Welcome to the ConvergeSouth 2007 blog.
ConvergeSouth is a volunteer organization whose fiscal agent is the Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro
Ed Cone November 8th, 2007
Amber Rhea informs us that there are more podcasts available from ConvergeSouth 2007. We’ll be moving these files to an archive/library (soon) but here they are now:
Beyond Podcasting - AmberRhea, presenter
From Blog to Book - Stewart Pittman, presenter
Ed Cone November 4th, 2007
We’re gathering ideas for ConvergeSouth 2008. Currently, we have a new piece of the schedule (and a sponsor!) and we’re taking suggestions for breakout sessions for 2008. Because ConvergeSouth will likely be next to BlogHer’s Reach Roadshow in Greensboro, we have a one-day (Friday) conference with our new feature on Thursday (10/16/2008) afternoon (leave the date open; it’s going to be fun). With eight breakout sessions available on Friday, October 17, 2008, we’d like ideas on what you’d enjoy attending (or you think is good for CS’ers). So far our certainly-not-final list includes
Can you add ideas to the comments?
Ed Cone October 30th, 2007
Want to build the ConvergeSouth 2008 Web site? If you can build the site and get the programming done for registration, it’s all yours! Please contact Sue if you want to help in this really important function. You can put your brand (judiciously) on the site. Heck, you can have an “about” page. Goal: simple, text-based, have graphics, easy-to-update. Free Linux hosting.
Sue October 30th, 2007
http://groups.google.com/group/convergesouth
We’ll OK your membership ASAP. This is the best place to get updates and conference conversation.
Sue October 30th, 2007
Save the dates
October 16 (afternoon, a brand new piece of ConvergeSouth) and 17th, 2008 - ConvergeSouth
October 18, 2008 (Saturday) - BlogHer in Greensboro
Sean Coon October 23rd, 2007
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
So far I’ve received nothing but great feedback from the other night (I had a great time, but I’m more than a bit biased).
There’s no way it could’ve happened without the effort of a bunch of people. A big shout of thanks goes out to:
I’ve got a bunch of plans for local music promotion in the works, but still have a few conversations ahead prior to committing running a bigger and better event (read: a real music festival) next year.
To the folks who made it out this year — particularly those of you who plan to upload media of the event to the web per our fliers — thank you! (If I missed linking to you, let me know who you are in the comments)
While we put on this event primarily for these reasons…:
… giving the gift of music to people sits squarely at the top of the list.
Thanks again for showing up.
Sue October 23rd, 2007
Here is the 2007 ConvergeSouth Film Festival. Well, most of the films from the film festival were already online. Some are not. All the filmmakers will get links to their sites. If you want to comment to the filmmakers feel free. I did not upload any of these films to the web. I found them on a search on youtube. Some of the films are on the artist’s site so click on the picture and it will go to the video.
Why did I choose these films? Well like I said before I really didn’t have too many to choose from. I downloaded each of the films from the DVDs i received and put it on a timeline. I then sorted through the films and found a narrative to them. It just felt natural. That what was going through my mind when I was selecting the films for this. It might of been to long especially if everyone went to all of ConvergeSouth’s events. I didn’t even consider that when I produced it… I was exhausted myself. But proud of the Festival. The winner will be announced shortly.
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TITLE: Deadly Finger
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jose Montesinos
RUNNING TIME: 4:01
TITLE: Game Over
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: PES
RUNNING TIME: 1:35
TITLE: Broken
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: David Wendelman
RUNNING TIME: 15:22
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TITLE: My Urban Report: Jena
CATEGORY: Citizen Journalism
DIRECTOR: Amani Channel
RUNNING TIME: 4:32
TITLE: Banana Bus
DIRECTOR NAME: Ajit Anthony Prem
CATEGORY: Vlog
RUNNING TIME: 2:12
TITLE: Blue Angel
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR NAME: Andrew Michael Warnecke
RUNNING TIME: 13:10
TITLE: Honey I’m Home
DIRECTOR NAME: David Branin
CATEGORY: Short Film
RUNNING TIME: 5:40
TITLE: 80’s Man
DIRECTOR NAME: DC Douglas
CATEGORY: Music Video
RUNNING TIME: 3:28
TITLE: Roof Sex
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: PES
RUNNING TIME: 1:10
TITLE: Winds of Time: The Proposition
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jose Montesinos
RUNNING TIME: 4:57
TITLE: F2
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jesse Knight
RUNNING TIME: 6:33
TITLE: Falling Together in New Orleans Vignette 3
CATEGORY: Citizen Journalism
DIRECTOR: Organic Process Productions Mitchell Davis & Farrah Hoffmire
RUNNING TIME: 18:28
Emergency Communities in the Lower 9 from OPP on Vimeo.
TITLE: Exit Strategy
DIRECTOR NAME: Valient Thorr
CATEGORY: Music Video
RUNNING TIME: 3:55
TITLE: Alive In Baghdad: An In-Depth Look at the Wall in Adhamiya
CATEGORY: Citizen Journalism
DIRECTOR: Brian Conley
RUNNING TIME: 8:07
TITLE: Duck Duck Goose!
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: DC Douglas
RUNNING TIME: 20:52
TITLE: Booger Boy
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: PES
RUNNING TIME: :27
TITLE: Deadly Finger Returns
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jose Montesinos
RUNNING TIME: 4:59
TITLE: My Urban Report: Twins
CATEGORY: Citizen Journalism
DIRECTOR: Amani Channel
RUNNING TIME: 10:51
TITLE: Tuning Out Roadkill
DIRECTOR NAME: Ajit Anthony Prem
CATEGORY: Short Film
RUNNING TIME: 4:22
Tuning out roadkill
Uploaded by huubkoch
TITLE: Alive In Baghdad: Iraq Journalist Killed in Heavy Traffic
CATEGORY: Citizen Journalism
DIRECTOR: Brian Conley
RUNNING TIME: 7:37
TITLE: Thoughts on the Road
DIRECTOR NAME: Ajit Anthony Prem
CATEGORY: Vlog
RUNNING TIME: 1:39
TITLE: FAIT AC•COM•PLI
DIRECTOR NAME: Jason Marc Pierce
CATEGORY: Short Film
RUNNING TIME: 4:31
TITLE: Catastrophe
DIRECTOR NAME: Steven van Vuuren
CATEGORY: Short Film
RUNNING TIME: 6:48
TITLE: Dear Stranger
DIRECTOR NAME: Ajit Anthony Prem
CATEGORY: Short Film
RUNNING TIME: 14:57
TITLE: Deathmatch Tournament 3
CATEGORY: Short Film Episodic
DIRECTOR: Matthew Sumner
RUNNING TIME: 4:59
TITLE: Housewifery
CATEGORY: Vlog
DIRECTOR: Jill Foster
RUNNING TIME: 3:18
TITLE: Marriage Is For…
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: PES
RUNNING TIME: :15
TITLE: Been You All Along
DIRECTOR NAME: Ajit Anthony Prem
CATEGORY: Vlog
RUNNING TIME: 2:31
TITLE: Winds of Time: Querida
CATEGORY: Short Film
DIRECTOR: Jose Montesinos
RUNNING TIME: 4:59
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Posted by Andy Coon on October 22nd, 2007
This is my favorite piece from the press about “Dogs of Chinatown.�
Sue October 23rd, 2007
You can download Natalie Koeplinger’s PowerPoint files from the Corporate Wikis how-to session here. Be sure to right-click and “save as” to save the .ppt file.
Ed Cone October 21st, 2007
ConvergeSouth Jobs - Yours for the Volunteering
Contact info: admin@convergesouth.com
(Volunteer and get your very own email address!)
Process:
Read the jobs available for ConvergeSouth 2008 (below). Decide which one you want to do. Make sure the job meshes with your talents and patience and then commit to it. When you are ready to commit to the whole thing with a “no matter what� caveat, please let me know and the job is yours. (OK, not “no matter WHAT,� but you get the idea.)
Jobs marked with $$ mean that you might have to put out some of your own money and be repaid by ConvergeSouth, usually 2-4 weeks after we make the check request.
Team Rule
No one speaks for the conference alone. No one commits money (outside your budget) or to a speaker without team approval. We don’t trash each other in blogs (or anywhere else) because we might disagree; instead, we embrace compromise where appropriate.
