Matt Penniman, WIDE Graduate Research Assistant, Discusses the Process of Starting a Community Media Center at the Alliance for Community Media “Building Community Through Media” Conference on November 17, 2006

East Lansing, MI—Matt Penniman discussed his work on starting a Community Media Center for the greater Lansing area as part of his presentation on "How to Communicate Your Message." In addition to working as a research assistant at WIDE, Penniman is the co-chair for the Capital Area Community Media Center (CACMC) Board of Directors, a Rhetoric and Writing MA student at Michigan State University, and has worked at the Allen Neighborhood Center in Lansing for 3 years. The PowerPoint slides from the presentation are available below.

Using the attached PowerPoint slides, Penniman discussed moving from "dreaming" of a community media center (or other community ICT projects) to "doing," or being a community media center.

The conference was  held at the Kellogg Center at Michigan State University, from November 16-November 18, 2006.  Penniman's talk was held on November 17.

The Alliance for Community Media is a nonprofit, national membership organization founded in 1976 which is committed to assuring everyone's access to electronic media. The Alliance represents over 950 public, educational, and govenment (PEG) access organizations across the United States, and the interests of local individuals and community, charitable, and religious organizations who utilize PEG access centers (from http://www.csregionacm.org/acm.php)