{"id":7153,"date":"2016-12-18T16:24:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-18T16:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/?p=7153"},"modified":"2016-12-15T23:46:29","modified_gmt":"2016-12-15T23:46:29","slug":"get-ready-for-the-ona16-unconference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/2016\/12\/18\/get-ready-for-the-ona16-unconference\/","title":{"rendered":"Get ready for the ONA16 Unconference!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s get ready to uncon!<\/p>\n<p>Every year, some of the smartest people in digital journalism gather at the Online News Association\u2019s annual conference.<\/p>\n<p>And every year since 2009, we have given those people the chance to take the conference into their own hands with\u00a0the unconference.<\/p>\n<p>So, what IS the unconference? Easy: Attendees get the chance to pitch what they think should be a part of this year\u2019s discussion. Maybe we\u2019ll sit in a circle and talk about what we love besides journalism. Maybe we\u2019ll consider how design thinking applies to our daily tasks. Maybe we\u2019ll just get to meet the people we follow on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the beauty of the unconference: It can be anything we want it to be.<\/p>\n<p>So how does it work? You (yes, you) can start pitching your session ideas on Thursday, Aug. 18 <a href=\"http:\/\/onaunconference.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">on our Tumblr site<\/a>. Keep the pitches coming through the first day of the conference, Thursday, Sept. 15. We\u2019ll post all the pitches we receive on this site.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Sept. 16, you\u2019ll see Team Uncon roaming the conference corridors, asking you to vote (please vote!). We\u2019ll then tally the votes on Friday night and announce which sessions will be included\u00a0on Saturday, Sept. 16.<\/p>\n<p>Come Saturday, if your session was selected, you\u2019re on! You\u2019ll have one of the following time slots:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (two sessions)<\/li>\n<li>4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (three sessions)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A couple caveats: The opportunity to lead a session is intended\u00a0for people who are already attending the conference. They\u2019re also meant to be about journalism, not a platform for companies to sell their products.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, the rules are up to you. Do you want to host a workshop? Do you want to put together your dream panel? Do you want to take a break and not think about \u201cthe future of journalism\u201d for an hour? Let\u2019s do it. Let\u2019s uncon.<\/p>\n<p>Any questions? Contact us at onaunconference@gmail.com.<\/p>\n<p>Happy brainstorming!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ona16-button\" href=\"http:\/\/onaunconference.tumblr.com\/pitch\" target=\"_blank\">Get Started<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/Estepa_Jess_120.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7154\" src=\"http:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/Estepa_Jess_120.jpg\" alt=\"Estepa_Jess_120\" width=\"120\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/Estepa_Jess_120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/Estepa_Jess_120.jpg?resize=19,25 19w, https:\/\/ona16.journalists.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/08\/Estepa_Jess_120.jpg?resize=105,140 105w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a>Jessica Estepa is a Senior Digital Producer at National Geographic Partners. She has been involved with ONA since 2009, starting with the student newsroom and now as the team captain of the unconference track for the past six\u00a0years and as an organizer of the #ONADC chapter. A recovering congressional and federal government reporter, she likes waffles and news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s get ready to uncon! Every year, some of the smartest people in digital journalism gather at the Online News Association\u2019s annual conference. And every year since 2009, we have given those people the chance to take the conference into their own hands with\u00a0the unconference. So, what IS the unconference? 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