Here's Some of What to Expect:

IBS One Day Conference Seminar Schedule

(Current Draft - More exciting events coming)

IBS One Day Regional Coast-to-Coast Conference Seminar Schedule
Most time slots have three to five concurrent sessions
(bring lots of people)
Subject to change, update and addition

Saturday 10/13/2007

20 Seminar Sessions/Events and a Grand Session for all
Boston Radio Professionals are panelists!

Featured speakers/panelists that can BENEFIT YOU and your station:

Dr. Michael C. Keith, Ph.D., author of "THE RADIO STATION" and
many other books and texts.

Allen Myers (FCC Staff). This is Allen's 36th year of attending
IBS Conferences and Conventions keeping IBS Members informed on FCC matters.
It is FCC License Renewal time for many stations. Allen will do a
special review of this process to speed your IBS assisted license renewal.

Session Titles
Streaming, Webcasting, Music Licensing & Copyrights
...DMCA - Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act
FCC Questions and Answers (Q & A)(Allen Myers - FCC)
Station Managers Forum
Station Program Directors Forum
Station Music Directors Forum
Engineering for non-engineers
Underwriting/Advertising more money for your station
Careers in Broadcasting and Media

Bring the best of your station's air sound..on tape..to the conference!
Compare..share..trade notes..here's your chance
to have your station heard by your
college radio colleagues!

Station Relations with Campus & Community
Radio and Recording Company Relations
Equipment Purchasing Decisions
Announcers Forum
EAS - Emergency Alert System & Your Station

Oh, and if you like to be a panelist - or know someone else from your station or an industry professional who would be a good panelist, let us know. Just send us a fax, email, snail mail or phone call well in advance.

Block A - Session #1 ­ 9:30-11:00
*Denotes long-time professional affiliation.

Building a Great News Department
Tips on improving your news, information and public service efforts.

Panel: Rod Fritz ­ News Director, WRKO Radio, Boston,
Ben Dooling - Student News Director, AiRadio, Brookline,
Amanda Falcone ­ Student News Director, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut

Community and Administration Relations
Does your community know you exist?
Is your college administration driving you crazy?
This discussion involves building partnerships and your image as a station on campus and beyond.

Panel: John Murphy ­ IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut,
Fran Berger ­ Public Relations Director, Ai New England/*WERS Radio.

Producing a Killer Show!
Sure, Radio sounds easy but you have no idea how much work it takes to make it sound that way.
Want a better, more interesting, more entertaining show?
Come learn from some real pros who do it every day.

Panel: Amanda Giles, WMJX Radio, Boston,
Alex Byrne ­ WXLO Radio, Worcester,
Andrea Alleruzzo ­ WXRV, Haverhill,
Len Mailloux ­ Ai New England Radio Faculty/*WVBF Radio, Boston.

Radio Engineering
What is new in the world of technology?
What is the latest on the rules and regs of the game?
This is the place to find out.

Panel: Fred Krampits ­ Chief Engineer, WTCC Radio, Springfield Technical Community College,
Anthony Aube ­ Chief Engineer, AiRadio


Block B - Session #2 ­ 11:00 - 12:30
*Denotes long-time professional affiliation.

Webcasting
Thinking of starting a web station?
Already have one and want to make it better?
Share your ideas with some folks who have been doing web radio since it began.
IBS saves your streams, again, with an extension of current rates for another year!
Copyright OPT-IN and paying DMCA-Copyright Invoices.
No reporting or recordkeeping!

Panel: Jay Rinaldi ­ Technical Director, Ai Radio/Ai New England faculty,
Sarah Delaney ­ Student Web Director, AiRadio,
Josh Feldman ­ Student General Manager, AiLive
Fritz Kass - IBS Operations and IBS Board, IBS negotiator for copyright and Washington, DC issues.

Radio Production
The product from your production department has as big an effect on the sound of your station as the people on the air.
Find out how to make this part of your station really stand out.

Panel: Joe Snyder - Production Director, Rock 101, Portsmouth, N.H.,
Leslie Hicks ­ Production Director, WWFX, Worcester,
Scott Gibbons ­ Ai Faculty/WKOX Radio, Framingham*,
Shawn Novatt ­ Director of Web Programming & Production Coordinator for the Long Island Radio Group (WKJY, WMJC, WBZO, WHLI),
... and Consultant to WPOB/Plainview High School (IBS Member).
Luke Gordon ­ Student Program Director, AiRadio.

Station Promotions: Building the Image
From the Chia Pet to the Milk Mustache to DisneyworldŠitıs all about marketing.
This discussion focuses on ways to build and expand your stationıs image on campus and in your market.

Panel: Jill Clapp ­ Promotions Director, WROR, Boston,
Andrea Alleruzzo ­ Promotions Coordinator, WXRV, Haverhill,
Amanda Giles ­ Producer, WMJX, Boston,
Annie Snook ­ WXLO, Worcester,
Joni Siani ­ Ai Faculty/*WVBF Radio, Boston

BEING AN INDEPENDENT
FROM MENTORING AND TRAINING TO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION.
Independent radio production allows for more artistic freedom of expression than working as a station-based producer.
But what sort of training is needed to become an independent public radio producer?
How does one create material that distributors are willing to air?
What the heck is an "Independent Producer" anyway???

Panel: Matthew Payne - Vice President of the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR),
along with Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and a panel of Independent producers to answer these questions and more;
as well as look towards new mentoring opportunities that are being created between AIR and IBS member stations.
Lindsey Ellison ­ Radio Producer, Writer, Voice-Over Artist

Indecency and Obscenity
We all know that the FCC is cracking down in the area of on-air content.
What are the rules?
What are the things that could get a station in trouble?
Have your questions answered by one of the top communications attorneys in America.

Panel: Laurie Lynch Flick, Attorney, ­ Shaw - Pittman, Washington, DC,
Allen Myers ­ FCC Staff, Washington, DC and IBS Conference speaker for 30 years!

Underwriting and Fundraising
Student Government being a bit tight-fisted?
Having trouble getting financial support from the Administration?
Need to improve your On-Air Fund Drives?
This session gives you a chance to kick around some ideas about how to pay the bills
with some people who know exactly what youıre up against.

Panel: Fran Berger ­ Public Relations Director, Ai New England, *WERS Radio, Boston,
John Murphy ­ IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut

Digital Radio Production/Cool Edit Pro (Session #1)
Like playing with sound and making things happen?
Come join us for a little hands-on fun and learn some of the new bells and whistles of Cool Edit Pro 2.0.

Panel: Larry Miller ­ Ai New England Faculty, Founder of Underground Radio in America

Block C - Session #3 ­ 2:00 ­ 3:30
*Denotes long-time professional affiliation.

Website and Station Graphics
Any good chef knows that ³presentation² is half of the image.
How does your stationıs website look?
Is it tired, and ho-hum or is it alive with great content and graphics?
Share ideas on creating the perfect look.

Panel: Jay Rinaldi ­ Ai New England/Technical Director, AiRadio,
Sarah Dulaney ­ Student Web Director, AiRadio,
Shawn Novatt ­ Director of Web Programming & Production Coordinator for the Long Island Radio Group (WKJY, WMJC, WBZO, WHLI),
... and Consultant to WPOB/Plainview High School (IBS Member).


Training and Supporting Your Staff
Our staffs choose to work for us for a wide variety of reasons and with an equal variety of goals.
How do we motivate, train, and manage these very important people?
This discussion looks at the issues of creating and running a great staff.

Panel: Len Mailloux ­ General Manager, AiRadio/*WVBF Radio Boston,
Sarah Delaney ­ Student Program Director, AiRadio,
Brian Robinson ­ Student Operations Manager, AiRadio.

Produce and Distribute Successful Productions

Panel: Matthew D. Payne is Marketing Manager of Murray Street Productions and VP of AIR.
Jake Shapiro is Executive Director of Public Radio Exchange (PRX) and AIR Board Officer.
Brendan Greely is Site Editor for Public Radio Exchange (PRX).
Margo Melnicove is Independent Liaison to National Public Radio (NPR).
Helen Barrington is a teacher, consultant, and independent producer.

FCC (Federal Communications Commission) and Your Station!
So whatıs new at the FCC?
What issues affecting noncommercial broadcast stations
is the FCC working on? What are the most common rules
violations by stations and what are the most-often
questions asked by stations? What are the questions
they should be asking? Bring your own questions and
problems for this open question-and-answer session.
This is the place to get those and other questions answered.

Panel: Allen Myers - FCC Staff, Washington, DC, and IBS presenter for over 30 years

Block D - Session #4 ­ 3:30 - 5:00
*Denotes long-time professional affiliation.

Radio and Its Future!
Digital Radio, Web Radio, Satellite Radio, Streaming Audio, Consolidation Deals, Mega-Media-Mergers.
What does they mean for the future of the radio industry?
What direction is it taking?
What skills will be needed?
And most important, whatıs your place in it.

Panel: Michael Keith - Professor, Boston College/Renowned Author of The Radio Station and other popular radio texts.
Larry Miller ­ Ai New England Radio Faculty/Boston College.
Mark Lam - CEO (Chief Executive Officer) Live365.com

Station Managerıs Forum
If you hold a management position at a radio station, this session is for you.
Meet with other people with the same jobs, responsibilities, pressures and problems.
This unique problem-solving session can be the source of some great tips for making your job more enjoyable and effective.

Panel: John Murphy ­ IBS Chairman of the Board, General Manager, WHUS Radio, University of Connecticut

Finding That First Job
Want to get started in the industry?
Where do you start?
What do you send?
Who do you call?
Whatıs in an audition package?
Whatıs it really like out there?
This discussion will help you to find your place in the radio industry and its related fields.
Youıll get job searching tips and package presentation advice that will be helpful for years to come.

Panel: Len Mailloux ­ Radio Faculty, Ai New England/WVBF Radio, Boston.
Joni Siani ­ Radio Faculty, Ai New England/WVBF Radio, Boston/WXLO Radio Worcester/V-O Talent/Actress.
Ayfer Candeger ­ Ai New England Radio Placement Director who is in daily contact with the industry helping match students with careers.

IBS Conference Hotel (See below)

For those of you where travel requires an overnight stay the IBS Boston Conference is very near a Holiday Inn.

For Hotel Information click here!

The Conference Hotel is: Holiday Inn - Newton, MA (I-95).
Our special room rate is $95+tax per night for a double or single room.
Please mention IBS
when making your reservations to get this low rate.

To make reservations call: 1-800-HOLIDAY (1-800-465-4329)
Ask for Holiday INN-Newton (I-95), MA and Group: IBS

Reservations MUST be made by October 1, 2007, "cut off" date to receive low IBS rate

Local reservation telephone is: (617) 454-3525 FAX: 617-965-4280

Address is:

Holiday Inn Newton (I-95
399 Grove Street
Newton, MA 02462

email: IBSHQ@aol.com

Phone: 845-565-0003

Fax: 845-565-7446

Mail: IBS - 367 Windsor Highway, New Windsor, NY 12553-7900

Conference Registration Form YOU CAN PRINT OUT! click here

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