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The Fog of New Media
Date(s): 11/4/2009 - 11/6/2009Start Time: 9:30 am
End Time: 11:30 am
Price: Free
Location: University of Arkansas
City: Fayetteville
Contact: Steve Voorhies
Contact Email: voorhies@uark.edu
Contact Phone: 479.575.3583
A panel of working online journalists will discuss The Fog of New Media during a three-day forum, Nov. 4-6, hosted by the Walter J. Lemke department of journalism in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.
The panel members include Matthew Waite, the senior news technologist at the St. Petersburg Times and designer of PolitiFact, the first stand-alone Web site to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize; Michelle Malashock, the Web content editor at The Morning News; Gordon Witkin, managing editor at the Center for Public Integrity; and Conan Gallaty, the online director for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. The panel discussion will be held at 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Donald W. Reynolds Center Auditorium.
The panel is one of three featured events of When the Ink Runs Dry: A Forum on the Future of the News Business. The forum is funded in part by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities. All events are open to the public, and faculty, staff and students are encouraged to attend.
A Glimpse of the Future presents three videos produced by the Washington, D.C.-based Newseum. The videos are part of a 10-part television series, The Future of News, which is set to air in early 2010 and features lively, cutting-edge conversations with well-known journalists and new media pioneers about the evolution of news reporting in an Internet age, according to the Newseum Web site. The videos will be shown at 9:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Kimpel Hall Room 111.
Advice for the Future, a student-moderated question and answer session with Matthew Waite and Gordon Witkin, will take place at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Kimpel Hall Room 111. The session will be videotaped to air on UATV.
Arkansas Workforce Summit at Verizon Arena
Date(s): 11/5/2009Start Time: 12:00 am
End Time: 12:00 am
URL: http://www.dws.arkansas.gov
Price: Free
Location: Verizon Arena
City: North Little Rock
Phone: 1-888-281-9717
Mark your calendar today for the Arkansas Workforce Summit to be held Nov. 5, 2009, at Verizon Arena in North Little Rock. A DO NOT MISS forum for employers, community leaders, chamber representatives, legislators, government officials, educators, economic developers and workforce development professionals to take action to address the new realities facing workforce development in Arkansas.
The Arkansas Workforce Summit is an interactive conference, delivering practical, demand-driven solutions for today's workforce challenges. The Summit provides participants with an opportunity to be part of discussions about these challenges and the state's response.
Plenary Sessions will include:
* The Governor's Workforce Cabinet: Integrating Education, Workforce and Economic Development
* Building Work Ready Communities
* State Sector Strategies: Regional Solutions to Address Skill Needs
Breakout Sessions will address:
* Retaining Arkansas's Businesses
* Town Hall: Hear From Employers What Employers Need in Skilled Workers
* Arkansas's Workforce Development System
* Arkansas Career Readiness Certificate Program
* Registered Apprenticeship: Meeting the Skilled Workforce Needs of Arkansas's Industries
* Educating Arkansas's Workforce: Aligning Education, Economic Development and Industry Needs
It is important for your voice to be heard on this issue.
The Summit is free of charge; however, advance registration is required. A complimentary lunch will be provided.
For more information see attached brochure or please call 1-888-281-9717 or visit www.dws.arkansas.gov.
