SCHEDULESunday, August 19, 2012
9:00am Registration 9:30am Welcome 10:10am – 11:10am (choose a session) Digital Media – Panel Going on Air: Using Digital Media to be More Personal than Ever Jonah Halper Brian Reich Organizational Management – 15 Minutes of Fame Stay In Touch?: The Benefits of Engaging Alumni Rebecca Voorwinde Your Best Foot Forward: Developing as a Professional Within Experiential Jewish Education Willie Hochman Beyond Boring eNewsletters: Innovative Communications with your Stakeholders Jeremy Joszef Spirituality – Panel Spirituality Crisis: Does it Exist? Can We Fix it? Zehava Farbman Shaul Wertheimer Shmuel Ismach Yaakov Glasser Social Sphere – Workshop Thinking Outside the Box with Where you Give: Reimagining Tzedakah for the 21st Century – AJWS Curriculum Presentation Sasha Feldstein Synagogue – 15 Minutes of Fame Age is Just a Number: Tot Shabbat Programming and Strategies Carmiya Weinraub Shul Hopping: A Look at the Different Avenues for Synagogue Spirituality Joe Winkler Leading Your Leaders: Youth Leader Training and Development Jonathan Ravanshanas 11:20am – 12:20pm (choose a session) Digital Media – Workshop It's Not Just for Students: Using Tech to Teach Others and Develop Yourself Dov Emerson Organizational Management – Panel Experiences Without Borders: Experiential Jewish Education and the Process of Jewish Identity Formation Aliza Abrams Rebecca Barnett Marc Fein Hart Levine Spirituality – 15 Minutes of Fame Bible Raps: Making The Smart Phone Wiser Matt Bar Bringing Heaven Down To Earth: Spirituality Strategies Judah Mischel Defrosting Judaism: Making Judaism a Relatable Experience Dovid Goldwasser Social Sphere – 15 Minutes of Fame Building Positivity by Learning the Happiness Skill Doni Joszef What Can we Stand? What do we Stand for?: Confronting Bullying Rona Novick To the Best of our Ability: Inclusion Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities Team Yachad Synagogue – Workshop Putting Passion in the Pews: Creating a Warm & Relevant Synagogue Experience for Youth Jonathan Rosenblatt 12:20pm –1:50pm Lunch 12:50pm – 1:40pm (optional) Speed Networking Brainstorming: Digital Media Miriam Brosseau Organizational Growth Daniel Fast Spirituality Noam Weinberg Social Sphere Tova Garr Camp Programming Micol Zimmerman Burkeman Student Activities Rivkah Schack Synagogue Youth Penny Pazornick 1:50pm – 2:50pm YouthCon Plenary Where are we Headed? A Discussion of Jewish Values, Identity and Community Richard Joel Ruth Messinger Shimon Waronker Moderated by Steven Burg 3:00pm – 4:00pm (choose a session) Digital Media – 15 Minutes of Fame Reimagining Jewish Education in the Digital Age Aryeh Lightstone Harness the power of #SocialMedia: Tips, Tricks, and Best Practices David Yarus Jewish Retro Media: Social Media Tools to Make the Past Relevant Adam Soclof Organization Management – Workshop Transformative Leadership : The Power of Relationships Shimon Waronker Spirituality – Workshop Overflow: How to Access Spirituality and Teach Others To Do the Same Charlie Harary Social Sphere – Panel Does Tikkun Olam Need Tikkun?: The Role of Social Action in Building Jewish Identity Joel Alperson Ilan Caplan Moderated by Yael Keller Synagogue – Panel iProgramming: Synagogue Programming in the Digital Age Shira Berkovits Effy Braun Jason David Jonathan Ravanshanas 4:00pm – 5:15pm YouthCon Sparks (TED-style talks) Yael Buechler Ami Hersh Shimon Waronker Mara Yacobi |
Modes of Presentation15 Minutes of Fame
Brief 15 minute multimedia presentations of a new idea or practice within the area of focus. Debating the Issues: Panel Session This portion of the conference will assemble leaders within each field to discuss and debate the major issues facing the area of focus, to present a broad spectrum through which to confront the central issues of that area. Workshops A leader in the field will impart latest practices, with attention given to ensure these sessions maximize practical and concrete tools. Brainstorming An open agenda for participants to create their own conversations within their area of interest. The session will feature a moderator, but the goal of Brainstorming is to allow for informal networking and sharing for the conference participants. |
