Community Media Summit

Thursday, June 14 & Friday, June 15, 2007
Columbia College Chicago
Film Row Cinema, 1104 South Wabash Avenue

AGENDA

Thursday, June 14 6-9 p.m.
First-ever joint meeting of WTTW and Chicago Public Radio community advisory boards.

Participants will discuss their federally-mandated oversight role and the area’s leading public broadcasters’ community involvement efforts.


Friday, June 15

8 am: Registration and networking
Continental Breakfast

9 am: Welcome and Introduction by Charles Benton
Keynote address Richard Somerset-Ward
What is community media? Where is it heading? Future Potentials?

9:30 am: Response panel:
Joel Bookman, Local Initiatives Support Corporation LISC-Chicago
Sandy Close, New America Media; Tony Streit, Educational Development Corp.

Moderated by Charles Benton, Benton Foundation
                                   
9:45 am: Q and A for Richard Somerset-Ward and respondents

10:15 Break

10:30 Breakout Panels
Breakout B/C: Community Development & Community Media, moderated by Joel Bookman
Ernest Sanders, Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corp.
Mayra Hernandez, Bickerdike Redevelopment Corp.
Patrick Barry, LISC/consultant

Theater: Immigrant & Ethnic issues & Community Media, moderated by Sandy Close
Gordon Quinn, Kartemquin Films
Brenda Gonzalez, New Routes to Community Health
Tania Unzueta, RadioArte
Mary Johns, Residents Journal

Screening Room 502 (5th floor): Creative Expression & Learning through Community Media, moderated by Tony Streit
Michael Reyes & Michael Rodriguez of Puerto Rican Cultural Center
Erin Barnard, Video Machete
Joanne Archibald, Beyond Media

12:00 pm: Lunch

1:00 pm: Introduction by Terry Mazany of Chicago Community Trust, Julia Stasch of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Keynote address on Chicago Broadband opportunities

1:30 pm: Respondents to broadband keynote Pierre Clark of Chicago Digital Access Alliance, Juan Salgado of Instituto Del Progreso Latino and David Roche of Chicago Public Schools
Moderated by Thom Clark, Community Media Workshop

1:45 pm: Q and A for Julia Stasch and respondents

2:15 pm: Reports from morning breakouts:
Community Development, Thom Clark
Immigration, Gordon Mayer
Creative Expression & Learning, Demetrio Maguigad

2:30 pm: Reactions from Richard Somerset Ward and Julia Stasch followed by Q and A from audience participants

3:00 pm: Break

3:15 pm: Regional context and reactions from:
Minneapolis/St. Paul: Catherine Settanni, Community Technology Empowerment Project, and Jeremy Iggers, Twin Cities Media Alliance Grand Rapids: Laurie Cirivello, Community Media Center Cleveland: Jerry Wareham, ideastream, and Scot Rourke, One Community. Moderated by Alyce Myatt

4:30 pm: The future of community media – reactions from participants moderated by Alyce Myatt

4:55 pm: Closing remarks – Charles Benton

5:00 pm: Wine and cheese networking reception to continue the conversation with speakers, panelists, and participants

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