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Program now available: Ag Media Summit Program.pdf

OVERVIEW OF AG MEDIA SUMMIT 2008

Saturday, July 26

Agricultural Tours in Tampa region

Sunday, July 27

8 am noon - AAEA and LPC Board Meetings

1 - 4 pm Re-Designing Your Web Site Workshop

1-4 pm Multi-Media Storytelling

2-5 pm InfoExpo set up

6 - 11 pm AMS Kick-off Dinner with Quasimojo!

(at Saddlebrook Resort)

Monday, July 28

7:00 am Golf Outing

7:30 - 8:30 am Pancake Breakfast

8:30 - 10 am Morning Sessions Part One

1. Call to Action Writing

2. Communicating in the Hispanic Market

3. Public Speaking (ACT only)

4. Preparing Photos for Output

5. Management Session 1

10:30-11:30 am Morning Sessions Part Two

1. Call to Action Writing (continued)

2. Communicating to the Hispanic Market (panel)

3. Management Session 2

4. How to Communicate Effectively

5. Photography 101

6. From Facebook to MySpace: Is networking in your future?

11:30 am - 12:45 pm Luncheon featuring Student Awards and motivational speaker Paul Peavy

1 - 2:00 pm Afternoon Sessions Part Three

1. Creativity/Motivation Session 1

2. Management Session 3

3. Writing Session 1

4. Legal, Ethics, Ownership - Who owns the file?

5. Designing for Postal Regulations

2 - 3 pm LPC Critique Contest and Presentation of Awards

2 - 3 pm Afternoon Sessions Part Four

1. Creativity/Motivation Session 2

2. Best Pictures of the Last 10 Years

3. Management Session 4

4. Writing Session 2

5. Postal Regulations

3 - 6 pm InfoExpo Grand Opening

6 - 7 pm AAEA Writing Contest Awards Presentation

6 - 7:30 pm ACT Critique and Contest Awards

8 pm Dive In Movie Night featuring "Caddyshack" at the pool

Tuesday, July 29

7 - 7:30 am AAEA Affiliate Meeting

8-9 am AAEA Annual Meeting

8-9 am LPC Annual Meeting

8-9 am ACT Annual Meeting

9 - 10:30 am Breakfast in InfoExpo

10:30 - 11:45 am Morning Sessions Part One

1. Adobe Acrobat for Beginners

2. Photography Session

3. Branding Your Image

4. Generational Diversity

5. So your publisher says you need to be in video!

12 noon - 1:30 pm Luncheon featuring Cindy Schoenholz on Animal Welfare

1:30 - 3 pm Dessert in InfoExpo

3 pm InfoExpo tear down

3:15 - 4:30 pm Afternoon Sessions Part Two

1. Adobe Acrobat for the Advanced

2. Photography Session

3. Blogging for the Advanced

4. Stress in Today’s World

5. Search Engine Marketing

6 pm Cocktail Reception

7 pm 10th Anniversary Celebration for AMS and Joint Awards Ceremonies for AAEA and LPC

8:30 pm Desserts and Dancing

Wednesday, July 30

8 am Continental breakfast

8:30 - 11 am IFAJ Planning Meeting : open to everyone