Yep. Its about time we started working on the next PodcasterCon. Do you want to help? Please contact me at info (at) podcastercon (dot) org.
My vision for the next event is even more hands on media making education. So if you have ideas for sessions put them in the comments.
A wide range of help is needed. From serious time commitment, to ideas, to session moderation, to designing training, etc.
-Brian R.
Paul Fischer and several people who attended PodcasterCon 2006 recorded a conversation in a hotel room after the con. In attendace were Paul Fischer, Martha Holloway, Lee Murdock, Steve Eley - Escape Pod, Rob Walch - Podcast 411, and Hugh Bracket - Illudium.
MP3 1h 23m 35s 39.5MB 64kbps 22Mhz
The PodcasterCon budget has always been public. I’ve made estimates the best I can and we’ve worked hard to stick to them. Here is the original budget estimate on the wiki. The original budget estimate was $2,791.24. PodcasterCon actually cost $2,440.95. As of today we’ve raised $3,165 — $860 from 25 individuals and $2,305 from four organizations. The majority of the organizational donations was from Cache Networks. That leaves us with $724.05 in the bank.
All of the remaining funds have been put in a savings account to help pay for the next PodcasterCon. Thank you for trusting me. Thank you, donors! Thank you, participants! We made PodcasterCon happen together!
| Item | Cost |
| Lunch Catering | 1,500.00 |
| Coffee | 247.50 |
| Cashiers Checks | 6.00 |
| Van Rental | 358.73 |
| Airport Parking | 3.00 |
| Drinks | 202.75 |
| Floppies | 16.05 |
| Tape and Twine | 9.45 |
| Sharpies | 6.23 |
| Glue Sticks | 6.39 |
| Copies #1 | 17.89 |
| Copies #1 cut | 1.60 |
| Copies #2 | 17.46 |
| Copies #2 cut | 1.60 |
| Pay Pal Fees | 46.30 |
| Total Expenses | $2,440.95 |
| Total Funds Raised | $3,165.00 |
| Total Funds Remaining | $724.05 |
In an effort to stop spam on the PodCon wiki I’ve protected a bunch of pages. This means only the administrator (me) can edit them. You can still make and edit some pages on the wiki. If you want to add stuff to any of the protected wiki pages for legitemate reasons (like adding more session notes) just send me an email or simply login. If you want to edit and don’t already have a username and password, please go make one for yourself on the wiki. If anyone has other suggestions on how to make the wiki more spam free and allow editing by all users let me know. I’m still learning about the MediaWiki software.
Mark Welker made a cool video about PodcasterCon 2006. It has a bunch of interviews with participants, media folks, teens, session leaders, podcasters, educators, etc. It’s a great document of the people at the event. If I’m correct he shot it with a small still digital camera that shoots video too. (A cheap and excellent quality way to make media.) The video is released under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial License. Thanks Mark!
MOV 12m 5s 48.18MB 320×240 pixels 44.1kHz
Hugh Bracket of illudium.com recorded audio of the Open Session on Videoblogging. It’s undedited and in the Public Domain. If you have the time we’d appreciate some help cleaning this audio up. (I bet you could get higher quality files if you wanted them.) More session audio and video to come.
MP3 1h 35m 44s 22MB 32Kbps 32Mhz
George Smyth, from EclecticMix, recorded audio from the Advanced Podcasting Equipment and Configurations session. Even more session mp3s to come.
MP3 Adv. Podcasting - Part A, 1h 0m 34s 55.5MB 128Kbps 48Mhz (Session)
MP3 Adv. Podcasting - Part B, 1h 3m 48s 58.5MB 128Kbps 48Mhz (Session)
Myron Pitts, of the “The mp3 Brothers Talk Show” blog and podcast, wrote an article in The Fayetteville Observer about PodcasterCon. Thanks for coming to PodcasterCon Myron!
Dave Shepherd of The Word Nerds recorded audio of several PodcasterCon sessions. Here are three session mp3s. Lots more to come. Enjoy and learn!
MP3 411 on How to Podcast, 2h 5m 50s, 57.7MB, 64kbps, 22.050kHz (Session)
MP3 Copyright Law and Podcasting, 1h 40m 26s, 46MB, 64kbps, 22.050kHz (Session)
MP3 The use of music in podcasts, 1h 21m 18s, 37.3MB, 64kbps, 22.050kHz (Open Session)
Joseph and Dan of the Mac Pro Podcast shot and edited a wonderful video about PodcasterCon 2006. It contains lots of interviews with podcasters and session moderators, descriptions of sessions, and over all impressions. A good way to get a feel of what PodcasterCon 2006 was like. Thanks guys!
M4V (video) 12m 44s 73.3 MB 128kbps 44.1 kHz