A press release:
Rising Tide NOLA Bloggers Conference
The Rising Tide Conference on Saturday, Aug. 26 2006 at the New Orleans Yacht Club will be a gathering for all who wish to learn more and do more to assist New Orleans' recovery from the aftermath of the natural disasters of both Hurricane Katrina and Rita, the manmade disaster of the levee and floodwall collapses, and the incompetence of government on all levels.
Keynote speakers will be Christopher Cooper and Robert Block, authors of Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security. Other featured guests include Jon Donley, editor of NOLA.Com on the Journalists and Bloggers panel, and Michael DuPlantier, Shane Landry and Peggy Wilson on the Blogging New Orleans Politics forum.
We will come together to dispel myths, promote facts, share personal testimonies, highlight progress and regress, discuss recovery ideas, and promote sound policies at all levels. We aim to be a "real life" demonstration of internet activism as the nation prepares to mark the one year anniversary of a massive natural disaster followed by governmental failures on a similar scale.
Official Schedule
Saturday, August 26th
WHERE: New Orleans Yacht Club, 403 N. Roadway St., New Orleans, LA
8:00 - 9:00: Keynote Address: Christopher Cooper and Robert Bloch, authors of Disaster: Hurricane Katrina and the Failure of Homeland Security.
9:15 - 10:15: Panel Discussion: Personal Viewpoints moderated by Mark Moseley
10:30 - 11:30: Think New Orleans by Alan Gutierrez
11:30 - 1:00: LUNCH (possible viewing of Katrina-related films)
1:00 - 2:00: Panel Discussion: New Orleans Politics moderated by Peter Athas
2:15 - 3:15: Panel Discussion: Influence of Journalists and Bloggers moderated by Maitri Venkat-Ramani and Mark Folse
3:30 - 4:30: Panel Discussion: Bloggers & Neighborhood Associations moderated by Morwen Madrigal and Peter Athas
4:30 - 5:30: Mixer and cash bar.
No you will NOT get the reference in the title. I DARE you to even TRY
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