Seattle Program

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 

 

All activities are in the Cascade Room in Haggett Hall, University of Washington. 

 

 

Thursday, January 7, 2010: Understanding the context

Registration

12:00 - 6:00 p.m. Located at Cascade Room, Haggett Hall, University of Washington

 

ACTIVITIES

2:00 - 3:30pm         Welcome to full conference participants

  •  Who’s here and what do we need to know to have a productive time together?

 

3:30 - 4:00pm         Break

 

****  NEWS AND INFORMATION COMMONS  ****

 

4:00 - 6:00pm         Visit the Commons:  What's happening in the Pacific Northwest News Ecosystem?

Northwest media providers share their work through informal displays and conversations.

For information on hosting a booth, contact us at jtm [at] journalismthatmatters [dot] org. 

 

5:15 - 6:15pm         Circulating dinner

Buffet style, with plenty of opportunity for networking. Knives optional -- eat with one hand, hold your plate in the other, and keep circulating -- or settle at one of the tables.

 

6:30 - 7:30pm         Three perspectives on How can the people and the press help each other?

7:30 - 9:30pm          World Café conversation: What’s possible for our region when journalists and the public come together?

We'll cross-pollinate ideas among our diverse participants to build on the opening comments.

 

Outcome: Orientation to the northwest media landscape. Preliminary insights into journalism's role in civic engagement. The result: A foundation for richer conversations between journalists and the public.

 

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Friday, January 8 -- Possibilities Day: Explore/design ideas/projects

  • Purpose: To explore a wide range of possibilities at the intersection of journalism and civic engagement
  • Organizing question: "What’s possible for our region when journalists and the public come together?"
  • Structure: We'll use "open-space technology" to organize our activity. Breakout sessions are hosted by participants on the topics of their choice.

How does this structure work?

 


8:15 - 8:45 am Continental breakfast and networking 

 

9:00am  Agenda Creation 

              Session topics are chosen by participants.

10:30am Breakout Sessions 1 


 Noon - 1:30pm Lunch provided


1:30pm   Breakout Sessions 2

 

3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3

 

4:30 - 5:30 pm Closing -- What did we do today?

 

 

Outcomes: Topics of most interest explored in-depth.  Individual and collective ideas about the role of journalism in our civic life beginning taking shape.

 

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Saturday, January 9 -- Design-Build Day: What's your next step?

  • Purpose: To provide space for taking action on initiatives which have life beyond this event.

8:15 - 8:45am  Continental breakfast and networking 

9:00am Organizing the day - agenda creation

         Session topics are chosen by participants.

10:30am Breakout Sessions 1

Noon - 1:30p.m. Lunch provided

1:30pm Breakout Sessions 2

 

3:00pm Breakout Sessions 3

 

4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Closing

What new directions for northwest news and community are emerging?

 

Outcomes.  Ideas generated, partnerships formed, current initiatives revitalized, new initiatives identified, the northwest civic-media ecosystem strengthened.

 

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Sunday, January 10, Bringing it on Home

 

Purpose:  We'll surface common themes and make agreements for action.

 

8:15 - 8:45 am   Continental breakfast and networking

 

9:00 - 11:30 am  Common themes identified

                              Next steps identified 

                               Closing reflections

 

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