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.
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.
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!
Check out what people are blogging about via the Technorati tag PodcasterCon2006, see what pictures they took at Flickr - tag PodcasterCon2006, read even more blog posts via Google’s Blog Search, and of course check out the PodCon wiki for all the notes. More audio to be podcast soon as it comes in and a good well organized summary of all the content gathered. I think everyone had a good time and was pleased with the day.
David Ranii over at the News and Observer in Raleigh wrote a good article on PodacsterCon 2006. I was impressed with the depth of the story, quoting more than one person and having some keen insight. Thanks for coming to PodcasterCon David! Also thanks for having a website that allows bloggers to freely link to a story that isn’t hidden behind a pay wall. I hope the link to the story stays around for many years to come. 
As of this minute we have 286 people registered! Murphey Hall Room 116 isn’t big enough to hold all of these people. Not to worry. We’re still meeting at Murphey at 9am for coffee. Once we have our caffeine we’ll take a short walk to Carroll Hall Room 111 and have our opening session. Several sessions will now be held in Carroll Hall, many will still be held in Murphey Hall. Now we have the room to accommodate everyone.
PLEASE see the updated PodcasterCon 2006 Schedule for specifics.
Hello I am Rob host of podCast411 and I will be the Session Moderator for “The 411 on How to Podcast”. This session will run from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Saturday, January 7th. My Co-Moderator for the Session is Steve Eley from the Escape Pod Podcast. As mentioned in an earlier post this will be an unconference - so be ready with your questions and comments.
Some of the items we will be addressing are:
What is a Podcast?
How do people Subscribe and Listen?
How do you Create an MP3?
What are ID3 Tags?
Why are ID3 Tags Important?
What is a RSS Feed?
What is needed in a RSS Feed?
Validating your RSS Feed?
We will also put together a podcast at the presentation, upload the MP3 file and add it to an RSS feed.
Be ready to be involved
I will be leading the discussion on Advanced Podcasting Equipment and Configurations. I am attending so I may teach and so that I can learn. I will be speaking with you, not speaking to you. We are all participants who will be working together toward greater understanding.
Podcastercon is this Saturday at UNC in Chapel Hill. Over 225 people have already registered, and the conference is free. If you haven’t signed up, there is still time.
Once you’ve mastered the basics of Podcasting you’ll want to spread your wings and try more advanced podcasting configurations. This session will address such topics as getting better audio quality with mixers, setting up multiple microphones, and adding special effects to your podcasts. We will also cover transitioning from the record and edit method of podcasting to a totally live recording session that requires no editing.
I currently publish two Podcasts: The Balticon Podcast and The ADD Cast. I’ve been podcasting for around 6 months, and in 2006 I will be adding a Poddiobook to my publication credits and possibly a third Podcast. I am continuing to expand my podcasting setup to allow for live call-ins by phone and by Skype. As well as adding additional equipment such as a compressor/limited to increase sound quality. My current setup allows for up to 5 in-studio guests.
This session with bring together a mix of folks just starting to advance their knowledge of audio with those who have been doing more advanced audio work. Backgrounds and technical competency will vary, but it is my hope we can share basics and advanced “secrets” with everyone involved. By the end of the session everyone will have learned something.
I will be bringing my equipment, and I invite you to bring yours. We can work together to understand how to overcome all types of problems. The following topics and more will be covered:
While I’m at PodcasterCon this saturday I’ll be taking LOTS of digital pictures. So in prep for all these pics I’ve created a group on Flickr called PodcasterCon2006. If you have pictures of PodcasterCon send me a email thru Flickr that you’d like to join. You can also just opt to use the keyword tag podcastercon2006. This tag is also good for using anywhere else. In your blog posts (all the search engines will snag it), technorati tags, Flickr tags (this is slightly more convient than joining the flickr group), etc. Once the events over we can talk about it at Flickr and share with others what we learned.
A few weeks ago someone emailed me asking if Murphey Hall - the location for PodcasterCon - was wheelchair accessible. I’m happy to report, YES it is!
Also here is a link to UNC’s Disability Parking Map.
