[Imc-newsroom] Fwd: [IMC-Global] IMC Media Gathering, Sept 7-9 Washington DC

Mon Sep 10 23:18:25 CDT 2001

I don't know if anyone knows about this or not, but I thought I'd pass it 
along:

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>From: DC Independent Media Center <dc at indymedia.org>
>To: imc-audio at indymedia.org, imc-video at indymedia.org, imc-print at indymedia.org,
>    imc-global at indymedia.org, imc-editorial at indymedia.org
>Subject: [IMC-Global] IMC Media Gathering, Sept 7-9 Washington DC
>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 23:33:32 -0400
>
>
>WHAT: IMC MEDIA GATHERING
>WHEN: FRIDAY, SEPT. 7 -- SUNDAY, SEPT. 9
>WHERE:
>FRIDAY and SATURDAY at the CADA VEZ TECHNOLOGY CENTER, 1438 U St NW,
>Washington DC. Cada Vez is located two blocks west from the U
>Street/Cardozo metro stop on the Green Line, when you exit at the 13th
>Street side.
>
>SUNDAY at the JOSEPHINE BUTLER PARKS COMMUNITY CENTER, 2437 Fifteenth St
>NW, Washington DC.  The Parks Center is adjacent to Meridian Hill Park
>and is 4 blocks south and 1 block west of the Columbia Heights metro
>stop on the Green Line.
>
>CONTACT: DC Independent Media Center
>dc at indymedia.org
>(202) 452-5936
>
>----------------------
>
>Come one, come all September 7-9 to the IMC Media Gathering in
>Washington, DC to prepare for coverage of the events around the
>International Monetary Fund and World Bank meeting at the end of
>September.  The weekend gathering will be an opportunity for independent
>journalists to develop story ideas, share skills, and work on
>establishing production teams to provide grassroots media coverage of
>issues from third world debt to local DC housing struggles.
>
>One of the goals of the gathering is to spend time conducting trainings
>with the intent of allowing those with interest and basic skills to be
>active participants in media making.  So, if you have watched
>Indymedia's coverage in the past take this opportunity to participate in
>making independent media happen!
>
>Another important goal of the weekend is to turn coverage discussions
>into affinity groups with solid production plans and a definite agenda
>for what needs to be accomplished between the gathering and the IMF/WB
>events.  To make the time at the gathering as productive as possible
>please get in touch with a working group that you are interested in
>(contacts listed below) and develop your ideas collectively.  Ideally,
>working groups will use the time at the gathering to be as hands on as
>possible, ie working with equipment and software they plan to use.
>
>-------------------------
>
>Logistics
>
>Signup - If you are coming to the Media Gathering, please review the
>information and fill out the form at:
>
>http://dc.indymedia.org/media-gathering.php3
>
>On the form there is space to indicate a need for housing.  Please keep
>in mind that housing is *very* limited, so if at all possible, please
>make your own housing arrangements.
>
>We will be asking for those participating in the gathering to make a
>donation of $10/sliding scale.  Our funding is extremely tight, we will
>be relying on donations to finance this event and the Independent Media
>Center itself that will be in place in late September.  Please consider
>making a tax deductible donation online with a credit card or by check
>via mail, for more information see:
>
>http://dc.indymedia.org/donate.php3
>
>-------------------------
>Schedule for the Media Gathering, DC September 7-9
>
>Friday, September 9th
>
>7-9pm Cada Vez, 1438 U St NW
>Orientation, chat, network, snacky food, Indymedia Newsreal showing
>
>9pm-close Velvet Lounge, 915 U St NW
>Kick-Back and Have Fun Party at a local bar.  With video selects and DJ
>music. $5 sliding scale.
>
>Saturday, September 10th
>
>9-11 am
>Two simultaneous events will take place during this time, please
>indicate on the form if you are interested in attending either of these
>events.
>
>1.)   An informal breakfast gathering will be held at 942 Westminster
>Street NW with representatives from the main groups who are organizing
>protests and events at the end of September. Representatives from the
>Mobilization for Global Justice, Latin American Solidarity Conference,
>International Action Center, the People's Repo and the Anti-Capitalist
>Convergence are being invited to give brief talks about what their plans
>are in order to help IMC people coordinate logistics and coverage.
>Somebody from each IMC working group should be at this breakfast in
>order to report the information back to their groups later in the day.
>The house is located in between S and T streets and 9th and 10th
>streets, 1.5 blocks southwest of the U Street/Cardozo metro stop on the
>Green Line, when you exit at the Civil War Memorial side. After the
>meeting, we will walk to Cada Vez.
>
>2.)  A tour of downtown D.C. will be given to folks who want to scope
>out the streets and locations of events. Somebody from each IMC working
>group should go on the tour to get information they can relay back to
>their groups later in the day.
>
>11am-5pm Media Trainings, Production Planning
>Cada Vez, 1438 U St NW
>
>Following brief opening remarks and orientation each working group will
>use the day to develop their production plans.  Each session will begin
>with an orientation and skill sharing so that new people with basic
>skills in a media area are able to contribute to coverage during the
>event.  Also, each working group should allocate some time to collect
>story ideas to be discussed on Sunday.
>
>Video http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc-video
>
>  The video group plans to fill three one hour time slots to be
>distributed via satellite and to cable access stations.  Video will also
>be available on the web, there has been some discussion of programming a
>live video stream.  Production topics to be covered:
>
>  -intake
>  -tape logging
>  -studio
>  -editing
>  -uplinking to satellite
>  -cable access distribution
>  -outreach
>  -web streaming
>
>Audio http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc-audio
>
>  -Voice -> Internet gateway
>  -streaming
>  -FM distribution
>  -translation w/ IMC Argentina
>
>Print http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc-print
>
>  -Special Edition of the DC Free Press
>  -Daily I-Witness
>
>Photo - please join the imc-dc-print list serve
>
>Tech/Web http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc-tech
>  -wireless networking
>  -online video logging system
>  -online dispatch system
>  -web features
>
>Operations / Logistics akb at indymedia.org
>     Security, dispatch, couriers, space, communications,
>     equipment
>
>Party TBA
>
>Sunday, September 11th
>Josephine Butler Parks Center, 2437 Fifteenth Street, NW
>
>10-1 Story Development
>
>Story ideas from the media working groups will be collected and small
>groups across medium will meet to discuss how to cover them in depth and
>in a coordinated fashion.
>
>2-5 Workshops - There's still time to schedule a workshop, please
>contact dc at indymedia.org if you have one that you'd like to organize.
>
>Overview, what's going on -
>       Schedule, contact with police, media accreditation, MGJ, ACC, IAC,
>People's Repo
>Legal Workshop -
>       legal rights as journalists, copyright, liability, lawsuit and
>FOIA update, preparation
>       for press conference on unprovoked police violence
>DC Local Issues -
>        Connecting global struggles with local DC issues, DC Statehood,
>privatization health
>        care, shutdown DC General Hospital, housing
>
>
>DC Independent Media Center
>http://dc.indymedia.org
>
>
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