Information on registration, programming and all that other great stuff will be published beginning in the fall.

Also, watch for audio of PAB09 to be published this summer on the Canadian Podcast Buffet.

We’ll publish more about PAB09 in the coming weeks.  In the meantime we wanted to make sure that we published our thank you to the entire PAB community — participants, ambassadors, speakers, friends and sponsors — for making PAB09 a major success.  It’s astounding that we are all able to make each PAB better than the last.

PAB2010 will be taking place at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.  We will be publishing more details after we’ve had a chance to digest everything that we learned, talked about and experienced this year.  Thank you to the Holiday Inn Kingston Waterfront, Baldwin Audio Visual, Kingston Thousand Islands Boat Cruise Company and all of the amazing local eateries (including Forno which we overwhelmed twice in each of the last three years), coffee shops, bars and stores for being a part of the PAB experience to date.

In an effort to save trees, we will not be handing out printed copies of the program.  If you want a hard copy, please remember to print one out and bring it with you.

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This marks the first time PAB has had a taste associated with it.  Which means that you can enjoy PAB all year round and show your appreciation to Molson at the same time.

Lunch will be served in the Roof Garden restaurant, down the hall from the main conference room.

I hope it helps raise the profile of audio description, helps people to consider when they might lean too heavily on visual media in presenting ideas and inspires people to think about what they can do verbally to help audio tell a story. I also hope to reinforce the notion that when we all listen to audio only, we are all essentially blind, so these matters are really about inclusion, which is a guiding principle of podcasting. This is not about addressing a niche.

I guess the session isn’t bringing out new thought, but rather thought that goes dormant sometimes. We assume that people see and hear the same things we do, but I learn over and over again (sometimes the hard way) that isn’t the case. It’s not just about sight and hearing, but perspective. So maybe the session will tweak some people to the fact there are these other considerations, but also conclude that while it’s important to remember them, when it comes to expressing our own perspective, there’s only so much we can do, and we can only do the best we can at the time.

Valerie Hunter will be speaking at 11:00am on Saturday, June 20 as part of the PAB09 program.

Rarely have I seen a podcaster fail who has thoroughly followed this path. Those who do not succeed are those who can not or will not give themselves to these 20 simple and awesome things — usually men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being awesome. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to have been born that way.

If you have decided that you want to be awesome and are willing to go to any length to get it - then you are ready to take certain steps. The first of which is to stick around for Tod’s closing address. Remember that we deal with audio - cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is One who can get you on your own personal path to awesomeness. That One is Tod. May you find him now.

Yeah, we don’t really understand it either, but Tod always delivers.

Tod Maffin will be speaking at 11:40am on Sunday, June 21 as part of the PAB09 program.

The masala film genre and its exuberant style of storytelling has slowly been influencing the way I work as a podcaster, and what I hope to bring to PAB is a better understanding of the genre, how it works, and what it teaches me about being in a creative space.  I’m hoping it will generate some new ideas for others on crafting stories and creating media using in ways they might not have thought of before, by mining a wealth of creative influences and traditional ideas, by seeking out fresh ones, and by connecting with other creators

Katherine Matthews will be speaking at 9:00am on Sunday, June 21 as part of the PAB09 program.

The boat cruise will take place on the Island Belle, a double-decker boat and will feature an open mic for all community musicians and singers on the main level of the boat.  There is a cash bar on board.

Note that the cruise sets sail at 8:00pm SHARP!

Photo: Our Boat by Bill Deys

I think people need to be reminded that our individual stories and unique perspectives are what make these communication tools so valuable. I will challenge the assumption that pre- and post-production procedures are obligatory.

Scarborough Dude will be delivering his JOLT! at 9:40am on Saturday, June 20 as part of the PAB09 program.