Wednesday

9am-12:30pm

Intensive: Human Resources Management
Maxine M. Fuller, The McKinley Group, Atlanta, Georgia

9am-5pm

Managing Program Change
Arthur Cohen, PRPD, Hamilton, New York
Dan Richmond, KFAI, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mark Sachs, Organizational Consulting, Silver Spring, Maryland

9am-5pm

Native Public Media—meeting of Native American stations

9am-5pm

Latino Public Radio Consortium—meeting of Latinos in public radio

4-5pm

Meeting for Conference Newcomers

5-6pm

Meeting for Workshop Presenters and Panelists

6-7:30pm

Opening Reception
Sponsored by the Pacifica Radio Archives and the Pacifica Foundation

Thursday

9-10am

Opening Session

10-10:30am

Beverage Break 
Sponsored by Lewis Kennedy Associates

10:30am-5:30pm

Individual appointments with PTFP
Discuss your current grant or ask about future grants

10:30am- 12pm

Individual appointments with Radio Research Consortium
RRC clients discuss your station’s research with an RRC representative

10:30am- 12pm

WORKSHOPS

Financial Management and Budgeting for New Managers
Kai Aiyetoro, NFCB, Oakland, California
Kim Carroll Bosler, KBUT, Crested Butte, Colorado

Reviewing Your Membership Program
Carol Rhine, Target Analysis Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts

New Media: What We Know and What We Think
Ken Freedman, WFMU, Jersey City, New Jersey
Mark Fuerst, IMA, Rhinebeck, New York
Michael “kickingbear” Johnson, “indigenous peoples music”, Mashantucket, Connecticut

Political Broadcasting
Michael Couzens, Oakland, California
John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.
Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.

Community Outreach and Community Engagement
Moderator: Nan Rubin, Community Media Services, New York, New York
Maria Alvarez-Stroud, NCO, Madison, Wisconsin
Debbie Benedict, WTIP, Grand Marais, Minnesota
Robin Metalitz, KRCB, Rohnert Park, California
Robin Pressman, KRCB, Rohnert Park, California

What Can We Say: The State of Free Expression in the World
Moderator: Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Santa Barbara, California
Steve Buckley, AMARC, London, England
Bernard Duncan, New Zealand on Air, Wellington, New Zealand
Samuel Orozco, Radio Bilingüe, Oakland, California

12-1:30pm

Lunch
Presentation of the Bader Award, for a lifetime of vital contributions to Community Radio
Presentation of the Volunteer of the Year Award

1:30-5:30pm

Individual appointments with Carol Rhine
Discuss your membership program, direct mail pieces, etc.

1:30-3pm

WORKSHOPS

Legal Primer for New Managers
Michael Couzens, Oakland, California
Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.

Best Practices for Use of Audience Research Data
Radio Research Consortium, Olney, Maryland

Community Engagement: Building Real and Virtual Community
Moderator: Ginny Z. Berson, NFCB, Oakland, California
Milton Clipper, Public Broadcasting Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia
Maggie Montgomery, KAXE, Grand Rapids, Minnesota

Nontraditional Revenue Streams
June Fox, DEI, Great Falls, Virginia
Laura Taylor, WMNF, Tampa, Florida
John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.

Digitizing Your Music Library
Moderator: Bryce McNeil, WRAS, Atlanta, Georgia
David Freedman, WWOZ, New Orleans, Louisiana
Ken Freedman, WFMU, Jersey City, New Jersey
Matt Steadman, WRAS, Atlanta, Georgia

Update on CPB Radio Activities
Sean Simplicio, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, D.C.
Jacquie Gales-Webb, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Washington, D.C.

3-3:30pm

Beverage Break
Sponsored by Garvey Schubert Barer

3:30-5pm

Individual appointments with CPB
Discuss your CSG with Sean Simplicio

3:30-5pm

Solution Centers
An opportunity to sit and talk with peers about common problems and come up with positive solutions.  

Station Managers
Program Directors
Development Directors
Underwriting Staff
Volunteer Coordinators
Operations Directors
Board Members
News Directors and Staff
Music Directors and Staff
New NCE Station Applicants
University Licensees

5:15-6:30pm

Affiliates Meetings
Pacifica
NV1 (Native Voice One)

Friday

7-8:45am

Breakfast

7:30-8:45am

Q & A Breakfast—for people who like to start the day talking
What's Legal? What's Ethical? What's the Difference?
Hosts:  John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, and Dr. Michael Huntsberger, Furman University

9am-4pm

Individual appointments with PTFP
Discuss your current grant or ask about future grants

9am-5pm

Individual appointments with Radio Research Consortium
RRC clients discuss your station’s research with an RRC representative

9am-12:30pm

Individual appointments with CPB
Discuss your CSG with Sean Simplicio

9-10:30am

WORKSHOPS

Financial Management for Experienced Managers, Part 1
Erin Moran, Public Radio Capital, Centennial, Colorado
Sally Kane, KVNF, Paonia, Colorado

Growing Audience/Advancing Mission
Moderator: Nan Rubin, Community Media Services, New York, New York
Beverly Hacker, KDHX, St. Louis, Missouri
Donna Land Maldonado, KRCL, Salt Lake City, Utah
Ryan Tronier, KRCL, Salt Lake City, Utah

Social Media
Ken Freedman, WFMU, Jersey City, New Jersey

Bringing the Outside In - A listening Room presented by the AIR and the Third Coast International Audio Festival
Sue Schardt, AIR, Boston, Massachusetts
Julie Shapiro, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Johanna Zorn, Third Coast International Audio Festival, Chicago, Illinois

Setting Up a Membership Program, Part 1
Carol Rhine, Target Analysis Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Underwriting: Strategies for Sales
Shelly Mariposa, KZFR, Chico, California

10:30-11am

Beverage Break
Sponsored by NAPS (North American Precis Syndicate) 

11am-12:30pm

WORKSHOPS

Financial Management for Experienced Managers, Part 2

Setting Up a Membership Program, Part 2

Trends and Patterns in Radio Listening
Radio Research Consortium, Olney, Maryland

How to Save Your Stuff:  Introduction to Digital Preservation
Brian DeShazor, Pacifica Radio Archives, North Hollywood, California
Nan Rubin, Community Media Services, New York, New York

Community Radio as Community Portal
Jim Campbell, WERU/Modular Media, East Orland, Maine

Pledge
June Fox, Development Exchange, Great Falls, Virginia
Tom Morgan, WWOZ, New Orleans, Louisiana

12:30-2pm

Lunch
Sponsored by NPR

2-5:30pm

Individual appointments with Carol Rhine
Discuss your membership program, direct mail pieces, etc.

2-3:30pm

WORKSHOPS

Professional Radio Interviewing Skills
Dick Brooks, ActionMedia, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Station Fundraising through Grants: The Radio Bilingüe Model
PhilipTraynor, Radio Bilingüe, Fresno, California

Legislative and Regulatory Update
John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.
Parul Desai, Media Access Project, Washington, D.C.
Carol Pierson, NFCB, Oakland, California

Citizen Journalism
Julie Drizin, J-Lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism, College Park, Maryland
Linn Washington, Temple University and MultiMedia Urban Reporting Lab Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Underwriting: Starting from Scratch
Dave Downing, WLNZ, Lansing, Michigan
Jason Holland, WPVM-LP, Asheville, North Carolina

Roundtable: Holistic Thinking about Technology and Radio
John Murphy, WHUS, Storrs, Connecticut

WORKSHOPS

Can We Say That?  Update on Underwriting and Sponsorship Issues
John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Miller, Schwartz, Woods & Miller
Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer

Podcasting
Michael “kickingbear” Johnson, “indigenous peoples music” The podcast, Mashantucket, Connecticut

Translators
Michael Brown, Brown Broadcast Services, Portland, OR
Joe DiPietro, rfSoftware, Inc., Gainesville, Florida

Training Programs for Volunteers
Rod Akil, KPFA, Berkeley, California
Diana Martinez, KPFA, Berkeley, California
Dan Richmond, KFAI, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Bruce Wirth, KSER, Everett, Washington

New Routes: A Community Engagement Project for Community Media
Moderator: Kai Aiyetoro, NFCB, Oakland, California
Sam Marie Engle, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Brenda Gonzalez, New Routes to Community Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Janis Lane-Ewart, KFAI, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hussien Mohammed, Sagal Radio Services, Atlanta, Georgia
Gale Petersen, New Routes to Community Health, Madison, Wisconsin
Silvia Rivera, WRTE, Chicago, Illinois

Interviewing on the Fly
Dick Brooks, ActionMedia, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Affiliates Meetings
Radio Bilingüe
LPFM

Saturday

7-8:45am

Breakfast

9am-12:30pm

Individual appointments with Radio Research Consortium
RRC clients discuss your station’s research with an RRC representative

9am-10:30pm

WORKSHOPS

Legal Issues in Broadcasting
John Crigler, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.
Parul Desai, Media Access Project, Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Miller, Schwartz, Woods & Miller
Melodie Virtue, Garvey Schubert Barer, Washington, D.C.

2008 Election Coverage: A Discussion
Leigh Ann Caldwell, Free Speech Radio News, Washington, D.C.
Nathan Moore, Pacifica Radio, Washington, D.C.
Samuel Orozco, Radio Bilingüe, San Francisco, California

Roundtable: Big Ideas in Fundraising
Moderator: Carol Rhine, Target Analysis Group, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Community Engagement through Media Literacy
Beverly Hacker, KDHX, St. Louis, Missouri

Professional Radio Interviewing Skills
Dick Brooks, ActionMedia, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Community Radio around the World
Steve Buckley, AMARC, London, England
Bernard Duncan, New Zealand on the Air, Wellington, New Zealand
Elizabeth Robinson, KCSB, Santa Barbara, California

11am-12:30pm

Better Websites and How to Get There
Mark Fuerst, IMA, Rhinebeck, New York
Ariana Hall, WWOZ, New Orleans, Louisiana

Getting Service from Record Labels
Bobby Power, WRAS, Atlanta, Georgia
Chuck Taylor, WTJU, Charlottesville, Virginia

How to Avoid Getting Fried
Michael Toms, New Dimensions Broadcasting, Ukiah, California

Interviewing, Writing and Story Focus
Dick Brooks, ActionMedia, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Radio for Ears—and Eyes!
Jim Campbell, Modular Media/WERU, East Orland, Maine

Roundtable for Program Directors

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch

1:30-3:00pm

NFCB Membership Meeting