The Alliance for Community Media annual conference and trade show is arguably the single most important gathering of community media producers, administrators and volunteers in the United States. This year's conference features a number of interesting tracks, and it has been challenging to choose the most important for me to attend.
My trip has been funded through a Woodworth Grant from Kansas Wesleyan University, and I would like to take the time to thank the KWU administration for providing me with this opportunity. They have been remarkably progressive in their attitude toward embracing convergent technologies, and a strong partner with Community Access in the past.
Here's a look at the conference itinerary:

Wednesday - International Reception (7:00pm EST)

Thursday - Workshop Session One: (11:00am - 12:30pm EST)
Community Media Culture: Trends and Emerging Practices in Community Media

Thursday - Workshop Session Two: (2:00pm - 3:30pm EST)
Digital Storytelling: Narratives of Individual and Community in the Access Setting

Thursday - Hometown Video Festival and Leadership Awards Ceremony (5:30pm - 7:00pm EST)

Thursday - Community Media: Fixing What the Mainstream Media Broke (7:00pm - 8:00pm EST)

Friday - Workshop Session Three: (10:30am - 12:00pm EST)
Digital Content Distribution for the Producer

Friday - Workshop Session Four: (2:00pm - 3:30pm EST)
Digital Content Distribution for the Access Center

Saturday - Workshop Session Five: (10:30am - 12:00pm EST)
(Re) build Your Own Cutting Edge Media Website

Saturday - Keynote Luncheon (12:15pm - 2:00pm EST)

Saturday - Workshop Session Six: (2:15pm - 3:45pm EST)
Community Media Reaches Beyond Cable Television

I will be updating this blog as often as possible, with as much information as I can gather.