Published on 10.15.2009 by Andy Carvin in Blog, Pre-Camp
One month ago, we announced that we were going to award 10 PublicMediaCamp scholarships to PBS and NPR stations that would allow them to send up to two people to PubCamp this weekend, as well as receive a $2000 stipend to help defray the costs of their own local PubCamps.
We’ve now confirmed that the following [...]
Published on 10.15.2009 by Andy Carvin in Blog, Pre-Camp
Despite our best efforts to organize PubCamp during what’s usually one of the most beautiful months of the year in DC, it looks like our weather is going to be cold, dreary and wet. So what better way to cope with the intemperate weather than grabbing a beer Friday night with your fellow PubCampers.
Since we’d [...]
Published on 10.14.2009 by Peter Corbett in Blog, Pre-Camp
We’re just a few days away from PubCamp and in order to make your trip as easy as possible, we’ve put together a short guide that you can download here. You can also click the map to the left for directions from Hotel Helix. The venue page on the wiki has some useful images of [...]
Published on 09.21.2009 by Zach Brand in Blog, Pre-Camp
PublicMediaCamp has made arrangements for a block of rooms at the Hotel Helix available on first come basis.
Published on 09.17.2009 by Jonathan Coffman in Blog, Pre-Camp
The weekend of October 17th and 18th is quickly approaching, below you’ll find a rough schedule of how the unconference will be framed time-wise.
Our venue is fabulous and has lots of large, open spaces for sessions, project work, and food. There will be ample power, wifi and collaborative areas where developers, creatives, and everyone else [...]
Published on 09.15.2009 by Andy Carvin in Blog, Pre-Camp
If you work at an NPR or PBS member station, you can now apply for a scholarship to attend PublicMediaCamp, scheduled for October 17-18 in Washington DC.
We expect to award no more than 10 scholarships. Each of the station scholarships will cover basic travel-related expenses to attend PublicMediaCamp, as well as a $2,000 stipend towards [...]
Published on 09.11.2009 by Jonathan Coffman in Blog, Pre-Camp
We’ve been wondering, what happens when you combine 100 developers, 100 public media supporters, and 100 people who work for public broadcasting companies? At PBS, we hope that mashup of people from different backgrounds will result in some amazing ideas, plans, and prototypes.
Across the country, PBS stations are struggling with reduced budgets and staff – [...]
Published on 09.10.2009 by Peter Corbett in Blog, Pre-Camp
We’re happy to announce you can now register as a Public Media Staffer, Public Media Enthusiast, Technologist or Sponsor by visiting the RSVP and choosing the right ticket.
PublicMediaCamp will be free through the generosity of our sponsors. Please consider sponsoring by choosing the appropriate ticket.
Lastly, we’re building out a digital footprint to help you [...]
Published on 09.10.2009 by Jessica Clark in Blog, Pre-Camp
American University’s Center for Social Media is pleased to host organizers and attendees of the first national Public Media Camp as part of our Future of Public Media project. There’s a tremendous amount of innovation happening in the public media space right now, and we’re excited to see what kinds of new tools, collaborations and discussions will emerge from this event.
Published on 09.10.2009 by Andy Carvin in Blog, Pre-Camp
One thing that’s impressed me about some of the unconferences I’ve attended is that they’re based on a simple charter. For example, PodCamp asks you to follow six basic rules when organizing a PodCamp, such as the event must be new media-focused and “All attendees must be treated equally.” Having a charter helps explain what [...]
