IBS, Intercollegiate Broadcasting System

Fifth Annual Boston East Coast Conference

Welcome to the 2007 IBS East Coast Regional Conference!

The New England Institute of Art is proud to host this event for the 5^th year in a row. We are delighted that you are here and hope you make many great contacts, pick up valuable tips and learn ways to make your sound and your staff better!

Enjoy your visit to Boston!!!

8:00 – 9:00 – Registration – Brookline Place – Main Lobby

Please note the appropriate building in the room location information.

303 Boylston is a ten-minute walk from the main campus. Students from AiRadio will be on hand to direct you to that facility and the college shuttle will be running all day between the two campuses

Brookline Place is the main campus where registration, lunch and the live studio sessions will take place.

Session #1 – 9:15 – 10:15

Building a News and Information Image – Join Art Cohen of WBZ Radio, Boston and a member of the NEIA faculty for a discussion on basic news tips, developing sources and creating a better sound for your station’s news and information image. 303 Boylston – Room

Producing a Killer Show – Great shows do not just “happen.” They are carefully planned and produced. Find out how the pros do it each and every day. Greater Media’s Amanda Giles of WMJX Radio – Boston and Entercom’s James Stewart, Executive Producer at WEEI Sports Radio – Boston to find out how to better plan and organize your shows and make the content more interesting, entertaining and relevant to your audience.

Brookline Place – Room 124

Radio Engineering - Questions about studio equipment? Facility upgrades? Studio Maintenance? New Equipment Purchases? FCC Compliance? This is the session for you. You will pick up great tips that will keep your station operating smoothly and sounding great. WTCC’s Fred Krampits will host this panel on keeping your hardware and signal output at top quality levels. Brookline Place – Room 123

Underwriting and Fundraising - It is called “paying the bills” and it is a constant struggle. Join us for some great ideas on ways to find funding and listener support for your station. John Murphy, General Manager of WHUS Radio at U Conn. & Fran Berger, PR Director at NEIA and veteran General Manager of Emerson College’s WERS Radio will help you get some ideas on generating the revenue your station needs.

303 Boylston – Room 119

FCC Law, Copyright and Licenses – So what is all this talk about copyright royalties and new EAS rules? Find out the latest on the regulatory front from IBS Washington Advisor Allen Myers and IBS C-O-O Fritz Kass. From LPFM to licensing requirements, this panel will answer your questions. 303 Boylston – Room 224

IBS SRN Live Remote Demonstration/Workshop – The new IBS Student Radio Network by Backbone is a growing collaborative of stations around the country that are joining to form the world’s first academic internet radio network. Backbone Networks, which handles the streaming and technical side of IBS SRN will be on hand to demonstrate how easy it is to participate in and broadcast with the IBS SRN “Radio Station in a Box” concept which will allow you to stream 24/7 with full remote capability. Backbone’s George Capalbo and Paul Kamp will be joined by independent recording star Samantha Murphy to demonstrate how easy it is to do a remote stream from almost anywhere.

Brookline Place – All Independent Radio Studio

Session #2 – 10:30 – 11:30

Sports – Sports Radio…it’s one of the hottest formats in the business. Learn some producing, interview and general programming tips and ideas from some of the top sports producers in the Boston market. WEEI Radio is among the top five sports stations in America and this panel can answer any question you have on this important and popular part of your programming. Join Executive Producer James Stewart of WEEI, Sports Radio, Boston and Diana Salvatore of Simmons College Radio as they share tips on putting together a great sports product for your station.

Brookline Place – Room 258

Getting Into Voice-Overs – As the world of media expands to new technologies, the need for good voice-over artists is also growing. Commercials make up only a small part of the voice-over world. Learn from nationally known talent Liz Solar about commercial, corporate, stationality, medical and corporate voice-over opportunities and what it takes to produce a good demo and make it in this interesting and fun part of the business

Brookline Place – Room 124

Community and Administration Relations - Your station is part of a much bigger picture…your school. Find out how to use this valuable tool to reach out to your school, local community and beyond. John Murphy, General Manager of U. Conn.’s WHUS Radio, Stacy Sweeney, President of NEIA and Fran Berger, NEIA Public Relations Director will share ideas on problem solving, community outreach and being a key part of your campus community.

303 Boylston – Room 121

Public Access TV - Getting Your Station Involved – Join Public Access Host Joe Viglione, who’s own television work gets into more than a half-million homes in the Greater Boston area. Joe can give you tips and ideas for adding the new dimension of Video and creating a greater public outreach. Brookline Place – Room 259

Future of Radio - Satellite, iPod downloads H/D radio. What is happening to the radio business? More importantly, what is likely to happen to it in the future? Join Dr. Michael Keith, Professor at Boston College, Author of the textbook: The Radio Station and nationally renowned radio expert along with IBS Washington Advisor Allen Myers and IBS C-O-O Fritz Kass to discuss what the future may bring and how to best take advantage of the new opportunities in the ever-changing media field.

303 Boylston – Room 119

Radio Promotions – Learn about the elements that make up a good promotion and the creative and organizational skills you need to help make your station’s image shine. As competition for audience grows, the need for exciting and effective promotions is growing as well. This panel will introduce you to promotional ideas and new ways you can “get the word out” about your product. Greater Media’s Amanda Giles of WMJX Radio – Boston and Phil Mele, Promotions Director of AiRadio will lead this session of idea sharing, problem solving and creative thinking.

Brookline Place – Room 123

12:15 Live IBS student radio network by backbone - Remote Demonstration/Workshop

The new IBS Student Radio Network makes broadcasting from any school economical and easy. Paul Kamp and George Capalbo of Backbone Networks will be streaming a live mini performance by Indie recording artist Samantha Murphy during lunch.

Stop by to see how becoming a member of the IBS SRN will make your school’s streaming easy, fun and versatile.

Brookline place – All Independent Radio – Main studio

Session #3 – 1:00 – 2:00

Future of Music - What is happening in the world of music? How has the onset of satellite, I-Pod, file sharing and other technologies and practices affected the music world? What is the relationship between the music industry and the broadcaster and what is that relationship likely to be in the future? Get an inside look at the music world with this panel of top producers, managers, label owners and legal experts. Hosted by Barry Marshall, an Indie music producer, performer, head of Naked Ear Records and a member of the NEIA faculty and joined by Walter McDonough, lawyer and found of the Freedom of Music Coalition, this panel will look at what is happening throughout the music world.

Brookline Place – Room 259

Regional Radio and Local Music – Nationally noted radio expert Donna Halper leads this panel of experts who can show you how to increase the amount of music your station is getting and how to work with local and national independent artists to give your air sound a distinctive and exciting edge. They will also help you develop that all-important “regional identity” that results in listener loyalty and station success. Donna is joined by Doug Mascott of WMWM Radio – Salem, Morgan Huke of WMFO Radio – Medford, Al Quint of Sonic Overload Radio and Suburban Voice Magazine and Eli Polonsky of WBUR Radio – Boston.

Brookline Place – Room 258

Community Radio – Getting Involved and Getting Along – Community Radio is truly broadcasting in its purest form…radio by the people and for the people. Join Bridgett Ellis of Connecticut College’s WCNI Radio and Larry Miller of MIT’s WMBR Radio to discuss creative ideas, share programming ideas and common problems including staff relations, format issues and much more.

Brookline Place – Room 257

Podcasting - So you do your show and it is over, right? Not necessarily. By posting it on a Pod Cast site, you can add volumes of new listeners through downloads. Find out cheap and easy ways to do this at your station and make all your shows available all the time. Join successful Podcast Producer Mark Wood who can give you all the ins and outs about this exciting new option for webcasters.

Brookline Place – Room 123

Obscenity/Indecency – It is the never-ending dilemma of the broadcaster: what can and cannot be said on the air. What makes something “obscene” as opposed to “indecent”?

Join IBS Washington Advisor Allen Myers and Chris Sampson, Program Director of U. Conn.’s WHUS Radio to discuss this cloudy issue of on-air content, changes in enforcement and increases in the fine structure for violations. Make sure you are within the boundaries of the law and keep your content out of controversy.

Brookline Place – Room 124

Session #4 – 2:15 – 3:15

H/D Broadcasting - You are hearing the ads for the new receivers and the industry is buzzing about it. It is H/D radio. What are the advantages of H/D and why are stations investing the effort and finances to go this route? Explore the emerging world of H/D Radio with this panel of experts who are turning their own facilities into H/D broadcast operations. John Murphy of U. Conn’s WHUS Radio and Fred Krampits at WTCC Radio, Springfield Technical Community College can help answer your questions and bring you up to date on this very latest advance in broadcast technology.

Brookline Place – Room 123

Local Record Panel – We all know the “big boys” of the record industry but what you may not know is the goldmine of local music that is available in virtually every market. From local to regional/area bands and small record labels, there are hundreds of artists making great music that can make your station sound even better. Learn the advantages of a “local sound” from Joe Viglione, head of Varulvan Records along with Dave Maxwell of Blue Max Records, Dave Roberge of the Transit Music Group, Curt Naihersey and Tim Casey of Low Budget Records, Rich Harte from Ace of Hearts Records, and Martin Scott of Negril West Inc., Kingston, Jamaica.

Brookline Place – Room 259

Finding That First Job - Getting your foot in the door is never easy. Find out what real programmers are looking for and how to be noticed out there. This session will answer your questions and give you ideas on how to position yourself for that most-important first job. Resumes, cover letters, internships, and good contact skills are all crucial to being noticed “out there.” Let radio veteran Larry Miller and Judy Garrick, NEIA’s Career Advisor in Broadcasting show you how to get your career started in the right direction.

Brookline Place – Room 124

The Do’s and Don’ts of Web Design – Want to make your station’s website look great, attract attention and hold the interest of your listeners? Join Sarah Dulaney, Website Developer for World Congress/CBI for a great session on creating a fantastic website. Learn what works and what does not from one of the best. Your website IS your station image and Sarah can help you make it shine.

Brookline Place – Room 249

Manager’s Forum - If you are a manager, headaches, problems, setbacks, surprises and frustration are part of the job. Join WHUS Program Director Chris Sampson, AiRadio General Manager Len Mailloux and Ai Student General Manager John Manning to share ideas on how to be better, more effective managers and at the same time, make your own life a little easier. Bring your questions and problems to this open-forum discussion.

Brookline Place – Room 124

Producing a Streaming Video Cast – This hands-on session will prepare for the live 3:30 video stream of the Samantha Murphy performance. If you’ve always wanted to find out what it’s like to work in a television studio or have questions about streaming your school’s video product, join NEIA Faculty Member and AiRadio Tech Director Jay Rinaldi, Streaming Expert Mark Wood and Television Director Tamarah Green and find out what goes into setting up a “Live Shoot”.

3:30 – Live Video/audio stream of l.a. musical artist Samantha Murphy – T.v. Studio A

We invite you to stop by Television Studio A to watch this special live performance by one of the nation’s hottest independent music artists. See a video stream done live and enjoy some great music!!!!

Safe journey home!