Our Awards Symposium at the Newseum on September 7 will feature Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth as keynote speaker. Lunch is included. Agenda: 8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee 9:00 a.m. Welcome      Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab      Larry Kirkman, Dean, American University School of Communication 9:15 a.m. Gateways to Engagement      New York Public... [read more]

Our Awards Symposium at the Newseum on September 7 will feature Washington Post publisher Katharine Weymouth as keynote speaker. Lunch is included. Agenda: 8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee 9:00 a.m. Welcome      Jan Schaffer, Executive Director, J-Lab      Larry Kirkman, Dean, American University School of Communication 9:15 a.m. Gateways to Engagement      New York Public Library's Biblion app      NewHavenIndependent.org's "New Have's Talking," 4-D School Reform 9:45 a.m. Opening the Data Doors      Texas Tribune      Guardian Data      Bay Citizen Bike Accident Tracker 10:30 a.m. Break 10:45 a.m. Open-Source Gateways      West Africa Democracy Radio 11:00 a.m. Beyond the Paywall       Bloomberg Government 11:15 a.m. Twitter Gateways      NPR's Andy Carvin and his Twitter Community 11:30 a.m. Social Media Storytelling      Storify Noon Awards Ceremony 12:30 p.m. Lunch 1 p.m. Keynote address      Katharine Weymouth: Publisher, The Washington Post and CEO, Washington Post Media Group