Wednesday, June 23rd
Optional tour and introduction to Reynolds Journalism Institute facilities; meet with key staff and researchers.
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cocktails and networking at the Hampton Inn.
5 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Dinner, the Hampton Inn, sponsored by the Reynolds Journalism Institute.
6:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Brief remarks by Bill Monroe, Dean Mills and Bill Densmore; intros and discussion of goals for convening. Organize car-pooling to campus.
Thursday, June 24th
Car pools leave for RJI Building on campus (1 mile walk or drive)
7:30 a.m.
Continental breakfast outside Fred W. Smith Forum, 2nd Floor, RJI Building
7:45 a.m.
Welcome and Overview – Bill Monroe/Bill Densmore
8:15 a.m.
The Digital Task Force Business Plan
8:30 a.m.
What were our goals (task-force members)
The plan for American Newspaper Digital Access Corp. outlined, in multimedia
8:45 a.m.
Facilitated reaction and discussion (including via CoverItLive/Twitter)
9:30 a.m.
BREAK
10:00 a.m.
The corporate forms
10:15 a.m.
The need for the Information Trust Association (Bill Densmore)
The need for operating entities like ANDAC (Bill Monroe)
10:30 a.m.
Legal features of the association form
10:45 a.m.
Legal features of the operating form
11:00 a.m.
Facilitated reaction and discussion
11:15 a.m.
Pre-lunch networking break
11:30 a.m.
Lunch in RJI 100A
Noon-1 p.m.
Breakouts
1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.
Breakouts charged to return with two to five proposals to vote on.
- Breakout 1 – Confirm direction on association mission, objectives, structure and bylaws/governance
- Breakout 2 – Confirm operating entity ownership, capitalization and services
- Breakout 3 – Scaling and marketing the new digital information ecosystem
- Breakout 4 – Technology tools, trials and tradeoffs for trust, identity, commerce
Report Back
3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Report out from breakouts
In order to focus discussion and action, we'll operate like an informal legislative body. In this facilitated discussion, each breakout committee will report “bills” for discussion and first reading. Final votes will be taken on Friday morning.
Break time
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Breakouts charged to return with two to five proposals to vote on.
- Networking time at RJI to review "bills" and possible amendments . . . or . . .
- Return to Hampton Inn
Dinner/discussion
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
RJI 100A
- Restaurant TBD
- Speaker/presentation -- TBD
Friday, June 25th
Car pools leave for RJI Building on campus (1 mile walk or drive)
8:15 a.m.
Continental breakfast outside Fred W. Smith Forum, 2nd Floor, RJI Building
8:30 a.m.
Congress Work / Second Readings
9:00 a.m.
"Bill managers" present the breakout proposals from Thursday for second reading, reflecting any amendatory language worked out informally during on Thursday afternoon or evening. After discussion, proposals are tabled for a final afternoon up or down vote)
Key issues / Situation analysis discussion
10:15 a.m.
Vendors, researchers, technologists, publishers develop a list of key challenges facing the news industry capable of being overcome by collaboration and knowledge sharing. We then "post" break out sessions based upon the identified issues for before- and after-lunch breakout speed presentations. The knowledge learned informs the end-of-day wrap up and consensus voting.
Break
10:45 a.m.
Vendor/technology/issues breakouts (Round One)
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Depending on the overall size of the convening group, three-to-five concurrent roundtable-discussion breakouts in meeting spaces around the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Each breakout nominates a discussion manager and a note-taker for web posting of knowledge shared and any outcomes, proposals or next steps.
Box lunches (outside, weather permitting)
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Vendor-issues breakouts (Round Two)
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Some participants will leave, proxying their votes to remaining colleagues
Report Backs
3:00 p.m.
Note takers and discussion managers from each breakout report in briefly (also posting by email or directly to the wiki). These insights inform the final voting.
Final voting actions
4:00 p.m.
"Bill managers" present final actions for approval. All voting is non-binding but represents a thoughtful consensus for industry and public consideration, and to guide the work of an expanded Midwest Digital Task Force in forming and funding operations.
Wrap-Up: Bill Monroe / Dean Mills / Bill Densmore
4:30 p.m.
Note takers and discussion managers from each breakout report in briefly (also posting by email or directly to the wiki). These insights inform the final voting.
Saturday, June 26th
Congress participants are invited to use the facilities of the Reynolds Journalism Institute during the day on Saturday for ongoing work or discussions as needed. Please consult with event staff on Thursday or early Friday to confirm requirements and schedule.
