You’re invited to . . .
Experience Engagement
A national conference and practice workshop: How can communities and journalism thrive together?
Oct. 1-4, 2015, Portland, Oregon
Presented by Journalism That Matters
and the Agora Journalism Center of the University of Oregon
RESERVE YOUR SEAT 
NOW
Technology has made us all creators as well as consumers of news and information. And yet, the structures of many of our journalism institutions and practices have fallen behind in their ability to engage with these “new pamphleteers” — to invite them to join and shape a community’s news 
ecosystem.
Journalism has created news of the people and news for the people . . . will it abide news BY the people?
From Oct. 1-4, come to Portland, Ore., to learn how to shape a news ecosystem for a Participatory Age. This open-space gathering is for journalists, active citizens, students, educators, researchers, funders, social entrepreneurs, librarians, information technologists, urban designers, sustainability experts — and alumni of Journalism That Matters gatherings.
Over three days in Portland we’ll:
- Tell stories of engagement and community building from acr
oss the country - Explore one of the nation’s most liveable cities, meeting with some of its diverse communities
- Create a “digital playbook” for observing, celebrating and assessing communities
- Start a learning community to spotlight and foster ideas, connections and projects beyond Oct. 1-4
OUR GOAL
We want to bring 
together the best practitioners who are on the leading edge of engaging with communities and re-imagining the future of journalism to identify principles and practices that work.
Join us in a lively and productive exchange around challenging questions with a diverse group of peers who care about journalism with civic impact — the capacity to address shared public challenges. Together, we’ll generate actionable tools, illuminate best practices and develop a strategy for strengthening the information strengths needs of communities.
This is a workshop-style gathering for people already passionate about civic engagement and journalism. So be prepared to roll up your sleeves and participate as a sage off the stage! During the gathering, we’ll model key concepts by engaging community and evaluating impact as part of the meeting. At the heart of the conference is Open Space Technology, a process that enables groups of any size to self-organize and take responsibility for what they love as a means to address complex, important issues.
SIGNUP NOW
Space is limited to 125 people, so you should signup now to be on our mailing list for updates. Signing up now will guarantee you a seat once we begin registration and you pay.
We start at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, and end at noon on Sunday, Oct. 4. We understand that your schedule may permit only partial attendance. Indicate that when you register, and we’ll work with you to make the experience — and your participation — valuable to all.
LOCATION
Agora Journalism Center
George S. Turnbull Portland Center
University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication
70 NW Couch Street
Portland, OR 97209-4038
MORE INFORMATION
- http://calendar.uoregon.edu/event/experience_engagement
- http://www.journalismthatmatters.net/save_the_date_for_experience_engagement
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