2009 Nevada Interactive Media Summit Schedule Summary

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Keynote – 9:30 a.m.
Jesse Stay, CEO of SocialToo, discusses the importance of social media today.

Birds of a Feather
Brainstorm with others during these impromptu birds of a feather sessions. Rooms available after lunch.
Speak to a staffer to schedule time.

Sessions and Workshops

10:30 – 11:15
50 Terrific Twitter Tools and Tips in 50 Minutes with Guy Johnson  (Cool Tools)    RM 101

Unconventional PR Strategies: How Social Media Has Changed Communications    RM 202
with Ronele Klingensmith and Bob Conrad. (Best Practices)

Small Change: Opening the Nevada Legislative Process through Technology with    RM 304
David Bobzien (Innovation and the Future)

11:30 – 12:15
New Media 101: what is it, why use it with Mike McDowell. (Cool Tools)   RM 101

Introduction to Social Bookmarking and Annotation with Maggie Tsai. (Best Practices)    RM 202

Twitter: Building Engaged Communities that ACT (and how to deal with bad    RM 304
behavior) with Tracy Viselli and Jon Pincus. (Innovation and the Future)

12:30 – 1:45 LUNCH

2:00 – 2:45
Create your own widgets in Adobe Flex with Colin Loretz. (Cool Tools)     RM 101

A journalists’ toolbox of essential social media applications and attitudes with    RM 202
Charlotte-Anne Lucas. (Best Practices)

Mobilize GenWise: New Communication for Conservation and Outdoor Recreation    RM 304
with Jaimie Fields. (Innovation and the Future)

2:45 – 3:10 COFFEE

3:15 – 4:00
Data-driven web publishing without a programmer with Marcel Levy. (Cool Tools)     RM 101

Last Conductor Standing: Engaging an Audience in the Search with Francine    RM 202
Burge. (Best Practices)

Lessons Learned: A State Government Agency Using New Media with Bob    RM 304
Conrad. (Innovation and the Future)

4:15 – 5:00
Intro to Podcasting with Mike Henderson (Cool Tools)   RM 101

How to Engage Your Classroom Community Using Interactive Media with Michelle    RM 202
Montoya. (Best Practices)

The Future of Local News: Community Brainstorm with Donica Mensing and    RM 304
Andrew Pridgen. (Innovation and the Future)

5:00 – 5:45 Nevada IM Membership Meeting

*Subject to change. Program changes in red.

Nevada Interactive Summit Presenters Get in Free

In case you have not submitted a proposal for Nevada Interactive Summit ‘09 yet, we’ve got another reason you should submit. If you’re proposal is selected for the event, we will waive your registration fee. So submit a proposal by February 8th and wait to hear from us. If your proposal is selected, we will give you a special registration code so you don’t have to pay the $25.00 registration fee.

If you submit a proposal, please wait to hear back from us about whether or not your proposal was accepted before you register.

We wish we could let everyone in for free, but, well, we have to feed you something don’t we? But in all seriousness, we do feel that Nevada Interactive Media Summit will be a valuable experience–worth well more than the $25.00 we unfortunately have to charge people.

So? What are you waiting for? Get to that proposal–time is running out!

Reno Ignite Launches!

Get ready for Reno Ignite.  What exactly is Ignite and why do we want it in Reno?

If you had five minutes on stage what would you say? What if you only got 20 slides and they rotated automatically after 15 seconds? Around the world geeks have been putting together Ignite nights to show their answers.

Ignite was started in Seattle in 2006 by Brady Forrest and Bre Pettis. Since then hundreds of 5 minute talks have been given across the world. There are thriving Ignite communities in Seattle, Portland, Paris, and NYC.

The international community site is sponsored by O’Reilly where you can find more information and watch videos from other Ignite communities.

Submit a presentation proposal here.  Your topic does not have to be related to technology.  For more information on Ignite, visit Ignite O’Reilly.   Nevada Interactive Media is a proud supporter of Reno Ignite and will be doing what we can to make the first event successful.  The second Reno Ignite event will cap off NNM’s first conference on March 7th.

Here are a few Ignite presentations from other events to whet your appetite.  Even if you don’t want to present, you’ll want to come.

Common Craft’s Social Media in Plain English

Common Craft’s videos are an excellent tool to use during presentations and discussions on social media topics. Their “Explanations In Plain English” series has become so popular because of how well the videos explain concepts that many of us find difficult to explain to people not involved in online social media. Best of all, Common Craft makes versions of the videos available on YouTube to be shared in true social media fashion. I have found them invaluable in my work.