Some very interesting people have been planning quietly a great event: an online conference modeled after Global PR Blog Week 2.0 that will try to address all the new developments on the Web that have started to shake up the higher ed PR world.
Available to the public this morning on Dan Forbush’s wiki, The Future of PR, the conference overview pre-document promised some very interesting things for April 2006:
Higher Ed BlogCon will focus on the use of blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts, vblogs and other digital tools in the following areas:
- Instruction
- Public Relations, Marketing & Advancement
- Websites and Web Development
- Library & Information Resources
- Student Life (or “Student New-Media Initiatives”)
- Faculty Blogs
There are a few familiar faces and bright minds among the planning committee members:
- Robert French, Auburn University in charge of Public Relations, Marketing & Advancement
- Mike Richwalsky, Allegheny College responsible for Websites and Web Development
As usual, I’ll make sure to keep you updated on this conference.
The good news is that you won’t have to struggle with your director or VP to get the bugdet to attend this conference – it will take place on the Web.