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Making Your Media Matter 2009

How can media makers connect their ethical values with their financial needs?

The Center for Social Media invites established and aspiring filmmakers, non-profit communications leaders, funders, and students to our 5th annual Making Your Media Matter conference. This is a perfect opportunity to learn and share cutting-edge practices for creating media that matters.

Where: American University’s Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20016

When: February 12-13, 2009

Click here to register.

Registration is $100, with a $50 price for students. Please not that a student ID will be required upon check-in.

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 fundraising for social issue media.

Keynote speakers include: Gordon Quinn and George Stoney.

Come and sharpen your understanding of the ever evolving process of creating social issue media that actually affects change.

Keep watching this site for updated information on the conference and registration.

Be sure to join our network for Making Your Media Matter, and begin making contacts with other attendees today!

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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 12th

5:30 Introduction by School of Communication’s Dean Larry Kirkman

5:40 Mini-keynote: George Stoney on ethics in social-issue film

6:00 Keynote: Gordon Quinn and the ethics of Cinema Verite

7:00 Social Media Showcase

7:45 Reception

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 13TH

9:00 Registration, coffee/bagels, and demos

10:00 Welcome and Logistics

10:15 Panel:Money and Mission

11:45 Announcements/Shout-outs

11:50-1:00 Birds of a Feather Lunches

1:00 Raffle

1:05 Panel: Outreach and Connection

2:30 BREAK

3:00 Panel: Art, Ethics and Mission

4:30 Reception