2010 Schedule

Monday, August 23

8:30 am - 6:00 pm

8:30-10:00 : Rendez-vous Mashup Breakfast (by invitation - spaces are limited)

9:30 : Doors Open. Cinema Politica Rendez-Vous screenings begins, CRIP Poster Exhibit is initiated.

9:30-10:30 : Open Period for Cinema Politica Rendez-Vous, CRIP Poster Exhibit and Networking

PANEL A (10:30 am-1:00 pm)

Accessing and appropriating citizen media to better inform and mobilize the public

Opening words by Alain Ambrosi

"The long battle for the democratization of communication: citizen media at the cutting edge."

Introduction by the moderator, Patricia Bergeron
Presentations by the invited panelists

• Norman Cohn, co-founder IsumaTV (Montréal - Igloolik)

• Tim McSorley, editor Media Co-operative (CAN - Montréal)

• Georgia Popplewell, Managing Director Global Voices (TRINIDAD & TOBAGO)

• Craig Silverman, Managing Editor MediaShift (USA) & Digital Journalism Director OpenFile (Toronto)

• Jean-Noé Landry, co-founder Montréal Ouvert (Montréal)

Open discussion, Q&A

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1:00 pm -2:30 pm : Break, Cinema Politica Rendez-Vous, CRIP Poster Exhibit and Networking

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PANEL B (2:30-5:00 pm)

Citizen use of new media for the defense of human rights

Opening words by Alain Ambrosi

Introduction by the moderator, Frédéric Dubois
Presentations by the invited panelists

• Jaroslav Valuch, Haiti Project Manager Ushahidi (KENYA - Boston)

• Priscila Néri, Program Coordinator, Witness (New York)

• Shubhranshu Choudhary, CGNet Swara (INDIA) *via Skype

• Martin Lessard, Zéro Seconde (Montréal)

• Amanda Garces, Project Coordinator Mobile Voices (Los Angeles)

Open discussion, Q&A

Summary of the day's discussions by Alain Ambrosi

Closing remarks by Reisa Levine

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5:00 pm - 6:00 pm : reception on the Terrace

Open Period for Cinema Politica Rendez-Vous, CRIP Poster Exhibit and Networking