“This preconference aims to showcase new scholarly work examining definitional, operational and practical issues related to the study of new forms of social capital, with particular emphasis on case studies and applications beyond the US context. The proliferation of social media, online games and other platforms for online and mobile socializing suggests an increased importance […]
Symposium on Social Media Use in the Arts (SMartCAMP)
Taking place during art fair week, SMartCAMP will be tackling some of the most important topics in social media as it relates to the cultural sector. Designed to give an overview of how professionals working in the arts can put these new communications tools to work for them, SMartCAMP will be offering a series of […]
Social Media for Social Change Conference
Leaders from the world of technology, politics, government, journalism, blogging, and social activism will share how they’re using social media to enhance civic engagement, improve transparency in the media, and foster open governance. The two-day conference will offer morning keynotes, afternoon breakout sessions and a panel discussion at the end of each day.
Twestival (Twitter Festival)
Twestival™ (or Twitter Festival) uses social media for social good. Twestival is the largest global grassroots social media fundraising initiative to date, raising over $1.2 million within 14 months for 137 nonprofits. All local events are organized 100% by volunteers and 100% of all ticket sales and donations go direct to projects. Twestival™ Global is […]
8th International Conference & Exibition on Language Transfer in Audiovisual Media
Digitization and the explosion in digital content, social media, cloud computing and new platforms offer growing opportunities for audiovisual production, distribution and localization. These developments are flanked by diversifying concepts and modes of audiovisual translation (multidimensional translation, all forms of accessibility), consequently blurring distinctions and supposed dichotomies (professional versus amateur, productivity versus quality, subtitling versus […]
EBU TRAINING Assembly 2010
The EBU TRAINING Assembly is the essential meeting for Training & Development leaders in Public Service Media.The Assembly is aimed at the Heads of Training & Development, the Heads of International Relations, the Heads and Managers in charge of Talents, Strategy, and Change management from EBU broadcasters. During two days, the participants will take part […]
Belfast Media Festival 2010
Belfast’s first Media Festival is a one day seminar discussing the digital future for Northern Ireland and examining how to future-proof the local creative community. Discussions will focus on how technology will change the way content is produced, the skills needed to do this and the changing needs of the local audience. Moreover, the focus […]
Contact: The Evolution Will Be Social
Conceived and facilitated by Douglas Rushkoff, Contact will explore how to realize the greater promise of social media to promote new forms of culture, commerce, collective action and creativity. Bringing together technologists, artists, activists, businesspeople, investors, philanthropists and other stakeholders in the networked future, this summit will hatch new ideas, connect collaborators, and forge an […]
The ReadWriteWeb Summit 2011
ReadWriteWeb is taking New York City by storm with two days and two ways to experience the future of the Web with conversations, interaction and inspiration.
Promoting Migrant Integration through Media and Intercultural Dialogue
An international conference, titled “Promoting Migrant Integration through Media and Intercultural Dialogue”, will be organized in Budapest within the framework of the Hungarian Presidency of the EU, 16-18 May 2011, by IOM in collaboration with the Hungarian Ministry of Interior. The conference aims to bring together 100 participants from EU, including media professionals, media associations, […]