ONA09: October 1-3, 2009 – San Francisco – Early Bird Rates Expire August 28th
August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Register today for ONA09 to get the $399 member and $699 non-member price for a general pass to the Online News Association’s 2009 Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 1-3 at ONAConference.org/register.
Whether you’re interested in social media, audience measurement, search technology, news gathering or entrepreneurship, the 2009 Online News Association Conference & Awards Banquet features a lineup of industry leaders poised to explore the latest developments at the intersection of journalism and technology.
Speakers include:
* Krishna Bharat, Principal Scientist, Google. The creator of Google News, Bharat received the 2003 World Technology Award for Media & Journalism and the 2003 Webby Award in the news category. Panel: Outwit the Algorithms
* Paul Berry, Chief Technology Officer, The Huffington Post. Berry, who joined HuffingtonPost.com in 2006, has leveraged metrics and employed new technology to dramatically build the site’s audience. Panel: Your Audience, Your Advantage
* J.D Lasica, SNCR Senior Fellow and Founder, Socialmedia.biz. An advisor to media companies on the new media landscape since 1996, Lasica has founded several social media sites including his current venture, Socialmedia.biz, which offers social media strategic services and workshops to Fortune 500 companies and mid-size businesses worldwide. Panel: Social Media Mania
* Hoa Loranger, Director, Nielsen Norman Group. A specialist in usability research, Loranger works with clients to successfully implement user-centered design strategies leading to improved sales and return on investment. Panel: Yep, Text Still Matters
* Om Malik, Founder, GigaOm. Before launching his own publishing venture, GigaOm, Malik was a senior writer for Business 2.0 magazine covering telecom and broadband stories. He is currently a venture Partner at True Ventures and No. 16 on the Forbes Web 25 list. Panel: From Journalist to Entrepreneur
* Aron Pilhofer, Editor, Interactive News Technologies, The New York Times. Pilhofer oversees a team of journalists/developers who build dynamic, data-driven applications to enhance The Times’ reporting online. Panels: It’s Data-Hunting Season, Design Solutions from News Experts and Dynamic Interactives for Newsrooms: A Django Workshop with IRE (pre-conference workshop).
* Amy Webb, Principal, Webbmedia Group. A former technology and business reporter, Webb launched her own business in 2005 and now advises media organizations on how to adapt new technology to daily operations. Panel: Ten Tech Trends You’ve Still Never Heard Of
More speakers will be announced and added to the ONA09 Schedule in the coming weeks.
And there’s more:
* ONA09 offers six Pre-Conference Workshops on Thursday, Oct. 1, that provide expert, hands-on multimedia training and delve into new concepts in technology and digital thinking. Registration is separate from the general sessions.
* The ONA09 Career Summit & Job Fair offers job seekers advice on how to parlay journalism skills into new jobs or careers and find out which digital skills are must-haves. Attendees meet one-on-one with recruiters and career coaches will provide resume critiques and professional guidance.
How to Register
To register for the ONA09 general sessions, Pre-Conference Workshops or Career Summit & Job Fair, visit ONAConference.org/register. Registration for an ONA09 general pass is $399 for ONA members, $699 for non-members until Aug. 28. On Aug. 29, rates increase to $599 and $899. Day passes are also available.
2009 SNCR Symposium and Awards Gala
May 27, 2009 | 9 Comments
PROCEEDINGS:
Download presentations from this event here.
Katie Paine: Social Media Metrics & Measurement Master Class
This intensive half-day workshop, led by our resident “measurement guru” Katie Paine, is a part of SNCR’s two-year, in-depth project, “Social Media Metrics & Measurement: New Media = New Standards & Best Practices,” which is being led by SNCR Fellow Charlotte Ziems.
Katie Paine is a Senior Fellow and Advisory Board member of the Society for New Communications Research and the founder of KDPaine & Partners LLC.
This presentation looks at two years of data on the Inc. 500, Fortune 500, colleges and universities as well as the nation’s largest nonprofits to see how they are changing their adoption and use of social media tools. The data is based on statistically valid studies done from 2008-2009 and are the only studies to date that look at changes over time to actually plot movement in adoption.
Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes is a Chancellor Professor of Marketing and Director of the Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and SNCR Research Chair.
Geoff Livingston: Untapped Opportunity to Engage High Dollar Nonprofit Donors via Social
The social web offers a welcome place for individual philanthropic activity. New research funded by the Columbus Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation and The Saint Paul Foundation demonstrates that High dollar donors — especially 30-49 year-olds — use the social web, but have yet to be engaged by strong, trustworthy philanthropic organizations. This was among the key findings of the new research study, “Community Philanthropy 2.0,” conducted by Beth Kanter, Qui Diaz and Geoff Livingston.
A SNCR Fellow, Geoff Livingston has worked as a public relations strategist in the Washington, D.C. region for more than 16 years. Dubbed a “local blogging guru” by the Washington Post, Geoff’s award-winning book on new media “Now is Gone” was released in 2007. The book has been cited by the Wall Street Journal as a valuable resource for social media. He sold his social media boutique Livingston Communications to CRT/tanaka in April of 2009.
Francois Gossieaux & Ed Moran: Findings from the 2nd Annual Tribalization of Business Study
Online communities are proliferating as companies look to harness the collective wisdom and ideas of their employees, customers, and other constituents in order to innovate faster, reduce costs, and create the relationships that will grow their businesses and bolster their bottom lines. Beeline Labs, Deloitte and the Society of New Communications Research have launched an an annual survey to examine how the world’s most innovative and biggest organizations are managing communities, measuring success, and deriving business benefits. The survey, interviews and related activities look at a mix of business-to-business and business-to-consumer companies, as well as non-profits, are launching, growing and maintaining communities that range from fewer than 100 members to more than 10,000 members. The study series aims to surface valuable insights, lessons learned, and best practices for moving forward.
Francois Gossieaux is a founder of Beeline Labs and a Senior Fellow and board member of the Society for New Communications Research.
Edward Moran is Ed is a Global Deloitte Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) subject matter specialist for Technology, and he advises TMT companies in the areas of strategic planning, product innovation, competitive positioning, and digital Convergence.
Steve King: A Tale of Two Surveys: Why Small Business Social Media Survey Results Are So Different
Recent surveys of small business social media use yield substantially different results. Some say more than 45% of all small businesses use social media. Others say less than 15%. In this session we will quickly look at how several of these surveys were constructed and why the results vary so dramatically.
Steve King is a Founding Fellow and board member of the Society for New Communications Research and founding partner of Emergent Research, which provides business and market planning support and consulting to early and mid-stage technology companies. . He authors the Small Biz Labs blog at http://www.smallbizlabs.com/.
Don Bulmer & Vanessa DiMauro: Findings from the The New Symbiosis of Professional Networks Study
The New Symbiosis of Professional Networks research study is a new initiative conducted by SNCR in cooperation with Leader Networks and SAP. The study examines the impact of social media on professional networks and how business leaders use online communities and peer networks to support their decision-making.
Don Bulmer is Vice President of Global Communications at SAP AG and a Fellow and Board member of the Society for New Communications Research.
Vanessa DiMauro is a 2009 Fellow of the Society for New Communications Research and the CEO of Leader Networks.
Andria Carter: The Global Newspaper Market: Searching for a New Business Model
Andria Carter’s Research Paper
The digital migration of the global newspaper industry has been fraught with turmoil as the “perfect storm” continues its destructive path around the globe. Despite the heavy damage very few have come up with a business model to help staunch the flow of red ink, jobs and closures experienced around the world. Globally newspaper executives are looking for that one great solution to solve all their problems. 2009 SNCR Fellow Andria Y. Carter can definitely say they aren’t going to find it. The new business model for a news organization must strip itself fully of its print culture and become flexible, innovative, social and mobile. The business model for new media must offer consumers the transparency they demand while enhancing their online experience for the best value. The building blocks toward a new business model are within the industry’s grasp and Ms. Carter will show you where to find those building blocks to create a new business model.
Andria Y. Carter serves as the online editor with Trentonian.com and is a 2009 Fellow of the Society of New Communication Research.
Jen McClure: Findings from the Second Annual Middleberg/SNCR Survey of Media in the Wired World
The Society for New Communications Research and Middleberg Communications 2nd Annual Survey of Journalists in the Wired World examines the effects of new media and communications developments on journalists and journalism. Research objectives include examining: how and why journalists use new media and communications tools and technologies; the frequency of use of and preferences for new media and communications tools and technologies; assessing the perceived impact of new media and communications tools on the way journalists work and the attitudes of journalists towards the impact and value of these new tools and trends on journalism.
And, thanks very much to 2007-2008 SNCR Fellow Greg Peverill-Conti for capturing many of the faces that joined us at this year’s event! Hope to see you all again next year!
2008 Symposium & Awards Gala
July 29, 2008 | 8 Comments
The 3rd Annual SNCR Research Symposium & Awards Gala was held on Friday, November 14th at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Mass. Thanks to everyone who joined us as participants, speakers and sponsors. We hope you found the event to be educational, interesting, valuable and fun!
See the proceedings and download all the presentations here.
See all the Excellence in New Communications Award winners and read all the winning case studies here.
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Join us for the 3rd Annual Society for New Communications Research Symposium & Awards Gala on Friday, November 14th at the Hotel Marlowe in Cambridge, Mass.
Register now! (Take advantage of reduced pricing for SNCR members! For more information about SNCR membership rates and benefits, visit http://sncr.org/membership)
This event will feature the presentation of the Society’s Fellows’ latest research projects and winning case studies from around the world through the Society’s awards program. Be the first to hear the latest research on new media and communications, social media, ICT and mobile media.
Later that evening, the Society will hold a gala dinner to honor the winners of the 2008 Excellence in New Communications Awards. Each year SNCR presents these prestigious awards to honor corporations, governmental and nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, media outlets, and individuals who are innovating the use of social media, ICT, mobile media, online communities and virtual worlds and collaborative technologies in the areas of business, media, and professional communications, including advertising, marketing, public relations and corporate communications, as well as entertainment, education, politics, and social initiatives. In addition, the SNCR Fellows honor their choices for the SNCR Visionary of the Year, Innovator of the Year and Brand of the Year.
Event Agenda:
8:00am – Breakfast & Registration
8:30am – 12:00pm – SNCR Research Presentations:
Results from the Middleberg/SNCR Global
Don Middleberg & SNCR Executive Director Jen McClure
Findings from SNCR Senior Fellow Dr. Nora Ganim Barnes ‘ benchmark study of Social Media Adoption by the Inc. 500
Analyzing Social Media in the 2008 Presidential Election
SNCR Fellows Emily Metzgar, Ph.D., Albert Maruggi & Michael Adolph
12:00pm – 1:45pm – Luncheon
2:00pm – 5:00pm – SNCR Research Presentations:
Results from the 2008 Tribalization of Business study
SNCR Senior Fellow Francois Gossieaux & Ed Moran, Deloitte
Insights from The ROI of Online Press Releases study
SNCR Fellows Shel Holtz & Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Ph.D.
& Jiyan Wei, Vocus, SNCR Vendor Council member
Economic Decentralization & the Growth of the Small Business
SNCR Founding Fellow Steve King
5:00pm – Symposium Concludes
7:00pm – 10:00pm – Awards Dinner Gala
Event Pricing
Full Event: $395. SNCR members/$495. non-members
Symposium Only: $320. SNCR members/$395. non-members
Awards Gala Dinner Only: $95. SNCR members/$150. non-members
Awards Gala Table Sponsorship: $1,500.
Please note that the Society for New Communications Research is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit foundation & 30% of your event registration is tax-deductible.
(Take advantage of reduced pricing for SNCR members! For more information about SNCR membership rates and benefits, visit http://sncr.org/membership)
Travel & Accommodations
The Hotel Marlowe, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts is within close proximity to Boston’s Logan Airport.
SNCR has arranged for a special rate at the beautiful Hotel Marlowe. For accommodations, call the hotel at 617.868.8000. Mention the Society for New Communications Research to take advantage of the special event rate of $299. per night. (Discounted rate expires October 12th.)
Sponsorship opportunities available. Download the prospectus here.
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