Welcome to the first in the ePart series of annual international conferences. ePart
is dedicated to reviewing research advances in both social and technological
scientific domains, seeking to demonstrate new concepts, methods and styles
of eParticipation. ePart is dedicated to innovative and rigorous eParticipation
research. It aims to bring together researchers from a wide range of academic
disciplines and provide the scientific community with a platform for discussing
and advancing research findings. The conference itself is preceded by a doctoral
colloquium providing young researchers with the important opportunity to be
part of the eParticipation research community.