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World Affairs Conference
When:
March 11, 2010 - March 12, 2010
Where:
San Francisco, CA WorldAffairs 2010, the annual community-based experience presented by the World Affairs Council, blends penetrating analysis of key international issues from leading global experts with activities and opportunities to explore the diverse international landscape of San Francisco. The world that the Obama administration inherited a year ago is already a very different place. From global economic crisis to climate change, from international security dilemmas to development challenges, new policy prescriptions abound. At the same time, social media and new technologies have catapulted the international conversation into a new context. The path forward will require innovation from all sectors. Government, non-governmental organizations, private sector initiatives and individual actors must all contribute.
We Media
When:
March 9, 2010 - March 11, 2010
Where:
Miami FL
Website:
http://wemedia.com/miami/ We Media connects individuals and organizations from across industries who believe the power of media, communication and human ingenuity should be applied to innovate in business AND to make the world better through media. Leaders from all sectors, fields and disciplines join enterprising citizens in participatory programs, unscripted dialogue, workshops, demos and networking events aimed at using the power of our media to strengthen communities geographic and virtual.
FCC & Knight Foundation Digital Inclusion Summit
When:
March 9, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC
Website:
http://www.digisummit.org FCC & Knight Foundation Host Digital Inclusion Summit at Newseum on March 9
Media Advisory: FCC & Knight Foundation Host Digital Inclusion Summit at Newseum on March 9
Summit Includes Overview of Working Recommendations
for Broadband Adoption in FCC’s National Broadband Plan
The Federal Communications Commission and the John S. and James. L. Knight Foundation are hosting a March 9 summit to highlight solutions to the challenge of providing broadband for everyone. Called America’s Digital Inclusion Summit: Working Together to Expand Opportunity Through Universal Access, the event will be held at the Newseum and feature a wide range of broadband leaders, including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, Knight Foundation President and CEO Alberto Ibargüen, Lafayette, La. City-Parish President Joey Durel, FCC Commissioners Michael Copps, Mignon Clyburn and Meredith Attwell Baker, and members of Congress. The program will include a “voices of inclusion” segment providing an opportunity for people to share their stories about how broadband – or the lack of it – has affected their lives. The event is open to the press and public.
Nearly a third of American households lack broadband access at home, even when it is available in their community. The program will unveil some of the working recommendations in the FCC’s National Broadband Plan for increasing the nation’s rate of broadband adoption, a critical goal in an era when broadband is central to education, job search and training, economic development, and the information needs of communities. An Inclusion Showcase will demonstrate applications and programs that are already working to effectively bridge the digital divide and promote broadband adoption.
* WHAT: America’s Digital Inclusion Summit
* WHERE: The Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, D.C. (map)
* VIDEOCAST: FCC Commission Room, 445 12th St. SW, Washington, D.C. (map)
* WEBCAST: www.fcc.gov/live
* WHEN: Tuesday, March 9, 9:00 am to 12:15 pm. Continental breakfast available at 8:30 a.m.
* PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED at www.digisummit.org
FTC Workshop on the Future of Journalism
When:
March 9, 2010 - March 10, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC The Federal Trade Commission will hold its second two-day workshop on the future of journalism March 9-10, 2010, in Room 432 of the FTC Headquarters at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. The agenda and information about the workshop can be found at http://www.ftc.gov/opp/workshops/news/mar9/agenda.pdf.
Consumers are increasingly turning to the Internet for news and information. Advertisers are moving ads to online sites and scaling back on ad buys as a result of the recession, and news organizations are struggling with large debts they took on during better times. As a result, some are questioning how journalism can survive and thrive in the future.
The FTC’s upcoming workshop will address proposals to better-support and lower the costs of journalism:
* Changes to copyright law have been suggested as means to require news aggregators to pay fees to news-gathering operations. Panelists will discuss whether such changes would be workable and likely achieve the desired results.
* Speakers will consider the potential advantages and disadvantages of combining the interests of for-profit and non-profit investors in hybrid entities, such as so-called L3Cs, as vehicles for new media organizations.
* Speakers will address efforts to make government data more accessible and easily managed in ways that may lower the costs of journalism.
* Panelists will discuss the wide variety of collaborations that news organizations may use to lower their costs and better support journalism.
In December 2009, the FTC held the first two-day workshop to consider a wide range of issues, including: the economics of journalism in print and online; the variety of new business and non-profit models for journalism online; factors relevant to the new economic realities for news organizations, such as behavioral and other online targeted advertising, online news aggregators, and bloggers; and ways in which the costs of journalism could be reduced.
The workshop is free and open to the public. Those planning to attend should arrive early to permit time to go through security screening.
The Message is in the Music: Hip Hop Feminism, Riot Grrrl, Latina Music, and More
When:
March 5, 2010 - March 6, 2010
Where:
Bronxville, NY Twelfth Annual Women’s History Month Conference
at Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville, New York
Friday & Saturday, March 5 & 6, 2010
Keynote speaker: Carmen Ashhurst, former president of Def Jam Recordings and Rush Communications, and author of the forthcoming book, Selling My Brothers: The Movement, The Media and Me
Music has long served social movements as a sound track, as a means of communication, and as its own arena for activism. While multiple generations of feminists have used music in these ways, it has played especially vital roles for those born since the 1970s. This conference will explore the ways in which young feminists have defined and expressed politics through music and musical cultures and communities. Among the questions we will ponder are: How does music reflect sites of agreement and conflict among different groups of feminists? How have movements like Riot Grrrl and Hip Hop feminism attracted young women to feminist activism? How do young feminists’ uses of music compare with those of earlier generations?
We invite activists, scholars and artists in all fields to propose papers, panels, workshops, performances, and exhibits.
Specific topics may include, but are not limited to
* Hip Hop Feminism
* Feminism in Latin Music
* Body Politics in the Music Industry
* Feminist Messages in World Music
* Young Feminists’ Musical Icons
* Women-owned Record Labels
* Zines in Feminist Culture
* The Riot Grrrl Movement Lesbian Music
* The Politics of Race in Feminist Music
* Misogyny in Contemporary Music
* Feminist Music Festivals
* Women in Music Videos
* Feminist Songwriters
* Legacies of Women in Blues, Jazz, Rock, and Folk
News and Inclusion: Journalism and the Politics of Diversity
When:
March 4, 2010
Where:
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Announcing News and Inclusion: Journalism and the Politics of Diversity, a symposium at Stanford University, March 4, 2010, featuring scholars from Australia, Finland, Singapore, Canada, The Netherlands, England, and the United States. Focusing on the role of journalism in multicultural societies, panelists will take up the challenge posed by political theorist Iris Marion Young when she asked, “What are the norms and conditions of inclusive democratic communication under circumstances of structural inequality and cultural difference?”
The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
DC Community Broadband Summit
When:
February 26, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC Join area residents, businesses and thought leaders at the District’s first-ever Community Broadband Summit (DC-CBS)
-a public forum designed to address the city’s digital divide.
DC-CBS is a joint effort of the Office of the Chief Technology Officer (OCTO), DC Public Libraries (DCPL), the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), DC Public Schools (DCPS), and the Department of Employment Services (DOES), as well as Cricket Wireless and One Economy Corporation.
The goal is to bring together the ideas and resources of District residents and the business/non-profit community, to increase digital literacy. That means ensuring all residents have equal access to the Internet, as well as computer training and affordable hardware.
Online Marketing Summit
When:
February 22, 2010 - February 25, 2010
Where:
San Diego, CA Covering the topics of Social Media, Search, Email, Demand Generation, Analytics, Usability and Integrated Marketing, Online Marketing Summit offers attendees the opportunity to learn actionable best practices, strategies and tactics from leading authors, academics, brand marketers, and online pioneers.
Case studies, personalized one-on-one labs, panel discussions, advanced tactics roundtables and networking events present OMS attendees with countless options to learn without the distractions of vendor sales pitches.
Technology Conference and Expo
When:
February 10, 2010 - February 12, 2010
Where:
Washington DC
Website:
http://www.technologyconference.org/ Get ready for another top-notch, high-tech learning experience! The Conference is designed to equip associations and nonprofit organizations with the tools needed to keep pace with the rapidly changing world; to strategically use technology to better serve their members, effect social change and uphold their missions. The 2010 Technology Conference & Expo in Washington, DC brings renowned thought leaders, representing a diverse cache of technology industries, for two and a half days of networking, interactive discussion, and hands-on learning all focused around the most pressing technology issues affecting organizations today.
Third Annual Consumers Union Activist Summit
When:
February 9, 2010 - February 11, 2010
Where:
Washington, DC
Website:
http://events.consumersunion.org/ Join activists from all over the country at the Third Annual Consumers Union Activist Summit in Washington DC, February 9-11, 2010. Come meet other activists that share a passion for working on issues such as food/product safety, health care reform, patient safety, financial services and many more. If you want to learn how to bring about legislative action on state and federal levels that help protect consumers - this is your Summit.
This year’s Summit will feature an amazing line-up of speakers, workshops and networking opportunities.