FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 7, 2007
PlatformQ Taps Stream57 For Live Streaming Content At CollegeWeekLive Virtual College Fair
NEW YORK, NY – Virtual event producer PlatformQ has partnered with Stream57, the leading provider of fully customizable webcasting and rich media solutions for online communications, to deliver live streaming video for CollegeWeekLive, a two-day virtual college fair connecting thousands of high school students with colleges in a live, interactive forum.
PlatformQ’s first live, virtual event, CollegeWeekLive will take place on November 13th and 14th from 3:00 to 11:00 EST. Admission is free for all students in the US and abroad, with leading colleges from the US and Canada taking part.
The event will feature:
- 3D virtual booths and live interaction with admissions officers and students from over 130 leading colleges and universities from around the world
- Live streaming video presentations with college admission experts from studios in Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington
- Live Video Chat sessions with students from over 30 different colleges across the US
- Live streaming video keynote presentations from college admission experts, Financial Aid Experts, admissions officers, and students including:
- “Key Factors in College Admissions Today” presented by Howard Greene (Author of the Greene College Guides and hosts of the PBS Series Ten Steps to College)
- “Opening the Door to the American Dream” presented by Deborah Santiago (Vice President, Policy and Research, Excelencia)
- “Taking Advantage of Federal Aid” presented by Claire (Micki) Roemer and Stephanie Gross (Department Awareness & Outreach, US Dept of Education)
- “How Students with Learning Disabilities can Navigate the College Admission Search” presented by Dr. Lisa Ijiri (Director, Program for Advancement of Learning, Currey College)
- “Playing the Scholarship Game” presented by David Rye (Author, The Idiot's Guide to Financial Aid)
- “How to Win a Sports Scholarship” presented by Penny Hastings (Author of How to Win A Sports Scholarship)
- “The Best and Worst College Essays” presented by Elizabeth Wissner-Gross (Author of What Colleges Don’t Tell You and What High Schools Don’t Tell You)
- “Soft Qualities in College Admissions” presented by Katherine Cohen (CEO and Founder of IvyWise)
Stream57’s cutting-edge interactive rich media software, StreamLine, will provide streaming and on-demand video and live interactive chat and Q&A sessions between the students and colleges. Unsurpassed for its fully customizable e-learning and collaboration capabilities, StreamLine has been used for webcasting, communications, training and marketing by organizations in the health care, technology, education, business and nonprofit fields, and is tailored for new innovative uses each day.
“Stream57 enables us to create live meetings and information sessions with college admissions teams, admissions experts and current students,” said Robert Rosenbloom, CEO of PlatformQ, producer of CollegeWeekLive. “Students are able to review more colleges in more regions, and can get advice and guidance in a form of communication they are comfortable with – via the Internet.”
“We are proud be involved with such a unique and innovative event as CollegeWeekLive,” added Stream57 President Ben Chodor. “PlatformQ has developed an exciting college admissions resource, and we are excited they have chosen to leverage StreamLine to help facilitate online communication between students and schools.”
For more information on CollegeWeekLive and the full list of participating colleges and universities, please visit www.CollegeWeekLive.com. Registration for the November 13th and 14th event is free.
About Stream57
Stream57 is an energetic team that believes in the power of the Internet for learning, marketing and entertainment. StreamLine, Stream57’s cutting-edge webcast and rich media software suite, brings a new level of interactivity to online video presentations and e-learning. Founded in 2001 by President Ben Chodor, Stream57 has provided software and services for rich media delivery, webcasting, collaboration and e-learning, consistently evolving to stay at the forefront of the interactive and streaming media industry. Stream57 has engineered creative communication solutions for a wide range of distinguished clients, including several Fortune 1000 corporations, national charities, higher education institutions and health care organizations. For more information on Stream57’s products and services, please call 212-909-2550 or visit the new Stream57.com.
About PlatformQ
PlatformQ has been established to become the leading producer of virtual events and collaborative business networks -- bringing users, industry experts, and sponsors together in a revolutionary interactive environment. For more information on PlatformQ, please call 617-938-6000 or visit www.PlatformQ.com.
Contact:
Andrew Parker
Marketing Director
212.909.2550 x1020
aparker@s57.com
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