event details
what	Demystifying Podcasting
when	Thursday, Sep 28, 2006 5:45pm
where	Elephant & Castle 160 E. Huron St. The Apple Store 679 N. Michigan Ave
cost	Member Rate: $25 Non-Member Rate: $45
register	Call (312) 280-0449 or Register Online
speakers	Click for Details

Meet the Speakers

Adam Kempenaar, Web Producer
HawkCast Host/Producer, Chicago Blackhawks
Adam Kempenaar joined the Chicago Blackhawks as the club's Web Producer prior to the 2002-03 season. Previously, he worked as Creative Projects Coordinator for Frank N. Magid Associates, a leading media research and consulting company located in Cedar Rapids, Ia. He has a B.A. in English from Grinnell College and a B.A. in Communication Studies from the University of Iowa. He also holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of Iowa. Adam is married with two children, Holden (4) and Sophie (2), and resides in the southwest suburbs. When he's not updating chicagoblackhawks.com or recording HawkCast, the Blackhawks Official Podcast, Adam co-hosts a popular movie review podcast called Filmspotting, which has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, BusinessWeek, Wired and on the Independent Film Channel.

Larry Thomas, COO of Medialink
Larry Thomas is the COO of Medialink (Nasdaq: MDLK), a global leader in providing media services for professional communicators and marketers. Thomas guides the company as it develops the strategy, technology and tools to help companies reach target audiences and tell their stories. He is the architect of a digital direct-to-consumer marketing platform and launched Medialink’s digital newsroom that provides multi-media content customized for each client. A technology applications guru, Thomas understands how to enhance marketing with the latest advances in communications using podcasting, webcasting, search engine marketing, and digital asset management.

Thomas joined Medialink in September of 2005 and brings to the Company more than a decade of experience in media services management, revenue generation and product development. Prior to Medialink, Thomas was President of MultiVu, a provider of broadcast and multimedia production and global distribution services that he helped found in 2002 as a division of a national newswire company. During his earlier career, Thomas also held successively senior management positions overseeing critical business ventures, including the launch of a digital distribution platform for multimedia news content, while playing key roles directing sales growth.