Fancy Learning About Podcasting And New Media?
Monday, September 24th, 2007
The very first PodCamp Ireland hits Kilkenny this coming Saturday September 29th in the Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel.
PodCamp Ireland is a new media community unconference that helps to connects people with an interest in new media, podcasting, blogging, social networks and many of the other wonders the online world has to offer.
The one day event opens at 10am with an address from Junior Minister for Trade and Enterprise John McGuiness TD and will feature a series of informal talks and workshops with the emphasis on podcasting and new media.
The five-strong organising team of Bernie Goldbach (Tipperary Institute, Podcasting.ie), Conn Ó Muíneacháin (Edgecast Media, Imeall Podcast), Brian Greene (Doop.ie, Talking Voices), Krishna De (Biz Growth News, Todays Women in Business, The Podcast Sisters) and Kilkenny-man Ken McGuire (Event Ireland / KilkennyMusic.com) have spent the last few months putting Ireland’s first ever dedicated podcasting event in place, choosing Kilkenny as it’s location.
“It makes perfect sense to hold the event in Kilkenny.”, says Ken McGuire, “The city is rapidly becoming the creative capital of Ireland and with so much to offer in terms of history, tourism, music, arts, technology, culture – it makes sense to bring an event to Kilkenny that has the possibility to tie all of that together”.
On the day there will be plenty of discussion surrounding podcasting and new media where people will be able to learn what exactly a podcast is, how to use podcasts to promote the arts, building communities through blogging and podcasting and more. There will also be some practical workshops looking at audio production, sound recording, publishing audio to the web and everything else a podcaster or blogger would need to know to get started.
If you don’t know what a podcast or blog is then don’t let that stop you attending this free event. The day offers a chance for beginners and experts to discover and develop social media skills as well as share their knowledge with others on the day. The open environment of PodCamp allows you to arrive on the day and conduct your own talk should you wish to do so.
But the event isn’t just for the technical folk – musicians young and old, artists, teachers, business people, community leaders are all invited to attend and participate and learn about developments in new media and podcasting and how it can be of benefit to your activities.
Special guest to the event is renowned podcaster and author Neville Hobson of the ‘For Immediate Release’ podcast and co-author of ‘Everything With Podcasting’ who will be speaking on the day and signing copies of his latest book.
PodCamp is open to all who wish to attend and is a free event. Further details, along with access to free registration can be found by visiting PodCampIreland.com.
