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CITIZEN MEDIA BOOTCAMP
SPECIAL SESSION 
REGISTRATION INFORMATION 

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If you want to learn to use the tools and techniques of web-based "citizen media" pioneers, there are two special sessions being offered as a part of "Democracy & Independence: Sharing News & Politics in a Connected Work," the first Media Giraffe Project summit/conference June 29-July 1 at UMass Amherst.  

A special no-food, no-lodging rate is available to attend only these two tracks. You will not be able to attend other tracks. 

Here's how to register: 

1) Use the online registration form

2) In selecting a track or event, select ONLY the SPECIAL EVENT button -- the last choice, unless you wish to attend other conference tracks and wish to pay the full-summit or full-conference rates (including food). 

3) In the "other information" form box, paste or type either of these notes as appropriate:  

"SPECIAL RATE FOR "Friday/Saturday "Citizen Media Bootcamp" workshops (Track 2 -- No food included): $40.00."
or:
"SPECIAL DAY RATE for Thursday "Citizen Filmmaking Workshop & Festival": (no food included): $40.00."  
or:
"SPECIAL RATE: Citizen Media Filmmaking and Bootcamp (no food included). Combined rate: $75.00. All other tracks excluded."

Confused? Email conference@mediagiraffe.org or phone 413-577-4370 and we'll help! 

Dorm rooms may be reserved at $28/night from the registration page. A full-service cafeteria-style restaurant, The "BlueWall" will be open daily  -- steps away from the workshop meeting areas.

 

"Democracy & Independence: Sharing News & Politics in a Connected World"

summit aims to unite media, political, education, technology sectors in charting the future of journalism 

This PAGE: http://www.mediagiraffe.org/citizen/

Direct link to: REGISTRATION PAGE 

Direct to: WHO'S COMING
 

Hundreds of traditional and citizen journalists, political strategists, educators, bloggers, developers, technology and media researchers will convene June 29-July 1, 2006 at University of Massachusetts Amherst for the first Media Giraffe Project conference. The Media Giraffe Project, a non-partisan, interdisciplinary research effort of the UMass journalism program, is hosting the roundtable summit and how-to sessions designed to:

  • Consider and recommend answers to changes to the financing and practice of journalism
  • Bridge the gap between new and traditional media
  • Show and consider the impact of new media technologies on  journalism and the "public sphere"
  • Spotlight emerging business models
  • Create new networks of media innovators which bridge traditional carriers among journalism, education, politics and technology
  • Watch and share innovations in media-literacy education.

    Who's attending besides Helen Thomas (add your name)?

Constituencies from mainstream and alternative media rarely meet together.  Yet new technologies are currently upending and interweaving the practice of journalism, politics and teaching.  Journalists see an erosion of traditional revenue sources which supported -- and were supported  by -- their work.  It's not clear what will sustain traditional "watchdog" journalism, or how it will co-exist, or merge, with so-called "citizen journalism." There's an atmosphere of anticipation and intense experimentation.

"Democracy and Independence" -- the first Media Giraffe Project summit and conference -- is the crossover meeting place for leading thinkers on the impact of Internet technology on journalism, media, education and politics -- and the place to celebrate "above-the-crowd" innovation. Major sponsors besides the University of Massachusetts include Omidyar Network, The Boston Globe, MassLive/The [Springfield] Republican and the New England Press Association.

 

To accommodate attendees from citizen journalism, media, politics, education and technology, a five-track event is scheduled, starting with a limited-enrollment roundtable summit, followed by a four-track conference.

 

Click HERE for program, lodging and travel details.
Click
HERE for online registration.
      
View printable program schedule: (PDF)

 

Individuals working in politics, at  large media, cutting-edge information technology organizations, citizen-powered local-news web services, or in teaching and academia share a goal of fostering participatory democracy and community. "Democracy and Independence: Sharing of News in a Connected World" will bring them together to share what's working now and what's coming soon.

 

This first gathering of The Media Giraffe Project will observe changes in the structure of the U.S. media industry, the impact of the Internet on its financing, including copyright, the new relationships among creators and consumers of news, and how democracy is affected.

 

The event will be a chance to meet and learn from profiled Media Giraffe pioneers. "Media Giraffe Institute: Lessons from the Frontlines" will present case-studies of emerging local web-based news and community efforts in a "how-to" format designed to teach citizens and mainstream journalists field-tested approaches for two-way, participatory journalism.

 

There will be panels, discussions, demonstrations and workshops on specific projects underway nationwide (many profiled at: http://www.mediagiraffe.org/profiles/) which use media in innovative, sustainable ways to foster participatory democracy and community.

 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

 

The conference is designed for:

  • traditional media strategists, editors and practitioners
  • Elected officials, political and public-policy strategists
  • info-tech pioneers and entrepreneurs
  • operators of local-news websites and blogs
  • podcasters and vloggers dealing with news, political and public-policy issues.
  • academic researchers and students
  • citizens who want "how-to" knowledge about participatory media
  • anyone interested in new innovations in web, print, film and audio news creation, delivery and financing.

 

POST-CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITIES:

 

The event kicks off the Independence Day weekend, and we plan to package a variety of opportunities for post-conference touring of New England for attendees who wish to linger through July 4. The Five Colleges area of Massachusetts offers a remarkable combination of sophisticated, urban amenities amid rural beauty and is less than two hours from Boston. Access is via the Bradley International Airport (BDL), Providence or Boston.

 

Media Giraffe Project

108 Bartlett Hall

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst MA 01003

413-577-4370

mediagiraffe (at) journ.umass.edu

 

This page is available at: www.mediagiraffe.org/citizen/

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June 29-July 1 conference at UMass Amherst aims to unite media, political, education, technology sectors in charting the future of journalism
REGISTRATION: Choosing a track and events
TRACK ONE: Future of Journalism Roundtable Summit
TRACK TWO: Citizen Media Bootcamp and frontline lessons
TRACK THREE: Politics and the Internet: What's Next
TRACK FOUR: Educating Smart Media Consumers/Creators
TRACK FIVE: Technology/Multimedia: Where's journalism?
SPONSORS: Conference supported by UMass and private donors
LODGING: Information about hotel options on and off campus
TRANSPORTATION: Airline, auto and shuttle information
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