Podcasters Across Borders

We are pleased to announce the speaking program for PAB2008!

Notes

• the program is subject to change
• Tristan Homer had to withdraw from the program due to a scheduling conflict

Friday, June 20, 2008

• 1:00pm Video production workshop (Bob Goyetche and Mark Blevis)
• 2:00pm Social (Media) Science (Dave Brodbeck)
• 3:00pm Community: Why It’s the ONLY thing that matters (Whitney Hoffman)
• 7:30pm PAB2008 Kick-off (Bob Goyetche and Mark Blevis)

Saturday, June 21, 2008

• 9:00am Private in Public: An actor’s approach to podcasting (Tim Coyne)
• 10:00am Creating Audiodrama (Sage Tyrtle)
• 11:00am Ménage a Trois: Forums, podcasts and community (Marko Kulik)
• 1:00pm Feeding the Hungry by Feeding Google: A case study (Michelle Sullivan)
• 2:00pm Learning from The Beatles (Sylvain Grand’maison)
• 3:00pm Hosting Secrets From the Book of Tod (Tod Maffin)
• 4:00pm What Are the Limits? (John Meadows and Scarborough Dude)

Sunday, June 22, 2008

• 9:00am Time, Space, Media, Messages and Your Podcast (Jay Moonah)
• 10:00am What Public Broadcasters Can Learn from Podcasters, and Vice-Versa (Dan Misener and Nora Young)
• 11:00am Good Hosting: We’re not talking about your Internet Provider (Jack Ward)
• 11:40am You Shall Know Us By Our Velocity: Making sense of it all (Neil Gorman)

A quick reminder!

We are accepting speaking proposals for PAB2008 until March 1, 2008. We’re looking to challenge new media producers to think beyond current norms and propose ideas on where the media may be going. Sessions can focus on both soft and technical skills for both audio and video productions.

Presenters are given free registration to PAB2008, though they are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.

If you are interested in being part of the speaking program at this year’s event, please submit a written proposal of around 150 words, or an audio or video proposal of two-minutes or less to podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com.

We are pleased to welcome IA Consultants to the Podcasters Across Borders family. Jeff Parks from IA has been very active in the social media and podcasting scenes, and was one of the organizers behind Podcamp Ottawa.
IA Consultants joins us as a silver level sponsor of PAB2008.

PAB2008 is taking place in Kingston, ON (Canada) from June 20-22, 2008. Registration opens on March 15h, 2008.

To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please email podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com.

Early registration for PAB2008 wrapped up at 12:00am, ending a one week early-bird registration special of CDN$90 per person.

Regular registration begins on March 15th at a rate of CDN$125 per person.

We continue to accept speaking proposals. Deadline for submissions is March 1. We will announce the rest of the program just before we open regular registration.

We are pleased to announce the first wave of confirmed speakers and topics for PAB2008.

Tristan Homer, Producer and Videographer for the soon-to-return Jim Dupree: Enthusiast video podcast, will present a session called An Introduction to Video Craft. The session will focus on skills of the craft such as setting up a shot and editing, and will identify the importance of elements such as shot composition, b-roll and transitioning.

Tim Coyne, Producer and Host of The Hollywood Podcast, will share some of his skills and experience as an actor, script writer and storyteller to identify ways in which to engage your listener. The goal of his talk to is make you think differently about how you produce your own podcasts.

Nora Young and Dan Misener, Producers and Personalities of CBC Radio’s Spark, will use Spark as a case study in their session What Public Broadcasters Can Learn from Podcasters, and Vice-Versa. Dan and Nora will cover:

• Matching form and content - using the tools of web 2.0 to talk about web 2.0
• Showing your seams to break down the ficton of radio — it’s neither live nor perfect
• Planning your show to create a conversation before, during, and after release
• Beyond show notes — posting raw audio to add value and subscribers to your blog
• Crowdsourcing content with blogs and wikis
• Using Creative Commons music to make your show both pod-and-broadcast safe

We are accepting speaking proposals for PAB2008 until March 1, 2008. Submissions that will be given the most weight are those that present unique skills, challenge new media producers to think beyond current norms and propose ideas on where the media may be going. Sessions can focus on both soft and technical skills for both audio and video productions.

Presenters are given free registration to PAB2008, though they are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.

If you are interested in being part of the speaking program at this year’s event, please submit a typewritten proposal of 150 words, or an audio or video proposal of two-minutes or less to podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com.

They laughed at us,

• they pointed,

• they shook their gnarled boney fingers at us,

…. but who’s laughing now?

Early registration is now open! Woo!

Click here to register

This limited-time deal is good Sunday, January 27 through Saturday, February 2.

For those who miss early registration, regular registration will open on March 15, 2008 at a rate of CDN$125/person.

UPDATE: Michelle Sullivan was our first registrant this year! (Before Mark and I even!) See you in Kingston Michelle!