The Indian Blog and New Media Society & IndiBlogger.in are pleased to invite you to the latest editions of the New Media and Blog Camps in March 2009 in Delhi and Bangalore.
What is New Media & Blog Camp?
The event is an unconference where a relevant audience comes together to talk about/ discuss/ rant/ brainstorm/ share opinions on all possible subjects related to new media and blogging. BarCamp style, these are open events where anyone may sign up to attend and choose to speak on a topic of common interest.
This is the second edition of the event in Delhi and the first in Bangalore.
Who is organizing the events?
The event is being organized by the Indian Blog and New Media Society (www.ibnms.com), the umbrella body for this space in India.
Attendees
These events are attended by many kinds of people, each with their own interest in this space. These include, besides others:
- Users, content creators and publishers of new media and blogs
- Individuals and companies providing services in this space
- VCs, Angel Funds and other investors
- Techies
- Journalists looking to or already using new media as an outlet for their work
- Consumers and readers of new media and blog
- PR, Advertising and Communications industry
- Social Media practitioners and users
There is no restriction on anyone participating nor is there an entry fee. Total audience size is expected to be 300, an optimum number to allow for quality discussions.
Schedule
Delhi: March 7
Bangalore: March 14 (and March 15 too probably)
Sessions run from around 10:00 am to 5:00 pm daily. The schedule is drawn up at the last minute as speakers come and pick up an available slot.
Possible Topics to be Covered
The following are some of the broad categories under which speakers will address the audience. This list is not exhaustive, nor restrictive in any way. Speakers are welcome to come forward and select any relevant topic:
- Investment & Monetising New Media & Blog Properties (covering VCs, revenue streams etc.)
- Multimedia
- Photoblogging including Photo Sharing on sites like Flickr, Snapfish and PhotoFlock
- Podcasting
- Vlogging a.k.a. Video Blogging including Video Sharing on sites like YouTube
- Blogging & Platforms
- WordPress, Blogspot, Live Journal
- User Generated Sites like TripAdvisor, OkTataByeBye, HolidayIQ, WAYN etc.
- Regional Language Blogging
- Moblogging
- Blogging via mobile
- Photoblogging & Vlogging via Mobile
- Tips & Tricks regarding different blog platforms
- WordPress Plugins
- Microblogging (Tumblr, Twitter etc.)
- PR and Advertising 2.0
- New Media vs Old Media, Citizen Journalism
- Demo: Come and demonstrate a new product or application
- Social Media
- Basics of New Media and Blogging
- Hardware and Software for the above
Would you like to speak or attend the event?
You are welcome to speak at the event or attend the same in your individual capacity. It is a great way to network with and understand this space.
Follow the links to the wikis given below to register, get information on the venues and stay updated on the events:
Delhi Event Wiki: http://wiki.ibnms.com/BlogCampDelhi2
Bangalore Event Wiki: http://wiki.ibnms.com/BlogCampBengaluru
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