8:00 - 9:00 - Registration
9:00 - 9:15 - Welcome
Note: Sessions marked with an asterisk may be of specialinterest to station General Managers and Faculty Advisers.
9:15 - 10:15 - Session Block#1
- Radio Engineering* - Fred Krampits - WTCC, Springfield, MA. -George Capalbo - Backbone Networks
Questions about studios? Equipment? Facility Upgrades?Studio Maintenance? FCC Compliance? Equipment Purchases? Learn how to createand maintain great studios and a great air sound with Fred Krampitts
- Producing a Killer Show- Scott Gibbons - Morning Host, WPLM, Boston - Lindsey Anderson, Promotions Director, WAAF,Boston
Great showsdon't just "happen". They are carefully planned and produced. Findout how the pros do it each and every day. Join Scott Gibbons
- FCC Law & BroadcastLicenses*
So what's this LPFM thing we've heard so much about? How do you get a license tobroadcast. What is the FCC rule regarding.....? Learn about broadcast law andlicensing from the experts. Retired FCC official and IBS V.P. for Licensing andRegulatory Matters, Allen Myers,
- Programmers' Forum- Len Mailloux - IBS Board - Erica Moura - Emerson College, Boston
If you are astation manager, your life is busy and full of problems, surprises andopportunities. Learn some great tricks for programming
10:30 - 11:30 - Session Block#2
- Radio Promotions- Scott Gibbons - Morning Host, WPLM, Boston - Lindsey Anderson - Promotions Director, WAAF, Boston,Courtney Strakosch - Promotions/Sales - WHCN/WPOP, Hartford
Learn about theelements that make up a good promotion and the creative and organizationalskills you need to help make your station image shine. As competition foraudience grows, the need for exciting and effective promotions is growing aswell. This panel will introduce you to promotional ideas and new ways you canet the word outabout your product. Lindsey Anderson,
- Indecency/Obscenity* - Allen Myers -IBS Board and FCC (ret.) - Len Mailloux - IBS Chair/Simmons CollegeCommunications Faculty
- Production Tips & Techniques- Larry Miller,All Independent Radio, The NewEngland Institute, Boston
- Women in Media*- Liz Solar, National Voice Talent - Mary Cardaras, CNI and The New EnglandInstitute of Art - Judy Richland, Simmons College Faculty -
Only a generation ago, the number of women working in thebroadcast media was very small. To the benefit of the industry and theaudience, women are now involved in every aspect of media from top managementto the trenches. Join Mary Cardaras,veteran CNN Producer and now chair of the Digital Media department at The NewEngland Institute of Art, Liz Solar,veteran Boston broadcast personality and national voice-over talent and CourtneyStrakosch, Sales/Promotions,
11:45 - IBS Awards
Join us as IBS celebrates "Excellence inBroadcasting" by honoring some of those IBS member stations who do anexemplary job in station organization, operations and programming. Thesestations, based on a self-inspection, are honored with a Platinum, Gold, Silveror Bronze Microphone Award for Excellence in Broadcasting. Be there to pick upyour award and to cheer on the other winners!
Noon - 1:00 - Lunch
- IBS/Backbone StudentRadio Network and Remote Broadcast Workshop* - George Capalbo - PaulKamp - Backbone Networks
1:15 - 2:15 - Session Block#3
- How to Start a Station*- Fred Krampits, WTCC, Springfield - Allen Myers, IBS Board and FCC (ret.) -George Capalbo, Backbone Networks
Everybody thinks it would be great to have a radio stationon campus. Okayaybe not everybody. How do you sell the idea to youradministration? What are your broadcast options? Do you go for a full FCC license,LPFM license, Internet, Carrier Current? Join 30-year FCC veteran Allen Myers, George Capalbo
- Podcasting & EmergingSocial Networks -Mark Wood, Independent Film Producer/Webcaster - LindseyAnderson, Promotions Director, WAAF, Boston
- Globalization On aShoestring - Virtual Study Abroad* - James Corcoran - LenMailloux, Simmons College
We live in a Global society. More and more, the world isbeing tied together through international commerce, trade, communicationssystems that span the globe in an instant and increased social contact betweensocieties. SimmonsCollege, in partnership with African University College of Communications inAccra, Ghana, is developing a unique and exciting new educational experience -Virtual Study Abroad. Globalization On a Shoestring℠ will show you howcolleges and high schools can develop new cross-cultural educationalopportunities through the use of today's new and emerging technologies. JoinSimmons Professor Jim Corcoran and Course Professor Len Mailloux to see how youcan turn your current technology system into a classroom that reaches theworld.
- Copyrights &Royalties - Myth & Reality* - Fritz Kass, IBS Board
Perhaps the most confusing issue facing academic broadcastersover the last few years has been royalties for music streaming. IBS efforts inWashington to help secure a fair and equitable music royalty rate continue andIBS C-O-O Fritz Kass
- Getting Into Voice-Overs- Liz Solar, National Voice Talent
2:30 - 3:30 - Session Block #4
- Finding That First Job- Judy Garrick - Larry Miller, The New England Inst. of Art, Boston
Getting yourfoot in the door is never easy. Find out what real programmers are looking forand how to get noticed out there. This session will answer your questions andgive you ideas on how to position yourself for that most-important first job.Resumes, cover-letters, internships and good contact skills are all crucial togetting noticed ut there Let Shawn Novatt of WOR, Judy Garrick,Career Advisor in Broadcasting at The New England Institute of Art and LindseyAnderson of Boston WAAF Radio show youhow to get your career started in the right direction.
- CNI - College NewsnetInternational* - Mary Cardaras, Director, CNI & The NewEngland Inst. of Art, Boston - Judy Richland, Simmons College, CNI AdvisoryBoard - Len Mailloux, Simmons College, CNI Advisory Board
One of the biggest challenges facing Journalism and ModernMedia students is getting noticed. CNI, College Newsnet International is a newinitiative that brings student journalists from around the world togetherthrough the CNI website which will feature work being done by studentjournalists everywhere. CNI is free to join and participate in. Think of it asa Youtube for journalists. CNIwill feature print pieces, video/film/documentary, radio features, student newsclips, photographs, magazine articles and more. Get noticed on a world scale.Learn how you can become part of "CNI - Students Making News"
- Backpack Journalism - AHands-On Workshop -Mark Wood, Independent Film Producer,Webcaster
The world of Journalism is changing at lightning speed. Theway we gather and transmit information has been reinvented
This session is limited to the first 15 people. Sign upat Registration.
- The Future of Music- What happeningin the world of music and music royalties? How has the onset of web streaming, satellite,I-Pod, file sharing and other technologies and practices affected the musicworld? What is the relationship between the music industry and the broadcasterand what is that relationship likely to be in the future? Get an inside look atthe latest in the music industry with Walter
3:30 - Live Band -Performance to be broadcast on Simmons College Radio and WIBS
Join us on the 3rd floor terrace for a live performance ofthe Boston band, Northern Trend. Their music is drawing crowds on the clubscene and features Simmons Graduate Brittany Miltenberger. The concert will beaired live on both Simmons College Radio and WIBS.
Wrap up the day with some live music and a chance toexchange contact information with participants from the other schools.
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