Digital Media Connects Us: How Social Media is Enabling Business, Relationships, Entertainment and Play
Dates: May 1 - May 4, 2008
Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Social media describes the online technologies and practices that people use to share content, opinions, insights, experiences, perspectives, and media themselves. Held at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta, this two-day workshop features speakers from leading companies that are harnessing social networks to change the way we do business, buy products, develop software, consume music/video, and play games. Through case studies and group activities, participants will go behind-the-scenes on each company and product, from conceptual development to market implementation, and hear about the successes and challenges each company has experienced. This event is presented by Digital Alberta, supported in partnership by the Banff New Media Institute Accelerator Program and Alberta Advanced Education & Technology.
Confirmed Presenters:
Flickr, George Oates
George has worked on the web for about 12 years. She has worn a wide variety of hats from webmonkey to company director. Her latest phase has centred on Flickr, where she was a member of the founding team of five who released the product in February of 2004. After leading the design team for about 3.5 years, she is now enjoying the role of Senior Program Manager. The first program released under her care is The Commons, an opportunity for Flickr members to see and help describe the world’s publicly held photography collections.
Hotrocket, Ken Bautista, CEO & Executive Producer
Hotrocket is an independent production company focused on cross-platform interactive entertainment for kids. The company's flagship property, CIE (Central Institute for Exploration) is a multiplatform spy-fi adventure series that takes kids into the world of a secret agency dedicated to exploring the past, present and future. Hotrocket and CIE have received several awards, including Best in Show (2008 Fusion Digital Media Venture Forum, Vancouver); Pitch It! Winner (KidScreen 2007, NYC); TELUS Innovation Fund; Most Promising Company (2006 Canadian New Media Awards). Ken has presented at international events including the Digital Entertainment Leadership Forum in Hong Kong and Interactive Screen at the Banff New Media Institute. He recently served as President of Digital Alberta, as well as the Canadian Interactive Alliance and Alberta Film Advisory Council. In 2001, Ken was listed in one of Edmonton’s “30 Under 30” and received a Young Entrepreneur Award of Distinction.
CBC Radio 3, Steve Pratt, Executive Director
Steve Pratt is the Director of CBC Radio 3, a multi-platform unit of Canada's public broadcaster that focuses on emerging Canadian music. He is also the Director of Digital Programming for CBC Radio, focusing on strategy for a future where AM and FM broadcasting will no longer be the primary ways that audiences connect with programming. Prior to CBC, Steve has worked with MuchMusic, Citytv, CTV, and AOL Canada.
Cambrian House, Jasmine Antonick
As one of the first members of the Cambrian House team (an online mass collaboration platform) Jasmine has been the forefront of the "crowdsourcing" movement since the term was coined in 2006. She has partnered with Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 industry leaders to educate organizations of all sizes about effective methods of harnessing the power of people through online tools and social networks. She has been featured in the NY Times, Red Herring Online, a Harvard Business School Case Study on distributed innovation, the We Are Smarter than Me project, and more. In August 2007, Cambrian House was labeled #3 out of the Top 10 World Shaking Business Models by Business 2.0 magazine.
If you are interested in registering for this event, visit https://digitalalberta.wufoo.com/forms/social-media-workshop/.
