Schedule-2015

Time

Event/Panel

9:00 – 9:30 am Registration / Coffee
9:30 – 9:35 am IntroductionDean Thomas Fiedler &  Dr. James Katz
9:40 – 9:55 am Opening Remarks: Jacob Groshek
10:00 – 11:15 am Panel 1: Visual Communications

Panelists: Kate Mays, Lei Chen, Kate Hoyt
Discussants: Michelle Goodwin, Jill Walsh
11:15 – 11:20 am Coffee Break
11:20 – 12:35 pm Panel 2: Platform & Participation

Panelists: Brittany Andersen, Zachary McDowell & Michael Soha, Lauren Sale
Discussants: Lei Guo, Maggie Williams
12:35 – 1:20 pm Lunch with Industry Professionals
1:20 – 2:35 pm Panel 3: Civil Society Online

Panelists: Jen Filiault, Sarah Forman, Kiran Seth
Discussants: Linda Gallant, Anshul Jain
2:35 – 2:45 pm Coffee Break
2:45 – 4:00 pm

Panel 4: Gatekeepers & Borders


Panelists: Muira McCammon, Andrew Miller, Hayyim Rothman

Discussant: Al Petras, Denis Wu

4:00 – 4:30 pm New Media and Research Methods Talk: Jen Filiault, Kiran Seth, and Adrien Park
4:30 – 5:00 pm Keynote Address: Mina Tsay-Vogel
  • At 5:30 p.m., a post-conference Networking Event will be held at the BU Pub. This will be a fun opportunity for conference attendees to mingle with presenters and industry professionals. The BU Pub is located at 225 Bay State Road– a 5 minute walk from the Photonics Center. Please be aware that this event is strictly 21+.