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For those out there with an interest in the current and future state of new media and how it is being incorporated into PR campaigns and more the New Media Academic Summit 2008 is serving up what can only be described as a cornucopia of information and stimulation.

Edelman and PR Week are getting together to host this event in Chicago June 26 and 27th.  They are covering an array of topics with expert panels including: The Role of Communications in a Digital World, Engaging Consumers Through Social Networks, Leveraging New Media to Advance Brands and Corporate Reputation, Teaching Social Media and what has to be one of the most interesting topics to be discussed, New Media in 2012.

There is nothing quite as interesting as intelligent people speculating about the future of media and technology.  I want to know when the microchips are coming that project interactive holographic images into our visual environment.  

Come on you know it’s coming.  

The days when people laugh at pictures of people carrying around physical phones and laptops?  Okay I’m getting off topic here…

If your like me and can’t be there feel free to do what I’m doing and READ IT.  Not surprisingly these new media experts have found a way to overcome the geographic and financial hurdles preventing others from attending and have a live-blogger transcribing the event which you can read and comment on here.