About the workshop

LATEST UPDATE: Please note that the venue and programme for the seminar has been changed. It will now be held at Calypso Room, The Copthorne Orchid Hotel. Click here for instructions on how to get there.

A full-day workshop in which accomplished bloggers and expert trainers reveal the writing and reporting skills, ethical issues, legal minefields and technological solutions for impactful and responsible blogging. If you already blog and are wondering how to go to the next level, this workshop will help accelerate your journey.

Date: 30 May, 2009

Time: 9am to 4.30pm

Place: The Copthorne Orchid Hotel

The organisers

Institute of Policy Studies

 

 

Asian Media Information and Communication Centre

 

 

The Online Citizen (TOC)

Programme

Registration starts at 0830

0900 – 1015: Making an Impact
Leading bloggers share what they have learnt about being independent, influential and accountable. By Choo Zheng Xi and Alex Au, chaired by Cherian George.

1015-1030 Morning Tea

1030 – 1145: Survival Training
Defamation, Sedition, Copyright and other laws that bloggers should know. By Kevin YL Tan.

1145 – 1230: Buffet Lunch

1230 – 1400: Bloggers as the New Journalists
Professional tips on deciding what’s news, and how to source it, write it and edit it for maximum impact. By Cynthia Owens.

1400-1410 Break

1410-1510 Maxing Out The Technology
Enhancing outreach by making the most of internet programs. By Sean Ang.

1510-1530 Afternoon Tea

1530-1630 Blogging For a Cause
Using your blog as a platform for advocacy. By November Tan

How to register

• Applications are still open and will be accepted at the door.
• To register, download and print the registration form here.
• Fee for the workshop is $20/head. Lunch and tea receptions will be provided.
• Applicants will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis.   Successful registrants will be informed via e-mail.
• Please email your registration to bloggingseminar@gmail.com.
• Cash payment to be made at the registration counter on the day itself.
• However, if for any reason you are unable to attend the workshop after you have been successfully registered, please let us know at least three days in advance.