NJ Creatives Network May 2005 Meeting Press Release

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ABOUT THE MAY MEETING May 11, 2005		PRESS RELEASE Written by Donna Poler

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SMARTER WEB SURFING: LEARN TECHNIQUES AND INSIGHTS TO IMPROVE YOUR WEB SURFING SKILLS WABC's Tech Guru Sree Sreenivasan to Lead Hands-On Workshop At May NJ Creatives' Network Meeting April 1, 2005 - Paramus, NJ - If you are like most Web users, you can waste a lot of time looking for the right information. Then when you find it, you may wonder whether you can trust it. In a hands-on session, exploring the pros and cons of various sites, WABC-TV's Tech Guru Sree Sreenivasan will show you a variety of ways to improve your Web surfing skills. Hosted by NJ Creatives Network, the workshop will be held on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at the Bergen Museum of Art and Science, located on the lower level of the Bergen Mall in Paramus, NJ. Networking begins at 7:30 p.m. and the meeting and program begin at 8 p.m. The meeting is free for members, $10 for non-members and $5 for students who show proper identification. Refreshments are available during the networking portion of the meeting. Since space is limited and Sree’s talks often attract a large audience, reservations for this event are recommended. Please call 201-384-9784 for reservations.

The goal of this two-hour workshop is to improve your searches, research, and overall online experience. This workshop is designed for all levels of Web users, from beginner to expert. Tackling issues ranging from unreliable information, spam and viruses to having too many or too few search hits, Sree will also share information on useful sites and which search engine is best for each search.

During his talk, Sree will address such issues as unreliable information on websites, spam, pop-up windows, viruses and other annoyances. He will also answer questions about how to get the best search results, keeping track of new sites, and how to find sources and information quickly, among a variety of other topics. Audience members will have a chance to win exciting prizes.

Sree Sreenivasan is Associate Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University's School of Journalism. A professor there for 12 years, he runs the school's new media/Web journalism program. He also teaches internet workshops in newsrooms and educational institutions around the US and abroad. In the New York City area, Sree can be seen regularly on WABC-TV every Thursday at 6:45 a.m. for the station's "Tech Guru" segments, discussing technology trends and gadgets on "Eyewitness News This Morning" and every Saturday morning at 7:45 a.m. for "Sree's Top Three." His work explaining technology to lay readers has appeared in The New York Times, Popular Science, Business Week and Rolling Stone. He was founding administrator of the Online Journalism Awards, the largest international new media news contest.

Sree has a Master of Science degree in journalism from Columbia University; a Bachelor of Arts in history from St. Stephen's College, Delhi; a high school diploma from Marist Brothers High School, Fiji Islands; a sixth-grade diploma from P.S. 6 in Manhattan; a kindergarten (or deskisat) diploma from Moscow; and a birth certificate from a Catholic Hospital in Tokyo. He currently lives in Manhattan with his wife, Roopa, a management consultant, Rhodes Scholar and world-class sports rifle shooter and their twin toddlers, Durga and Krishna. For more information on Sree, visit www.sree.net.

Begun in 1984, NJ Creatives Network, formerly known as S.W.A.N., has grown into a successful non-profit organization that boasts a diverse membership of talented professionals. Members include writers, designers of print and web media, illustrators, photographers, video producers, public relations specialists and other creative professionals.

For more information on the current meeting, please contact NJ Creatives Network President Stan Cohen at 201-384-9784 or visit the Meeting Section of the website. To find out more about joining NJ Creatives, please contact Membership Director George Kamper at 973-394-9974 or visit the Membership Section of the website.

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