We received a lot of proposals for speaking sessions and JOLTS for PAB2009, particularly in the final hours approaching the submission deadline.
The process of reviewing the submissions will begin this week and program announcements will take place by the end of February.
We are now accepting proposals for the speaking program of PAB2009. The theme for PAB2009, Outside-in: Learning from beyond the fishbowl, was selected to evolve the conversation to draw on skills, communications styles, experiences, innovations and people from outside of the social media and new media communities. We want our program to energize, motivate and advance the community.
There are two styles of presentation that will be part of the program:
PAB PRESENTATION
A PAB Presentation is made up of a timed 25-minute session and timed 10-minute Q&A/discussion with the PAB community. We ask that the speakers model their content and delivery of their sessions on the TED talks, focusing the subject matter and inspiring the audience. Presentations cannot be used to sell a product or service, or launch a business venture. Official speakers are given free registration to PAB2009, though they are responsible for their own travel and accommodations.
JOLT
JOLTs were first incorporated in PAB2008 and were wildly popular. A JOLT is a timed 5-minute, slide-free session during which the speaker wakes-up the imaginations, brains and collective energy of the community. Successful proposals will identify how you will present new ideas for innovation in content, production, tools, activities (real and virtual). Remember to relate your talk to the theme. This is a chance for you to inspire others or make a pitch to collaborate to improve upon an existing idea or tool, or launch a new one. JOLTs cannot be used to sell a product or service, or launch a business venture. They are meant to get people thinking, talking, connecting and collaborating. JOLT speakers receive no compensation.
We are accepting proposals for PAB2009 until the end of day, January 31, 2009.
If you are interested in being part of the speaking program at PAB2009, please submit a typewritten proposal of no more than 150 words or an audio or video proposal of two-minutes or less to podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com. Your proposal must include contact information, a title, a summary of your session and your audio/visual requirements.
We are pleased to announce that Chris Penn, Linda Mills, Julien Smith, Chris Brogan, Todd Tyrtle and Tim Coyne are all confirmed Jolt speakers for this weekend.
Chris Brogan was to be part of the video production workshop at 1pm on Friday and had to cancel because he won’t be arriving until late Friday afternoon.
Our apologies for the delay in announcing the Jolt speakers. We will make our announcements tomorrow.
Also, Teasers episode #4 will be published later today. Deadline for submitting your your 2-3 minute teaser clip to podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com is 5pmET on Wednesday, June 18. We are already preparing Teasers #5 so get in quick.
5:00pmET today… that’s the deadline to submit your proposal to deliver a Jolt at Podcasters Across Borders 2008 (PAB2008)
A Jolt is an 5-minute session during which the you will wake-up the imaginations, brains and collective energy of the community. Successful proposals will identify how you will present new ideas for innovation in content, production, tools and activities (real and virtual). This is a chance for you to inspire others or make a pitch to collaborate to improve upon an existing idea or tool, or launch a new one.
Jolts CANNOT be used to sell a product or service, or launch a business venture. They are meant to get people thinking, talking, connecting and collaborating.
Email your proposal to podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com by 5pmET today. We’ll announce the selected proposals next week.
Jolt speakers will not be compensated.
There are only nine days left to propose a Jolt for PAB2008.
What’s a Jolt, you ask?
A Jolt is an 5-minute session during which the you (yes.. you!) will wake-up the imaginations, brains and collective energy of the community. Successful proposals will identify how you will present new ideas for innovation in content, production, tools and activities (real and virtual). This is a chance for you to inspire others or make a pitch to collaborate to improve upon an existing idea or tool, or launch a new one.
Jolts CANNOT be used to sell a product or service, or launch a business venture. They are meant to get people thinking, talking, connecting and collaborating.
We are accepting submissions via email (podcastersacrossborders@gmail.com) until 5pmET on April 30, 2008. Then we’ll go through the submissions and select our favourites for the actual conference. Jolt speakers will not be compensated.
