The conference will include a keynote address by Don Logan, Time Warner Cable, Mark Frauenfelder, founder of BoingBoing.net, one of the world’s most popular blogs, will be teleconferencing in from California to share insight into how he’s grown his online hobby into a successful enterprise. Will Pearson, co-founder and president of the nationally acclaimed mental_floss magazine and Birmingham resident will moderate the Internet panel. Sessions throughout the day will cover various aspects of media including broadcast, Internet, print and PR. Other participants in the conference will be:

Joe Antle, Vice President of Sales and Strategic Marketing for Media General
Celia Cary, of Glass World Films
Barry Copeland, Vice President of The Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce
Matt Cuthbert, Editorial Producer for al.com
Terri Denard, Director, Public Affairs, AT&T
Craig Ey, Editor of The Birmingham Business Journal
Angela Fisher Hall, Vice President of Publications and Special Projects for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Joey Kennedy, The Birmingham News
Todd Leopold, Entertainment Reporter for CNN.com
Debbie Mason, President of Strategists, Inc.
Tanya Ott, News Director of WBHM
Dr. Larry Powell, UAB Department of Communication Studies
Jim Rainey, The Opelika-Auburn News
Rene' Guess, National Advertising Manager for Curves International
Lydia Somerville, Senior Editor of myhomeideas.com
Lana Thompson, President of Thompson and Associates
Bernard Troncale, The Birmingham News

Media Now: Making it in the “Real World” is open to the general public. Tickets are $25 for the public and free for all students and UAB faculty and staff.

For more information, contact Jessi Grizzard at jgrizzard@uab.edu or 934.1256.