Our fall 2009 seminar season is available on www.cencom.org. This is only a partial listing of the events and site visits for current students. Check out the the website for the expanded list.
We look forward to seeing you at our FREE seminars and On Location visits! To ensure a spot, be sure to register, ASAP, on our Website, by e-mail info@cencom.org, OR by calling (212) 686-5005.
1. Meet the Director and Free Screening of "At the Edge of the World"
Wednesday, September 30
6:00 to 9:00 pm
Film director Dan Stone follows volunteer activists as they take on a fleet of well-equipped Japanese whaling ships that, despite an international ban, routinely kill whales in the Antarctic. An intriguing cast of characters, dramatic storyline, superb editing and magnificent cinematography all make At the Edge of the World a wild ride on the high-seas. One of those rare documentaries that is as compelling and suspenseful as a fiction thriller!
Dan Stone, director, At the Edge of the World
Moderator: Brad Balfour, Editorial Director/CEO, BMBmedia; film blogger, Huffington Post
HBO
15th Floor
1100 Avenue of the Americas (at 42nd Street)
2. Online Marketing: What's Next?
Tuesday, October 6
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Join us for an insider's view on what the future holds. Digital visionaries explore how social communities, user-generated content, commercial-avoidance technologies and performance-based media are changing all the rules. Find out everything you need to know NOW to keep your competitive edge!
Mark Ghuneim, CEO, Wiredset
Jack Myers, Editor & Publisher, Jack Myers Media Business Report and MediaVillage.com
Presented with The New School's Department of Media Studies and Film
The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center
Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
55 West 13th Street
3. Video Technology: Eye on the Future
Tuesday, October 13
6:30 to 8:00 pm
With advanced technologies changing the rules at mind-boggling speed, how do chief technology officers keep up with the ever-evolving landscape? Leading technology pros reveal how they select new formats and platforms in an effort to stay ahead of the game.
Michael Dunn, Chief Technology Officer, Hearst Interactive Media
Rajiv Pant, Vice President, Technology, Condé Nast Digital
Evan Schectman, Chief Technology Officer, @Radical Media
Moderator: Robert Harris, Chairman, Digital Content Services
Presented with NYU's Steinhardt Department of Media, Culture and Communication
NYU, Kimmel Student Center
Silver Board Room, 914
60 Washington Square South
4. Advertising: Branded Content
Tuesday, October 20
6:30 to 8:00 pm
With advertisers being forced to adapt to digital and social media, the emphasis shifts to branded content. Learn how TV everywhere is the new reality and which new technologies the networks are using to involve the audience.
Jack Myers, Editor and Publisher, Jack Myers Media Business Report and MediaVillage.com
Aimee Duell, Director of Activation, PHD
Guy McCarter, Managing Director, Green Room Entertainment
Kurt Brokaw, Professor of Advertising, The New School
Moderator: Christopher Vollmer, Partner, Booz & Company; author, Always On: Advertising, Marketing, and Media in an Era of Consumer Control
Presented with The New School's Department of Media Studies and Film
The New School
Theresa Lang Student Center
Arnhold Hall, 2nd Floor
55 West 13th Street
5. On-Location at Good Housekeeping
Wednesday, October 28
11 am
Here's your chance to go inside Hearst's majestic Norman Foster-designed 'green' corporate headquarters for a tour of Good Housekeeping's famed Research Institute. You will visit the famous test kitchen where the recipes are created for the magazine and see where, each year, thousands of products are evaluated to qualify for the coveted Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, first awarded 100 years ago!
Meghan Townley, Editorial Assistant
Amy Roberts, Associate Editor
Space is limited; register early
STUDENT ON-LOCATION. For location and to register: email info@cencom.org or call 212-686-5005
6. On-Location at The Brian Lehrer Show and On The Media
Monday, November 2
11:00 am
Watch a live broadcast at WNYC with Brian Lehrer, one of the savviest people in New York, whose weekday radio show goes in-depth with topical issues ranging from happenings in your neighborhood to events around the world. Then you will tour the studio where Peabody Award-winning media mavens Brooke Gladstone and Bob Garfield creatively explore all aspects of the industry every week with On The Media.
Megan Ryan, Senior Producer, The Brian Lehrer Show
Katya Rogers, Senior Producer, On The Media
Space is limited; register early
STUDENT ON-LOCATION. For location and to register: email info@cencom.org or call 212-686-5005
