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February 11-12: Making Your Media Matter 2010 Conference, Washington, DC

Join filmmakers, distributors, outreach specialists and an impressive cast of media pioneers for a series of panel discussions on the latest tools and trends in creating, distributing, and fund raising for social issue media.

Media That Matters is a presenting partner of MYMM 2010.

Schedule

Thursday, February 11

4:30-5:30 Registration and Demos

5:30 Welcome from CSM Director Pat Aufderheide

5:35 Introduction by CSM Associate Director Alison Hanold

5:45 Social Media Showcase

6:15 Keynote: Strategic Design in Social Issue Media

Keynoters: Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis, Filmmakers of The Reckoning

7:30-9:00 Reception

Friday, February 12 9am-6pm

9:00 Registration and Demos

Continental Breakfast

9:45 Welcome from CSM Director Pat Aufderheide

10:00-11:30 Strategic from the Start - Developing synergies to build your conversation

Moderator: Lisa Smithline, Cultural Front Productions

Meg McLagan, Director of Lioness

Patrice O’Neill, Producer of Not in Our Town

Dennis Palmieri, ITVS

Debra Koffler, Conscious Youth Media Crew

11:30-11:45 Raffle & Shout-outs

11:45-12:50 Lunch (with round table ethics discussions)

1:00-1:15 Reports from lunch discussions

1:15-2:00 Honest Truths: Documentary Ethics In Practice

Group Discussion with Pat Aufderheide

2:00 Networking break

2:30-3:00 Spotlight Stand Up on new tools and research

Impact measurement tools: Jessica Clark, Center for Social Media

Funders’ Approaches: Alyce Myatt, Grantmakers in Film + Electronic Media

Going Green: Larry Engel, American University

Working with Nonprofits: Shaady Salehi, Active Voice

3:00 Meet the Presenters, Visit the Demos

3:30-5:00 Fiction for change: How are narrative films making a difference?

Moderator: Claudia Myers, American University

Lisa Cortes, Producer, Precious

John Schreiber, Participant Media

Sebastian Dungan, Producer, Transamerica

5:00-6:00 Reception

Fee $100, Students $50
Register here!

Starts	January 14 2010
Ends / Deadline	February 13 2010
Homepage	http://www.centerforsocialmedia.org/resources/articles/making_your_media_matter_2010/
Contact	socialmedia@american.edu
Issues	Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Environment, Family & Society, Gay/Lesbian, Gender/Women, Health/Health Advocacy, Human Rights, Immigration, International, Media, Politics/Government, Racial Justice, Religious Freedom, Youth