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Monday, October 13, 2008
 
 
 
     
 
Noon-5:00pm
Registration Open
 
2:30-3:45pm
Presidents' State of the Industry
    A look at where our industry has been and what we've learned, along with a vision
for the future.
    Sponsored by Integrity Label Group  
    Performance by Paul Baloche  
     
    Moderator: Erica Farber, R&R  
    Panelists: Matt Austin, WAY-FM Network
Bill Hearn, EMI CMG
Terry Hemmings, Provident Music Group
Tim McDermott, KSBJ/Houston
John Styll, GMA
  5:00-9:30pm Dinner and a Movie
    Sponsored by EMI Christian Music Group
Nashville red carpet pre-release screening of Chronicles of Narnia
Dinner to follow
 
  Evening Performance by Newsboys  
    Sponsored by Inpop Records  
     
 
 
8:00-5:00pm
Registration Open
 
8:30-10:30am
Keynote Breakfast & Showcase
Sponsored by Selectric Records/3.1 Productions
Keynote Speaker: Dave Ramsey
 
   
 
10:45-11:45am
Radio and Records: Group Therapy
    At this unique session, panelists and audience members from Christian radio will
meet to compile a list of their biggest opportunities and challenges while panelists and audience members from the Christian recording industry do the same. Then everyone will come together to compare lists and discuss the ways we can conquer the challenges and make the most of our opportunities on our way to growing the Kingdom.
    Moderators: Andrew Patton, Patton House Entertainment
Kevin Peterson, Radio & Records
    Panelists: John Butler, Curb Records
Brian Dishon, EMI CMG
Chuck Finney, KLTY/Dallas, Salem’s Fish Music
John Frost, Goodratings Strategic Services
Jon Hull, KSBJ/Houston
Derek Jones, Word Entertainment
Rob Poznanski, Inpop Records
Dave Senes, WAY-FM/Network
 
Noon-1:45pm
Lunch & Showcase
    Sponsored by Word Entertainment
   
    Performances By:
Building 429

By The Tree
Pocket Full of Rocks
 
2:00-3:15pm
Technology: It’s Moving Fast! Are You Keeping Up?
    A panel of experts will address everything from digital music delivery to the
opportunities and challenges of HD Radio to webcasting, podcasting and how music streamed to cell phones could be more competition — or a new opportunity — for
your station.
    Sponsored by Promo Only
   
    Moderator: Mark Adkison, EMI CMG  
    Panelists: Dean Ernst, Promo Only MPE
Don Kelly, iBiquity
Bob Michaels, Arbitron
 
 
3:30-4:45pm
Morning Shows
    This special session will take one Christian radio morning show through all the steps,
from show prep to a critique of a recent show, covering content, personality, role definition, delivery and formatics. It'll be very entertaining, and a great learning tool for the chosen morning show — and the audience too!
    Presented by : Randy Lane,The Randy Lane Company
 
5:00-7:30pm
Curb Records Santa Swap 'n' Showcase
    Sponsored by Curb Records
    Performances by Surprise Artists
   
 
9:00-Midnight
Club R&R
    Sponsored by Exalt Music Group, Freesound Records and Midas Records
       
    With Master of Ceremonies comedian
Anita Renfroe
    Performances by: 
Wayburn Dean
Edward John
Jessie Daniels
 
 
 
8:00am-Noon
Registration Open
 
8:00-10:30am
Research Breakfast & Showcase
    Perceptual Study Results
    Sponsored by Provident Label Group
   
    CHR presented by John Stevens, Paragon Media Strategies
John Frost and Alan Mason, Goodratings Strategic Services
AC/Inspo presented by Jonathan Little, Troy Research
 
10:30-Noon
Concurrent Sessions
 
 
CHR: Building A Heritage Station
    With fresh, targeted and specific research in hand, this panel will address how every aspect of programming a station helps determine whether it remains just another signal or is transformed into the heritage CHR for your market.
    Moderated by: Brian Philips, CMT
    Panelists: Paul Williams. RCA Label Group
Rob Wagman, WIBT/Charlotte
 
    AC/INSPO: AC/Inspo: Great Promotions Without Breaking The Eighth Commandment (How To Stand Out In A Crowd)
    Moderator: Mike McVay, McVay Media  
    Panelists: Daniel Anstandig, McVay Media
Doug Harris, Creative Animal international
Sue Wilson, WFHM/Cleveland
 
Noon-2:00pm
R&R Christian Industry Achievement Awards Lunch & Showcase
 
2:15-3:30pm
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Research: Pros and Cons
    Radio programmers, research directors and label executives who have used research to their advantage share this panel with research-company reps to discuss the benefits of using research the right way — and the dangers of using it the wrong way. They'll cover everything you ever wanted to know about music testing, perceptual studies and focus groups, including what makes for bad research.
    Moderator: Alan Mason, EMF Broadcasting/Goodratings Strategic Service
    Panelists: Ken Farley, Hit Music Research
Grant Hubbard, EMI CMG
Dean O'Neal, WPOZ/Orlando
Scott Valentine, KCMS/Seattle
 
 
3:45-5:00pm
Rate-A-Record*
    Moderator: Kevin Peterson, Radio & Records
    Panelists: Johnathan Eltrevoog, WONU/Chicago
Dan Michaels, INO Records
Jonathan Unthank, WYLV/Knoxville
Rick Welke, The Passion Group
Joy Williams, Provident Recording Artist
Nate Yetton, EMICMG
 
 
5:00-7:00pm
Dinner & Showcase
    Sponsored by INO Records/SRE Recordings
     
    Performances by:
Todd Agnew
Chris Rice
The Afters
Two Bare Feet
Phil Wickham
 
*Rate-A-Record is a service mark of dick clark productions
 
 
 
9:00-11:00am
Worship Breakfast
    Sponsored by Integrity Label Group
    Featured Speaker: Dawson McAllister, DM Live
   

Worship led by Sonicflood

     
   
*AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE