Forum One Events

Where

  • National Press Club, Washington, DC

When

  • 24 April 2007
    8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

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Blogging and Policy Organizations: Influential Channels for Social Change

Photo of Panelists: Kevin Carey, Christine Gorman, Michael Edson, and Ginny SimmonsIn this Web Executive Seminar, speakers discussed the strategic and tactical elements of blogging and presented several case studies where blogs have helped their organizations further ideas, motivate their key audiences, and promote action. The speakers also discussed how how they were able to incorporate blogs in their organizations' strategic planning and work flows.

This session was moderated by Andrew Cohen of Forum One.

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Speaker Presentations
Speaker Name Presentation Audio (duration)
(Introduction)
Andrew Cohen
Forum One Communications		   MP3 (03:55)
Christine Gorman
Global Health Watch		 PDF (850K) MP3 (12:05)
Kevin Carey
Education Sector		 PDF (100K) MP3 (40:25)*
Ginny Simmons
ONE Campaign		 PDF (750K) MP3 (09:48)
Michael Edson
Smithsonian American Art Museum		 PDF (1.6MB) MP3 (1:02:14)*

* This audio segment includes a question and answer session.

More about the speakers:

  • Kevin Carey, blogger for Education Sector's The Quick and the Ed.
  • Michael Edson, technology chief and director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Eye Level blog.
  • Christine Gorman, veteran journalist and former blogger for Time's Global Health Update (now writes the blog Global Health Report).
  • Ginny Simmons, ONE Campaign's ONE Blog.