PodCamp Returns to Its Roots for PodCamp Boston 2 October 26-28

BOSTON, MA-

Core News Facts

-- PodCamp Boston 2 is taking place October 26-28 at the Boston Convention
and Expo Center, Boston, MA. PodCamp Boston 2 is the new media community
UnConference that helps connect people and companies interested in
blogging, podcasting, social networks, video on the net, and new media
together for three days to learn, share, and grow their new media skills.

-- PodCamp Boston 2 marks the return to the birthplace of the original
PodCamp in September 2006. Since then, PodCamps have been held around the
United States and around the world, including New York, Los Angeles,
Pittsburgh, United Kingdom, Copenhagen, Germany and Second Life. The first
PodCamp Boston attracted more than 300 attendees. PodCamp Boston 2 will
have more than 1,200 people in attendance.

-- PodCamp was founded by Christopher Penn and Chris Brogan and is run by a
dedicated group of volunteers from across the New Media community.

-- A wide variety of leading thinkers and doers in the podcasting and
social media community will lead a full schedule of sessions
including:

1. Let the People Speak: How Users Are Changing the Web.

2. Tools Of The (Social Media) Trade

3. Podcasting, Blogging and RSS in Plain English

4. Videoblogging in 5 Minutes

5. Monetizing your Web Series and Podcast

6. Podcasting in Education: Going Beyond the Technology

7. Social Media Metrics: Measuring Success

8. Podcasting within a large enterprise

9. Podcasting on the Cellphone: Reaching a Big Audience -- Building a
(near) Realtime Audience

10. Following and Joining Online Conversations: Social Media PR 101.

-- Who is going to PodCamp Boston 2? PodCamp attendees include educators,
marketers, hobbyists, investors, technologists and members of the media.

-- Sponsorship slots for PodCamp Boston 2 are still available. PodCamp
Boston 2's list of generous sponsors already includes:

-- Platinum Sponsor: Pulvermedia/VON Boston

-- Gold Sponsor: Student Loan
Network

-- Silver Sponsors: Rockosphere.tv, Topaz Partners, SteveGarfield.com, and C.C. Chapman

-- Bronze Sponsors: Blue Sky
Factory and Marketwire

-- PodCamp Sponsor: BostonNOW

Quotes from PodCamp Founders

Christopher Penn:

"One of my goals as a PodCamp organizer is to shatter the fishbowl, an
expression that means helping new media producers connect with lots of
people who are just getting involved with new media. One of the biggest
problems in any niche market, be it podcasting or widget sales, is that we
focus too much on the people already in the space, and not enough on
bringing in new people, inviting them to the party. We need balance, making
sure we continue to love the community we've already built as well as
adding to that community. In my mind, that's what PodCamp is all about."

Chris Brogan:

"To me, PodCamp is a secret training camp. We get people to come because
they want to learn about tools and software. But when people get to
PodCamp, we show them what it's really all about: people. The tools are
just bridges. PodCamp shows you how to use them, sure, but it also shows
you how to use them in a way that engages people. And around the classes,
we connect you up with your new-found friends and peers, strengthening the
experience."

Quote from Jeff Pulver of Pulvermedia, PodCamp Boston 2 Platinum Sponsor:

"I have been a big fan of the PodCamp experience, ever since I attended my
first PodCamp last September. I look at PodCamp as a place where people can
embrace their creative spirit and meet the people with whom they have a
shared common interest. PodCamp is a place with no barriers and where
people are there to give of themselves as much as they are there to learn."

Other Information:

-- What is an UnConference?

-- Boston Convention and
Expo Center

About PodCamp Boston

PodCamp Boston 2 is the new media community UnConference that helps connect
people and companies interested in blogging, podcasting, social networks,
video on the net, and new media together for three days to learn, share,
and grow their new media skills. Whether you're just interested in new
media or an experienced veteran, PodCamp Boston 2 is for you!

PodCamp Boston 2 will be held October 26 - 28, 2007 at the Boston
Convention and Expo Center (venue generously sponsored by VON Boston) and is free to
attend. Register today
at www.podcampboston.org.

Video links:

What is PodCamp? CoFounders Chris Brogan and Christopher Penn explain.
Video by www.YourStorys.com

http://www.yourstorys.blip.tv/file/353803/

PodCamp CoFounders Chris Penn and Chris Brogan talk about what PodCamp is
and had become this first year. Video by www.YourStorys.com

http://blip.tv/file/351147