Managing Director & Co-Founder, iFOCOS

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(Updated Jan. 19, 2007)

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Here’s a look at who is coming to We Media Miami (subject to change at any time):

• Randy Abramson, Executive Producer, Discovery
• Robertson Adams, Communications Associate — Webmaster, Knight Foundation
• Chris Ahearn, President, Media, Reuters
• Jason Albrecht, Communications Intern, Knight Foundation
• Walyce Almeida, Contributor, NowPublic
• Lewis Alpert, Florida International University, School of Journalism & Mass Communication
• Fabricio Altamirano, CEO, El Diario de Hoy
• Eric Alterman, Founder/CEO, KickApps Corporation
• Rosental Alves, Knight Chair in International Journalism, University of Texas-Austin
• Kathy Andersen, Lois Pope LIFE Center, University of Miami
• Zita Arocha, Assoc. Director, Sam Donaldson Center, University of TX El Paso
• Adriana Avakian, Director of Marketing, United Press International
• Hannah Bae, Journalsim Intern, Knight Foundation
• Alice Backer, Francophonie Editor, Global Voices
• Nanna Baldersheim, Internet Community Associate
• Jacqui Banaszynski, Knight Chair in Editing, Missouri School of Journalism
• Joyce Barnathan, President, International Center for Journalists
• Marty Baron, Executive Editor, Boston Globe
• Clark Bell, Journalism Program Director, McCormick Tribune Foundation
• Dorian Benkoil, Editorial Director, mediabistro.com
• Ron Berryman, Senior VP, GM Television, Fox Interactive Media
• Roger Black, Roger Black Studio, Inc.
• Taryn Boatman, Assistant Program Officer, Excellence in Journalism Foundation
• James Brady, WPNI
• Kristie Bouryal, Director of Network Services, Associated Press
• Jody Brannon, Senior Editor, MSN.com
• Sophie Brendel, Head of PR-Editorial & Media, Reuters
• Brian Breslin, CEO, Infinimedia, Inc.
• Wendy Bromley Bodden, Managing Director, Images and Voices of Hope
• Merrill Brown, MMB Media
• Jane Brown, Executive Director, Robert W. Deutsch Foundation
• Gaby Bruna, Photo Editor, University of Miami Hurricane Newspaper
• Simon Bucks, Associate Editor, Sky News
• John Burke, The Editor’s Weblog
• Xavier Bussiere, Infinimedia, Inc.
• Mario Cader-French, Director, Public Affairs & CSR, MTV Networks Latin America
• Jennifer Carroll, Vice President/New Media Content, Gannett Co. Inc.
• Andy Carvin, National Public Radio Online
• Chad Capellman, Sr. Producer, Eons.com
• Susan Chang
• Sanjeev Chatterjee, Vice Dean, School of Communication, University of Miami
• Derek Chezzi, Senior News Editor, Yahoo Canada
• Nicholas Chiaia, COO & General Counsel, United Press International
• Farai Chideya, Host, News and Notes, NPR
• Jeff Clavier, Founder & Managing Partner, Softech VC
• Lauren Cornell, Executive Director, Rhizome.org
• Robert Cox, President, Media Bloggers Association
• Al Cupo
• Eileen Dailey, Director of Social Intelligence, Infina Group
• Larry Dailey, Associate. Professor, University of Nevada Reno
• Blyth Daylong, School of Communications, University of Miami
• Alex deCarvalho, President, Social Object
• Chuck DeFeo, Vice President & General Manager, Salem Communications
• Lori Demo, Assistant Professor, Ball State University
• John Dennison, President, Dennison Management Group, Inc.
• Carin Dessauer, Senior Fellow/Principal, iFOCOS and MC2
• Luis Diaz, www.periodismodepaz.org, Author
• Melissa De Leon Douglass, President, Panama Gourmet, Inc.
• Steven Donahue, Editor, Language Magazine
• John Dotson, Jr., Publisher Emeritus, Akron Beacon Journal
• Paul Driscoll, Director of Broadcasting, University of Miami
• Richard Ducey, EVP, BIA Financial Network
• Allen Dunaway
• Christina Eguizabal, Program Office, The Ford Foundation
• Amy Eisman, Director of Writing Programs, American University
• Karl Eisenhower, Washingtonpost.com
• Di-Ann Eisnor, CEO, Platial, Inc.
• Paula Ellis, Vice President/ National and New Initiatives, Knight Foundation
• Brandon Erlacher, General Manager, Truth Publishing Company
• Fernando Espuelas, Chairman & CEO, VOY, LLC.
• David Evans, Managing Director, Red 7 Media
• Cathleen Farrell, Editor, PODER
• Marc Fest, CEO, External Ideas
• Virginia Fielder, Consultant, Knight Foundation
• John Fischer, Infinia Foresight
• John Flickigner, Executive Director, Summerbridge
• Fabrice Florin, Executive Director, NewsTrust
• Marcos Foglia, Multimedia manager, El Nuevo Dia
• Dennis Fox
• Nic Fulton, Chief Scientist, Reuters Media
• Roger Gafke, Director of Program Development, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri
• Gregory Galant, Venture Voice
• Christine Gambito, Happy Slip
• Carlos Garcia, CEO, Scrapblog, Inc.
• Al Gashi, Business Development Manager, Pluck
• Mark Giannini, SVP & COO, BIA Financial Network
• Mark Gibelli, Co-Founder, StoryBoard Consulting, Inc.
• Robert Gilbert, Morris Communications
• Mark Glaser, Editor, PBS MediaShift
• Seth Gordon, Managing Partner, Gordon Reyes & Co.
• Jon Gossett, Senior Vice President, Development, American Public Media
• Michele Grant, BBC
• Mel Grayson, Arts Editor, Deerfield Forum
• William Green, Vice Provost, Undergrad Education, University of Miami
• Tish Grier, blog editor/social media manager, iFOCOS
• Kim Grinfeder, Assistant Professor, School of Communications, University of Miami
• Sam Grogg, Dean, School of Communication, University of Miami
• Hetti Haarklau, The Associated Press
• Ali Habashi, Director, Arnold Center
• Andrew Haeg, Senior Producer, Center for Innovation in Journalism @ American Public Media
• Michael Halleran
• Michelle Halsell, CEO/Co-founder, Missing Pixel
• Teresa Hanafin, Director of Community Publishing, Boston.com
• Erin Hanafy, The Associated Press
• Jens Hansen, Director, Center for Journalistik og Efteruddannelse (CFJE)
• Elin Hansen, Update
• Eduardo Hauser, CEO, Daily Me, Inc.
• Neal Hecker, AVP Program Services, WPBT
• Cristi Hegranes, President, Founder, The Press Institute for Women in the Developing World
• Don Heider, Associate Dean, University of Maryland
• Diane Hockenberry, Director of Audience Development, Newspaper Association of America
• Keith Hopper, Product Manager, Public Interactive LLC
• Paul Hyland, Executive Producer, edweek.org, Editorial Projects in Education
• Alberto Ibargüen, President, Knight Foundation
• Jeremy Iggers, Founder, Twin Cities Daily Planet
• Shel Israel, Author, Naked Conversations
• Joshua Johnson, Anchor/Reporter, WLRN Miami Herald News
• Pamela Johnson, Executive Director, Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, University of Missouri
• Steve Johnson, Online Editor, The Associated Press
• Mark Jones, Community Editor, Reuters
• Brad Kalbfeld, Managing Editor, Broadcast, The Associated Press
• Ruth Kamar
• Stephanie Kanowitz, Web Editor, Federal Computer Week
• Gary Kebbel, Journalism Program Officer, Knight Foundation
• Loren Keller, Program Officer, The Stanley Foundation
• Jim Kennedy, VP Strategy, The Associated Press
• Katie King, Director, Marsteller Interactive
• Kent Kirschner, Account Executive, Neighborhood America
• Jemima Kiss, New Media Reporter, Guardian Unlimited
• Lillian Kopenhaver, Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Florida International University
• Thomas Kunkel, Dean, University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism
• Beth Laing, Project Manager, iFOCOS
• Lisa Lamb, Vice President Sales & Marketing, DailyMe, Inc.
• Christina Lane, Assistant Professor, University of Miami
• Nancy Lane, President, Suburban Newspapers of America
• JD Lasica, President, Ourmedia
• Thomas LeBlanc, Provost, University of Miami
• Robyn LeVine, Reporter, School of Communications, University of Miami
• Suzanne Levinson, Director of Site Operations, Miami Herald Media Co.
• Rick Lewis, Executive Director & CEO, Friends of WLRN
• Greg Linch, News Editor, The Miami Hurricane
• Donna Logan, President, Canadian Media Research Consortium
• Joseph Loong, Senior Programming Manager, Blogs, AOL Inc.
• Bruno Lopez, VP, General Manager, Univision Online
• Luis Lora, Sr. Associate, Palladium Equity Partners, LLC
• Santiago Lyon, The Associated Press
• Stanislas Magniant, Co-founder, Netpolitique
• Ndesanjo Macha, Sub-Saharan Africa editor, Global Voices Online
• Mike Maidenberg, Vice President/Communities Program, Knight Foundation
• Michael Maness, VP/Strategic Planning, Newspapers, Gannet Co., Inc.
• Kofi Mangesi, Director, International Institute of ICT Journalism
• Steve Mansfield, PreFound.com
• Steven Marder, CEO, Eurekster
• Michael Markson
• Ernesto Martelli, Director Editorial, La Nacion, Grupo de Revistas
• Maria Martin, Director, GraciasVida Productions/GraciasVida Center for Media
• Jorge Martinez, Director of information Services, Knight Foundation
• Sibyl Masquelier, President, Executive Resource Group, Inc.
• Jeanne McCann, Director of New Media, EPE
• Karyn Meshbane,
• Mark Metz, Founder & CEO, MetroGuide.com, Inc.
• Larry Meyer, Vice President/Communications, Knight Foundation
• Myles Miller, Reporter, Children’s PressLine
• Robin Miller, Editor-in-chief, OSTG (aka Slashdot)
• Bill Mitchell, Editor, Poynter Online
• Harry Montevideo, Publisher, The Red and Black Publishing Co.
• Evgeny Morozov, Director of New Media, Transitions Online
• Sharon Moshavi, Communications Manager, Knight Foundation
• Andrew Nachison, President, iFOCOS
• Joe Natoli, Sr. VP for Business & Finance, University of Miami
• Eric Newman, VP, General Manager, Pluck Corporation
• Craig Newmark, Service Rep & Founder, craigslist
• Eric Newton, Vice President/Journalism Program, Knight Foundation
• Naomi Nixon, University of Miami
• Chris Nolan, Editor/Founder, Spot-on.com
• Sarah Nordgren, Director of State News, The Associated Press
• Rory O’Connor, President and CEO, Globalvision
• Brian O’Malley, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures
• Esteban Ochoa, Director 2Net, CIE Argentina
• Roger Ogden, President and CEO, Gannett Broadcasting
• Rich Oppel, Editor, Austin American-Statesman
• Mike Orren, President, Pegasus News, Inc.
• Elizabeth Osder, Sr. Director, Product Development, Yahoo Media Group
• Bill Ostendorf, CEO, Creative Circle Media Consulting
• Geneva Overholser, Hurley Chair, School of Journalism, University of Missouri
• Jeremiah Owyang, Director of Corporate Media Strategy, PodTech
• Angel Padula, CTO, Tele Red
• Angela Pacienza, Director of Online News, The Canadian Press & Broadcast News
• Gloria Pan, Communciatons Director, iFOCOS
• Souneil Park, M.S. student, Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology
• Lanaea Parker, Deputy Director, Knight, International Center of Journalists
• Horacio Ruiz Pavon, Publications Director, Inter American Press Association
• Ted Perlmutter, Director of IT, Ctr. for International Conflict Resolution
• Dale Peskin, Director, iFOCOS
• Mary Peskin, Associate Director, American Press Institute
• Geoffrey Philip, Global Voices
• Jason Pontin, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Technology Review, Inc.
• Georgia Popplewell, Co-Mg. Editor/Caribbean Editor, Global Voices
• Meredith Porte, Producer/Host, WLRN Public Television
• Vikki Porter, Director, Knight New Media Center, USC Annenberg School for Communication
• David Poulson, Assistant Director, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism, Michigan State University
• Adam Powell, Director, Integrated Media Center, University of Southern California
• Aaron Presnall, Director of Studies, Jefferson Institute
• Valentin Prieto, Writer/Editor, Babalu Blog
• Isaac Prilleltensky, Dean, School of Education, University of Miami
• Richard Prince, Editor/Writer, Black College Wire and The Maynard Institute
• Laurie Racine, SVP Strategy/Business Development, Eyespot
• Scott Rafer, CEO, MyBlogLog, Inc.
• Richard Rambarran, Manager of Web Development, University of Miami
• Brian Reich, Director of New Media, Cone Inc.
• Allan Richards, Chair, Dept. of Journalism, Florida International University
• Guillermo Riera, Digital Media Manager, LA NACION
• Richard Robinson, VP Products and Programming, Freewebs
• Daniel Robledo, Senior Webmaster, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
• Luis Rodriguez, Webmaster, School of Communications, University of Miami
• Michael Rogers, Futurist-in-Residence, The New York Times Company
• Scott Rogers, President, MetroGuide.com, Inc.
• Gaston Roitberg, Content Manager, LA NACION
• Jay Rosen, Professor of Journalism, New York University
• Steven Rosenbaum, Magnify.net
• Alan Rosenblatt, Executive Director, Internet Advocacy Center
• Dan Rua, Managing Partner, Inflexion Partners & FloridaVentureBlog.com
• James Rucker, Executive Director, Color of Change
• Emilio Sanchez, Bureau Chief, Efe News Services
• Emilio Sanchez, Program Coordinator, Inter American Press Association
• Ramiro Sanchez
• David Sasaki, Regional Editor, Latin America, Global Voices
• Jon Sawyer, Director, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
• Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism
• Rick Schneider, President, WPBT Channel 2
• Mike Schreibman, Executive Director, Children’s PressLine
• Michelle Seeling, Assistant Professor, Visual Comm, University of Miami
• Tiffany Shackelford, Assistant Managing Editor, Stateline.org
• Susan Schein, Executive Director, Entertainment Industry Incubator
• Donna Shalala, President, University of Miami
• Michael Skoler, Executive Director, Center for Innovation in Journalism, American Public Media
• Rich Skrenta, CEO, Topix.net
• Andrea Spiegel, Editor-in Chief, VP of Content, Freewebs
• Mary Spillman, Assistant Professor, Ball State University
• Paul Steiger, Executive Editor, The Wall Street Journal
• Hal Straus, Interactivity and Commuity Ed, Washingtonpost Newsweek Interactive
• Lisa Stone, President, BlogHer
• Paul Surgrue, Dean, University of Miami School of Business
• JoAnne Sullivan Woolley, Director of Development, Internews Network
• Jeff Taylor, Founder & CEO, Eons.com
• Isaac Tetteh, Web Manager/Dep. News Editor, Radio Gold 90.5 fm
• Steve Tieitelbaum, Director, Medical Web Services, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
• Elisa Tinsley, Director, Knight International, International Center for Journalists
• Michael Tippett, Co-founder, NowPublic.com
• Chris Tolles, VP Sales & Marketing, Topix.net
• Denise Tom, Journalism Program Specialist, Knight Foundation
• Dave Toole, CEO, Outhink Media
• Meredith Townsley, Associate Producer, Events, Red 7 Media
• Joseph Treaster, Reporter, New York Times
• Sheryl Tucker, Executive Editor, Time Inc.
• Vivian Vahlberg, Director of Digital Media, Media Management Center, Northwestern University
• Michelle van Gilder, Director International Business, Zogby International
• Ernesto van Peborgh
• Elissa Vanaver, Assistant to the Publisher, Miami Herald
• Carlos Vassallo, CEO, LatinVision Media
• Sandra Venditti, Online Newsroom Chief, LA NACION
• Chris Versace, Senior Vice President, Agile Equity
• Chris Waddle, Director, Knight Fellows in Community Journalism, University of Alabama
• Tsitsi Wakhisi, Associate Professor, School of Communication, University of Miami
• William Walker, University Librarian, University of Miami
• Alan Webber, Founder, Fast Company
• Rebecca Weeks, Director of Business Development, Real Girls Media
• William C. Weiss, Chairman and CEO, The Promar Group LLC
• Allie Williams, Marketing Manager, Zvents
• Kinsey Wilson, Executive Editor, USA Today
• William Wilson, Editor, New Media, etruth.com
• Kurt Wimmer, SVP, General Counsel, Gannett Co. Inc.
• Emily Witt, Staff Writer, Miami New Times
• Scott Woelfel, Armchair Media
• Anthony Wojtkowiak, University of Miami
• Ruiyan Xu, Associate Producer Interactive, P.O.V./American Documentary
• JJ Yore, Marketplace
• John Zogby, President, Zogby International

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A novel approach to collaborative filtering launched a couple of weeks ago and is worth a look. NewsTrust is tying to develop a more reliable means of finding the most trustworthy news and information for specific stories - not simply by relying on your hunches and experience with your media, but by relying on the hunches, experience and detailed reviews of a community of news junkies who contribute to the service’s ratings. (Disclosure: I’m an advisor to NewsTrust).

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Newspapers are failing, and my friend and advisor Alan Webber knows why: the problem isn’t technology, shifting business models, the rise of social networks or all the other excuses newspaper executives like to talk about. The problem is lousy products.

From Alan’s Nov. 13, 2006 post:

What’s happened, I think, is that newspapers have stopped asking the right questions. They’ve stopped provoking public conversation about the great issues of our time. They’ve stopped seeing themselves as provocateurs of public discourse. … Why do movies, the Web, TV, get to have all the fun? Ask all the good questions? Carry all the inspirational, challenging, provocative answers?

Good questions.

Alan was the founder of Fast Company magazine.

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Diplomats and various internet influentials talked about internet censorship, diversity and access at a UN-sponsored gathering in Athens this week.

Do you care? Do your usual media providers keep you up-to-date on who’s controlling the internet and what they’d like to do with it?

Given the emerging ubiquity and necessity of digital communications, I continue to marvel at the “other world” nature of high-level discussions about how the internet is operated.

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iFOCOS is brand spankin’ new, but the more things change, the more they stay the same …

Andrew and Dale continue their globetrotting. Two weeks ago, they were in Melbourne, Australia, to facilitate an internal conference for the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Read about it here. Then Andrew stopped in San Francisco to give a keynote talk at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, while Dale headed to Miami to prepare for the next We Media conference.

In other words, we’re moving. Forward. Relentlessly. Inexorably. How about you? Is your organization re-imagining its role in the connected society? Here’s how we can help: http://ifocos.org/services

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Dale and I were in Melbourne this week to facilitate an internal conference for the Australian Broadcasting Corp. Internal, yes - but blogged by the ABC and open to further comment here. Our role was to inform, incite and moderate conversations about the future of the ABC, which is Australia’s government-funded public broadcaster.

It was an inspiring couple of days - there was a genuine eagerness to adjust ABC practices and structures to reflect changing consumer behaviors, and to re-imagine the ABC and how it serves and strengthens Australian society.

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iFOCOS with the University of Southern California will Innovate Across a New World of Media

RESTON, VA, October 4, 2006 — Two leading media analysts announced today the formation of a new non-profit institute, iFOCOS, the Institute for the Connected Society. iFOCOS convenes thought leaders across disciplines to understand and use the new expanding media and to create better-informed global citizens. Their goal is to drive innovation around a new definition of “media” - one that includes traditional media and new emergent media, typified by the explosion of social media.

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Along with setting up iFOCOS - and trust me, there’s lots of paperwork - we’ve been working on plans for the next We Media conference, which is February 8 - 9, 2007, in Miami. We have the beginnings of a program in place, and registration is open. We’ll be adding more details in coming weeks.

Here’s the conference site, with a link to register: www.ifocos.org/wemediamiami

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We’re planning to get an “official” announcement out soon. First, here’s an update for our closest friends and advisors. Thanks if you’ve found us or care about what we’re up to. You’re welcome to share this and link to our new site (which is still a work in progress).

Dale and I have left The American Press Institute and formed an independent organization called iFOCOS, the Institute for the Connected Society. We’ve affiliated the organization with the Integrated Media Systems Center at the University of Southern California, but we’ll remain in Reston, Va., where we’ve established offices.

Change is good. The creation of iFOCOS allows us to more fully address the changes sweeping media, its businesses and audiences. We’ll continue to convene the We Media conference – the next one is scheduled February 8-9 in Miami, so save the date. We’ll expand other activities to provide intelligence, education and collaborations on the changes transforming media and society globally. The affiliation with IMSC and USC enables us to incubate new projects shaping media and an informed society.

We’ve received great support from friends and funders in forming the new organization. We’re not sure what becomes of The Media Center – that’s up to API. Happily, Gloria Pan joins us as communications director. More on all this to come. We’ll issue a press release in coming days. And we’ve created a web site at www.ifocos.org with initial info. We’ll be building out the site and launching a series of communications as we move forward.

We hope to see you online and in person soon, and we hope you’ll continue to be a part of our story.

Here’s how you can contact us:

• Andrew: andrew AT ifocos.org
• Dale: dale AT ifocos.org
• Gloria: gloria AT ifocos.org

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Conference Archive

Here’s where you can find details on what happened, background on the program and archived audio and video (soon).

• Program
• Sponsors
• Participants
• Photos
• Blog | RSS
• Film Fest

Audio and Video Archive

• Introduction - Dale Peskin and Andrew Nachison
• Community session
  Part 1 | Part 2
• Investment session
  Part 1 | Part 2
• ‘Soft Power ‘ session
  Part 1 | Part 2
• (ADDED 2/17/07) Gen Next: The Content Creatives
• (ADDED 2/17/07) Town Hall: Behold the Power of Us: The future of media, democracy and community
  Part 1 | Part 2

Mashup

Di-Ann Eisner of Platial hosted a mash-up breakout. In less than an hour, the group brought together video, photos, blogs, their own information. The site explains how they did it and what they used.

• WeMedia Mashup
• Pet Rescue

More Background and Pre-Conference Details

When: February 7-9, 2007
Where: Storer Auditorium, University of Miami
Presented with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.
In cooperation with the University of Miami School of Communication and the University of Miami School of Business.

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What?

We Media Miami explores and fosters the use of digital media to build and improve real communities in a connected society.

This is the third year for the We Media conference. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore spoke at We Media 05 hosted by The Associated Press in New York; BBC Managing Director Mark Thompson, Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, actor Richard Dreyfuss and Nitin Desai of the United Nations participated in the We Media Global Forum in 2006 hosted by Reuters and the BBC in London.

In Miami, the conference will focus on two connected themes:

• Community: How can media and communications in a multitude of forms, produced or influenced by an ever-expanding multitude of sources, serve and strengthen the communities where people live?
• Investment: In a shifting communications marketplace, how will investors, public and private funders or new formulations of social entrepreneurship pay for and sustain the civic enterprises of news and information?

The program includes a series of roundtable discussions and a variety of participatory activities involving communities, individuals and organizations to help participants understand and address the challenges of a changing multi-media world, and to stimulate innovation and investment in projects and services that strengthen communities.

Who Attends?

We Media gathers about 300 international participants: senior executives, decision makers, storytellers, artists, investors, innovators, strategic thinkers, developers of information technologies, entrepreneurs, community leaders and researchers from media, advertising, public relations, marketing, news, entertainment, finance, telecommunications, technology, philanthropy, government, NGOs, social activism and academia.

Why Attend?

A diverse group of leaders from a variety of industries and professions come together to learn from each other and to think about, explore, be inspired by and build upon the shared knowledge and the collective intelligence of the connected society. Their collective efforts spawn new ideas, information, services and businesses.

Roundtables bring together diverse groups of thought-leaders to expose and cross-pollinate thinking about strategic communication. The audience participates in discussion on site and online. Through discourse participants come to a new awareness of the challenges they lead and the values they find important.

Meetups, Mashups, Collaborations and Pitches

We Media Miami functions as a marketplace of ideas AND actions - and a meeting ground for an eclectic and ambitious group of funders, entrepreneurs, community activists, media executives and strategic thinkers on social action. Together they seek new collaborations, new relationships and new ways of thinking about opportunities to build a better-informed society.

Conference organizers facilitate presentations and discussions with venture capitalists and other funders, as well as facilitate independent meetings and discussions among speakers, participants and exhibitors.

Get Personal

Speakers will conduct small-group discussions or question-and-answer sessions. Funders and venture capitalists are available for pitches and collaborations to achieve new partnerships and projects.

Counseling and Mentoring

Speakers and other participants are available for a series of informal meetings, interviews and mentoring sessions on key, emergent issues and developments shaping the changing media ecosystem and the communities that are forming around them.

Plan. Meet. Collaborate.

Registered participants will have advanced access to collaborative networking software to create profiles and identify participants and speakers at the conference with whom they can arrange one-on-one meetings, mentoring sessions or interviews. Plan some meetings in Miami with other participants. The conference will facilitate these and other collaborations.

Workshops and Demos

In an exhibit area, organizations conduct workshops on technologies, tools, applications and systems that stimulate civic engagement and which organize and benefit communities.

Random Acts of Media

A showcase of innovative stories, ideas and applications that are being expressed through collaborative media, interspersed through the conference.

Video Festival

Submit videos from personal media devices for the conference’s “We Space” - a video festival open to community groups and the public. Videos will be shown at the Cosford Cinema on the University of Miami campus. Public workshops open the discussion and demonstrations to the community. Individuals and organizations contribute ideas and projects.

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When: February 7-9, 2007
Where: Storer Auditorium, University of Miami
5250 University Drive, Coral Gables, FL | Map

Arrive: Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Reception: 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 7, 2007. Dinner on your own.

Start: Check-in for registered participants begins at 8 a.m. and the program begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2007.

End: The program concludes around 3 p.m. on Friday, February 9, 2007.

Depart: Book your return flight for 5:30 p.m. or later on Friday, Febraury 9, 2007 - or find a way to stay longer and enjoy Miami.

Click Here To Register Online Now

Registration Fee

• Before November 15: $795
• Before: January 3, 2007: $995
• After January 3: $1,195

Participants are responsible for making their own travel and hotel arrangements.

Numerous hotels with a range of prices are convenient to the conference facilities at the University of Miami, including these (suggested prices via Yahoo!):

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• Wyndham Grand Bay-Coconut Grove, 2669 S Bayshore Dr, Coconut Grove, FL | Phone: 305-858-9600 | Price: $118.00 or more
• Doubletree Hotel Coconut Grove 2649 S Bayshore Dr Miami, FL Phone: 305-858-2500 Price: $89 - $339
• The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove | 3300 SW 27th Ave, Coconut Grove, FL | Phone: 305-644-4680 | Price: $149 - $340
• The Biltmore Hotel, 1200 Anastasia Ave Coral Gables, FL | Phone: 305-445-1926 | Price: $279.00 or more
• Holiday Inn University of Miami, 1350 S Dixie Hwy Coral Gables, FL | Phone: 305-667-5611 | Price: $59 - $125

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Program (subject to change)
Updated: January 25, 2007

Wednesday, February 7

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We Media Miami is presented by iFOCOS with major support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in cooperation with and hosted by the University of Miami School of Communication and the University of Miami School of Business.

Other Sponsors:

LANACION.COM is one of the leading news sites in Spanish. Monthly, LANACION.com gathers more than 2.4 million users who believe the most valuable attribute for a media company is to be trustworthy. Participation, interaction, opinions, and debate are the guidelines that LANACION.com follows to build a permanent conversation, a dialogue with its readers. LA NACION group has also led the development of virtual communities in Latin America since 1995, building successful sites such as DeRemate.com (auctions), DeMotores.com (autos), ZonaJobs.com (Job search), RollingStoneLA.com (youth culture), ZonaCinemania.com (movies), nexolocal.com (free classifieds), ZonaTicket.com (Entertainment) , Tegumi.com (contents for cell phones), and Igooh.com (Citizen Journalism).

NOKIA NSERIES is a range of high performance multimedia computers that delivers unparalleled mobile multimedia experiences by combining the latest technologies with stylish design and ease of use. With Nokia Nseries products, consumers can use a single device to enjoy entertainment, access information and to capture and share pictures and videos, on the go at any time.

REUTERS is a global information company providing indispensable information tailored for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Its information is trusted and drives decision making across the globe. Its core strengths lie in providing the content, analytics, trading and messaging capabilities needed by financial professionals. Reuters’ open technology, based on industry standards, enables its customers to search, store and integrate its information with content from other sources, facilitating the way they work. Reuters provides financial institutions with specially designed tools to help them reduce risk and distribute and manage the ever-increasing volumes of market data. Its electronic trading services connect financial communities, helping them to gain access to the best prices and to trade efficiently and effectively.

The idea for SCRAPBLOG was born during the first Web 2.0 Conference in San Francisco in October 2004. We wondered how photo sharing would evolve, now that many of the technical limitations of the Web are disappearing. After comparing a photo album to a scrapbook, we realized that the existing photo sharing sites are the online equivalent of the traditional photo album. So, we set out to take the craft of scrapbooking online! Scrapblog was founded by the same four partners of Nobox Marketing Group. Nobox is an award-winning interactive agency whose long-term clients include Toyota, Scion, Lexus, Verizon Wireless and Procter & Gamble. We are a winning team that knows how to build a profitable business. Furthermore, we are passionate about creating amazing online experiences and contributing to the development of the Internet.

TOPIX.NET: Topix.net is the leading news community on the Web, connecting people to the information and discussions that matter to them in every U.S. town and city. A Top 25 online news destination (Hitwise, November 2006), the company links news from 50,000 sources to 360,000 lively user-generated forums. Topix.net also works with the nation’s major media companies to grow and engage their online audiences through forums, classifieds, publishing platforms and RSS feeds. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Topix.net is a privately held company with investment from Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), The McClatchy Company (NYSE: MNI) and Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB). For more, visit www.topix.net.

WASHINGTONPOST NEWSWEEK INTERACTIVE is the online publishing subsidiary of The Washington Post Company (NYSE:WPO). Its mission is to develop the company’s editorial products and businesses on the internet and across all electronic content delivery platforms. WPNI’s flagship products include Slate, washingtonpost.com, Newsweek.com, and BudgetTravelOnline.com. The company is headquartered in Arlington, Va.

Media Sponsors

DIGITAL MEDIA WIRE launched in early 2000 with a simple yet compelling proposition to provide busy executives with a daily briefing of the most important news stories about the business of digital media. On July 20, 2000, we published the first issue of Digital Media Wire Daily — our daily email newsletter dedicated to objective coverage of news stories about the convergence of media, entertainment and technology. Today, the newsletter is considered a “must read” by industry insiders and has a senior level readership at the majority of the major media, entertainment and technology companies.

TECHNORATI is the world’s leading authority on what’s happening in the world of blogs. Currently tracking more than 30 million blogs in near real-time, Technorati surfaces new content within moments of its being published. With services for bloggers, readers of blogs and businesses interested in the blogosphere, Technorati helps you to see who’s saying what — right now — on the world wide web.

MEDIABISTRO.COM is dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry. That includes editors, writers, television producers, graphic designers, book publishers, people in production, and circulation departments—in industries including magazines, television, radio, newspapers, book publishing, online media, advertising, PR, and graphic design. Our mission is to provide opportunities (both on- and offline) for you to meet each other, share resources, become informed of job opportunities and interesting projects, improve your career skills, and showcase your work.

Other Support

The Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation was established in 1982 for charitable, scientific and educational purposes, including the improvement of the quality of the practice of journalism among various media. This support includes funding for creative projects and research that promotes excellence in journalism and instills and encourages high ethical standards in journalism. Funding is not available to individuals, but is available to formal organizations via an application and review process.

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