Program (subject to change)
Updated: January 25, 2007
Wednesday, February 7
| 5:30-7 p | Reception | ||
| School of Communication courtyard, University of Miami Welcome by Sam Grogg, Dean of the School of Communication University of Miami Dale Peskin and Andrew Nachison, managing directors of iFOCOS |
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| 7 – 8 | Walk-through at Storer | Conveners and moderators | |
Thursday, February 8 |
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| 8 / 8:15 a | Shuttles from The Mayfair Hotel, Coconut Grove, to University of Miami | ||
| 8-9 | Coffee and registration | Storer Auditorium | |
| 9-9:30 | Welcome: We Media | Storer Auditorium | |
| 9:30 –11 | Community Forum | Storer Auditorium | |
| How communities real and virtual are changing through media. What are the new ways for people to use information, news and journalism to imagine their collective possibilities as communities, and to set and reach common community goals. | |||
| Moderator Merrill Brown, MMB Media |
Stagesetters: Shel Israel, Naked Conversations author Lisa Stone, BlogHer Rich Skrenta, Topix Ian Rowe, MTV Jan Schaffer, J-Lab |
Go-to participants: Eduardo Hauser, DailyMe Jennifer Carroll, Gannett Farai Chideya, NPR host and blogger Dorian Benkoil, MediaBistro |
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| 11 | Break and networking | ||
| 11:30 – 12:15 p | Workshops and demos (buffet lunch on patio) | ||
| Auditorium 3-D worlds Integrated Media Systems Center With: Adam Powell |
Study Center We Journalism Innovative methods and new ideas for tapping the collective intelligence of the audience to create news coverage that’s more relevant, enlightening and attuned to issues that people care about With: Chris Nolan, Spot-On, Hal Strauss, Washingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive and Michael Tippett, NowPublic |
Lobby/Foyer demos Topix Reuters La Nacion New Voices Knight Foundation iFOCOS |
Grove Reuters & Pluck: Embracing blogs and digital platforms Informal meet-ups |
| 12:30 – 1:15 | Reuters/Second Life: What we can learn in virtual worlds |
Search Study Group Search and communities: Next-generation search for news and information Chair: Jim Kennedy, Associated Press (with Topix, Eurekster, prefound,com) |
Informal meet-ups |
| 1:30 – 3 | Investment forum | Storer Auditorium | |
| Who’ll pay for new ways to understand news and act on it, including new ways to collect, prepare and distribute information, news and journalism that reveals hard-to-know facts, identifies common problems, clarifies community issues and points out practical courses of action? Who’ll pay for the new ways for people to communicate interactively to better understand one another, to generate real passion in solving local problems and to share the know-how they need to improve their communities? | |||
| Moderator Alan Webber Founder, Fast Company |
Stagesetters: Chris Versace, Agile Equity Jeff Taylor, Monster and Eons Chris Ahearn, Reuters Brian O’Malley, Battery Ventures Scott Rafer, MyBlogLog |
Go-to participants: Chris Tolles, Topix Dan Rua, Inflexion Partners Rick Ducey, BIA Financial Sam Grogg, University of Miami School of Communications |
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| 3 – 3:30 | Break and networking | Grove Informal meet-ups |
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| 3:30 – 5 | “Soft Power” Forum | Storer Auditorium | |
| How popular culture and media are combining to create a new source of influence and power, and a new flow of information derived from interaction and interactivity among citizens. | |||
| Moderator: Chris Nolan, Spot-On |
Stagesetters: Jay Rosen, PressThink and NewAssignment.net Val Prieto, Babalublog David Sasaki, Global Voices Gaby Bruna, Media for Change project Sanjeev Chatterjee, videographer and School of Communication Chuck DeFeo, Salem Communications |
Go-to participants: Luis Diaz, PeriodismoDePaz.com Georgia Popplewell, Global Vocies Alan Rosenblatt, Internet Advocacy Group James Rucker, Color of Change Stanislaw Magniant, Netpolitique Rebecca Weeks, Real Girls Media |
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| 5 – 6 | Discussions and demos | ||
| Auditorium Scrapblog demoWashingtonpost.Newsweek Interactive demo |
Study Center Pitch your project to investor or innovator (Chris Versace, Rick Ducey, Bill Weiss) |
Grove Informal meet-ups |
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| 5:15 – 7:30 | Mojito reception | Grove | Informal meet-ups |
| 6:00 – 6:45 | Video festival | Grove stage | |
| Moderator Lauren Cornell, Rhizome |
Stagesetters Christine Gambito, “Happy Slip” vlogger Steve Rosenbaum, Magnify Media JD Lasica, Our Media |
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| 6:45 / 7:30 | Karaoke and mojitos | Grove and Grove stage | |
| 6:45 / 7:30 | Shuttles to The Mayfair, Coconut Grove Dinner on your own |
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Friday, February 9 |
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| 8:15 a | Shuttles from The Mayfair, Coconut Grove, to University of Miami | ||
| 9 – 10 | Gen Next: | Storer Auditorium | |
| The Content Creatives Savvy, young media creators and students show their work and talk about their media habits and behaviors |
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| Moderator Tony Wojtkowiak U of Miami student |
Stagesetters: Eddy Ramos, junior, Academy of Arts and Minds Zena Stephens, sophomore, Ransom Everglades School John Fischer, Infinia Foresight Joshua Johnson, Miami Herald.com |
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| 10 – 10:15 | Break | ||
| 10:15 – noon | Town Hall: | Storer Auditorium | |
| Behold the Power of Us: The future of media, democracy and community A town hall meeting on the ideas, forces and stories that are shaping communities and their future in the age of access |
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| Moderator Michael Rogers, Futurist-in-residence, New York Times |
Stagesetters: Donna Shalala, President of the University of Miami Craig Newmark, founder of craigslist Jason Pontin, MIT Technology Review Cristi Hegranes, Press Institute for Women in the Developing World Sheryl Tucker, Executive Editor, Time, Inc. Alberto Ibarguen, President and CEO, Knight Foundation John Zogby, President and CEO, Zogby International |
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| Noon | Knight-UM announcement | Auditorium | |
| 12:15 – 12:30 p | We Next / iFOCOS | Auditorium | |
| 12:30 – 2 | Lunch Demos & meet-ups |
Patio Lobby, Foyer, Grove |
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| 12:30 / 2 | Shuttles from University of Miami to The Mayfair, Coconut Gove | ||