Events in public broadcasting
May 2008
12-15 — PBS Showcase conference, J.W. Marriott Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, Calif. Web: conferences.pbs.org.
20-21 — CPB Board meeting, Little Rock, Ark. Web.
27-30 — Public Broadcasting Management Association, Bally's hotel, Las Vegas. www.pbma.org.
29-31 — Triple A Radio NON-COMMvention, Hilton Inn at Penn, Philadelphia. Web. You can preregister online.
June 2008
3-4 — CPB Board meeting and retreat, San Francisco. Web.
5-7 — Audio Engineering Society International Conference, Denver. Web.
5-8 — Investigative Reporters & Editors Conference, Intercontinental Miami, Fla., Web.
6-8 — National Conference for Media Reform, Minneapolis, sponsored by Free Press. Web.
10 — PBS Board Finance Committee conference call. Board schedule.
16-18 — PBS Board and committee meetings, Arlington, Va. Board schedule.
16-23 — SilverDocs: AFI/Discovery Channel Documentary Festival, AFI Silver Theater, Spring Spring, Md. SilverDocs.com. See SilverDocs conference listing, June 18-21, below.
17 — Beyond Broadcast Conference, American University Center for Social Media, Washington, D.C. Theme: Mapping Public Media. Web: beyondbroadcast.net. More about the Center for Social Media at www. centerforsocialmedia. org.
18-21 — SilverDocs International Documentary Conference, AFI Silver Theater, Silver Spring, Md.
22-24 — Sunny Side of the Doc International Documentary Market, La Rochelle, France. Web.
July 2008
8 — CPB Board, telephonic meeting. Web.
16-19 — Public Radio News Directors Inc. Conference, Renaissance M Street, Washington, DC. Web.
17-19 — Public Radio Development and Marketing Conference, Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate, Orlando, Fla., Development Exchange Inc. Web.
20-22 — NETA Board meeting, Little Rock, Ark.
23-27 — Unity 2008 Convention, joint meeting of minority journalists, organized by Unity: Journalists of Color Inc., McCormick Place West, Chicago. Web.
August 2008
6-9 — Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Annual Convention, Marriott Downtown, Chicago. Web.
21-24 — National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association National Convention and LGBT Media Summit, Washington Hilton, Washington, D.C. Web.
September 2008
8-10 — Organization of State Broadcasting Executives, Burlington, Vt. Web: www.osbe.org.
17-19 — NAB Radio Show, Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas. Web: www.nabradioshow.com.
17-20 — Public Radio Program Directors Conference, Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, Hollywood, Calif. Web.
23-24 — CPB Board annual meeting, Boston.
October 2008
1-3 — PBS Development Conference, Grand Hyatt Hotel, San Antonio, Texas. Web.
7-9 — Iowa DTV Symposium, Hotel Fort DesMoines, organized by Iowa Public Television. Web.
14-15 — Society of Broadcast Engineers National Meeting, Marriott Madison West, Madison, Wis. Host: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association.
19-21 — PBS Board meetings moved to November (below).
28-30 — Eastern Region Public Media Fall Meeting, Tremont Plaza Hotel, Baltimore, MD. Web: easternpublicradio.org.
November 2008
Sometime in November, date to be announced in spring 2008 — World Congress of Science & Factual Producers, in Italy, hosted by RAI Television. Web: wcsfp.com.
1-3 — PBS Board and committee meetings and board retreat, Arlington, Va. Board schedule.
4-9 — Association for Educational Communications and Technology International Convention, "On the Horizon ... Rays of Change," Orlando, Fla. Web.
10-13 — APTS Board retreat, Washington area.
12-15 — APT Fall Marketplace, InterContinental Hotel, Houston, American Public Television. Web.
18-19 — CPB Board meeting, Washington, D.C.
2009
January
13-16 — NETA Conference, Tampa, Fla. Web: www.netaonline.org.
February
9-11 — APTS Capitol Hill Day, Washington, D.C.
17 — Shutoff of analog TV broadcasting in U.S., by FCC order.
17-18 — Public Media 2009 preconference sessions: CEO session, Feb. 17-18; tech and revenue sessions, Feb. 18. Web: www. integratedmedia. org.
19-21 — Public Media 2009 Conference, Integrated Media Association, Westin Peachtreet Plaza Hotel, Atlanta. See above for preconference sessions. Web: www. integratedmedia. org.
Have
you planned an event that should be listed in this calendar? Please
send details
to Current via fax, 301-270-7241, or web
current.org.
Calendar updated May 12, 2008
Current: the newspaper about public TV and radio in the United States
Current LLC, Takoma Park, Md.
