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Virtual Reality & Wearables for News New technologies to attract and immerse the audience

GEN Study TourSan Francisco and Los Angeles

20 26 September 2015

The Global Editors Network will take you on a tour to discover how new technologies can deliver news in innovative forms. From smart watches to fully immersive virtual reality news experiences this is innovation that is coming soon. Join us to learn from experts, practitioners and startups.

Smart watches wont necessarily have the mass impact that smartphones did, but they are personable and, if well done, can grab the users attention. Apple is already on Watch OS 2, and most pre-ordered devices are only just shipping. Dont think smart glasses are dead: a new generation of such devices will be ready for 2016, but news

organizations must think to develop Augmented Reality usages for special events and so-called augmented conferences.

When FaceBook bought Oculus Rift, virtual reality became a topic of discussion. Most VR devices are still big and clunky but will change within the next couple of generation of devices, as we are already seeing with Google Cardboard.

From Thursday to Saturday, you will have the possibility to attend the annual conference of the Online News Association (ONA), the most attended conference on digital news worldwide.

Schedule overview:

Sunday 20 SeptemberMonday 21 SeptemberTuesday 22 SeptemberWednesday 23 SeptemberThursday 24 SeptemberFriday 25 SeptemberSaturday 26 September

Arrive and welcome dinner, San FranciscoSilicon ValleySan Francisco, travel to Los AngelesLos AngelesMeetings and ONA conference, Los AngelesONA conference, Los AngelesFlights back

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SCHEDULE

Sunday, September 20 San Francisco

Arrival at Hotel Nikko7pm | meeting at hotel lobby 7.30pm | Welcome dinner to meet fellow participants and discuss the study tour. Dan Gillmor, author and blogger, will be present to answer your questions about data.

Monday, September 21 Silicon Valley

9am, Pebble, Palo Alto | Pebble is a company that develops a line of smartwatches compatible with iOS and Android devices. The company raised $10.3 million through an initial Kickstarter campaign.

10:30am, Stanford University, Palo Alto | Each year, Knight Fellows at Stanford are chosen to work on a specific project contributing to the future of news. Well be talking to those focusing on wearables to understand why they chose this area, what they have learnt and how they believe their projects will help shape the future of news.

12:30pm, Nick Grudin, Head of Partnerships, Facebook | Following the much-publicized purchase of Oculus Rift, what are Facebooks plans to conquer wearables and VR? And what can traditional media organisations learn?

3pm, Matterport, Mountain View | Matterport designs high-quality, rapid 3D visualization of physical spaces. The company is working with major US news organisations on VR applications and experiences. Participants can learn how to create gripping VR experiences for the news industry.

5pm, HTC Headquarters | HTC will debut its new Vive headset later this year, which brings virtual reality experiences to life with 360-degree views and use real-world settings. The mix of VR and AR experiences brought by this new device will be of huge benefit to news organisations far and wide.

7pm | Dinner with Jean Louis Gassee, VC and Monday Note contributor, at Radius restaurant. Gassee, who is a former Apple executive and whos known for creating Be Inc and the Be OS systems, will share his views on where the opportunities are with wearable technology.

Tuesday, September 22 San Francisco

9:30am, Innovation at Samsung, Financial District | Samsung has launched wearable products successfully and will soon be moving into VR. The Head of Innovation will take the group through the demographics of those buying their products, learnings so far and opportunities in the future.

11:30am, AJ+, David Cohn | The AJ+ team is working on some interesting new products. David will take us through the editorial challenges faced and how they are adapting the newsroom and content flow to allow for new devices.

1pm | Lunch with David Gehring, vice-president Partnerships at the Guardian News & Media, and one of the founding partners for the Google Digital News Initiative. Learn how The Guardian is tackling partnerships with Silicon Valley to stay ahead of the game.

3pm, Twitter, City Centre | Following SMS, Twitter was the birthplace of short and sharp messaging. How is the company adapting its app for wearables and what can we take away from their experiences of short but sweet?

7pm | flight to Los Angeles

Evening | Check in at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles

Schedule subject to change

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Wednesday, September 23 Los Angeles

10am, Robert Hernandez, USC Annenberg School of Journalism | Robert Hernandez is dedicated to preparing journalists, who do multi-platform work, know how to reach and create audiences for their projects and think critically about how they can be supported. He will provide a hands-on demonstration and discussion of the new technologies and partnerships he is working at.

11am | Tour of Annenberg School of Journalism new media facilities and projects

12:30pm, Lunch with Aaron Luber, Product Partnerships, Google | At the recent IO gathering, Google Cardboard was at the top of the agenda. Find out more about Google plans, and have a demo of Google Cardboard and how it can be used for news content of the future.

3pm | Nonny de la Pea was called the Godmother of VR by Engadet and named by Fast Company as one of the People Who Made the World More Creative in 2012. De la Pea develops immersive journalism pieces, which uses virtual reality to put users on the scene as news and nonfiction stories unfold. She will also tell us how Emblematic Group, her company, is addressing monetization issues early on by creating native advertising to support immersive journalism.

7pm | Dinner with Dan Pacheco at the Getty Museum. Pacheco is a digital journalist with 18 years of experience in news and information startups and new product development.

Thursday, September 24 Los Angeles

10am, YouTubes new VR hub, Los Angeles | YouTube is setting up a VR hub in LA, soon to be launched. This will take us on a guided tour of the hub and explain what YouTubes plans are in this area. This will help you plan how to take your YouTube channel to the next level and ahead of the competition.

12:30pm | Lunch with Gilles Raymond, CEO, News Republic

Examples of ONA Conference sessions you can attend on this day:1:30pm Mobile Bootcamp, Periscope3pm Revenue Streams Beyond the Big Three6pm ONA Reception

Friday, September 25 Los Angeles

8.30am | Breakfast with Jim Roberts, CCO, Mashable

Examples of ONA Conference sessions you can attend on this day:10am Table Talks12:30pm Lunchbox at the ONA conference1:30pm What Journalists can Learn from Game Designers3pm Solving for News: Real World Lessons from Start Ups5pm Breeze Lawn Reception

Saturday, September 26 Los Angeles

Examples of ONA Conference sessions you can attend on this day:10am Flying into New Territories with Drone Journalism11:30am The Journo Tech Community has Evolved, But How?12:30pm Lunchbox at the ONA conference

Flights back

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PRACTICAL DETAILS

Working language

All presentations and discussions of the study tour will be held in English.

What is included in the fee

Participants should ideally to arrive at the afternoon of Sunday, September 20. The study tour will end on Saturday, September 26, in the afternoon, in Los Angeles.

The fee covers all expenses from the Sunday dinner to the Saturday lunch. This includes four-star accommodation, meals, transportation, and a flight from San Fransisco to Los Angeles on September 22.

The fee also includes a ticket to the ONA conference. The event is from Thursday, September 24, to Saturday, September 26. You have the possibility of attending all the sessions and discussion panels.

(The flight back to San Francisco and the return flight from Los Angeles are not included.)

Fee details

Fee for GEN Summit participants or former participants to a GEN study tour:

5,200/$5,800 for the first and any subsequent participants from the same media group

Fee for first-time participants in a GEN study tour:

6,500/$7,300 for the first participant 5,200/$5,800 for any subsequent participants within the same media group

GEN will reimburse 50 percent of the fee if a participant cancels three weeks before the study tour. Any participant can replaced by another member of the same media group.

Who should attend

The study tour will consist of 12 participants.

The study tour is geared toward editors-in-chief and group editors; senior news executives and top managers who want to understand how media organisations can take advantage of new digital platforms and new devices in the fields of virtual reality, augmented reality and wearables from a content and business perspective.

Registration

For registration, questions or comments, please contact:

Jean-Yves ChainonStudy Tour Manager, Global Editors Networkjychainon@globaleditorsnetwork.org+1 808 724 6037

Bertrand PecquerieCEO, Global Editors Network bpecquerie@globaleditorsnetwork.org+ 33 1 53 01 98 82

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