Find Out How Fresh You Are on Saturday October 24, 2009

Join media innovators, technologists, artists, citizens and the online community at Fresh Media - a celebration of innovation and independent media, and a re-imagining of media and journalism.

Participate in workshops, panel discussions, rapid fire case studies, and an unconference session as well as an exciting exhibition of various engaging and generative art, media and tech showcases.

**For details on workshops, panels, sessions, and exhibitions, visit Fresh Media

*Tickets are $10 in advance & $15 at the door

* We encourage donations to support our work by becoming a "Champion of Fresh Media" or a "Hero of Media Innovation"

**There will be an after party called Fresh Hot Type, produced by W2 and Fresh Media in association with LIVE Biennale and Heart of the City Festival - stay tuned for more details 

DETAILS:

New forms of media are being created today that are innovative and fresh.  We’re going to be asking some key questions about media’s role in the 21st century:

* What are you doing to keep media fresh?

* What is the future of media?

* How can we collaborate to create a more open, democratic and participatory media system? 

* What do we want media to look like in the future?

Fresh Media will have TWO COMPONENTS:

• An interactive exhibition showcasing the works of media innovators and artists that will engage the public through live art and media arts installations, on-the-spot media and art creating, displays of recent or current works, interactive and educational booths pertaining to media and media arts, film screenings, music, information booths etc.;


• Engaging workshops, panels, roundtable discussions etc.

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Opening Speaker: Sudha Krishna - New Director at NowPublic

3 panel discussions: What is Media Now? * Citizen 2.0 * Art with Meaning

Speakers include: Amber Mac, acclaimed new media journalist; Gillian Shaw, digital life writer; Dave Brindle, innovative radio host at CFUN; Alden Habacon, manager of diversity initiatives CBC, founder of schema mag; Monica Hamburg, writer & social media evangelist, David Eaves, open data evangelist; David Beers, founder & publisher of The Tyee; and many more…

Workshops include: How-to DJ with The Funkhunters; Photography in a social media world with Tris Hussey, Blogging with Miss 604, Express yourself using Twitter with Raincoaster Media, plus True North Media House, Vito Levieux & Lupe Martinez, W2, etc.

Exhibitions include: participatory and engaging projects and people who create them.  Play around with indie media, get lost in innovation, get to know a blogger and blog yourself, have your say at our speakers corner, use your imagination and paint, create murals, remix videos - create art and media on-the-spot.  Engage, learn and inspire - soak up the creative juices of FRESH MEDIA and pass it on!

Interactive Live Online TV Show: be part of a national conversation through groundbreaking 2-way streaming technology. People across Canada can participate in Fresh Media through our live online TV show, filming throughout the day.  Watch cool interviews, interact with us and experience FRESH creations.

*EVENING PROGRAM: Fresh Hot Type

Performative typesetting with MCs scrambling to mix up twitter-length lyrics freshly typeset by the audience on a heritage letterpress.

Plus live music with The Funk Hunters, DJs, and live screens streaming the World Wide Web into and out of the space.

Produced by W2 and Fresh Media in association with LIVE Biennale and Heart of the City Festival.

Time: 8;00pm – 1:00am. Location: 112 W Hastings. Tickets: $5 [www.freshmedia.eventbrite.com]