When: Saturday October 24th 2009 from 12pm to 7 pm
A Thank You to the Following FRESH Sponsors:
12:00-12:15pm
Opening Speaker (Perel Gallery)
Sudha Krishna- Director of News at NowPublic
12:15-1:35
Panel (Perel Gallery)
What is Media Now?
Panel:
Monica Hamburg, writer & social media evangelist
Gareth Kirkby, Editor in Chief, xtra.ca
Amber Mac, acclaimed new media journalist (Beamed in through the Internet)
Dave Brindle, innovative radio producer at 1410;
Trevor Risk - Music Editor of ION Magazine
Chair/Moderator:
Alden Habacon, manager of diversity initiatives CBC, founder of Schema mag
1:50-2:40
Roundtable: (Perel Gallery)
Old Media? New Media? It's all Media
Description:
The increase in Web 2.0 tools has changed the way news is distributed,
delivered and consumed by audiences.. Learn how news is now being
delivered to media and how media has changed the way it reports and
distributes its news. Learn how to get your message and story to more
online voices for greater impact.
Participants:
Gillian Shaw
Raul Pacheco-Vega
Gus Fosarolli
Workshop: (W2 Studio)
Mobile Media Strategies
A discussion and hands-on learning about mobile media projects and how people use mobile technology for journalism, self-expression, and human rights documentation. Hands-on demos and discussions will show you how to stream mobile video using a variety of free apps like Vimeo, Qik, Livecast and more. Learn about W2's Fearless City Mobile project and its plans for 2010.
Irwin Oostindie and April Smith work with Fearless City Mobile in the DTES.
Workshop: (True North Media House Lab)
The Funkhunters - DJ'ing in a digital age
Workshop: (W2 Office)
Photography the Social Media Way
Tris Hussey - well known social media guy/photo professional
3:00 - 3:50
Roundtable: (Perel Gallery)
Arspatium: Dialogue on Cultivating Artistic Expression in Vancouver
David Cunningham, Visual and performance artist/activist
- Irwin Oostindie, DTES Media Artist, Curator, and Executive Director W2 Community Media Arts
Prophecy Sun, Installation and performance artist, Her Jazz Noise Collective and Dance Troupe Practice collaborator
- T'Uy'Tanat aka Cease Wyss, Coast Salish artist, film maker, producer, media maker, writer, and activist.
Cameron Reed, Music Waste Festival & Victory Square Block Party Director, co-founder of Only Magazine, Indie Musician
Spencer Herbert, NDP MLA for Vancouver-West End, Opposition Critic for Tourism, Culture, and the Arts
Moderator
Kinwa Bluesky, LLB, LLM. Currently working on her PhD in law at UBC focussing on the roles that art plays in First Nations societies, as it relatesWorkshop: (True North Media House Lab)
Blogging
Rebecca Bollwitt (AKA Miss604)
Workshop:(W2 Office)
Twitter Expression
This talk will focus on the importance of originality: both expressing it and seeking it out. There will be a brief discussion of various Twitter tools and the way they either reinforce creativity or weed it out, and on the future of Twitter as a creative platform.
Workshop: (True North Media House Lab)
Olympics, Media & Liberty
Nadia Nascimento w/ Dave Olson - True North Media House
4:00 - 4:50
Roundtable: (Perel Gallery)
Open Media and The New Citizenship
A town hall discussion about the empowering knowledge and action in citizens throughout the various spheres of Canadian society, such as: media, public policy, research, and civic engagement. Our panelists will share their innovative projects and perspectives on how media can be used to engage and empower everyday people to address the major social, economic and political issues of our times.
Participants
David Eaves,
David Beers,
Wendy Chen,
Sarah Schacht
Workshop: (W2 Office)
350.org - Community Media, Culture Jamming and the Environment
Environment focused film screening and speakers corner
Workshop: (True North Media House Lab)
Arts Subliminal Messages: Vito Levieux and Lupe Martinez
Workshop: (True North Media House Lab)
Story Telling Through Podcasts
With Dave Olson ~ Story Maker, Writer, Producer
Dave Olson will lead us through the art of story telling through podcasts. He'll encourage participants to spark their creativity by exploring significant lives and remixing the classics into new projects. Learn to podcast by making a collective podcast about podcasting!
Rapidfire Showcase and Unconference: 5:00
(Perel Gallery)
2. Dawn (Media-Coop)
3. Vancouver Observer
4. Rabble - Alex
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