2010 National Conference: Full Workshop Descriptions & Speakers List
Did you miss the great discussions on the latest techniques, best practices, and emerging trends at the Alliance's 2010 International Conference & Exhibition in Pittsburgh July 7-10? If so, you can check out all the videos, audios, and photographs at our Conference Wiki. There you'll also find complete workshop descriptions with speakers list, downloads of handouts and presentation, links to other resources, and ongoing discussions. Feel free to participate in the discussions, or start your own - you can help keep the learning conversation going!
Pre-Conference Workshops (Wednesday, July 7)
Main Conference Tracks (Thursday, July 8 through Saturday, July 10)
Track 1: Citizen Journalism and Social Media
Track 2: CMC Management, Human Resource, and Board Development
Track 3: Fundraising and Collaborations
Track 4: Engineering, Broadband, Network Management, & Related Issues
Track 5: Media & Telecom Policy
Track 6: Community Engagement, Training, and Marketing/Outreach
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Direct Links to Each Workshop
Pre-Conference Workshops
Citizen Journalism (full day)
Community Media Centers Connecting to the New Broadband Networks
Final Cut Pro Training Clinic/Basic
Mapping Your Fundraising Future
Social Media and Your CMC: Promotion, Engagement and Community Service
Boards that Work: Effective Community Leadership for Community Media Centers
Final Cut Pro Training Clinic/Advanced
Alliance for Community Media: Leadership Training Seminar
Track 1: Citizen Journalism and Social Media
1. Setting Up A Citizen Journalism Program
2. Creating Hyper local Journalism in Diverse Communities
3. Community Media and The Future of News
4. Using Social Media to Serve the PEG Community and NonProfit Organizations
5. New Media Tools for PEG Centers and Citizen Journalists
Track 2: CMC Management, Human Resource, and Board Development
1. Leadership Development for Staff: Staying Motivated and Connected to the Community
2. Best Practices in Human Resource Management
3. Leadership Transitions: Generational and Structural
4. Building an Effective Board
5. Facility Management Software: An Overview of Options for Access Centers
Track 3: Fundraising and Collaborations
1. New Funding Strategies for CMCs: Structures and Steps for Diversifying Revenues through Fundraising & Earned Income
2. Collaboration & Strategic Partnerships in Community Media
3. Regional Partnerships in Community Media: Sharing Best Practices & Models for Collaboration
4. New Program Development To Generate New Revenue
5. Creating a Culture of Fundraising in Your Organization
Track 4: Engineering, Broadband, Network Management, & Related Issues
1. Community Media Archive
2. HD Cameras for PEG access
3. Community Media Online: How to Aggregate videos from Producers and Staff on Your Web site
4. PEG Access in the Broadband World
5. Live Shoot! Strategies for Signal Delivery for Live Event Coverage
Track 5: Media & Telecom Policy
1. Pass the CAP Act, Move the FCC Petition
2. Franchise Renewal 2010
3. The National Broadband Plan: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
4. Organizing 101: Building Action-Ready Communities
5. Ask the Lawyers
Track 6: Community Engagement, Training, and Marketing/Outreach
1. Open The Doors of your Center and Go Beyond TV
2. “Branding” Your Access Channel and CMC
3. By Youth, For Youth, About Youth
4. From Basic To Advanced: Channel Your Expertise To Provide The Best Training Possibilities
5. Flash Forward: Taking Your Center to the Next Level