Grassroots Use of Technology 2008 - Agenda

We've received a great number of truly interesting but practical workshop proposals. This year's offerings are listed below. Click on the session links to see full workshop descriptions. You can find the bios for presenters as well.

8:30am Coffee, juice, pastries - Room 200/202
9:00am Welcome to GrUT 2008: Connect, Coummunicate & Collaborate! - Room 200/202
9:15am Keynote with Nick Jehlen - Room 200/202
10:15am Break with coffee - Room 200/202
10:30am Breakout Session 1
  • Online Mentoring: Innovative Uses of Technology in Creating and Managing Mentor-Mentee Relationships - Room 205 (Lauren Andrews)
  • You Can’t Get What You Want Until You Know What You Need: Choosing the Right Software - Room 201A (Susan Low Saadat)
  • Stupid ODB Tricks for Facebook, ConstantContact and LinkedIn - Room 206 (Rich Cowan)
  • The Untapped Power of Social Networks for Grassroots Action - Room 204 (Stephen Wilmarth)
  • Getting the Clicks: e-Campaigning in Communities without Many Computers - Room 203 (Eric Bryant, Kevin Palmer)
11:45pm Open Discussions and Lunch
12:30pm Luncheon Presentation: Chinatown's Connectors (Paul Niwa)
1:15pm Break
1:30pm Breakout Session 2
  • Managing Your Website with Today's Tools - Room 204 (Steve Backman and Laura Quinn)
  • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Roadmap - Room 206 (Sura Hart and Katie Winterbottom)
  • HAVA Great Idea? (HAVA stands for Help America Vote Act that was passed by Congress) - Room 201A (Tom Kelly)
  • Organizing the Organic Internet - Room 203 (Jamie McClelland, Benjamin Melancon and Ross Glover)
  • Helping Your Computer System Grow Up - Room 205 (Adam Frost)
2:45pm Break with coffee and snacks
3:00pm Breakout Session 3
  • Keeping It Simple: Technology tools that won't make you want to rip your hair out - Room 203 (Martha Rogers and Harold Jordan)
  • Collaborative eLearning - Room 206 (Caroline Meeks)
  • Nonprofit Internet Starter Kit - Room 204 (Nate Aune)
  • Managing & Recruiting Tech volunteers - Room 201A (Dan MacNeil, Greg Bedard)
  • Strategies for shaping the media/tech future: Policy, funding & organizing Room 200/202 (Aliza Dichter, Denise Moorehead, Colin Rhinesmith and Ada Robinson)
  • Open Media Boston: Building a News Portal with Drupal - Room 205 (Jason Pramas)
4:15pm Plenary Session - Room 200/202
5:15pm Closing Remarks - Room 200/202
Consider checking out local Lowell eateries for the evening. A restaurant listing is in your packet or can be picked up at the sign-in desk.


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