2009 NMWE Submit
2009 New Media Women Entrepreneurs Summit
A day-long gathering of women news creators and wannabe news creators
November 9, 2009
Kaiser Family Foundation Public Affairs Center
1330 G Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Draft Agenda
9 a.m. Covering Communities with Start-up Hyperlocal Sites
- Melissa Bailey, Managing Editor, NewHavenIndependent.org
- Maureen Mann, Founder, The Forum (forumhome.org), Deerfield, NH
- Susie Pender and Christine Yeres, Founders, NewCastleNOW.org
10 a.m. Training Citizen Journalists
- Cathy DeShano, editor, MadisonCommons.org
- Mary Turck, editor, TCDailyPlanet.org
10:30 a.m. BREAK
10:50 a.m. Launching Niche Sites
- Elaine Helm Norton, Founder, NorthwestNavyNews.com
- Teresa Puente, Founder, Latina-Voices.com
11:45 a.m. What Women News Consumers and Creators Want
- J-Lab releases new research report
12:30 p.m. LUNCH
- Keynote: Lisa Williams; Founder, Placeblogger.com
Putting Personality Into Your Site - New Media Women Entrepreneur Award
1:30 p.m. Building Partnerships/ Covering Community
- Susan Mernit, Oakland Local
- Tracy Record, West Seattle blog
2:10 p.m. Sustaining Operations
- Debbie Galant, Baristanet.com
- Courtney Lowery, NewWest.net
2:50 p.m. Open Mic
3:30 p.m. Adjourn
All fields are required, except fax and Web site.
The deadline for registration is midnight EST, November 7, 2009.