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Join us in Toronto for the first-ever RAIN Summit North!
Canadian Music Week:
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Friday, March 12, 2010, 2:45-7:00pm
Canadian Music Week (CMW) is arguably North America's premier radio and music conference. It's an amazing week of workshops, conferences, award shows, and the chance, at night, to hear hundreds of bands in dozens of venues in one of the world's greatest cities!
RAIN Summit North is proud to be part of Canadian Music Week in 2010. Our event will consist of speakers, panels, and networking opportunities from 2:45PM to 5:45PM, followed by one of our legendary RAIN Reader Cocktail Parties from 5:45PM to 7:00PM.
And to help new visitors discover this fantastic conference, RAIN readers who are attending Canadian Music Week for the first time will be eligible for a 50% discount from registration prices! Just click on the link below and enter promo code RAINCMW10.
Register for the CMW Radio Active conference here.
Or learn more about the CMW Radio Active conference here.
Note: CMW attendees need not register separately for our event. If you would like to attend solely the RAIN Summit, you may register (and pay by credit card) using the Eventbrite link at right.
| Tentative agenda |
2:45 |
WELCOME
(Kurt Hanson and Paul Maloney) |
3:00 |
Panel:
THE TROUBLE WITH TARRIFS (a/k/a Is it Time to Open Pandora's Box?)
It's generally believed in the U.S. that the existence of personalizable webcasters (e.g., Pandora, Slacker, Last.fm) is good for musicians and labels, yet some elements of the Canadian music industry seem to be discouraging such efforts. Is that perception correct? If so, is it rational behavior on the industry's part? Panelists to include CMRRA-SODRAC (CSI) President David
Basskin, Re:Sound (formerly NRCC) President Ian MacKay,and copyright lawyers Fasken Martineau DuMoulin's Jay Kerr-Wilson and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati's Gary Greenstein. Moderated by Davis Wright Tremaine's David Oxenford. |
3:30 |
Panel:
FEATURES FOR STATIONS' DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Topics to include crowdsourced programming, audience measurement, and more. Speakers to include Jelli CEO Mike Dougherty, Emmis Interactive's Deborah Esayian, StreamTheWorld's Jean-Philippe Gauthier, AndoMedia's Mark Rosenthal (discussing Webcast Metrics), and Kurt Hanson discussing Slipstream Radio. |
3:55 |
STATE OF THE INDUSTY ADDRESS
RAIN publisher Kurt Hanson's annual overview of where the Internet radio industry stands today -- and where it's headed. Don't miss it! |
4:10 |
Sponsored presentation:
LISTENER DRIVEN RADIO
Daniel Anstandig will describe the new approach to crowdsourced radio developed by his firm |
4:15 |
Panel:
MAKING MONEY IN STREAMING
Featuring top Internet radio sellers and reps: Panelists to include Slacker SVP/Strategic Development Jim Rondinelli, former president of Standard Interactive Jean-Marie Heimrath, and Corus Toronto Director of Sales Victor Giacomelli. Moderated by the founding president of Net Radio Sales (now Katz 360), Jennifer Lane. |
4:45 |
Keynote address:
PANDORA CEO JOE KENNEDY
Pandora is the world's leading online radio brand, and its CEO, Joe Kennedy, will share his thoughts on the state of broadcast radio, streaming, and new media -- and what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur. |
5:15 |
Research presentation:
RADIO FUTURES 2010
Top Canadian market researcher Jeff Vidler (of Vision Critical) and RAIN's Kurt Hanson will present the findings of a brand-new multi-thousand-person research study of music consumers in the U.S., the U.K., and Canada. |
5:30 |
Panel:
THE LEAP TO MOBILE
The hottest trend in Internet radio at the moment is the medium's leap onto iPhones, BlackBerry devices, and other smartphones. Panelists to include Corus Radio's Earl Veale , Research In Motion (RIM)/BlackBerry's Pete Watson, Jacobs Media's Fred Jacobs discussing jacAPPS,
and Livio founder Jake Sigal. Moderated by RockPeaks' Barnaby Marshall. |
5:55 |
SUMMIT WRAP-UP
(Kurt Hanson, Paul Maloney, and Jennifer Lane ) |
6:00 |
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RAIN Reader Cocktail Party!
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7:00 |
Let's all head out to the clubs to hear some great music! |
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Other top industry execs speaking at RAIN Summit North will include popular consultant Ross Davies. |
Hope to see you there! |
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