The Experts Discuss the Millennial Generation
Date:
February 24, 2010
Location:
Via Webcast
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20001
Description:
The Pew Research Center Millennials Conference has ended. Video and full transcripts of the entire conference are available on pewresearch.org.
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome Remarks
- Andrew Kohut, President of the Pew Research Center
- Rebecca W. Rimel, President and CEO of The Pew Charitable Trusts
9:15 - 10:45
Portrait of the Millennials
Results from a new survey and expert analysis of the values, experiences and demographics of today's teens and twentysomethings.
- David Campbell, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Notre Dame, and author, Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life
- Neil Howe, co-author, Millennials Rising
Allison Pond, Research Associate, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life - Paul Taylor, Executive Vice President, Pew Research Center
11:00 - 12:30
Millennials, Media and Information
Experts on media and technology examine how Millennials are seeking, sharing and creating information.
- danah boyd, Microsoft Research New England, and Fellow, Harvard University Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Dylan Casey, Product Manager, Google - Amanda Lenhart, Senior Research Specialist, Pew Internet & American Life Project
- Tom Rosenstiel, Director, Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism
12:30 - 2:30
Millennials, the Midterms and Beyond
They rocked the vote in 2008. Will the Millennials show up this November? And how will they shape the political landscape beyond?
- Matt Bai, Contributing Politics Writer, The New York Times Magazine
- Eli Pariser, Board President, MoveOn.org
- Reihan Salam, Fellow, New America Foundation, and co-author, Grand New Party
- Scott Keeter, Director of Survey Research, Pew Research Center
- Michael Dimock, Associate Director, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press