Podcasters Across Borders

FAQ

Canada’s first podcasting conference returns this year for another great weekend in Kingston, Ontario this June!

If you’re a media creator — Kingston, Ontario is the place to be the weekend of June 19-21, 2009.

Podcasters Across Borders is back for our fourth year! This time it’s all about bringing it to the next level. Sure, podcasting is about creating compelling audio or video, but media creation is so much more. It’s about building and engaging communities, using social media dynamics, and honing the skills we use in all aspects of our online presence.

Here are our Frequently Asked Questions, if you don’t see an answer here, please email us at podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com - we’re pretty quick to answer!

What are the sessions? the speakers? the schedule? the program?

Our 2009 program will be ready soon - check out this post to see the speakers and sessions announced so far ..

When is it?

June 19, 20 and 21, 2009

Where is it?

Kingston, Ontario (Canada)

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Why Kingston?

Location, Location, Location! It’s an easy drive from Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and the USA. It’s a great place, and family-friendly too! Everything is walking distance from the conference hotel right on the waterfront.

Who’s coming?

Look at the right side of the page! There are producers, consumers and social media experts from Canada and the USA, and from as far away as Britain and Argentina!

Where do I stay, etc?

Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront (event site) 613-549-8400 ext. 2660

Special rate ended May 1st, but call and see what you can do!

Two double beds, non-smoking, wired high-speed Internet access (included)

Identify: Podcasters Across Borders (special rate only available nights of event)

Is that the only place to stay?

There’s a lot to be said for staying at the conference hotel itself, but there are plenty of other options too. It all depends on your preferences and budget. Here are some places to try :

Kingston area campgrounds

Kingston area hostels

Queen’s University residences

Marry/adopt a Kingston resident (not an official suggestion)

How much does it cost?

Registration is crazy cheap at cdn$150/person

Why so cheap?

We get asked this A LOT! All of the money raised for this event, goes into this event. The registration and sponsorships cover the hotel conference rooms, the boat cruise, and audio/visual setup. When there’s more money, we add to the conference. Nothing stays in our pockets. It’s a simple approach, and it’s served us well. We plan to have zero money left over and hopefully zero debt. The ‘profit’ will be new friends, new connections, and new ideas.

Did you say boat cruise?

Sure did! We started that for PAB2007, and it was such a hit that it’s become a part of the event. You can see the pictures of the boat cruise and the other fun happenings at PAB2007 here on flickr.

What makes this event different?

You do. We designed PAB first and foremost as a community event. There are no vendor tables, no “How do I monetize my podcast” sessions. PAB is about people.

Where do I sign up?

You can sign up using our registration page. Payment is made via Paypal.

How do I keep up to date on developments?

You can subscribe to our

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and you can listen to the

the offical podcast of PAB. As the conference approaches, this is the show to listen to get updates, ideas and learn about the people and places you’ll see at PAB.

Who’s behind this?

This not-for-profit conference is being organized by members of the Rogic Podcast Conglomerate; Canadian Podcasters Bob Goyetche, Mark Blevis, Cathy Bobkowicz and Andrea Ross.

Which one is Mark?