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Thursday, September 23rd: Avenue Crown Plaza Chicago
Registration/Reception
6 - 6:45 p.m.
Dinner
7:00 p.m.
Introductions and stories from the field
Friday, September 24th: Loyola University Chicago
Registration
8:30 - 9 a.m.
"Making Community Engagement Work"
Watch
9 - 10:30 a.m.
Moderator: Susan Mernit, Oakland Local
Panelists:
David Cohn, Spot.us
Scott Lewis, Voice of San Diego
Tracy Record, West Seattle Blog
Andre Natta, The Terminal, Birmingham, AL
Break
10:30 - 10:45 a.m.
"The ABC's of Local Advertising"
Watch
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Moderator: Mark Potts, CEO, Growth Spur
Panelists:
Polly Kreisman, TheLoopNY.com
Mike Orren, Pegasus News
Patricio Espinoza, Alamo City Times
Liz George, Baristanet.com
Break (box lunches provided)
12:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Breakout Session 1
Watch
12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Small groups sessions will be organized "bar camp" style around topics of interest to attendees.
Examples: Social media basics, Web metrics, selling advertising
Break
1:45 - 2 p.m.
Breakout Session 2
2 - 3:15 p.m.
Small groups sessions will be organized "bar camp" style around topics of interest to attendees.
"Open Discussion: What We've Learned and Next Steps"
Watch
3:30 - 5 p.m.
Facilitator: Jay Rosen, New York University and Pressthink.org
Reception: Hosted by the Chicago Tribune
6 - 8 p.m.
Reception and networking on the 25th floor of the Tribune Tower.
