whom have criticised Google in the past—to partner with us in staging the debates, and sought diverse viewpoints among the speakers and the delegates.Big Brother television producer Peter Bazalgette , Mumsnet founder Justine Roberts and the U.K. Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt alongside Googlers including Eric Schmidt, Google Ideas’ Jared Cohen and the Egyptian activist Wael Ghonim , and a highly engaged and knowledgeable audience of NGOs, policy advisers, tech businesses and journalists.highlights on YouTube and see event feedback on Twitter . We hope to bring the Big Tent to other regions over the coming year.Posted by Peter Barron, Director of External Relations, EMEA
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