Alliance for Community Media Northeast Region

ACM Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Regions and the Jersey Access Group Present
A Community Media Conference 2010
May 13 and 14, 2010
“The Power of Partners”

Registration Now Open
Save with Early Registration through March 15, 2010. All Registrations must be done on-line.
Click Here to register

Hotel Information
Hyatt Regency New Brunswick
Two Albany Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 873-1234

Limited Room Availability-Call Today
Reservations must be made by phone.
Hotel accommodations are $119 per night. Rooms are available for the entire week (5/9-5/15). Trains
to New York City and Newark Liberty Airport are just two blocks away. Why not make it a vacation?
Rate will change to $169 per night when block is full.

Complementary Parking and In-Room Internet Service!

Six Events
Full conference registration includes the "Meet and Greet," breakfast with the vendors, welcome
luncheon with guest speakers, a breakfast plenary, keynote luncheon, and an amazing off site banquet
complete with cocktail hour, a Portuguese Rodizio dinner, beer and sangria, dessert buffet, live music
and dancing. Transportation to and from the banquet will be provided.

Additionally, the Hyatt has agreed to provide free parking and free in room Internet service to all
attendees. This represents a value of over $250 in food and services, but is available to members for the
early registration price of $200. And if you can get four others from your center to join you the price is
just $160 each. Must register by March 15, 2010 to get the discounts.

There will also be many door prizes valued at over $5000.

Conference Schedule
May 12, 2010
Meet and Greet

May 13, 2010
Breakfast with the Vendors
TV Studio Productions
Vendor Presentations
Student Outreach Program
Training Workshops
Welcome Luncheon
The Banquet

May 14, 2010
Breakfast Plenary
Door Prize Raffle
Workshops
Round Tables
Keynote Luncheon

Details
May 12, 2010
Meet and Greet
A welcome event complete with a billiards room, a PS3 & Wii video game systems, TVs everywhere,
lots of food, and the Hyatt's famous "Beer Tower." This will be a time to make new friends, share ideas,
build new partnerships, renew and strengthen relationships with old friends and plan your activities for
the next two days.

May 13, 2010
Trade Show
Plan to spend time with the partners that provide the products and services that make it possible for
community media to exist. This is a one-day trade show with over 40 exhibitors presenting the newest
technology focusing on the needs of PEG stations.
Vendor Presentations
There will be presentations throughout the day demonstrating the latest in system applications and
hardware that will have been released weeks before at the National Association of Broadcasters
Conference.
Training Seminars
Post-production training by industry professionals.
TV Productions
Through partnerships with vendors, there will be a full production studio consisting of the latest
equipment being exhibited at the trade show. The studio will be taping programs throughout the day
with ample time for attendees to examine the equipment.
Student Outreach Program
Our partnering will reach out to the educational community to include the area high schools, vocational
schools, colleges, and universities. Students interested in media will be afforded the opportunity to
participate in a day-long program that will include time to visit with the exhibitors.

May 14, 2010
Workshops
A day of workshops will follow, focusing on the partners that keep community media a vital element in our society. Staffers and volunteers will hear from experts on subjects of technology, operations, and
production. From concept to completion, workshops will discuss skills to increase the quality of
programs, workflow, distribution, and community involvement. Don't plan on a lot of lectures. Many
workshops will invite attendees to participate and share their knowledge and experience.

A tentative workshop list is listed to the left. We invite your comments and ideas for workshop topics. If
you are interested in participating on a panel or know someone that would be a good panelist, email
us at rjdesimone@verizon.net.