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Program and Agenda

America’s new online citizen-journalists are inventing a new business and a new passion — the business of building local, literate, digital domains on the web where community and commerce flourish, But efforts — and structure — to share best practices are only just emerging.

The agenda will be a mix of practical workshops on specific best practices and open, circle-round discussions. There will be ample opportunity for networking, and for planning collaboration.

Wed., June 4

• Noon -- Registration opens, McNamara Alumni Center, Univ. of Minnesota
  
• 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Citizens at the Gates: A Research Briefing -- (Margaret Duffy)
• 2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. -- Additional registration for late arrivals; coffee/tea/juice/cookie break
• 3:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- Opening Circle -- Expectations/Expertise

Including an brief conversation about "A Passion for Place," Concepts for the American Society of News and Community Forums (ASNCF).

• 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. -- Break
• 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. -- Informal "Stand-up" Dinner
• 7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. -- Talk/discussion: Joel Kramer, editor, MinnPost.com and others TBD -- Changing Roles in the Emerging News Ecology
• 7:45 p.m.-9:00 p.m. -- The Coffee House -- Speed topics

Thurs., June 5

• 8 a.m.-9 a.m. -- Continental breakfast and networking
• 9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. -- OPENING TALK: "Setting the Civic Agenda" -- John Nichols
• 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. -- Morning check-in/agenda setting
• 10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. -- Break
• 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. -- First breakouts and roundtable discussions
• 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -- Second breakouts and roundtable discussions
• 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. -- Luncheon
• 1:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. -- Third breakouts and roundtable discussions
• 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. -- Break
• 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. -- Reports from the sessions
• 3:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. -- Next step breakout discussions
• 4:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. -- Closing session
• 5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. -- Break
• 5:30 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. -- Hor d'oeuvres reception
• 6:30 p.m. - ???? -- Meetup with NCMR principals; entertainment

Fri., June 6 (optional taping session/Minnesota Public Radio)

• 8:00 a.m. -- Bus departs from McNamara Center/Day's Inn to St. Paul studio's of Minnesota Public Radio
• 8:30 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m. -- Videotaping of "The Passion of Place," a discussion about the motivation, passions, fears and successes of local online news/community entrepreneurs, facilitated and videotaped for public distribution. (Up to 20 attending local placebloggers/entrepreneurs invited to participate).
• 10:45 a.m. -- Bus arrives back at McNamara/Day's Inn
• 11:00 a.m. -- Conference ends