We hope you'll join us for the 4th Annual New Communications Forum at the Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa in Sonoma County, Calif., April 22-25.
You'll enjoy a memorable experience filled with knowledge
sharing, discussions, insights and debates, and the
opportunity to relax and talk with colleagues and friends and the
leading thinkers in new communications and social media in a relaxed setting during
receptions by the fireplace, wine tastings from local vintners outside
under the arbor, a picnic on the lawn with the SNCR Fellows and a even
a jam session benefiting SNCR.
Presenters and instructors include the Fellows of the Society for New Communications Research, as well as many of the contributors to Social Media Today. More than 40 conference sessions in five tracks will focus on:
- New Communications Strategies for Public Relations & Corporate Communications
- New Communications Strategies for Marketing & Advertising
- The Changing Face of Journalism & The New Business of the News Media
- Social Media in Politics & Public Sector Communications
- Global Trends & Developments in New Communications in Business, Media & Entertainment
In addition, speakers and instructors will include: Jason Alba, JibberJobber; Darren Barefoot, Capulet Communications; Doug Bardwell, Forest City Enterprises; Richard Binhammer, Dell; Leonard Brody, NowPublic; Raven Brooks, Netroots Nation; Robin Carey, Social Media Today; Jeff Catlin, Lexalytics; Christian Castle, Esq.; Geno Church, Brains on Fire; Gina Cooper, Netroots Nation; Josh Crandall, Media Screen/NetPop; Colin Crawford, IDG Communications; Will Easton, CREDO; Janet Eden-Harris, Umbria; Maggie Fox, Social Media Group; Jenny Fremlin, MetaPaint Communications; author Nick Hayes, Influencer50; Kami Watson Huyse, My PR Pro; Randy Keith, San Jose Mercury News; Lois Kelly, Beeline Labs; Thomas King, Gen Y Labs; Rebecca Lieb, ClickZ Network; Geoff Livingston; Lionel Menchaca, Dell; Chris O'Brien, San Jose Mercury News; Joe Pilotta, BIGResearch; John Pope, Dell; Dr. David Rockland, Ketchum; Jeff Rubenstein, Sony; Gordon Rudow, Bonfire Communications; Bob Siller, Altera; Chris Turner, Christian Lifeway Resources; Erin Kotecki Vest, BlogHer.com; Tim Westergren, Pandora; Jonathan Zucker, ActBlue and Todd Ziegler, The Bivings Group.
NewComm Forum provides an in-depth, hands-on exploration of the
future of communications, and has come to be known as one of the world's
leading conferences focusing on the latest trends in new and emerging
media and communications platforms. NewComm Forum teaches
communications professionals the strategy and tactics to effectively
utilize the power of new media and communications tools and trends.
The Forum will also offer pre-conference workshops and post-conference social media strategy planning sessions where participants will have the opportunity to work one-on-one with the SNCR Fellows to craft an individualized plan to implement in their own organizations.