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8:30am – 2:30pm<\/i><\/b>\u00a0\u00a0 Pre-conference workshops<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/i><\/p>\n ***************<\/p>\n Thursday, October 1, 2015<\/b>: Understanding the contexts<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Purpose<\/strong>: To create a great space for our\u00a0work together.<\/p>\n 3:00\u00a0 pm\u00a0Welcome <\/b>(Webcast<\/a>) Introductions and aspirations \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Visit the Innovation Expo<\/a>: What’s happening in community engagement?<\/b><\/p>\n Participants share their work through informal table displays and conversations.\u00a0Together,<\/i> the tables\u00a0create a metaphorical map of innovations in the news and information ecosystem. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0For information on hosting a table, contact us at jtm(at)journalismthatmatters.org.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 5:15 – 6:15 pm \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> Circulating dinner<\/b><\/p>\n 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.<\/em><\/p>\n 6:30pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b> A Kaleidoscope<\/a> of Perspectives on Engagement <\/b> (Webcast<\/a>) We’ll consider real-world community engagement challenges through multiple points of view, such as journalism, art, community engagement practice, civic life scholarship, and evaluation. Some of the “lenses” of the kaleidoscope: Artistry: S. Renee Mitchell<\/a> <\/p>\n Continuing the conversation 8:30 pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Adjourn<\/strong><\/p>\n Friday, October 2: \u00a0<\/b>Possibilities Day: Explore\/design ideas\/projects<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Purpose:<\/b> To explore a wide range of possibilities at the intersection of journalism, civic engagement, and impact<\/p>\n Structure:<\/i><\/b> We’ll use “Open Space Technology<\/a>” to set the agenda with breakout sessions hosted by participants on the topics of their choice.<\/i><\/p>\n Outcome<\/strong>: Topics of most interest explored in-depth. \u00a0Individual and collective ideas about how news and information in civic life can be most impactful begin to take shape.<\/em><\/p>\n 8:00am \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Buffet breakfast and networking<\/p>\n 9:00am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 Morning reflections, a<\/b>genda creation <\/b><\/strong>(Webcast<\/a>) 10:30am\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Breakout Sessions, round 1<\/strong><\/p>\n Noon – 1:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Lunch<\/p>\n 1:00pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Breakout Sessions, round 2<\/strong><\/p>\n 2:30pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Breakout Sessions, round 3<\/strong><\/p>\n 4:00-5:00pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Evening News:\u00a0Highlights from the day<\/strong> (Webcast<\/a>) 5:30-6:30pm \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Dinner<\/p>\n 6:30 – 8:30 pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 A Community Conversation:<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n What’s the Story of Inclusive Competitiveness?<\/a> <\/b><\/strong>(Webcast<\/a>) We’ll be joined by members of the local community to consider a topic under discussion in Portland using a conversational practice called The World Cafe<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n Saturday, October 3: \u00a0Design-Build Day: What are our next steps?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Purpose: <\/strong>To provide space for taking action on initiatives that have life beyond this event.<\/p>\n Outcomes<\/strong>: \u00a0Ideas generated, partnerships formed, current initiatives revitalized, new initiatives identified.<\/p>\n 8:00am \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Buffet breakfast and networking<\/p>\n 9:00am \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning reflections, agenda creation<\/strong> (Webcast<\/a>) 9:30am \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Breakout Sessions, round 4<\/strong><\/p>\n 10:45am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Breakout Sessions, round 5<\/strong><\/p>\n 12:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Afternoon News – session highlights<\/strong> (Webcast<\/a>) 12:30pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch<\/p>\n 2:00pm \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Pro-action Cafe<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 (Webcast<\/a> from 4:30 of the closing harvest)<\/p>\n Turn ideas into action through diving in more deeply into your next steps. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 5:00pm\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Adjourn<\/strong><\/p>\n Sunday, October 4:<\/b> Bringing it on home<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n Purpose:<\/b> \u00a0We’ll surface common themes and make agreements for what\u2019s next, notably with the “interactive field guide”.<\/p>\n Outcome:\u00a0<\/strong>A good time had by all, with a renewed sense of purpose, deepened connections, new ideas, a wider network\u00a0of friends, and the beginnings of an interactive guide for the field.<\/p>\n 8:00am \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Breakfast and networking<\/p>\n 9:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Morning reflections<\/strong> (Webcast<\/a>) \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 Imagining an Interactive Field Guide for Engaging Communities Be part of shaping Version 1.0 of a community platform and living guide to allow participants to discover, use, and contribute resources about what works to connect media professionals and communities. The platform will also catalyze the network of people working on the leading edge of journalism, communication and civic engagement. In essence, the Field Guide will be a digital agora of resources for storytellers and other media practitioners engaging with their communities to serve the public good.<\/em><\/p>\nWhat is possible when the public and journalists engage to support communities to thrive?<\/i><\/h1>\n
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\nCommunity journalism: Ashley Alvarado<\/a>
\nCommunity engagement practice: Carol Daniel Kasbari<\/a>
\nCommunity storytelling:\u00a0Laura Lo Forti<\/a>
\nNews editing: Lizzie Acker<\/a>
\nEvaluation:\u00a0Yve Susskind<\/a>
\nCivic engagement scholarship: Regina Lawrence<\/a><\/p>\n
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