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Supported by: The Ethics & Excellence in Journalism Foundation

We have reached our capacity for this event. If you are still interested in attending, please e-mail jstrobel@j-lab.org to be put on the waiting list, or to cancel if you have registered and cannot attend.

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Mon., Oct. 24, 2005
Riggs Center, Univ. of MD
Registration: $100

Register here to be put on the waiting list.

Checks should be made to
University of Maryland Foundation.
This is recognized as a University of Maryland Foundation (UMF) event and all checks will be deposited by UMF.

Mail checks to:
J-Lab
7100 Baltimore Ave., #101
College Park, MD 20740

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CITIZENS MEDIA SUMMIT AGENDA

Notice: The Citizens Media Summit will take place in Alumni Hall at the Riggs Alumni Center, not in the Crist Boardroom as originally planned.

8:30-9:00 a.m. Registration

9:00-10:30 a.m. Starting Up: Why, What & How


10:45-12:30 a.m. Examining Mainstream Models

12:30-1:30 p.m. Topic Table Lunch
Sit with the citizen media expert whose brain you’d like to pick.

1:30-2:45 p.m. Making Tech Tools Work for You

3:00-4:30 p.m. Managing the Community:
Getting the content you need and quality you want

4:30-5 p.m. Open Mike: Emerging Issues

Adjourn for ad hoc dinners, possible reception

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TRAVEL & LODGING
Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging.

Parking
Stadium Drive Garage for $8/day (cash only). For location, please see a campus map of the Riggs Center.

Airports
The closests airports are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) and Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI).


Taxis

Expect to pay $45 each way.

Super Shuttle
(BWI) Go to lower level and follow signs to the SuperShuttle desk located between bag claims 6 and 7. The ticket counter is open between the hours of 6:00 AM and 2:00 AM. During other times please call 888-826-2700 to arrange service.

(DCA) Upon arrival proceed to the outside curb and contact the SuperShuttle representative. After hours, call 1-800-258-3826 and press 1 for dispatch or 2 for reservations, which will transfer you to dispatch.


Lodging
Recommended:
The Quality Inn (next to campus)
7200 Baltimore Ave.
College Park, MD

The rate for the Quality in is $74/night, and there is free parking with your reservation.

****We no longer have a hold on rooms at the Quality Inn. If you have not yet made your reservations, please call the Quality Inn ASAP.

More expensive is the Inn and Conference Center Marriott (on the edge of campus).
3501 University Blvd. East

To make reservations call 301-985-7303. Space for October is limited and prices are at the going rate, therefore it is recommended that you make reservations ASAP. Free parking with validation.

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