The Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California, University of San Francisco and Independent Arts & Media present ... *JOURNALISM INNOVATIONS II: NEW WORK & IDEAS FOR MAKING THE NEWS* Twitter hashtag: #jexpo May 1, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. * McLaren Hall, University of San Francisco Sliding-Scale Donation * No One Turned Away * Info (415) 738-4975 Directions to USF: http://tinyurl.com/cg3r2p =FULLY UPDATED! Programming Quick Links: - Full event schedule & locations: http://tinyurl.com/ctt7gu - Full exhibitor list: http://tinyurl.com/c866xu - Speaker bios: http://tinyurl.com/czm4vf =PRE-REGISTER through 12pm Thursday to guarantee entry; walk-ups attendees are welcome, though access to some panels may be limited. - Keynotes & Panels registration: http://journ-innovations.eventbrite.com/ - Digital Divide & Communication Rights: Training Workshop http://digital-divide-training.eventbrite.com/ - Social Media Training Lab (English & Spanish) Produced by the Public Media Collaborative http://socialmedia-journalism.eventbrite.com/ - Speed Career Coaching: All 50 sessions are booked. However, some cancellations are inevitable; check-in at the main entry station to sign up for the waiting list. =SCHEDULE OF EVENTS .... See online for full panel descriptions: http://tinyurl.com/ctt7gu .... Locations: McClaren Hall, UC (University Center), Cowell (CO) 8:00-9am McLaren Hall Lobby EXHIBITOR LOAD-IN + BAGEL BREAKFAST 9:00-9:15am: McLaren 252 OPENING REMARKS * Father Steven Privett, President, University of San Francisco * Ricardo Sandoval, President, Society of Professional Journalists-Northern California * Clare Morales Roberts, Executive Director, Independent Arts & Media 9:15-10:30am: McLaren 252 MORNING KEYNOTE: "OTHER FUTURES FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE" Must the San Francisco Chronicle disappear into a vortex of debt and mismanagement, like the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and the Rocky Mountain News? Or are there other, happier futures for the Bay Area's leading newsprint daily? Bay Area leaders in finance, philanthropy, and commercial and nonprofit media address the question. * Warren Hellman, Hellman & Friedman * Carl Hall, Media Worker's Guild * Jon Funabiki, former media-program officer, Ford Foundation; Director, Center for Renaissance Journalism, San Francisco State University * Holly Kernan, KALW-FM * Robert Rosenthal, Center for Investigative Reporting * Moderator: Ricardo Sandoval, Sacramento Bee/SPJ-NorCal