Podcamp West – San Francisco, Day One Includes Legal Issues In Podcasting – EngagingConflicts.com

Posted November 18, 2006

First, my apologies that I did not continue yesterday with #3 of the Dispute Resolution and the Hierarchy of Legal Scholarship series, as I had intended. For some reason, I thought I would do it before I left for Podcamp in San Francisco, where I now am, even though I had to get on the road to the airport by 5 a.m.! Enough said? I’ll restart the series ~~on Monday~~ after Thanksgiving (here are the links to #1, and #2).

Podcamp starts today! There are some 250 registrants, and a full day planned. (And then it continues tomorrow!) If you are in the San Francisco area, and not yet registered, you can still make it!

Sessions:
Sessions spread over two days will focus on planning for content, content creation, content publishing and subscription models, production quality, tools, recording techniques, video composition, editing skills, audio & video post production techniques. Also included are sessions on Monetization of New Media formats, Podcasting and Video Blogging and impact of new media on business, Directly communicating with customers in Web 2.0 world, New Media marketing and public relations. The sessions are held in the format of a conversation with the people in the room participating actively.

There are 6 Main Hall/Track 1 Sessions following the Welcome and Keynote Panel, including Session 4, the panel I’m on discussing legal issues relating to podcasting:

TRACK 1	Main Hall – Saturday – November 18th.
Session 1 (12:00 – 12:40pm)	Welcome to PodCampWest and Keynote Panel: Future of new Media
Session 2 (1:00 – 1:40pm)	Up and running with Podcasting (Panel) – Sallie Goetsh, Kris Smith, Jerry Franklin, Kevin Crossman, Greg Albrecht – Topics discussed will include – What the heck is podcasting, How easy it is to get a podcast off the ground, Podcasting on a Mac, Web design for podcasting, Using open source tool Audacity for Production and Production techniques, What is syndication, RSS feeds and authenticated RSS feeds
Session 3 (2:00 – 2:40pm)	Veteran Podcasters’ Share the Tips and Tricks/Do’s and Don’ts (Panel) – Joe Klein, Michael Geoghegan, Michael Butler, JaDonnelly, Vic Podcaster, Marcus Couch – Long-time veteran podcasters pass along their experience and wisdom. Topics include starting a podcast, promoting the podcast, building and maintaining a loyal listener base, keeping the content fresh and compelling and resisting premature “Podfade.” Learn from seasoned pros who have enjoyed ongoing online success.
Session 4 (3:00 – 3:40pm)	Legal Issues related to Podcasting and Copyrights (Panel) – Colette Vogele, Micki Kimmel, Gini Nelson
Session 5 (4:00 – 4:40pm)	Understanding the Voodoo of Greenscreen – Alex Lindsay – Learn what makes a difference and how to make the most of greenscreen video. Alex Lindsay from the Pixel Corps will walk you through the technical aspects of greenscreen removal while keeping the conversation easy for even beginners to understand.
	Alex Lindsay worked on “Star Wars: Episode 1″ at Lucasfilm and then as part Industrial Light and Magic’s “Rebel Mac Unit”. He has since founded the Pixel Corps, Guild for Content Creators and dvGarage, a developer of tools and training for the visual effects community. The Pixel Corps has 18 podcasts in production or pre- production including Macbreak, Macbreak Weekly, The VFX Show, This Week in Media, and Inside the Black Box.
Session 6 (5:00 – 5:40 pm )	Greenscreen Shooting live demo – Alex Lindsay See an actual greenscreen shoot take place while Alex talks about the do’s and don’ts of sreenscreen set-up and shooting. You will learn how to light and manage a greenscreen shoot so that you can get the most out of whatever equipment you have. Alex will show both DV and high-end 1080p HD shooting.
PodCamp Party (6:00 – 8:00pm)	After Party at Cafe Du Nord Bar for PodCampWest attendees only- Please ensure that you are pre-registered on Wiki ( By registering on Wiki you will automatically make it to the guest list.