Fresh from the The Convergence Newsletter is news that the Broadcast Education Association’s 2006 convention is on “convergence”: Convergence Shockwave: Change, Challenge and Opportunity. It runs from April 26-29 in Las Vegas. There are over 20 sessions dedicated to discussing convergence in many forms: content, management, advertising, culture, technology, curriculum and teaching. There are two plenaries:
“Convergence and Content Plenary: Convergent Journalism: The State of the Field” which includes a CNN reporter, convergent journalism manager, audience expert and researcher on the panel
“Convergence and Technology Plenary: Leading the Convergence Shockwave” which includes execs from Adobe, Apple, AVID and Panasonic.
Other sessions include:
Hyperlocalism in the Age of Convergence: Something Old is New Again
The Convergence Shockwave: A Swapshop of Teaching Ideas
An International Perspetive on Convergence: From Americas to Europe
Managing Change Internally while Seizing Market Opportunities in the Convergence Shockwave
Public Media’s Convergence Shockwave
Cultural Convergence: The Challenge for Educators and Students
Convergence Trajectories: Different Paths to Integration
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