Convergent Journalism &Education Convention

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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