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PRELIMINARY AGENDA FOR Saturday, May 3 -- SPJ/NewsTools2008
Purpose: Provide the time and space to:
- Take the NewsTools2008 design/build work further
- Connect with more regional working journalists
- Share concept/design/build results with others
Today represents a joining of two rivers involving both journalists and technologists.
Project work continues
- Those NewsTools2008 participants who still have work to do on their concept/design/build projects from Thursday and Friday can resume their work in the Yahoo center. This projects, initiatives and seedling companies can continue hacking.
The JournaTech Expo
- Meanwhile, the [Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) opens a one-day JournaTech Expo and seminar. In the morning, individuals, groups, organizations and companies will use the main meeting space to "expose" their info-tech ideas to NewsTools2008 participants and SPJ one-day attendees. To register a JournoTech exhibit, email proposal details to jtm@mediagiraffe.org.
Afternoon workshops, panels, seminars
- After lunch, SPJ will convene two sets of workshops, panels or seminars on journalism/media topics relevant to the region. The SPJ program specifics will begin to be posted during February.
Briefings and the next steps
- At day's end, SPJ, NewsTools and Expo participants will all gather for final briefings and next-step announcements from the NewsTools2008 project workers.
One-day registration available soon
NewsTools2008.org participants are automatically enrolled in the day; a one-day registration (including box lunch) for Saturday will be available soon from SPJ.
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
8:30-9:00 a.m. -- Continental breakfast and networking
9:30-10 a.m. -- Morning announcements
- Schedule/locate any design/build breakouts continuing from Friday
- Announce names/locations within room of JournaTech Expo exhibitors
10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. -- Breakouts/expo underway
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. -- Box lunch service/networking; SPJ keynote
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. --- First SPJ panel breakouts
2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m. -- Snacks and networking
3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. -- Second SPJ panel breakouts
4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. -- NewsTools2008 project reports / next steps
5:30 p.m. -- NewsTools2008 ends / SPJ meeting ends.
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