PodCamp Ohio will be making a special announcement tomorrow night (Thursday, October 16, 2008) at 9pm on the Doctor Anonymous podcast. Call-in Number: (646) 716-9514

PodCamp Pittsburgh this weekend

PodCamp Pittsburgh will be taking place this weekend (Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19, 2008) at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. More information of the time and location may be found on the PodCamp Pittsburgh web site.

New Media Cincinnati meetup this Saturday

New Media Cincinnati (facebook home) is taking place this Saturday, October 18, 2008 at XXX Panera Bread. More details available here.

Current plan for Session Times:

• 9-9:40 am – Opening Session
• 9:50-10:50 – Session Set 1 (5 concurrent sessions)
• 11:00-12:00 pm – Session 2 (5 concurrent sessions)
• Lunch and Music
• 1:30-2:30 – Session Set 3 (5-7 concurrent sessions)
• 3:40-3:40 – Session Set 4 (5-7 concurrent sessions)
• 3:50-4:50 – Session Set 5 (5-7 concurrent sessions)
• 5:00 – 5:30 – Closing Session

Door Prize ideas:

• Furthest traveled podcaster/blogger
• Youngest podcaster/blogger
• Toy Master / Gadget Belt – attendee with the most gadget gear

PodCamp Ohio Identity
We’re discussing how to best describe PodCamp for those who don’t understand what the event is about. If you’re interested in joining the conversation, please join the Google Group, http://groups.google.com/group/podcampohio.

Session Survey

Please help us decide which sessions will have the most demand by filling out the session survey.

Pre-PodCamp party
We will have a Pre-Podcamp Ohio meetup/party on Doctor Anonymous’s Podcast Thursday night (June 26, 2008) before PodCamp Ohio.

Mary, Jason, Gabe and I (Angelo) visited ITT this past Friday. We now have details to help us schedule the sessions throughout the day. There are also some other features at the school we saw that will really help make this a great PodCamp!

The Columbus Social Media Cafe is organizing workshops for ComFest. We may be able to help by assisting with the podcasting workshop. Most likely the Podcasting 101 type sessions we already have planned would be the most relevant for the workshop. We will find out what the needs are for these workshops next week.

Agenda items:

• Allocate Session times and rooms available.
• Discuss the venue location (pictures here)
• ComFest!
• Podcasting Guide by Jason
• Next Press Release – Lets focus on the sessions!
• Sponsors update! Blip.tv on-board!
• What ever else comes up

Call in information:

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Side Note
PodCamp Ohio 2008 event is now listed on the DiscoverOhio web site. Link: http://consumer.discoverohio.com/searchdetails.aspx?detail=63553

If you were trying to visit us between 3:00 – 5:30 pm today (April 29), you may have been greeted with a blank screen. We were in the process of upgrading WordPress. Everything is back on-line, no registrations were lost during the upgrade.

There are three flyers to choose from. If you have a black and white laser printer, please use the black and white flyer for the best results.

PodCamp Event Flyers

We’re now accepting sessions, if you would like to host a session, please go to the sessions page and register your session as soon as possible.

The next PodCamp meeting is scheduled for today, Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

“It’s all about learning, getting hands on with new media and spending time with folks that make up your online community,” said Angelo Mandato, coordinator of PodCamp Ohio. “By attending PodCamp Ohio, members of the blogging, podcasting, marketing, academic, and business communities will lead the charge toward embracing and effectively utilizing new and social media in our area,” he added.

PodCamp Ohio offers a unique opportunity for attendees to learn, share or grow their new media skills. They can attend informal sessions, created and driven by participants, about podcasts, blogs, digital music, web video and related aspects of new, Internet-based media. The format allows both beginner and expert media producers, as well as listeners, watchers and readers, to participate, discuss and network.

PodCamp Ohio is presented by ITT Technical Institute in Hilliard, OH (Columbus metro). The event is open to the public, but registration is required. To sign up or learn more, visit 2008.podcampohio.com. Experience with podcasting or blogging are not requirements to participate; professionals of any industry, hobbyists and students are encouraged to attend.
Sponsors are still being accepted. If you are interested in sponsoring PodCamp Ohio, contact Angelo Mandato by calling (614) 429-4474 or sending an email to angelo [at] podcampohio.com.

Download this release as a PDF

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on Daniel’s post announcing the New Media Cincinnati March Meetup.

See everyone tomorrow!

The next PodCamp meeting is scheduled Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

The next PodCamp meeting is scheduled Thursday, March 13, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

PodCamp Meetup 4 in Cincinnati this weekend!

The PodCamp Ohio meetup 4 will be held with the New Media Cincinnati meetup this March in Cincinnati. The meetup will be held on Saturday, March 15 at 4:30 pm. The meetup is taking place at the Panara Bread (405 E Kemper Rd, Springdale, OH, 45246) by Tri-county Mall. map Thanks Daniel for helping us get this meetup coordinated.

Please RSVP by leaving a comment on Daniel’s post announcing the New Media Cincinnati March Meetup.

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

Next Meeting
Next Talkshoe meeting is Thursday, March 6, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Meetup 4, Saturday, March 15 in Cincinnati

The PodCamp Ohio meetup 4 will be held with the New Media Cincinnati meetup this March in Cincinnati. The meetup will be held on Saturday, March 15 at 4:30 pm. The meetup is taking place at the Panara Bread (405 E Kemper Rd, Springdale, OH, 45246) by Tri-county Mall. map

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

Tonight’s agenda items:

• Promos for PodCamp Ohio
• Recap on accomplished goals
  • Registration system on-line
  • Accommodations blocked off for out of town guests
  • Post event plans at Dave and Busters
• Lunch time entertainment
• Evening before entertainment/plans
• Viral marketing update
• Seeking out sponsors (as always)
• What ever else comes up

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

March Meetup #4 in Cincinnati

PodCamp Ohio Meetup 4 will be taking place with the New Media Cincinnati meetup on Saturday, March 15 from 4:30 – 6:30 PM at the Panera Bread (405 East Kemper Road, Springdale, OH 45246) by Tri-county mall (map). Thanks Daniel for helping us get this meetup coordinated.

For those driving from as far as Northeastern Ohio and plan on shopping at the new Ohio Ikea, please contact Angelo (angelo [at] podcampohio.com).

Register Now

I would like to thank Joe for his hard work developing the registration system. This custom registration system is allow us to gather information that we otherwise would not have gathered. If time allows, Joe will be adding some very cool features to the registration system that will allow us to see a Google map with points marked where attendees are coming from.

If you plan on attending PodCamp Ohio, we strongly encourage you to register as soon as possible that way we can accurately report attendance to sponsors, vendors and session planners.

If you will need accommodations, please visit the Travel Information page for special hotel rates and directions.

Details about the city voting may be found on Grammar Girl’s web site: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/xeriscape-zeroscape.aspx

Dave is going to look at the possibility of getting podsafe entertainment for the night before PodCamp. Dave and Matt are working on creating promos.

We go over the registration page that Joe designed, it is very close to going on-line. We also discussed the Attendee Directory page that will be going live when registration goes live. We’re going to twitter the users who register with the option selected to be included in the Attendee Directory. The twitter message will start with @twitter_name + description twitter style from registration. If you’re following PodCampOhio on Twitter, you’ll know who to follow who’s going to be attending PodCamp Ohio!

We talked about planning sessions. We discussed the idea of reviewing the proposed sessions with a committee or accepting sessions in the order they are received. We decided to stick with accepting session in the order they are received. While brainstorming we took Scott’s idea of having lightning sessions with the idea that the lightning session would be on a specific topic such as Web Site Tools.

We discussed revising the web site, we’ve removed the ‘The Podcasters’ section of the blog roll and created two pages, one for Organizers and Volunteers and another for PodCamp Ohio Fans.

Next Meeting
Next Talkshoe meeting is Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

Here are my initial thoughts. The topics for these lightning sessions will need to attract multiple speakers, a topic that many podcasters and bloggers feel comfortable contributing to the conversation. Topics that come to mind are Web Site Tools (speakers talk for 5 minutes on tools they recommend for their blog/podcast web site) or Hardware Recommendations (speakers talk for 5 minutes on hardware they recommend, briefly how to use, etc…). What other session ideas are there that many podcasters would want to speak about?

Speaking for myself, I don’t plan on speaking at a full 1 hour session, but I would feel conformable speaking for 5 minutes on something specific such as WordPress plugins useful for WordPress web sites.

To see if this would work, please comment on this post with your ideas or thoughts if you would like to be a lightning speaker and/or what topics you would like in a lighting session. If there is enough interest, then we may give it a try with 1-2 sessions.

Next Meeting
Next Talkshoe meeting is Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 8 pm.

Talkshoe link: http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/80720
Phone number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast id: 80720

Feel free to subscribe to our feed and calendar for the latest updates.

We’ll have PodCamp Ohio promotional business cards to hand out as well as talk about session planning, registration system and seeking out sponsorships.

As usual, we’ll be talking about other topics related to podcasting, new media, blogging and social networking. See everyone in 11 hours!

Recently, I stumbled upon a great article by Chris Brogran that lists 100 Podcamp Topics. Why don’t you tell us, from the list below or from your own ideas, what you’d like to see at Podcamp Ohio on June 28th?

1. Building Relationships Using Digital Tools
2. How Your Media Influences Change
3. Setting up a Hosted WordPress blog- plugins, themes, and tweaks.
4. How to Use an Editorial Calendar to Make Your Media Better
5. Compression Techniques for Video
6. Storytelling and Making Meaning for Your Audience
7. Protecting Your Data with Simple Storage and Backup Strategies
8. My Biggest Podcasting Mistake
9. My Gear Setup
10. Wherecasting – Making Travel Media
11. Corporate Uses for Podcasting- Beyond Training
12. Media My Mother Could Make
13. PodCamp Internet Video Screening
14. Mobile Media Making – Kyte.tv, Utterz, and More!
15. Politics and Media
16. Interviewing Tips and Tricks
17. Presenting for PodCamps- How to Make the Audience Love You
18. Working with Advertisers- A Podcaster’s Guide
19. Music and the Podcaster
20. Videoblogging Basics
21. Shopping Tips for Media Makers
22. Directories, Lists, and Search Engines
23. Google Can’t Watch Your Videos- Tagging and Show Notes for Videobloggers
24. Transcription Tips for Podcasters
25. Touring Virtual Worlds- Second Life and Beyond
26. Twitter for Media Makers
27. YouTube and Other Internet Video Sites
28. Facebook Strategies for Podcasters
29. Podcasting and the Law
30. Snack-Sized Media- How to Podcast, Videoblog, and Blog for Micro-Content
31. Brand-building Through Media
32. Lighting and Sound for Video
33. How Blogging Changed My Life
34. Photoblogging- Techniques and Themes
35. Touring Our City- An Interactive Podcasting, Blogging, Photoblogging Tour
36. Nonprofits, Educators, and Making New Media Matter
37. Social Networks Roundup
38. From Idea to Syndication- Dymystifying Audio Podcasting
39. Distribution Strategies for Media Makers
40. Homemade Special Effects- A Quick Tour
41. My Best Podcasting Tricks
42. Secrets of Successful Bloggers
43. Photography for the DIgital Age
44. Photoshop Tricks and Tips
45. Beyond iMovie- Final Cut Pro for Beginners
46. Interviewing and Biography Projects for Seniors
47. Educational Podcasting and the Future of Interactive Classrooms
48. Acting for Videobloggers
49. How Improv Improves Podcasting
50. Mini-Series for Audio and Video
51. Mixing Media- Blogging, Podcasting, and Videoblogging
52. Video Hosting Run-Down
53. Creative Commons- What Does It Mean?
54. Voice Techniques for Podcasters
55. My Best Shows, My Worst Shows
56. Can We Call It Internet Radio and TV?
57. Religion and Media Making
58. Remixing, Mashups, and the Scrapbooking of Media
59. Portable Gear and Making Media on the Run
60. Multilingual Podcasts, and Media for More Than One Country
61. Thinking About The Future
62. Photoblogging Projects for the Community
63. Live Internet Video Sites
64. From Marketing to Conversations
65. Social Networks and Niches
66. Building a Solid Workflow
67. Advice From an Old Radio Veteran
68. What Rock Videos Can Teach You About Editing
69. The Secret of Great Bloggers
70. MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIN
71. Professionalism in Podcasting
72. Vlogging, Videoblogging, Vidcasting- What Do I Call It?
73. How to Build Communities With Your Media
74. Conversational Podcasting
75. Seven Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Blogging
76. Why I Prefer Audio to Video
77. Ideas for Making Money With Podcasting – A Brainstorming Session
78. Presentation Secrets for PodCamp Session Presenters
79. Get the Most Out of PodCamp With Good Networking Tips
80. Meet Someone Totally New- A Power Socializing Session
81. Projects for Your Community Blog
82. Sound Effect Collecting and Cataloging
83. Shows Around Other Shows- Ways Podcasting and Videoblogging Could EXTEND Media
84. Are You Even Reading These Any More? – Email Me and Tell Me Yes
85. Hosting a Live Podcasting Meetup- Advice, Ideas, and Cautions
86. Recording Live Music
87. Political Photography- Making Meaning With Images
88. Lessons From Social Networking Mistakes I’ve Made
89. Um Um Um Um- Speech Lessons for Podcasters
90. Can’t Buy Me Love- Sponsors and Your Audience
91. Forgetting Something? – Show Notes and Great Google Juice
92. Learning From the Scoble Show- Advice for Tech Demos
93. Ten Blogs Worth Learning From
94. Structuring a Series
95. Go Home Tonight And ____ : Advice for Novice Podcasters
96. Ways to Extend the Consumption of Social Media
97. Videoblogging for Business Uses- Interviews, Training, and Marketing
98. Family Media Making- Advice for Baby’s First Podcast
99. Website Design for Media Makers
100. Scratching a Niche- Building Media for SPECIFIC Demographics

Let us know what you think! We want to plan sessions that provide the type of information and discussion that YOU want out of a great podcamp.

Link on UStream: http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/yS3aTXcpzfpxaVS85SCCWQ

We will be talking about the PodCamp as well as other topics that come up that are podcasting, new media, blogging, social networking and web 2.0 related. Even if you are not participating, feel free to come and join in the conversation.