Social Media Weekend 2015
Event Information
Description
Join @MetMuseum Chief Digital Officer Sree Sreenivasan and friends for two days of workshops and presentations on the latest social media trends -- plus free, one-on-one Social Media Doctor consultations, networking receptions, and more. This event for media and marketing professionals -- and anyone who wants to know where social media is heading -- moves to CUNY J-School after a three-year run at Columbia University. #smwknd @cunyjschool .
While no tickets remain for the event, most of the event sessions will be streamed live at http://journalism.cuny.edu/live/ .
Program details and speakers here. For information about sponsorship opportunities, click here. Employers interested in participating in the Social Media Weekend Job Fair, click here. Please email program coordinators Linda Bernstein, Carrie Brown, and Liz Borod Wright if you have ideas for #smwknd workshops or presentations
Friday Schedule
Time Program 9:30 AM Welcome Keynote 9:40 AM Social Media: Today & Tomorrow 11:00 AM Break 11:10 AM How I Do Social Q&A 11:30 AM Short Form Visuals: Vine, Instagram video, FB video 11:30 AM Using Social Media for Social Good Through Advocacy and Story Telling 12:30 PM Lunch 1:30 PM How I Do Social Q&A 1:45 PM Facebook: Friend or Frenemy? 2:45 PM Social Election 2016 3:45 PM Break 3:55 PM Convergence: How Brands, News Media, and Platforms Are Delivering the Content Audiences Want, and What's Next 5:10 PM How I Do Social Q&A 6:30 PM ReceptionSaturday Schedule
Time Program 9:35 AM Welcome Keynote 9:45 AM Facebook for News Audiences 10:15 AM Facebook Hacks in 45 Minutes 10:15 AM Listening First: Building Community From the Ground Up 11:00 AM Cool Tools 11:00 AM Social Media and The Law 11:50 AM How I Do Social Q&A 12:25 PM Lunch -- 1:30 PM Podcasts 1:30 PM Understanding Black Twitter and Community: Hashtags, Influence, and Advocacy 2:30 PM Realtime Visuals: A look at new, hybrid social/streaming experiences and platforms 3:30 PM Break 3:40 PM Measuring Social Success: New Metrics 3:40 PM Not Made in the USA: What You Need to Know About China's Social Plaform 4:40 PM 10 Basics for Using your Phone to Stream 4:40 PM One Man Bands: How You Can Become a Social Media Rock Star
Organizer Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism
Organizer of Social Media Weekend 2015
We run educational programs, conduct research, host events, and support communities of practice for journalists and journalism educators. Our overall goal: fostering sustainable business models for quality journalism. We are affiliated with the City University of New York's Graduate School of Journalism, and supported by the J-School, The Tow Foundation, and The Knight Foundation.