The Description Leadership Network
First Annual Meeting Agenda
The Smith-Kettlewell
Video Description Research and
Development Center
San Francisco, California
March 22-23, 2012
Thursday, March 22
Thursday Theme: Tools and Technologies
Thursday Morning
Theme: Innovative
tools for describing modern media
9:15 Continental Breakfast at Smith-Kettlewell
9:30 Welcome, and introductions: Josh
Miele, Jim Stovall, John Brabyn.
10:15 The Descriptive Video Exchange (DVX) — Design and
development of a cloud-based description repository for authoring and
distribution of video annotations. Josh Miele, Keith Williams.
11:00 Break
11:15 Automated Algorithmic Description (AAD) — Using computer
vision techniques to extract visual information for descriptive purposes. Ender
Tekin, Owen Edwards.
Noon lunch
Thursday Afternoon
Theme: Description on
the go — using mobile technologies
to deliver description where and when it is needed
1:00 Demo and Discussion – DTV Radio – a new audio-only
digital TV receiver with full access to description. Richard Oehm.
1:30 Choreographed and Orchestrated Video Annotation (COVA) — Using second-screen technologies to expand
description options in the classroom, living room, theater, and work place.
Owen Edwards, Josh Miele.
2:15 Break
2:30 Panel discussion: Mobile Technologies, Social Networks,
and the Future of Description
·
Peer production, crowd-sourcing, and amateur
description. Deborah Fels, Carmen Branje, Joshua Miele.
· Real-Time
Description — using cellular and VOIP communication for real-time description
of live and streamed events. Owen Edwards, Maria Diaz, Teri Grossman.
· Motivating the Crowd – social media and
gamification of description. Katie Vizenor, Megan Lawrence.
3:15 Break
3:30 YouDescribe: annotating YouTube videos using the DVX
platform – Development of an Android app. Steven Jacobs
4:00 HTML5 and description – Description via Web Apps: What video description functionality is Available
in HTML5 and what else might we need? John Foliot
5:00 Adjourn
5:30 Bus departs from Smith-Kettlewell for DLN Networking
Reception
6:00 DLN Networking Reception and Dinner -- The San
Francisco Park Chalet
Friday, March 23
Theme:
People, practice, and planning
Friday Morning
Theme: Who are the Describers
and what are they describing?
9:15 Continental Breakfast at Smith-Kettlewell
9:30 Welcome back! Jim
Stovall, Joshua Miele.
9:45 VDRDC Webinar Series with DCMP –
Connecting educators and parents to tools and techniques for taking description
into their own hands. Jason Stark.
10:15 Professional Development Workshop VDRDC/NFB – building
a blind description workforce: A
five-day training for qualified blind applicants in the essential skills and techniques
of professional description. Mark Riccobono, Rick Boggs.
10:45 Break
11:00 Panel discussion: Multi-media, museums, and meeting
multiple needs – How must description technologies and techniques evolve to support
designers of real and virtual educational exhibits, and provide access for those
with a variety of informational needs? Rebecca McGinnis, Maria Diaz, Katie
Vizenor, Annette Rose, and others.
Noon Lunch
Friday Afternoon
Theme: Making plans
1:00 Break-out sessions – Attendees will be assigned to one
of the following small-group meetings:
·
VDRDC Community Advisory Group (Rm. 204)
·
Planning for summer Conference focus groups (Rm.
419)
·
Planning for PDW outcomes and internships (Rm. 222)
2:00 Break – All attendees regroup in Main Conference Room (Rm.
204)
2:15 Brief reports on break-out sessions
2:30 Roundtable Discussion – Networking and Communications
·
Description and Social Media – followers, hash
tags, friends, fans, and mailing lists.
·
Global Connections – Important description
developments outside the U.S.
·
Growing the DLN – Reaching out to more
description stakeholders
·
Next Year – selecting a date for the next DLN
meeting
3:15 Meta Meeting – Meeting evaluation.
3:30 Meeting adjourns
