Get ready for a day of breakout sessions, workshops, and activities organized around digital communications fundamentals and hosted by local experts.
9 to 9:15 a.m.
Welcome
Ben Dalgetty, City of Seattle
Warren Kagarise, King County
9:15 to 10:05 a.m.
Keynote
New Nostalgia: How Looking Back Drives Engagement Forward
Kelley Myers
Kelley Myers & Company
10:15 to 11:05 a.m.
Breakout Session
Building Stronger Communities
Chris Guizlo
Port of Seattle & Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Breakout Session
A Spoonful of Sugar… Helps the Road Closure Go Down
Rachel Terlep
Washington State Department of Transportation
Breakout Session
Beyond Top 5: Choosing and Targeting Multicultural Audiences
Sian Wu
Resource Media & UW CommLead
10:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
Workshop
Smartphone Photography Basics
Tim Durkan & Sage Leibenson
City of Seattle
11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
Breakout Session
Illuminating Local Voices: Public Storytelling in a News Desert
Thomas Rush & Naomi Fine
City of Issaquah
Breakout Session
Building Bite-Sized ADA Habits into Our Daily Work
PeiPei Sung & Susie Philipsen
City of Seattle
Breakout Session
UW’s Playbook: High-Impact Social Media for Lean Teams
Steven Norris
University of Washington
12:05 to 1:15 p.m.
Lunch
1:15 to 2:05 p.m.
Breakout Session
Language Access is Fundamental: An Introduction to Creating More Accessible Agencies and Content
Manuel Hernandez
City of Burien
Breakout Session
From Clutter to Calendar: Organize Your Content Strategy
Angie Millar
City of Sammamish
Content & Creator Showcase
Drawn to the Hand Drawn: How Digital Comics Make Public Information Emotional and Relatable
Meredith Li-Vollmer (Public Health – Seattle & King County)
No Intern? No Problem. Creative Systems for Great Government Content Ideas
Marie Tweedy (King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks)
The Meme-ification of Infrastructure: Turning Boring-but-Important Topics into Clickable Content
Lilli DeLeon (King County Road Services Division)
1:15 to 3:05 p.m.
Workshop
From Filming to Posting: Learn Social Media Video Skills
Ian Devier & Randy Eng
The Seattle Channel
2:15 to 3:05 p.m.
Live Post Lab
No Algorithm, No Filter: Get Real Feedback from Real Creators
Warren Kagarise
King County
Breakout Session
This is Fine…Should You Keep Posting Even When Everything is on Fire?
Nathan MacDonald
City of Lynnwood
Breakout Session
TL;DR – Why Plain Language Wins
Nona Raybern & Brian Hardison
City of Seattle
3:15 to 4:05 p.m.
Breakout Session
Bringing Parks to Life Through Live Video and Storytelling
Bridgette Larsen
City of Bellevue
Breakout Session
Meaningful Metrics: Analyzing Data to Inform Strategy
Mary Watkins
Breakout Session
Hey Siri: Is This Real? AI Tools for Better Content Creation and False Information Detection
Bronlea Mishler, Camano Island Fire and Rescue
Sarah Miller, Pierce College
Breakout Session
From Chaos to Content: Social Media Leadership When You’re Not in Charge
Ellis Johnson & Leah Lukban
Public Health – Seattle & King County
4:15 to 5 p.m.
Closing
Ben Dalgetty, City of Seattle
Warren Kagarise, King County