Banff New Media Institute Accelerator Program Blogs'n'Dogs

Sunday, December 4 to Wednesday, December 7, 2005

(Tentative Agenda October 15th, 2005 - Currently in Revision)

AGENDA AT A GLANCE

Location for all activities are in Donald Cameron Hall (DCH), Room 300. All meals are served in the Main Dining Room also located in Donald Cameron Hall.

Day 1: Sunday, December 4, 2005

7:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Meet and greet

** Sign up sheet for dog sledding event on Day 3. We will have 2 groups, space limited to 24 person per group...

Day 2: Monday, December 5, 2005

7:00 am - 8:30 am

Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Greetings and Introductions

9:15 am – 10:45 am

Technology #1

Roland Tanglao and Will Pate
Blogging technology, aggregation and feeds, RSS and XML. An intro to emerging trends in audio and video blogging,


10:45 pm – 11:00 am

Break and blogging time

11:00 pm – 12:00 pm

Blog writing Style

Darren Barefoot and Lee Lefever
There are many kinds of blogs and each have their own style. A workshop on creating content for blogs.


12:00 pm - 13:30 pm

Lunch and blog posting time

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

Personal blogs and portals

Kris Krug and Darren Barefoot
Managing a personal blog is one thing, a portal however can be the solution to take that personal site to the next level. Learn about the benefits of each in this demo session


3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Blog posting time

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Traditional PR, marketing and the “blogosphere�

Susie Gardner and Darren Barefoot
Learn how to effectively use the web and blogs to better promote your ideas, products or services. Learn how Bryght, Capulet Communications and Raincity Studios uses blogs to promote their businesses. A look at traditional, web marketing and web based PR tools


5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Dinner

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Podcasting time.. Direct from the Props Pub!

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Evening mingle (show and tell)

Everyone has an idea, or is an expert in a given subject. In this open forum evening reception, share and show your blogs, portals, or web communities with other bloggers.

** Sign up sheet for the various open workshop on day 3
** Sign up sheet for dog sledding event on Day 3. We will have 2 groups, space limited to 24 person per group...

Drinks and deserts will be provided.


9:00 pm

Free Evening

Day 3: Tuesday, December 6, 2005

(Dog sledding activity and/or workshop time)

Note: We will be meeting the bus in front of the Professional Development Centre. Please be there 15 minutes prior to your departure time. Bring all your winter gear as on gear will be provided. You will need to sign a waiver prior to departure. A snack and hot beverage will be provided.


7:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

11:00 am – 3:00 pm

First Group dog sledding

departure/Arrival (Faculty members: Robert Scales, Kris Krug, Roland Tanglao and Eric Rice)


2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Second Group dog sledding

departure/Arrival (Faculty members: Will Pate, Lee Lefever, Daren Barefoot and Susie Gardner)


10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Morning workshop:

Optional hands-on sessions, open format. Topics to be covered: Technology, networking, and social tools.
Will Pate, Lee Lefever, Daren Barefoot and Susie Gardner


12:00 – 1:30 pm

Lunch and blog posting time

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Afternoon Workshop:

Optional hands-on session, open format on technology, networking and social tools..
Robert Scales, Eric Rice, Kris Krug and Roland Tanglao


5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Dinner

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Technology #2 Video and audio blogging

Eric Rice and the faculty
Learn how to in this master podcasting and video blogging class. Fun clips from today’s dog sledding activity…

Information for both Mac and PC users

Drinks and deserts will be provided.


9:00 … pm

Free evening

Day 4: Wednesday, December 7, 2005

7:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast

9:00 am – 9:15 am

Review of Day 2-3

9:15 am – 10:30 am

Managing your public life online

Darren Barefoot and Robert Scales
Where do you draw the line between your public life and personal life?


10:30 – 11:00am

Break and Blog posting time

11:00 pm – 12:30 pm

Building your community and traffic, connecting with your tribe in the blogosphere

Lee Lefever and Kris Krug
You have a blog, but no traffic. How to connect with your tribe. How that will help you find ways to drive trafic to your site. How to build that community..


12:30 pm – 13:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

How to make money with your blog

Susie Gardner and Roland Tanglao
We'll look at ways to make money with your blog or personal portal


3:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Blog posting time

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

ROOM 1 - Workshop 1 - Blogging and the arts:

Web 2.0 independent publishing for musicians, photographers and artists
kris krug, Roland Tanglao and Lee Lefever
This workshop is geared for the artist who wants to know how to promote his or her self with online tools

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3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

ROOM 2 - Workshop 2 – Blogging for Business:

Web 2.0 publishing and technology allowing small business better ways to promote themselves.
Robert Scales, Darren Barefoot and Susie Gardner
This workshop geared for the entrepreneur will be looking at ways to promote your company and products with online tools


4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Closing comments, evaluation…

5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Dinner

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Wrap up party, night on the town???

All sessions will be podcast or covered on our event blog http://www.blogsndogs.com