Hi everyone,
Just wanted to let you know that the agenda for our Brussels conference is taking shape.
Below an overview of topics and speakers but... We need every promotion possible to make sure that this event is a success, also in Europe. Some ideas to spread the word:
Blog about it. Several high profile PR/Communications Bloggers have already done so. Here's a selection:
Constantin Basturea - top US based PR blogger. Constantin also created the smaller logo above which we can use.
Matt O Neil - top UK based comms. blogger.
Shoob Consultants - Belgian new media consultants.
Dennis Balencourt - top Belgian blogger and podcaster.
Reference the IAOC Brussels conference in your e-mail signature. Either by using the image above and linking to the subscription page (http://www.onlinecommunicators.org/Seminars/index.cfm) or just by writing something like "Join us in Brussels on June 15/16 for the first European IAOC Conference".
Use your contacts at Linkedin or OpenBC if you are into Social Networking. I already posted the agenda on the OpenBC network on the Soflow network of which I am a member.
We will soon issue a press release announcing the agenda and the conference throughout Europe but every little bit will help to make this a success.
Agenda and Speakers:
Title: An Analysis of the Usability of Corporate Online Media Rooms - Speaker: Lynn Zoch and Dustin Supa, Professor, School of Communication, University of Miami
Title: Managing the Online Crisis: How Public Relations Practitioners Target Weblogs and Wikis
Speaker: By Marcus Messner and Marcia Watson, Ph.D. Student, University of Miami, School of Communication
Title: An Assessment of Factors Affecting Dropout of Students Enrolled in the University of Tennessee Online New College Bachelor's Degree Program - Speaker: By Jeff Hoyer, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, The University of Tennessee
Title: Opportunities and Limitations of Weblogs: Views of PR and Journalism Students of Istanbul University - Speaker: By Serra Gorpe, Ebru Ulusoy, Istanbul University, School of Communication
Title: International Distance Courses with Videoconferencing: Designs, Benefits and Challenges - Speaker: By Kevin Lee, CTD Department, Western Carolina University
Title: Managing the Online Crisis: How Public Relations Practitioners Target Weblogs and Wikis
Speaker: By Marcus Messner and Marcia Watson, Ph.D. Student, University of Miami, School of Communication
Title: An Assessment of Factors Affecting Dropout of Students Enrolled in the University of Tennessee Online New College Bachelor's Degree Program - Speaker: By Jeff Hoyer, Associate Professor, Department of Communications, The University of Tennessee
Title: Opportunities and Limitations of Weblogs: Views of PR and Journalism Students of Istanbul University - Speaker: By Serra Gorpe, Ebru Ulusoy, Istanbul University, School of Communication
Title: International Distance Courses with Videoconferencing: Designs, Benefits and Challenges - Speaker: By Kevin Lee, CTD Department, Western Carolina University
Title:The Changing Role of the Press Release - Speaker: Rod Nicolson, VP of Online Services, PR Newswire
Title: The Business Case for RSS - Speaker: Rok Hrastnik, International Internet Director at Studio Moderna
Keynote speakers will be Neville Hobson and Shel Holtz, co-hosts of For Immediate Release (http://forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php), the ground breaking PR and technology podcast.
The conference will include a panel debate on the topic of “Public Relations, Bloggers and the Media” with guests from both the PR industry and the Media.
I have also foreseen podcasting facilities and we'll do interviews with all the speakers and some ambiance takes of the attendees.
Will keep you updated and thanks for the support.