To all those (un) lucky souls who will NOT be joining our early-adopter friends in Austin this weekend ...

A reminder to please join us at Google, this coming Tuesday March 17 at 12:15pm for Media Future Now’s March 2009 brown bag lunch. (DETAILS AT BOTTOM)

Our discussion this month will be “Tough Times: Finding Talent, Advancing a Career, and Building Diversity in New Media in a Troubled Economy”.

Guests:
Onica Makwakwa, UNITY (Executive Director).
Chris Murphy, Atlantic Media Company (GC & Executive Director for HR).
Harry Weiner, ON-Ramps (CEO and Founder).
Mark Williams, KnowMeNow (Founder).
Moderator: Peter Cherukuri, Roll Call (Publisher).

Please share with us your thoughts: In advance of next Tuesday’s lunch, and to prime the discussion, we want to take advantage of the talent and thought leadership of our members. In particular, please share with us (through our Facebook group Discussion Topic http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=14243409897&topic=7225 or by emailing andy@mirskylegal.com for posting on MFN’s public blog) your thoughts and experiences on the following questions:

1. How are companies dealing with talent and recruiting challenges?

2. How are individuals dealing with the same challenges?

(Not just theory on long-term company goals, but seriously: (a) How are companies doing things NOW? and (b) How are people managing their careers NOW?)

3. How do long-term goals (i.e. improved opportunities in media for minorities and women) get fast-tracked OR derailed in tough economic times?

4. Given the state of our economy, what is the responsibility of media companies to – and how do we, as individuals facing daily career challenges, deal with - issues such as diversity, development of talent or work-life balance?

Again, please share with us (through our Facebook group Discussion Topic http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=14243409897&topic=7225 or by emailing andy@mirskylegal.com for posting on MFN’s public blog) your thoughts and experiences on these questions.

Date: Tuesday March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day)
Time: 12:15pm to 1:45pm
Location: Google, Inc., 1101 New York Avenue, NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC. Thank you in advance to Peter Greenberger and his colleagues at Google for hosting our March event.

Thank you to Peter Cherukuri, Publisher of Roll Call, for leading our planning for our March event.

RSVP: To andy@mirskylegal.com, or on Facebook, search for "Media Future Now" under Groups, or http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=14243409897.

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Media Future Now is …
Nick Yaeger, The Magazine Group and Publisher, Washington Flyer (www.themagazinegroup.com)
Diana West, Capital Briefings, President (diana_west@comcast.net)
Alex Treadway, National Journal Group (www.nationaljournal.com)
Troy Schneider, New America Foundation (www.newamerica.net)
Larke Paul, Threespot Media (www.threespot.com)
Richard Parker, Medius Communications (www.mediuscom.net)
Andrew Mirsky, Mirsky and Company (www.mirskylegal.com)
Shana Glickfield, NextGenWeb, Online Community Director (www.NextGenWeb.org)
Porter Davis, Medius Communications (www.mediuscom.net)
Peter Cherukuri, Roll Call Group (www.rollcall.com)

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