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"Mashable is proud to be working with the United Nations Foundation and 92nd Street Y to host the first ever UN Week Digital Media Lounge, which starts today. We've also added 100 slots for the week to allow more media and bloggers to attend.\nThe conversation about the world\u2019s biggest challenges no longer belongs to a small set of voices \u2014 it is a global conversation with an increasingly online pulse. As the world\u2019s leaders convene in New York, the UN Week Digital Media Lounge offers a dedicated venue that is completely wired and accessible to today\u2019s top online voices and up-and-coming bloggers. The Lounge brings the conversations from this historic UN Summit out of the halls of the UN and into 92nd Street Y \u2014 where digital media will deliver it to the world.\nA comprehensive agenda will give bloggers the chance to interact with thought leaders on the most important global issues. Confirmed briefings include experts such as Samuel Kargbo, Department of Health, Sierra Leone; Martha Kwataine, Executive Director, Malawi Health Equity Network; and Steve Cockburn of EndWater Poverty. We will also announce the participation of high-level government officials, UN Goodwill Ambassadors and celebrity advocates shortly. This is truly a unique program bringing the best of UN week to the leading voices in the digital world.\nAGENDA\nDate: Tuesday, September 20 -  Friday, September 24th, 2010Time: 11:00 am \u2013 5:00 p.m. ETLocation: 92nd Street Y, New York CityTickets: There are no tickets being sold for this event. The Lounge is open to bloggers or journalists who are looking for an innovative way to cover the events of UN Week and the Summit on the Millennium Development Goals. Accreditation is necessary (http://mash.to/2hRQL).\n* Schedule is subject to change *\nAvailable all day everyday:\n\nFully wired environment.\nComfortable place to think, write, and report.\nLight refreshments.\nCompany of interesting people who want to change the world AND are doingsomething about it!\n\nTUESDAY September 21st\n9:00 AM LOUNGE OPENS\n9:30-10:00 AM - Oxfam\u2019s \u201Cbreakfast with the world\u201DLive via Skype, Oxfam brings us experts from around the globe to discuss the reality of issues on the ground. Get answers for your community from people who live and know the situation firsthand.\n10:30-11:30 AM - UN Goodwill Ambassadors Launch the Digital Media Lounge!Join us as we kick off the UN Week Digital Media Lounge with celebrity Craig David, as heshares his experience as a UN Goodwill Ambassador against tuberculosis. He brings with him a TB/HIV patient to share her story alongside the number one academic authority on TB.\n\nCraig David, Musician and UN Goodwill Ambassador\nLucy Chesire, TB/HIV patient and activist from Kenya\nLee Reichman, leading international academic authority on TB\n\n12:00-12:30 PM - ICT4D: innovation &amp; the Millennium Development GoalsNew technologies are tackling old challenges. Innovative information and communicationtechnologies are accelerating progress toward meeting the MDGs. Join this discussion with ICT for development experts as they look at who is pushing the innovation envelope, and how humanitarian agencies are using these tools around the world. This session is part of the UN Foundation &amp; Vodafone Foundation Technology Salon series.\n\nRobert Kirkpatrick, Director, UN Global Pulse\nErica Kochi, Innovation Unit, UNICEF\nLinda Raftree, Adviser, New Technology, PLAN, West Africa Regional Office\nJim Rosenberg, Head of Social Media, World Bank\nWayan Vota, Senior Director, Inveneo\nAdam Hirsch, COO, Mashable\n\n12:30-1:00 PM - Free digital massages!92Y\u2019s Back to Sports Physical Therapy licensed massage-therapists offer special hand massages designed to sooth bloggers\u2019 busy fingers. www.backtosportspt.com\n1:00-2:00 PM - Disaster relief 2.0: collaborative technologies &amp; the future of aidIn humanitarian crises, information-sharing and coordination among relief agencies is essential. But what about communications between aid groups and individuals? From Haiti to Pakistan, collaborative technologies are enabling survivors and concerned citizens alike to become important sources of information. Join innovation experts to discuss how new citizen-centered technologies are shaping the future of disaster relief.\n\nOliver Lacey-Hall, Deputy Chief, Communications &amp; Information Services Branch, UN OCHA\nPatrick Meier, Director of Crisis Mapping and Strategic Partnerships, Ushahidi\nNigel Snoad, Microsoft and the ICT4Peace Foundation\nAdele Waugaman, Senior Director, UN Foundation &amp; Vodafone Foundation Technology Partnerships\nJim Luce, Founder, Orphans International Worldwide\n\n2:00-2:30 PM - Getting the goals back on track: health, hunger, water, &amp; nutritionTalk with an extraordinary group of experts from Sierra Leone, Malawi, and Senegal as they share their experiences and discuss how health, nutrition, water, and sanitation are inherently interconnected and need to be addressed as one.\n\nMartha Kwataine, Executive Director, Malawi Health Equity Network.\nSamuel Kargbo, Department of Health, Sierra Leone\nMariame Dem, West Africa Head, WaterAid\nSteve Cockburn, Int\u2019l Campaign Coordinator, End Water Poverty\n\n3:00-3:30 PM - Reel impact: the power of film to change livesHow is film helping us tell the stories of people suffering around the world from major issues like war, disaster, disease, and more? In this special briefing, filmmakers showcase how this storytelling tool provides a way to reach thousands of people, overcome literacy boundaries, bring forth information, and inspire hope where it is lacking.\n\nCaroline Baron, Founder, FilmAid\nLisa Russell, Filmmaker and CoFounder of www.MDGFive.com\n\n4:00 \u2013 4:30 PM - A movement to end malaria deathsMalaria is a leading killer of children in Africa, with roughly 500 million cases reportedworldwide each year. From the first-ever live Facebook event to the \u201CBuzz Tour\u201D seen around the nation, learn how Nothing But Nets (www.nothingbutnets.net) partners and founders are leading a global grassroots movement to end malaria deaths by 2015.\n\nMikkel Vestergaard Frandsen CEO of the Group, Vestergaard Frandsen\nBishop Thomas Bickerton, United Methodist Church\nRuth Riley, WNBA Player and Nothing But Nets Champion\nElizabeth Gore, Executive Director of Global Partnerships, UN Foundation\n\n5:00\u20135:30 PM - Global perspectives: technology today, technology tomorrowNGO leaders from around the world offer their on-the-ground perspective on what technology has done to date and what they need next for the communities they serve. A panel of the very best international professionals offers on-the-ground insight and analysis.\nAlison Gardy, Director of International Relations, 92Y\n6:00 PM - LOUNGE CLOSES\nWEDNESDAY September 22nd\n9:00 AM - LOUNGE OPENS\n9:30-10:00 AM - Oxfam\u2019s \u201Cbreakfast with the world\u201DLive via Skype, Oxfam brings us experts from around the globe to discuss the reality of issues on the ground. Get answers for your community from people who live and know the situation firsthand.\n10:30-11:00 AM - The Media Map Project: Media\u2019s Impact on DevelopmentWhile there is general agreement about the importance of free and independent media indeveloping countries, the media is an often overlooked and under-invested sector with great potential to scale up improvements across all development goals. Internews, The World Bank and The Brookings Institute are collaborating to bridge the gap in current research by analyzing empirical correlations in the data on media and development. Funded by the Gates Foundation, The Media Map Project aims to answer the questions: What does the evidence say about media's role in development? And what are the most effective ways to strengthen media?\n12:00-12:30 PM - Philanthropy goes viral: what girls can teach womenModerated by the CEO of Vivanista \u2013 the go-to site for women bridging social and impact discuss how girls worldwide are embracing social media to drive social change.\n\nHelene Gayle, President &amp; CEO, CARE USA\nKimberly Perry, Director, Girl Up\nLayne Gray, CEO of Vivanista\n\n1:00-2:00 PM - KEYNOTE SESSION: Saving 16 million lives - the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's HealthTo set the context for the UN\u2019s groundbreaking new strategy - to be launched by the Secretary General directly following this briefing - a panel of leaders take on the big issues and challenges faced by women and children worldwide.\n\nTamara Krenin, Executive Direction, Women &amp; Population, UN Foundation\nSue Mbaya, Director of Advocacy &amp; Justice for Children in Africa, World Vision\nDr. Abhay Bang, Co-founder and Director of SEARCH\nDr. Luc DeBernis, Senior Maternal Health Adviser, UNFPA\nPatricia Mechael, Director of Strategic Application of Mobile Technology for Public Health &amp; Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University\nDr. Dorothy Shaw, MBChB, FRCSC Clinical Professor, Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology,\nUniversity of British Columbia, PMNCH Spokeperson in Canada\n\n2:30-4:00 PM - LIVE BROADCAST: Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Special Event \u201CEvery Woman, Every Child.\u201DWatch the UN Secretary General\u2019s special launch live on the 92Y\u2019s state of the art big screen.\n4:30-5:00 PM - Live in the lounge: music, media, &amp; activismClosing out the day, a group of world-famous musicians and social activists team up to discuss the power of music, social media, and some-good-old-fashion adventure to change lives!\n\nLupe Fiasco, Artist, Musician, and Global Do-Gooder\nSimon Isaacs, VP Sustainability Marketing, ignition\nAzita Ardakani, Founder and Chief Idea Officer, Lovesocial\n\n6:00 PM - LOUNGE CLOSES\nTHURSDAY, September 23rd\n9:00 AM - LOUNGE OPENS\n9:30-10:00 AM - Oxfam\u2019s \u201Cbreakfast with the world\u201DLive via Skype, Oxfam brings us experts from around the globe to discuss the reality of issues on the ground. Get answers for your community from people who live and know the situation firsthand.\n11:00-12:00 PM -Live big-screen broadcast of President Obama and Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon\u2019s opening General Assembly remarksTwo of the biggest speeches of UN Week. Watch these remarks live on the big screen with state of the art sound system! Sit back and blog.\n12:30-1:00 PM - Free digital massages!92Y\u2019s Back to Sports Physical Therapy licensed massage therapists offer special hand massages designed to sooth bloggers\u2019 busy fingers. www.backtosportspt.com\n1:00-2:00 PM - SPECIAL CNN ANNOUNCEMENT!\u201CCNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute\u201D launched in 2007 to spotlight everyday people who are changing the world. Entering its fourth year, the Top 10 CNN Heroes will be revealed at 1 p.m. ET, the Top 10 CNN Heroes will be revealed at 1 p.m. ET on CNN.com, with a special presentation from the CNN senior executive producer Kelly Flynn, live from the UN Week\u2019s Digital Media Lounge at the 92nd Street Y.\n2:00-4:00 PM - Sessions TBCBe prepared to continue the conversation with exclusive briefings in the lounge area fromexperts, UN officials, and more.\n4:00-4:30 PM - EXCLUSIVE! Link TV \u201CViewChange\u201D Film Contest Finalists premiered!Link TV, with support from the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, presents exclusive access to videos making the final cut in View Change\u2019s Film Contest. Entries from around the globe tell powerful stories, showcasing how the world is moving one step closer to achieving the MDGs. Meet some finalists &amp; see some great short films.\n5:30 PM - Cocktails &amp; ConversationMingle with filmmakers and celebrities as Link TV hosts a cocktail reception for all credentialed bloggers celebrating the \u201CViewChange\u201D finalists.\n6:30 PM - LOUNGE CLOSES\nFRIDAY, September 24th\n9:00 AM - LOUNGE OPENS\n9:30-10:00 AM - Oxfam\u2019s \u201Cbreakfast with the world\u201DLive via Skype, Oxfam brings us experts from around the globe to discuss the reality of issues on the ground. Get answers for your community from people who live and know the situation firsthand.\n11:00\u201312:00 PM - Changing the world: one online mother at a timeWomen and children have been the biggest topic of discussion during UN Week, so what do mothers themselves think? Hear from renowned mommy bloggers on how mothers are reaching across boundaries, around the world to spread the word about our biggest global issues.\n\nChrysula Winegar, Work Life Balance\nEmily Kahn, The Motherhood\n\n12:00-12:30 PM - Wrap-up with The Economist: UN Week report cardWrapping up the Digital Media Lounge, US Business Editor and World Economic ForumYoung Leader Matthew Bishop, hosts a panel of leaders each offering their assessment of how much was really achieved in UN Week 2010.\n\nMatthew Bishop, US Business Editor, The Economist\nRobb Skinner, Associate Director, UN Foundation\nCharles Abugre Akelyira, Regional Director for Africa, UN Millennium Campaign\n\n1:00-2:00 PM - Beyond Oil: Blueprint for an Energy RevolutionThe oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is the worst environmental disaster in US history, with long-term impacts we've yet to understand. One thing is clear: we need to stop investing in a broken energy economy and kick start a clean energy revolution. In this briefing we'll hear from Greenpeace experts at the front lines of the campaign for a clean and safe future.\n\nKert Davies, Greenpeace USA Research Director (live via Video Skype on board the Arctic Sunrise in the Gulf of Mexico)\nJo Billups, longtime Gulf resident from Lillian, Alabama\nSven Teske, scientist and lead author of the Energy [R]evolution report\n\n4:00 PM - LOUNGE CLOSES"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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