Despite the onset of summer (or, perhaps, in light of the non-summer-like northeast weather), there are a number of interesting content industry events coming up.
This Wednesday, the SIIA is hosting a brown bag on mobile delivery platforms. The panel discussion, Google, Kindle, iPhone: How to Leverage Hot Content Delivery Platforms for Profits, will be moderated by Mr. Content Nation, John Blossom and features Alisa Bowen, Head of Consumer Publishing at Thomson Reuters; former WSJ publisher and co-founder of the new Journalism Online, Gordon Crovitz; and Chris Kenneally of Copyright Clearance Center.
It should be a fantastic panel; you can register at the SIIA conference site.
Few areas have felt the impact of technology and social media more than politics, as evident by the most recent US presidential election. The 6th annual Personal Democracy Forum, to be held June 29-30 at Lincoln Center's Rose Hall, will bring together political practitioners, technologists and journalists (traditional and alternative) to explore the impact technology is having on politics and what the potential ramifications will be for society.
The event has a star-studded lineup of speakers including Craig Newmark, US Gov't CIO Vivek Kundra, 538.com's Nate Silver, Ana Marie Cox, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, Frank Rich, Clay Shirky and more.
Our friends at Gotham Media Ventures have arranged for a $100 discount on PdF tickets for Content Matters readers. When registering at the Personal Democracy Forum, use code gothammedia for the discount.
Speaking of Gotham Media, they will be hosting a breakfast panel on the future of media July 8. Entitled "Media in Crisis: Is There a Way Out?", the panel features Andrew Heyward, former President of CBS News, Air America Radio CEO Bennett Zier, Jason Klein, CEO of Newspaper National Network and Eric Dezenhall, founder of Dezenhall Resources, a crisis management firm.
This panel is part of Gotham's Innovation series, which focuses on content and technology. With great panelists, it should be a lively discussion. I hope to see you there.
