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Communicators for Change at the Monterey Institute of International Studies (CC@MIIS) will host the first iConference ever in the history of the Monterey Peninsula. The 2009 Communicating Change in a Complex World iConference will take place on Friday November 20th in Monterey CA, and live @communicators4change.org. The iConference will feature panel discussions and presentations on how to successfully communicate messages of change in today’s media environment and move from advocacy to agency. Speakers will discuss the emerging roles of social media and grassroots mobilization as vehicles for change and share stories and strategies from their careers.
For a complete schedule of the conference, click here.
Confirmed speakers and panelists include Rangineh Azimzadeh World Pulse board member, Bernhard Drax musician and Second Life journalist, Kevin Epps award-winning documentary film director, Colin Gallagher returned Peace Corps volunteer and civic engagement professional, Andie Grace communications manager at Burning Man, James Hanusa founder of Change SF, Joe Johnston technology advisor at the Pachamama Alliance, Rita King and Josh Fouts of Dancing Ink Productions, Michael Leifer CEO of InfluenceXchange, Dr. James Lindholm director of the Institute for Applied Marine Ecology and distinguished professor at CSUMB, Doniga Markegard of Earth Action Mentor, Nina Rosete executive director of Dare to Dream Fund, and Alli Chagi-Starr Senior Community Engagement Strategist at Green for All.
CC iConference 09 is brought to you by Communicators for Change (CC@MIIS), The Monterey Institute of International Studies, MIIS Teaching and Learning Collaborative (TLC), and MIIS Student Council.
Amer Barghouth is the founder of Communicators for Change (CC@MIIS), and creator of CC iConference 09 
